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Matt Renshaw released to play BBL finals leaving Australia without a spare batter for 24 hours
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Matt Renshaw released to play BBL finals leaving Australia without a spare batter for 24 hours

NewsRenshaw released to play BBL finals leaving Australia without a spare batter for 24 hoursAustralia will not have a concussion replacement if a batter were to suffer a head knock on day three of the Adelaide TestAlex Malcolm17-Jan-2024 • 9 hrs agoMatt Renshaw beat Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft to make the Test squad  •  Getty ImagesAustralia’s

Recent Match Report – Scorchers vs Sixers 39th Match 2023/24
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Recent Match Report – Scorchers vs Sixers 39th Match 2023/24

ReportHenriques, Hughes stun Scorchers to seal last-ball win for SixersHenriques kept his cool to get Sixers over the line in dramatic fashion in the last overTristan Lavalette16-Jan-2024 • 22 hrs agoDaniel Hughes smashed 74 in 43 balls at the top of the order for Sixers  •  Getty ImagesSydney Sixers 201 for 7 (Hughes 74, Henriques 47*, Behrendorff

Converted Test openers before Steven Smith: Sehwag, Jayasuriya, Rohit and other success stories
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Converted Test openers before Steven Smith: Sehwag, Jayasuriya, Rohit and other success stories

FeatureConverted openers before Smith: Sehwag, Jayasuriya, Rohit and other success storiesESPNcricinfo looks back at batters whose careers flourished after a promotion to the topSruthi Ravindranath and Ankur Dhawan30-Sep-2019 • Updated 23 hrs agoWith Steven Smith set to open for Australia in the upcoming Test series against West Indies, ESPNcricinfo looks at other batters who started

Aus vs WI – Club vs country in cricket – no quick fix to bridge gap between haves and have nots
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Aus vs WI – Club vs country in cricket – no quick fix to bridge gap between haves and have nots

FeatureCricket's great divide: no quick fix to level the playing fieldBrathwaite feels more Test fixtures can help West Indies; Cummins wishes for a silver bullet, but can’t see one on the horizonAlex Malcolm16-Jan-2024There is a big difference in how much Pat Cummins and Kraigg Brathwaite – and Australians and West Indians in general – earn

Artur Beterbiev produces masterclass performance to effectively bring the iron curtain down on Callum Smith’s career as the reigning light-heavyweight world champion shows no signs of losing his fearsome punching power
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Artur Beterbiev produces masterclass performance to effectively bring the iron curtain down on Callum Smith’s career as the reigning light-heavyweight world champion shows no signs of losing his fearsome punching power

Callum the younger asked a lot of questions before Artur Beterbiev effectively brought down the iron curtain on the unique era of the brothers Smith in Liverpool boxing.Unfortunately none of them in the ring in a frozen Quebec City on Saturday night.No, the only reigning world champion who has won all his fights by knock-outs

BBL 2023-24 – Sam Harper on road to recovery after ‘grim’ concussion
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BBL 2023-24 – Sam Harper on road to recovery after ‘grim’ concussion

NewsSam Harper on road to recovery after 'grim' concussionThe wicketkeeper was injured in a nasty incident at training early in JanuaryAAP16-Jan-2024 • 10 hrs agoSam Harper has returned to light training after the incident  •  Getty ImagesA relieved Sam Harper said his health has turned a corner after suffering a “grim” concussion while training with the Melbourne

Cameron Green returns to Australia Test side as No 4 bat after tough year
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Cameron Green returns to Australia Test side as No 4 bat after tough year

NewsAfter a tough year, Green returns to 'natural game' at No. 4 in Australia's Test sideWith Smith slated to open, Green will bat at No. 4 where he averages 65.09 in 24 Sheffield Shield innings and 66.03 in his last 38 Shield inningsAlex Malcolm15-Jan-2024 • 4 hrs agoCameron Green: “I feel like No.4 is my

BCCI invites applications for one senior national men’s selector for Ajit Agarkar-led committee
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BCCI invites applications for one senior national men’s selector for Ajit Agarkar-led committee

NewsBCCI invites applications for one senior national men's selectorThere are currently two selectors from the west in the panel, including the chair Ajit Agarkar, and none from the northShashank Kishore15-Jan-2024 • 4 hrs agoAjit Agarkar became the head of the selection committee after Chetan Sharma’s departure  •  AFP/Getty ImagesThe BCCI has invited applications for the post of

Recent Match Report – India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20I 2023/24
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Recent Match Report – India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20I 2023/24

ReportJaiswal and Dube go full-throttle as India seal series winBoth made fifties as India chased down 173 in just 15.4 overs after Axar throttled AfghanistanHemant Brar14-Jan-2024 • 22 hrs ago3:09Can Dube be India’s World Cup spin-hitter?India 173 for 4 (Jaiswal 68, Dube 63*, Janat 2-13) beat Afghanistan 172 (Naib 57, Arshdeep 3-32, Axar 2-17, Bishnoi

Artur Beterbiev stays unbeaten with VICIOUS knockout of Callum Smith to retain light heavyweight titles and set up a likely matchup with Dmitry Bivol
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Artur Beterbiev stays unbeaten with VICIOUS knockout of Callum Smith to retain light heavyweight titles and set up a likely matchup with Dmitry Bivol

Callum Smith proved to be no challenge for unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) in Quebec City on Saturday, suffering his first and second career knockdowns before the fight was stopped in the seventh. The night came to a dramatic conclusion following successive knockdowns when Smith’s trainer, Buddy McGirt, jumped into the ring to stop his