Mitchell Starc has been dropped for Australia’s T20 World Cup Super 8 clash with Afghanistan. The superstar fast bowler has taken just three wickets from his four games in the tournament and was blown off the park with 0-37 from three overs against England in the group stage, but has otherwise kept a relatively tight … Read more
Australia have given England a T20 World Cup reprieve after surviving a scare in St Lucia to claim a last-over five-wicket win over Scotland. With their own progression to the Super Eight stage already assured, Australia were well below their best as they chased down Scotland’s 5-180 with two balls to spare. Marcus Stoinis was … Read more
Australia have rested star quick Pat Cummins for their T20 World Cup opener against Oman in Bridgetown. The reigning ODI World Cup champions are batting first after Oman won the toss and elected to bowl. Cummins, who led Sunrisers Hyderabad to the Indian Premier League final last month, will sit out the match as Tasmanian … Read more
Josh Hazlewood and David Warner were dominant as Australia called on reinforcements, including coach Andrew McDonald, in a comfortable T20 World Cup warm-up game defeat of Namibia. Australia named only nine players for the Trinidad clash, with six members of the squad granted some time off following IPL campaigns. It made for extraordinary scenes as … Read more
