Ireland confirm postponement of men's bilateral series vs Australia "Because we have so few pitches here in Ireland that can host international cricket, we had to make a fairly difficult decision," Warren Deutrom, Cricket Ireland CEO, said www.espncricinfo.com Did Australia lift a finger to help Ireland? The other touring teams Ireland are hosting are making concessions, but it seems Australia does everything they can to avoid the minnows ..read more

Kicking it off with one of the worst bowled overs in cricket. Inzaman Ul-Haq Run Outs Warney's Wickets Tony Greig Tribute ..read more

Sean Abbott, Xavier Barlett, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Jhye Richardson, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa Gone are Neser, Stoinis, Agar, Harris with Bartlett, Hardie, Ellis and Short the new guys on the block... Read more ..read more

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/matthew-wade-to-retire-from-redball-cricket-after-sheffield-shield-final/news-story/ac8c09b64103580c4f585ec8b90f2b87 ..read more

The odds suggest Starc & Hazlewood (Boland, Neser) have one more home summer (india) , a sri lanka tour, a possible WTC final , a west indies tour and maybe, just maybe another home summer (ashes) before calling it a day in the test arena (that's 15 tests). smith and khawaja may well have the same ambitions. lyon - well he could go on forever. quicks in the last 45 years and their age as of their last test. only mcgrath has still been playing at the age of 35+. the current guys i... Read more ..read more

I should preface this by saying I get it - scoring a ton is one of the great feats in cricket. (One I haven't done, if you don't count belting my then 4 year old around on the driveway) However in a team sport, the century mark often puts the individual fairly and squarely ahead of the team. I've read articles that show stats where scoring slows before a century and quickens after. Adam Voges in his century overnight chose to take a single early in the over to claim his century, something... Read more ..read more

New Zealand from, Tim Southee (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Kane Williamson, Will Young PLAYERCARDSTART Will Young Age 33 Ht 194cm Wt 88kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 6.0 1star K 2.5 1star HB 3.5 3star M 3.0 3star T 1.5 3star No current season stats available D 6.0 2star K 2.5 1star HB 3.5 3star M 3.0 3star T 1.5 4star PLAYERCARDEND Australia from, Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus ..read more

With Johnny Bairstow aka The Human Couch gearing up for this 100th test, it’s got me thinking - where does his rank in terms of absolute mediocrity to reach this coveted milestone? Originally a keeper but no longer good enough to keep so they got someone else in but somehow he’s still in the team as a number 5 batsman averaging 36. Doesn’t bowl. No longer keeps. And as a keeper his technique is diabolical. I can’t think of many worse keepers. Staggering he’s made it to 100 tests... Read more ..read more

I couldn't find a discussion that this could slot into, so I'll start a new one. Check this scorecard out and see if you find anything interesting. A couple of things should stand out. MUM vs BRODA, Ranji Trophy 2023/24, 2nd quarter final at Mumbai, February 23 - 27, 2024 - Full Scorecard Get cricket scorecard of 2nd quarter final, MUM vs BRODA, Ranji Trophy 2023/24 at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai dated February 23 - 27, 2024. www.espncricinfo.com ..read more

I couldn't find a discussion that this could slot into, so I'll start a new one. Check this scorecard out and see if you find anything interesting. A couple of things should stand out. MUM vs BRODA, Ranji Trophy 2023/24, 2nd quarter final at Mumbai, February 23 - 27, 2024 - Full Scorecard Get cricket scorecard of 2nd quarter final, MUM vs BRODA, Ranji Trophy 2023/24 at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai dated February 23 - 27, 2024. www.espncricinfo.com ..read more