Posting Date Archive - 08/01/2022

Sri Lanka tell players they must give notice of international retirements

Earlier this week, Bhanuka Rajapaksa announced his decision to make himself unavailable for selection by Sri Lanka with immediate effect, citing personal reasons

08/01/2022 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | International |

David Willey and Shimron Hetmyer headline PSL supplementary draft picks

England international allrounder Willey has been picked up by Multan Sultans in the diamond category, while West Indies batsman Hetmyer was selected by Quetta Gladiators as a partial replacement for Jason Roy

08/01/2022 | Sam Morshead | Quetta Gladiators | PSL | Peshawar Zalmi | News | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandars | Karachi Kings | Islamabad United | Global Game |

Ben McDermott takes charge as Hobart Hurricanes romp past makeshift Brisbane Heat

The opener's 61-ball knock included 10 fours and two sixes and made sure the Hurricanes made light work of a target of 145

08/01/2022 | Sam Morshead | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |

Kieron Pollard emphasises importance of fitness among West Indies players

Pollard's comments, which came ahead of the first one-day international between West Indies and Ireland, come in the week Shimron Hetmyer was once again excluded from selection consideration for failing to meet required fitness levels

08/01/2022 | Sam Morshead | West Indies | News | International |

ASK GEORGE: Mark Wood, England's chances and what rules the game

WATCH: Chief correspondent GEORGE DOBELL answers readers' questions after day four at the SCG

08/01/2022 | The Cricketer | Video | News | England | The Ashes |

George Linde adds reliable spin option to Kent ranks after signing two-year deal

Linde, who has been capped in all formats by South Africa, has penned a contract which incorporates all three formats at Canterbury

08/01/2022 | Sam Morshead | Testing | News | Kent Men | County Cricket |

Usman Khawaja expects to be dropped for Hobart despite twin tons at SCG

For all his runs - 238 for once out in all over the past four days - Khawaja's conversations with the men in charge of selecting the Aussie XI for Hobart have left him resolved to missing out at the Blundstone Arena

08/01/2022 | Sam Morshead | News | Australia | The Ashes |

Big Bash 2021-22 match preview: Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers

Team news, key match-ups, TV and streaming information, weather forecast, odds, form rundown, umpire appointments, start times, venue and squad lists

08/01/2022 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Global Game | Big Bash |

Daniel Sams and Muhammad Hasnain star as Sydney Thunder thrash Melbourne Renegades

Sams and Alex Hales provided the fireworks with the bat to post a mammoth 209 for 7 before Renegades crumbled in the face of an intimidating chase, finding themselves bowled out for just 80 to lose by 129 runs

08/01/2022 | Sam Morshead | Sydney Thunder | News | Melbourne Renegades | Global Game | Big Bash |

Michael Bracewell breaks New Zealand domestic T20 record with sensational Super Smash ton

Former Kiwi under-19 international Bracewell, batting at No.3, helped his side recover from 43 for 5 to successfully chase a mammoth 228 with a 65-ball, unbeaten 141

08/01/2022 | Sam Morshead | News | Global Game |

Graham Thorpe calls for defiance ahead of final day

GEORGE DOBELL: With three of the top seven nursing injuries that may well keep them out of the final Test in Hobart and a pitch showing increasingly variable bounce, batting out the fifth day in Sydney will not be easy

08/01/2022 | George Dobell | News | International | England | The Ashes |

Cricket West Indies appoint Ramnaresh Sarwan to selection committee

Sarwan will sit on a panel headed by Desmond Haynes, who was named as chair of selectors for the senior men's side by CWI earlier this week

08/01/2022 | Sam Morshead | West Indies | News | International |

Ollie Pope equals record for most catches by substitute fielder

Pope moves level alongside Younis Khan, who took four catches for Pakistan 20 years ago in a win over Bangladesh, and Wriddhiman Saha, who also achieved the feat at the SCG

08/01/2022 | Nick Friend | News | International | England | The Ashes |

Ashes Timeline - 4th Test, day 4: As it happened

All the action from day four of the fourth Test at the SCG, with Usman Khawaja once again at its centre

08/01/2022 | Nick Friend | News | International | England | Australia | The Ashes |

Josh Hazlewood set to miss Hobart Test

The seamer hasn't played since taking three wickets in the Brisbane Test due to a side strain

08/01/2022 | Nick Friend | News | International | Australia | The Ashes |

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