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Australia's quicks unbroken summer could be an 'outlier'
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Monday, 14 October 2024 19:21
Australia fielding an unchanged frontline pace attack last summer might have been an "outlier" as selectors strategise over their seam options in the wake of losing allrounder Cameron Green.Last summer they were aided by bowler-friendly conditions at home and in New Zealand where none of the seven matches went into a fifth day. In only three of the innings did…
Hope, grit, resolve: emotions overflow amid New Zealand's revival
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Monday, 14 October 2024 16:18
Shortly after Amelia Kerr claimed Sadia Iqbal's wicket to seal New Zealand's first T20 World Cup semi-final since 2016, Sophie Devine was pulled into a team huddle. Devine's first instinct was to wait until the reserves joined in. As the group got together, Devine was overcome with emotions.Tears flowed liberally. Suzie Bates embraced her in a warm hug, Katey Martin,…
'If you play only one way, you don't grow' - for Gambhir, it's adaptability above all else
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Monday, 14 October 2024 09:14
Test cricket isn't what it used to be, and India have kept pace with the times - think of the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh just recently. But while run rates have soared and batters are looking for more boundary-scoring opportunities, India head coach Gautam Gambhir believes adaptability is still the most crucial element."We want to be that team which can…
Anya Shrubsole: England will believe they can go 'toe-to-toe' with Australia
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Monday, 14 October 2024 10:05
Anya Shrubsole says that England's victories in the white-ball leg of last year's Ashes will have proved to the players that they are capable of ending Australia's stranglehold on the Women's T20 World Cup.Shrubsole, 32, was England's matchwinner at Lord's in 2017, famously claiming figures of 6 for 46 to defeat India by nine runs in a thrilling final and…
NZ knock Pakistan (and India) out; secure first T20 World Cup semi spot in eight years
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Monday, 14 October 2024 10:07
New Zealand 110 for 6 (Bates 28, Halliday 22, Sandhu 3-18) beat Pakistan 56 (Sana 21, Kerr 3-14, Carson 2-7) by 54 runsIndia's hopes briefly arose. New Zealand could perhaps feel a sense of déjà vu. Pakistan themselves threatened to do the unthinkable. Only for all of it to come crashing at the end of it all.New Zealand crushed Pakistan…
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