Perth is prepared for a sensational summer of cricket, with the wicket installed at Perth Stadium ahead of the upcoming NRMA Insurance West Test, Australia v Pakistan ODI, and KFC BBL|14. source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) Vison and interviews with Australian men’s player Aaron Hardie and Perth Stadium CEO Mike McKenna and the Perth wicket being installed are now available. Men’s international white ball cricket returns to Perth on 10 November with a Men’s ODI between the Australia and Pakistan lighting up Perth Stadium. One of the game’s greatest rivalries takes centre stage when Australia and India commence the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series with the NRMA Insurance West Test from 22-26 November. This will be followed by five Perth Scorchers BBL|14 home matches, including the blockbuster season-opener on December 15 against Melbourne Stars and Perth’s biggest Boxing Day Bash versus Brisbane Heat. In partnership with HG Turf the ...

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The National Selection Panel (NSP) today confirmed men’s squads for the ODI International Series against Pakistan and Australia A matches against India. source: Cricket Australia (CA Multicultural Media – eLanka) Australia plays three ODI matches against Pakistan next month, followed by three T20 games. The T20 squad will be announced in due course. Australia A plays India A in two first-class matches in Mackay and Melbourne. Australian ODI Squad: Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) (c) Sean Abbott (NSW/Parramatta District Cricket Club) Cooper Connolly (WA/Scarborough Cricket Club) Jake Fraser-McGurk (SA/West Torrens Cricket Club) Aaron Hardie (WA/Willetton Cricket Club) Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club) Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)   Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club) Glenn Maxwell (VIC/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club) Matthew Short (VIC/Northcote Cricket Club) Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club) Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club) Marcus Stoinis (WA/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club)   Adam Zampa (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club) NB: Mitchell Marsh and ...

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Australia to commence ICC Men’s T20 World Cup preparations today Source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) Brisbane, May 6, 2024 – The home based players of Australian men’s squad, under the leadership of Mitchell Marsh, is set to kick-start their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup today. The squad will undergo training in two phases in Brisbane, with the first phase commencing from today. During the week-long camp, 11 home-based players and members of extended squad will gather in Brisbane to engage in a comprehensive training regimen, which includes honing skills, rigorous gym sessions, and regular check-ins to ensure peak performance. This initial phase signifies the beginning of a focused preparation period, with another camp scheduled in Brisbane for next week, where the squad will gear up for the highly anticipated ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Head Coach Andrew McDonald will be available for media interactions prior ...

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Australia’s Cricket Squads for Forthcoming Seies Announced-by Alex Malcolm Source:Thuppahis Marcus Stoinis and Ashton Agar have lost their Cricket Australia central contracts for 2024-25 despite both being firmly in the mix to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup while fast bowler Xavier Bartlett has been rewarded with a deal for the first time having vaulted into international cricket late this summer. Aaron Hardie, Matthew Short and Nathan Ellis have all been added to the 23-player list. Jhye Richardson retains his spot despite not playing international cricket since 2022 and appearing in just two Marsh Cup games, one Sheffield Shield match and eight BBL matches in the recent domestic summer due to a spate of injuries. ...

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MEDIA RELEASE March 28, 2024 Australian Men’s Contracted Players 2024-25 Cricket Australia (CA) has announced a list of 23 men’s players to be offered national contracts for 2024-25. source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media – eLanka The MOU between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketer’s Association states between 20 and 24 male players are eligible to be contracted. Cricket Australia contracted men’s players 2024-25: Sean Abbott (NSW/Parramatta District Cricket Club) Xavier Bartlett (QLD/Gold Coast Cricket Club) Scott Boland (VIC/Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club) Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club) Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) Nathan Ellis ((TAS/Lindisfarne Cricket Club) Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club) Aaron Hardie (WA/Willetton Cricket Club) Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club) Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club) Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club) Usman Khawaja (QLD/Valley District Cricket Club) Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club) Nathan Lyon (NSW/Northern District Cricket Club) Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club) Glenn Maxwell (VIC/Fitzroy Doncaster ...

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 SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (APRIL 2022) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka national team will tour Bangladesh for a two-match Test series from May 15.The first Test will be held from May 15 to 19 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chattogram (formerly known as Chittagong) while the second Test will commence from May 23 to 27 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Minpuir, Dhaka. The series will be played under the ICC World Test Championship. The two-day practice match will be played prior to the Test series on May 11, 12 at MA Aziz Stadium, Chattogram. Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed this tour schedule yesterday. (Daily News, 1.4.2022 Englishman Chris Silverwood has been appointed as the new Head Coach of Sri Lanka’s national men’s cricket team. Silverwood takes up the position that has been vacant since January, after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) decided against extending the ...

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