After playing off in this year’s WPL final,the Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians found themselves in a fierce bidding war for the services of the precocious Australian all-rounder.
Newly appointed Australian captain Alyssa Healy believes her spinners can match India’s if they prepare a spinning pitch for this month’s Test.
Meg Lanning will be remembered alongside Mark Taylor,Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting as leaders of Australia’s golden eras,albeit without the earnings from the game to match.
An emotional Meg Lanning has retired from international cricket,saying she has nothing left to give or achieve on the world stage.
How was she ever axed? It is a question which must have many a cricket pundit wondering after this Brisbane star’s season launch,but the path back is daunting.
The Sixers star had surgery on Sunday and was ruled out of that evening’s 42-run loss to the Thunder in the WBBL.
The lure of Games gold could keep the world’s brightest T20 stars playing for their countries. But Australia have work to do to make sure they’re on the plane to Los Angeles.
Meg Lanning is not happy at the pathway the world’s No.1 ODI batter is taking to the WBBL,and the usually diplomatic Stars skipper was very clear about her disappointment and frustration on Tuesday.
Australia’s Alana King delivered a spell of the highest quality in between showers that wrecked the ODI against West Indies. In the rain,however,Australia’s players were needed to help protect the square.
Half a century after competing in cricket’s first World Cup,Margaret Jennings and Lorraine Hill will be cheering on Australia’s current women’s side at the Junction Oval on Thursday.
Ultimately it was money,and the prospect of Indian broadcast rights swelling revenue for the LA games by something in the region of US$200 million,that ensured cricket’s passage to the Olympics