Queen Elizabeth II was privy to one of the better sledges of the 1999 World Cup. Another Australia-South Africa semi-final will be played on Thursday.
Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson want Marcus Stoinis to make way for Glenn Maxwell for Australia’s semi-final against South Africa in Kolkata,arguing that Marnus Labuschagne’s Test match batting skills may be vital in a knockout game.
Mitchell Marsh is preparing to take the same belligerent mindset of his monster hundred into Thursday night’s semi-final against South Africa in Kolkata.
Mitchell Marsh recorded his career-best score as Australia beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the Cricket World Cup on Saturday.
Australia beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in Pune in their final game before a semi-final against South Africa in Kolkata next week.
The Afghan Under-19 team I coached a decade ago was talented and passionate. Despite all the chaos in the country since then,their World Cup team has shown all the traits of top teams. The challenge will be to keep it going.
Glenn Maxwell is struggling to recover in time for Saturday’s clash against Bangladesh,while Sean Abbott is a chance to play his first World Cup match.
A specially made,unusually shaped bat has enabled David Warner to become Australia’s leading run-scorer during the World Cup in a country he has grown to love.
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Following his amazing double century Glenn Maxwell will have until Saturday morning to prove his fitness for the match against Bangladesh in Pune.
Experts describe what was happening inside the Australian cricketer’s body to cause the strange contortions during his extraordinary World Cup innings.