T20 World Cup: Pat Cummins said that an over bowled by either Marcus Stoinis or Glenn Maxwell allows one of the frontline fast bowlers to bowl in the middle overs. Cummins took two wickets in Australia’s win over Sri Lanka. (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTSMaxwell and Stoinis conceded a combined 51 runs from their four wicketless overs in Thursday’s victoryCummins said Maxwell bowling in the powerplay allowed Starc to bowl in the middle oversAustralia face England in their next match of the T20 World Cup All-rounders like Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis are allowing Australia to be flexible with their frontline bowlers, Pat Cummins has said. Maxwell bowled one over in the powerplay during Australia’s 7-wicket win against Sri Lanka while Stoinis bowled three, including one of the last four overs. Both players conceded a combined 51 runs from their four wicketless overs. “I think the flexibility that structure gives us is just huge,” Cummins said ahead of Satur...
England captain Joe Root heaped rich praise on Moeen Ali, saying the English all-rounder has been a great role model and leaves a legacy after having done fabulous things in Test cricket for England. Joe Root hails ‘underappreciated’ Moeen Ali after Test retirement (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSMoeen Ali announced his retirement from Test cricket on MondayJoe Root captained Moeen Ali in 27 of his 64 TestsMoeen has done some wonderful things in Test cricket: Joe RootEngland’s Test captain Joe Root said that Moeen Ali will be remembered as a “wonderful role model” while adding that the star allrounder didn’t get the credit he deserved outside the team. Moeen, who made his Test debut in 2014, scored 2,914 runs in 64 Tests at an average of 28.29 and picked up 195 wickets with his off-spin. Root further described Moeen Ali’s retirement from Test cricket as a “huge loss” to England and pointed out how Ali remains one of the great guys he has shared the dressing room with....
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) expects more uncertainty over the team’s Ashes tour due to Australia’s stringent COVID-19 quarantine measures, chairman Ian Watmore has said. England players have threatened to pull out of the series unless they get assurances that their family members will be allowed to join them in Australia during the five-test series in December and January.Watmore said that while there has been no set deadline to make a decision, the first week of November is being looked at as the time when some clarity should come.”There is no simple date it must be decided by, apart from when that plane goes to Australia,” Watmore told the Daily Mail.”Joe (Root) and the players not involved in the (Twenty20) World Cup will be leaving in the first week of November so we have until then to change things.”We are trying to build up a picture, either confident or less confident, of the conditions. There are issues to sort out with Cricket ...
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