Alyssa Healy declares herself fit but not locked in, Sophia Dunkley to play but Kate Cross unavailable

Australia captain Alyssa Healy has declared herself "good to go" for Thursday's historic women's Ashes Test at the MCG but conceded the final decision on whether she plays will not…

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England Under-19s in South Africa 2024/25, SA19 vs ENG19 1st unofficial Test Match Report, January 26 – 29, 2025

England U19s 299 (Farhan 90, Home 63, Mokoena 5-61, Daniels 4-49) and 275 for 8 (Rew 71*, Vaughan 44, Fonseka 43, Mason 4-97) lead South Africa U19s 319 (Rowles 90,…

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Hundred equity sale – investors express frustration at ECB’s ‘pure financial’ motives

Prospective investors in Hundred franchises have expressed their frustration with the ECB's sales process, which will be determined by final bids in the next two weeks. Bidders fear that the…

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SL vs AUS Steven Smith says Australia need to ‘be proactive’ and find ways to score on Sri Lankan pitches

Among the more recent trends in countering the kind of spin often seen in Galle has been to focus on run-scoring, rather than on defence. Smith's own 145* the last…

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