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Telegraph
28-05-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Jamie Smith given platform to be England's Adam Gilchrist with opener promotion
Jamie Smith will open against West Indies as England begin their ODI rebuild under new captain Harry Brook by looking to the Test team for inspiration. Smith will be aiming to emulate Adam Gilchrist as a keeper turned ODI opener after replacing Phil Salt at the top of the order. Salt was part of the team that bombed at the Champions Trophy earlier this year, losing three matches out of three. Gilchrist, who like Smith batted at No 7 in Tests, scored 9,200 ODI runs with 16 centuries in 260 games as an opener, winning three World Cups with Australia. Of players who started their ODI careers before 2000, only five batsmen have a better strike rate. Smith will open for the first time in List A cricket against West Indies at Edgbaston on Thursday in the first of a three-match series. Brook and Brendon McCullum start their era by packing the batting with five of the Test team's top seven. Smith's partnership with Ben Duckett also has echoes of the Test team. Smith, like Zak Crawley, is a tall right-hander offering a contrast that has at times messed up the lengths of bowlers in Test cricket. Jacob Bethell and Brydon Carse, both Test players, were also named in the XI as England look to start afresh following the resignation of Jos Buttler as captain after three global tournament failures in a row. England are eighth in the world rankings and lost nine of their last 10 ODIs, giving Brook an opportunity to breathe new life into a flagging outfit. He has started by promoting Smith, and 'stacking' the lower order with all-rounders. Bethell returns from the IPL to bat at six with Will Jacks, who was at No 3 now at seven, and Jamie Overton at eight. Smith, 24, batted at No 3 at the Champions Trophy and struggled, recording a high score of 15 in three innings as he tried to be an aggressor from ball one. Now he will be given the licence to build an innings and encouraged to go through the gears as England back his potential to be an important performer in all formats of the game. 'Me and Baz just have this burning desire that he could be an amazing white-ball opener,' said Brook. 'He's got the strength to do so, the technique to be able to face the swinging ball. As we've seen in Test cricket he's a very good player. He can put their best balls under pressure from any position.' "Even Sir Viv would've been proud of that one" 🤩 Jamie Smith on the charge 💪 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 11, 2024 England were guilty under Buttler of confusing ODI cricket as an extension of Twenty20 and lost the ability to cruise. Only Duckett and Joe Root showed that knack at the Champions Trophy, scoring run-a-ball hundreds. Since the 2023 World Cup, the failure of England batsmen to make hundreds, with just seven in 25 innings, was a costly, unwanted hallmark. Ten years ago Edgbaston witnessed a dramatic England white-ball reboot that ended with a World Cup win at Lord's four years later. Then it was about casting off the shackles and, Eoin Morgan declared, playing 'catch up' with the rest of the world. Freed up, England scored 408 for nine against New Zealand and a new era of turbo-charged batting was born. The top six for that game 10 years ago was almost unchanged by the time they beat New Zealand in the World Cup final. Only Alex Hales dropped out for Jonny Bairstow. Building a consistent batting order will be crucial for Brook, particularly given the complications over scheduling with franchise cricket a much greater pull on players than it was in the Morgan years. The next 50-over World Cup is in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in the winter of 2027 and all are well equipped to prosper in those conditions. Brook will believe that this top six can go that far, with Buttler and Root at 34 still hungry to carry on. Buttler returned from the IPL for this series when he could have stayed and kept his franchise happy. Not many would have begrudged him that after standing down as captain, but he wants to play for England. Tom Banton waits to take his place and England have missed a chance to build for the future. Brook's white-ball blueprint Brook was quick to cite Ben Stokes as his captaincy role model and said he will be 'relaxed, calm' on the field, which sounds like the Morgan way. Brook's blueprint also sounds very McCullum-esque. 'Aggressive. I want the batters to put their best bowlers under pressure, manipulate the field and be able to score big runs, match-winning contributions. The bowling side I want them to work towards wickets and have the skills to be able to bowl to a certain dimension or be able to back themselves to make it hard for the batters. In the field I want them to be 100 per cent committed, chase the ball hard to the boundary.' The bowling still looks thin and predictable with an attack of right-arm over medium-fast seam bowlers. There is still no left-armer, although Luke Wood was added to the squad this week when Gus Atkinson pulled out injured. Carse plays his first international cricket of the summer and Jacks replaces Liam Livingstone as the spin support for Adil Rashid, who at 37 is keeping Rehan Ahmed waiting. Brook is only two days into the job and there will be a lot of learning to do for him and a batting line-up that has played little 50-over cricket because of the nature of the modern game. Morgan's side grew quickly, by the end of that New Zealand series they were flying. After such a miserable run England must make a similar statement. England team for first ODI 1. Ben Duckett 2. Jamie Smith 3. Joe Root 4. Harry Brook (C) 5. Jos Buttler (WK) 6. Jacob Bethell 7. Will Jacks 8. Jamie Overton 9. Brydon Carse 10. Saqib Mahmood 11. Adil Rashid
Sydney Morning Herald
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Imagine: RMHC Gala theme unveiled in style
Barbagallo Motors in Osborne Park served as the vibrant venue for Tuesday night's official launch of the Ronald McDonald House Charities WA Gala Ball. Guests including RMHC WA patron Adam Gilchrist gathered for an evening of canapés and drinks before 9News Perth 's Natalia Cooper took to the stage as the evening's MC. The RMHC Gala Ball – a standout on Perth's annual social calendar – revealed its uplifting 2025 theme: Imagine.
The Age
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Imagine: RMHC Gala theme unveiled in style
Barbagallo Motors in Osborne Park served as the vibrant venue for Tuesday night's official launch of the Ronald McDonald House Charities WA Gala Ball. Guests including RMHC WA patron Adam Gilchrist gathered for an evening of canapés and drinks before 9News Perth 's Natalia Cooper took to the stage as the evening's MC. The RMHC Gala Ball – a standout on Perth's annual social calendar – revealed its uplifting 2025 theme: Imagine.
India.com
21-05-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Faf Du Plessis For DC To MS Dhoni For CSK: Oldest Captains In IPL History; Check Full List
photoDetails english 2904348 Updated:May 21, 2025, 08:53 PM IST 1. MS Dhoni (CSK) - 43 Years 317 Days 1 / 7 At 43 years & 317 days, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni is the oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history. 2. Shane Warne (RR) - 41 Years 249 Days 2 / 7 At 41 years & 249 days, Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Shane Warne is the second oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history. 3. Adam Gilchrist (KXIP) - 41 Years 185 Days 3 / 7 At 41 years & 185 days, Kings XI Punjab ( Punjab Kings) skipper Adam Gilchrist is the third oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history. 4. Faf du Plessis (DC) - 40 Years 312 Days 4 / 7 At 40 years & 322 days, Delhi Capitals skipper Adam Gilchrist is the fourth oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history. 5. Rahul Dravid (RR) - 40 Years 133 Days 5 / 7 At 40 years & 133 days, Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Rahul Dravid is the fifth oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history. 6. Sourav Ganguly (PWI) - 39 Years 316 Days 6 / 7 At 39 years & 316 days, Pune Warriors India (PWI) skipper Sourav Ganguly is the sixth oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history. 7. Sachin Tendulkar (MI) - 39 Years, 124 Days 7 / 7 At 39 years & 124 days, Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar is the seventh oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pant under pressure as record IPL buy fails to justify price tag
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant trudges back to the pavilion after being out for 18, his latest failure with the bat, against Punjab Kings on Sunday (ARUN SANKAR) (ARUN SANKAR/AFP/AFP) Pressure is mounting on record Indian Premier League signing Rishabh Pant with Lucknow Super Giants badly needing their captain to find his brilliant best with the bat if they are to have any chance of making the playoffs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Pant has flopped since Lucknow splashed $3.21 million on him at the November auction, scoring just 128 runs from 10 innings this IPL season. Despite Pant's reputation as a swashbuckling left-hander who can destroy opposition bowling, the 27-year-old has only made one score of note, 63 against Chennai Super Kings on April 14. His usually infectious free spirit has deserted him as the runs dried up and he was out again cheaply on Sunday, making just 18 as Lucknow lost by 37 runs to Punjab Kings. ADVERTISEMENT "Watching him, you always feel that he enjoys his cricket. We haven't seen that this time around. Haven't seen him smiling, laughing, being jovial, being relaxed," the Australian former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist said on website "Maybe it is the responsibility of the captaincy, coming into a new franchise with that highest price tag over his head. "Just don't see that spark in him. Something is missing," he added. Another defeat on Friday for Pant and Lucknow against Royal Challengers Bengaluru would almost certainly end their chances of finishing in the top four and reaching the playoffs. - Bidding war - Even if they were to win all three of their remaining matches, Lucknow would still need other results to go their way to finish in the top four. ADVERTISEMENT Pant has drawn comparisons with his hero Mahendra Singh Dhoni and former India opener Virender Sehwag said Pant could reach out to India's World Cup-winning captain for inspiration and advice. "I think Rishabh Pant should go back and watch his old IPL videos. That will remind him how he used to build his innings, how he used to play his shots. Sometimes you forget your old routines," said Sehwag. "He idolises Dhoni -- maybe he should call him and talk." Pant returned to the IPL last year as captain of Delhi Capitals after almost losing his life in a car crash in December 2022. He came back with a bang, amassing 446 runs at an average of 40.55 but Delhi did not make the playoffs and the two parted ways. Back on the market, Pant was subject of a fierce bidding war before Lucknow got their man, breaking the previous record of $2.98 million paid for Mitchell Starc in 2023. ADVERTISEMENT Super Giants coach Justin Langer called Pant a "character that can lift a team". Pant was part of India's T20 World Cup-winning side in 2024 but lost his place as first-choice wicketkeeper in the 50-over Champions Trophy earlier this year. Former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch suggested that the burden of juggling three roles -- captain, batsman and wicketkeeper -- could be why Pant's batting has suffered. "It's probably very tough to lead a team while also keeping wickets," Finch said on JioHotstar. "You only get a few seconds to talk to your bowlers, maybe 10 to 15 seconds between overs, especially with the over-rate clock running." fk/dh/pst
