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Times of Oman
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Times of Oman
Brian Lara names Bumrah among 'GOATs' of cricket, places Rohit a notch below
New Delhi : Former West Indies batting great Brian Lara named his 'GOATS' (Greatest of all Time) in cricket, placing Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah among three more legends of the sport. The video for the same was posted on the X handle of the 'Stick to Cricket', a podcast Lara was recently a part of along with former England cricketers Phil Tuffnell, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan and David Llyod. Speaking of GOATS, he placed Bumrah along with Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath, South African all-round great Jacques Kallis, and Australia's wicketkeeper-batter icon Adam Gilchrist. A T20 World Cup winner for India, Bumrah is one of the most skilful pacers produced by India, having taken 455 wickets in 206 matches at an average of 20.47, with best figures of 6/19. He has 17 five-wicket hauls to his name. Tests are his best format, with 217 wickets in 47 matches at an average of 19.48, with best figures of 6/27 and 15 five-wicket hauls. McGrath is the fifth-highest wicket-taker of all time in international cricket, with 949 scalps at an average of 21.76, best figures of 8/24, 36 five-wicket hauls and three ten-fers to his name. He is Australia's most successful Test pacer and second-highest wicket-taker in the format, with 563 wickets at an average of 21.64, with 29 five-wicket hauls and three ten-fers to his name. He is also the three-time 50-over World Cup winner in 1999, 2003 and 2007, holding the record for most wickets in tournament history with 71. With over 10,000 runs in both formats and over 500 international wickets, Kallis could make it to any side as a specialist batter or a pacer. In international cricket, he is the sixth-highest run-getter with 25,534 runs in 519 matches and 617 innings at an average of 49.10, with 62 centuries and 149 fifties to his name. He also has 577 international wickets at an average of 32.14, with best figures of 6/54 and seven fifers. He is a one-time ICC Champions Trophy winner for Australia. Gilchrist is one of those superstars who revolutionised the concept of wicketkeeper-batters, bringing in plenty of extra in terms of batting skill instead of being a specialist keeper who could just bat a bit. In 396 international matches and 429 innings, Gilchrist scored 15,461 runs at an average of 38.94, with 33 centuries and 81 fifties. His best score is 204*. While he has 9,619 runs and 16 centuries in 287 ODIs, his 5,570 runs in 96 Tests at an average of 47.60, strike rate of 81.95 with 17 centuries and 26 fifties in just 137 innings make for an incredible reading. Also, the three-time WC winner has 905 dismissals across all formats, the second-highest among all the wicketkeepers. Lara went on to place India's skipper Rohit Sharma, his ex-teammate Chris Gayle, Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, England's Kevin Pietersen and New Zealand's Kane Williamson in the 'legend' category. In 499 international matches, Rohit has scored 19,700 runs at an average of 42.18, with 49 centuries and 108 fifties. He has won two ICC T20 World Cups and ICC Champions Trophies each, with one each of these as a captain. Rohit is an ODI titan, with 11,168 runs in 273 matches and 265 innings at an average of 48.76, with 32 centuries and 58 fifties and has the most World Cup centuries (seven) in the tournament's history. He is also the highest run-getter in T20Is, with 4,231 runs in 159 matches and 151 innings at an average of 32.05, with five centuries and 32 fifties, the most centuries in the format. Gayle, having over 10,000 ODI runs, is WI's third-highest run-getter with 19,538 runs in 480 international matches including 42 centuries and 104 fifties. With his brute hitting and scoring rates, he revolutionised T20 cricket, becoming its first-ever superstar with over 14,562 runs (highest by any batter), 22 centuries and 1,056 sixes (highest by any batter) and has won two T20 WCs, one Champions Trophy among other T20 league titles as well. While Afridi does not have any international title to his name, he is one of the world's most feared pacers and already 12th-highest wicket-taker for Pakistan with 345 scalps in 174 matches at an average of 24.88 at the age of 25. Williamson, who led NZ to their first-ever world title, the ICC World Test Championship, is their most decorated batter, with 19,086 runs at an average of 48.56, with 48 centuries and 102 fifties. His most successful format is Tests, where he has made 9,276 runs in 105 matches at an average of 54.88, with 33 centuries and 37 fifties. He is this generation's 'Fab Four' batters alongside India's Virat Kohli, England's Joe Root and Australia's Steve Smith. A one-time T20 World Cup winner, Pietersen is England's third-most successful batter of all time, with 13,779 runs in 275 international matches at an average of 44.30, with 32 centuries and 67 fifties. Test cricket became his best format, with 8,181 runs at an average of 47.28, with 23 centuries and 35 fifties and best score of 227.
ABC News
15-07-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Scott Boland takes chance with hat-trick in Jamaica, has best Test average in 100 years
Scott Boland could lay claim to being Australia's unluckiest ever cricketer, after adding a Test hat-trick to a magical late-career surge since his famous 2021 Boxing Day debut. Statistically the best Test bowler in more than 100 years, Boland became just the 10th Australian man to take a hat-trick. His haul on Monday (Tuesday AEST) in Jamaica came on a record-breaking day for the tourists, who bowled West Indies out for just 27 to wrap up a 176-run win and 3-0 sweep of the Frank Worrell Trophy. Mitchell Starc was the chief destroyer with 6-9 up front, but Boland again vindicated the selectors' call to go with four quicks and leave out a fit Nathan Lyon for the first time in 12 years. Boland's inclusion also allowed him to join Glenn McGrath as the only paceman to play for Australia after his 36th birthday in the last 60 years. In Australia's 39 Tests since his 2021 debut, Boland has played just 14 of them for a hat-trick, 6-7 on debut in 2021 and 10-wicket match haul in Sydney last summer. All of it prompting Starc to label the seamer "one of the unluckiest men to ever wear the baggy green". "He's such a fantastic bowler. He's always preparing to play and when he's had his opportunities, he's on the money," Starc said. "[Boland is] a world-class bowler, we saw that again this week. Every chance he gets to pull on that baggy green, he plays his role so well. "He's taking wickets and things happen so quickly for Scotty. To get a hat-trick was awesome to see. "He downplayed that as well like it was just any other wicket. But I'm sure we'll enjoy a cold drink to celebrate that." When Boland's next Test will come remains unclear. Selectors have repeatedly shown that Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins maintain top billing in Australia's squad, with Boland only picked ahead of any of them once. The final three Tests of this summer's Ashes will be played over a 23-day window, potentially opening the door for the Victorian to come in if one of the big three are rested. Otherwise he could be forced to wait again, despite having the seventh-best bowling average in Test history with 16.53, and the best of any bowler in the past 100 years. Boland has been close to hat-tricks before, but nailed his execution in Kingston when he took the top of Jomel Warrican's off stump. He had previously discarded Justin Greaves and Shamar Joseph, edging the former off before having Joseph trapped LBW on review. "Today was three classic Scotty Boland wickets," Cummins said. "Three right at the stumps or not far away. Really happy for him. "He has spent a lot of time running the drinks in the past year or two when the other guys are fit, but he is always quality when he comes in." AAP
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Boland the best in 100 years, but remains unlucky man
Scott Boland could lay claim to being Australia's unluckiest ever cricketer, after adding a Test hat-trick to a magical late-career surge since his famous 2021 Boxing Day debut. Statistically the best Test bowler in more than 100 years, Boland became just the 10th Australian man to take a hat-trick on Monday (Tuesday AEST) in Jamaica. His haul came on a record-breaking day for the tourists, who bowled West Indies out for just 27 to wrap up a 176-run win and 3-0 sweep of the Frank Worrell Trophy. Starc was the chief destroyer with 6-9 up front, but Boland again vindicated the selectors' call to go with four quicks and leave out a fit Nathan Lyon for the first time in 12 years. Boland's inclusion also allowed him to join Glenn McGrath as the only paceman to play for Australia after his 36th birthday in the last 60 years. In Australia's 39 Tests since his 2021 debut, Boland has played just 14 of them for a hat-trick, 6-7 on debut in 2021 and 10-wicket match haul in Sydney last summer. All of it prompting Starc to label the seamer one of the unluckiest men to ever wear the Baggy Green. "He would have played so many more Test matches in another team," Starc said. "But every time he comes in he is on the money, like we saw this week. He is never far from the perfect length. "He is preparing all the time to play, and this week he got his opportunity and showed what a wonderful Test bowler he is." When Boland's next Test will come remains unclear. Selectors have repeatedly shown that Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins maintain top billing in Australia's squad, with Boland only picked ahead of any of them once. The final three Tests of this summer's Ashes will be played over a 23-day window, potentially opening door for the Victorian to come in if one of the big three are rested. Otherwise he could be forced to wait again, despite having the seventh-best bowling average in Test history with 16.53, and the best of any bowler in the past 100 years. Boland has been close to hat-tricks before, but nailed his execution in Kingston when he took the top of Jomel Warrican's off stump. SCOTT BOLAND HAT TRICK!!! 🤯🤯🤯SCOTTY BOLAND BECOMES THE 10TH AUSSIE TO TAKE A TEST HAT TRICK!Catch every ball of Australia's tour of the West Indies live on ESPN on #disneyplusau / #disneyplusnz 📺 — ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) July 14, 2025 He had previously discarded Justin Greaves and Shamar Joseph, edging the former off before having Joseph trapped lbw on review. "Today was three classic Scotty Boland wickets," Cummins said. "Three right at the stumps or not far away. Really happy for him. "He has spent a lot of time running the drinks in the past year or two when the other guys are fit, but he is always quality when he comes in." LIST OF TEST HAT-TRICKS BY AUSTRALIANS: * Fred Spofforth v England, Melbourne 1878-79 * Hugh Trumble v England, Melbourne 1901-02 * Hugh Trumble v England, Melbourne 1903-04 * Jimmy Matthews v South Africa, Manchester 1912 (1st innings) * Jimmy Matthews v South Africa, Manchester 1912 (2nd innings) * Lindsay Kline v South Africa, Cape Town 1957-58 * Merv Hughes v West Indies, Perth 1988-89 * Damien Fleming v Pakistan, Rawalpindi 1994-95 * Shane Warne v England, Melbourne 1994-95 * Glenn McGrath v West Indies, Perth 2000-01 * Peter Siddle v England, Brisbane 2010-11 * Scott Boland v West Indies, Kingston 2025
Times
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Times
Injuries have put Owen Farrell in mix for Test spot — 12 years after debut
W ith echoes of the bravado of Glenn McGrath, the former bowler who would routinely predict a 5-0 Ashes series win for Australia (and would too often be right), Henry Pollock has declared that the British & Irish Lions are on the hunt for a 3-0 whitewash of the Wallabies. Australians have taken to Pollock just as they took to Darren Gough, the England fast bowler who wore his heart on his sleeve and a smile on his face. The way the Yorkshireman mocked Shane Watson after he had admitted to being scared of ghosts was better than anything in the Aussie sledge book. Pollock is building his own reputation as a wind-up merchant. Shane Warne used to say that Gough was the only Englishman who would get into the dominant Australia cricket team of the 1990s. Now, there the two Poms differ. Pollock has all the potential in the world, but cannot yet be talked of in those terms. Maybe that will change over the next three weeks — but as he flew into Brisbane on Sunday, his role in the destiny of the Test series against the Wallabies was still to be determined.
India Today
12-07-2025
- Sport
- India Today
WI vs AUS: Mitchell Starc eyes special milestone in landmark 100th Test for Australia
Mitchell Starc is on the cusp of becoming only the fourth Australian bowler and the second fast bowler from the country to take 400 Test wickets. The others to have achieved the feat are Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Nathan Lyon. Starc will have a chance to reach the milestone in Australia's Day-Night Test against the West Indies, starting July 12 at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. advertisementCurrently, Starc has taken 395 wickets from 99 matches with 15 five-wicket hauls and two 10-wicket hauls. The left-arm pacer has been in impressive form in the series, having taken eight wickets from two matches at an economy rate of 4.02 with a three-wicket haul to show for his efforts. Most wickets for Australia in Test cricket Shane Warne - 708 wickets from 145 matches Glenn McGrath - 563 wickets from 124 matches Nathan Lyon - 562 wickets from 139 matches Mitchell Starc - 395 wickets from 99 matches Dennis Lillee - 355 wickets from 70 matchesStarc to join elite club Starc is also set to become the 16th Australian cricketer to play 100 or more Tests. Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Allan Border, Shane Warne, Nathan Lyon, Mark Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Ian Healy, Steve Smith, Michael Clarke, David Warner, David Boon, Justin Langer, Mark Taylor and Matthew Hayden are the have already claimed the series after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead with their massive 133-run win at the National Cricket Stadium in St Georges, Grenada. After the ongoing Tests, Australia will lock horns with the West Indies in five T20Is from July 20 to 28. Most Tests for Australia Ricky Ponting - 168 matches Steve Waugh - 168 matches Allan Robert Border - 156 matches Shane Keith Warne - 145 matchesNathan Michael Lyon - 139 matchesMark Waugh - 128 matchesGlenn McGrath - 124 matches Ian Healy - 119 matches Steven Smith - 118 matchesMichael Clarke - 115 matches David Warner - 112 matches David Boon - 107 matches Justin Langer - 105 matches Mark Taylor - 104 matches Matthew Hayden - 103 matches - EndsMust Watch
