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Int'l Cricket Council
a day ago
- General
- Int'l Cricket Council
Jansen plots Australian assault with legend in Proteas' corner
Taking nine wickets at an average of just 13.11 on his first Test tour of the UK back in 2022, Jansen was a thorn in England's side when the Proteas visited Lord's, claiming four scalps in the space of just 11.4 overs as the tourists stormed to an innings victory. Best of Marco Jansen | CWC23 Best of Marco Jansen | CWC23 Towering at over two metres tall, the left-armer found prodigous swing with the Dukes ball on the tour, and stands as one of Australia's biggest threats in their World Test Championship defence when the teams meet from June 11. Looking back on the match, where he also made runs down the order, Jansen carries a confidence for the upcoming Final knowing there is scope for improvement. "I remember from a bowling point of view, the ball was swinging a lot more than I was expecting. "Getting used to the Dukes ball, when it starts to swing, and just getting used to all the different angles or whatever goes with that (is important). "And then batting, I batted well. There's a few good things (South Africa took from the 2022 match). And then there's a lot of other things there where I think we and me in particular can do a lot better." Keshav Maharaj proud of South Africa's Test resurgence | WTC25 Final Keshav Maharaj hails South Africa's recent rise in Test cricket heading into the World Test Championship Final against Australia. The Proteas have an extra weapon of sorts for the Final, bringing in England fast bowling legend Stuart Broad as a consultant for the Final. Not only did the quick take 153 of his 604 Test wickets against Australia (the most by any player in red-ball history), Broad also boasts 113 wickets in the format at Lord's. Jansen is eager to soak up Broad's knowledge in a bid to help the Proteas lift the mace. "Obviously he's played a lot against Australia at Lord's. (I want to) maybe pick his brain on what they did back then or what they did when he was playing to get certain batters out. "You might get a guy out with a ball that you never even planned on bowling. So it's good to have the information. "Once you're on the pitch on that day though, you have to figure it out for yourself. And then whatever plan you have or plan you think could work, (you) just try and do that and hope it pays off and you hope you execute well." Most memorable moments of The Ultimate Test | WTC23 Final Two tons, classic catches and brilliant bowling - relive the most memorable moments of the ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final between Australia and India Jansen was also a strong performer when the Proteas last faced their Final combatants in the 2022/2023 Australian summer, though the tourists failed to land a punch in a 2-0 series defeat. The quick acknowledged his side weren't at their best against world-class opponents, though the variables around a neutral venue with a World Test Championship mace on the line mean the Final is destined to take a different. "They have good bowlers, good batters. So we know it's going to be tough. "The conditions are completely different. The way you're going to approach it will probably be different. And the thing that would probably stay the same is the analysis work and trying to see how you can get them (Australia's batters) out. "That'll probably stay the same. But going about it and playing in these conditions will be a lot different, in my opinion. "For me, it's just on the day, what can you do to get one particular batter out? And if you're batting, what can you do to not go out? And, yeah, I think they're probably going to think the same way as well." Ricky Ponting picks his Australia XI for the World Test Championship Final The former Australia captain names the squad he believes should take on South Africa in the WTC Final.
Daily Maverick
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Maverick
Temba Bavuma leads Proteas in essential warm-up match against Zimbabwe before WTC showdown
South Africa will play their first Test match in five months this week as they prepare for the World Test Championship final against their neighbours. The Proteas face Zimbabwe in a four-day one-off Test match from 3 June 2025 in Sussex, England, which will serve as a warm-up match for their World Test Championship (WTC) contest against Australia next week. The warm-up match was squeezed in retrospectively, and not on the Future Tours Programme as a means for players to shake off their rust before the big showdown at Lord's Cricket Ground from 11 June. The last time the Proteas donned all white and ran out for a Test match was when they beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in the New Year's Test at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. Since then there has been a white-ball focus, first with the SA20, then South Africa flying over to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates to play in the Champions Trophy in February at the start of March, before the Indian Premier League (IPL) got under way shortly after. Solid run A few of South Africa's WTC squad members had a solid run at the IPL, displaying some of their best form. Among them were Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs and Ryan Rickelton. Other members like Kagiso Rabada, Corbin Bosch and Lungi Ngidi played more sporadically for their sides in the T20 competition, due to various reasons. The rest of South Africa's WTC squad have played very little cricket across the last few months, this warm-up match is especially important for them. Skipper Temba Bavuma, for example, last took to the field in a competitive match in the Proteas' Champions Trophy defeat to New Zealand at the semi-final stage at the start of March. Although the captain was set to play two first-class matches for the Lions towards the back end of the domestic season, a recurring elbow injury kept him sidelined at the time. Left-arm orthodox Keshav Maharaj played two 50-over matches for the Dolphins in March and as well as a first-class match, in which he tweaked his groin and has not played a professional cricket match since. Tony de Zorzi and Senuran Muthusamy are in a similar position, having played a few first-class matches before enjoying an extended break away from the oval field. Kyle Verreynne, David Bedingham and Dane Paterson meanwhile have been busy since the end of the South African summer, playing for various teams in the UK in the County Championship. Zimbabwe prep For neighbours Zimbabwe, it's their second hit-out in England after suffering an innings-and-45-run defeat, within three days, of another four-day Test against the hosts. Zimbabwe's performance thus raises the question of the quality of preparation South Africa will receive outside of just getting some of the rust off. The wicket at Trent Bridge on that occasion, against England, was placid with the hosts setting a massive first-innings total of 565 for six — with their top three all registering centuries — before captain Ben Stokes declared. England then bowled Zimbabwe out twice in less than two days for 265 and 255. Brian Bennett scored a century in the first innings, and there were contributions by Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza, but nothing that should realistically challenge the WTC finalists too much. With the ball, fast-bowler Blessing Muzarabani went on a bit of a tear — collecting three-wickets — right before Stokes declared. Hampering Zimbabwe's strength even further is the fact that Raza and Muzarabani are unavailable for the warm-up clash at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground in Sussex. Nonetheless, South Africa's warm-up match is more than the preparation Australia will have for the WTC final. The last time their Test team played together was at the start of February when they beat Sri Lanka and sealed their qualification for the final. Australia have no warm-up matches scheduled and, barring their players currently in the County Championship in England, they are just as likely to be undercooked. DM
The Independent
3 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Stuart Broad to work with South Africa ahead of World Test Championship final
Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad is set for a short coaching stint with South Africa ahead of the Proteas' World Test Championship final against Australia this month. It is understood Broad – who claimed 604 wickets in 167 Tests, putting him fifth on the all-time list – will join South Africa's squad on June 9 at Lord's and work as a consultant for the day at training. This will be Broad's first coaching role, with the 38-year-old having been a television pundit for Sky Sports since retiring from professional cricket at the end of the 2023 Ashes. Broad bowed out in memorable fashion, hitting the last ball he faced for six and then claiming a wicket with his final delivery to help England claim a thrilling 2-2 series draw at the Kia Oval. He was frequently at his best against Australia and finished with 153 wickets against them – the most by any bowler in Tests – which included eight of his 20 five-wicket match hauls and one 10-for. South Africa will be hoping some of Broad's magic can rub off on the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen in their first appearance in the World Test Championship final, which starts on June 11 at Lord's.
Telegraph
3 days ago
- General
- Telegraph
South Africa turn to Stuart Broad to help down Australia
Stuart Broad will reopen his long-running, box office battle with Australia when he takes up a coaching consultancy role with South Africa ahead of the World Test Championship final at Lord's this month. South Africa's first appearance in the World Test Championship final comes at Lord's a week on Wednesday, when they meet the holders Australia. The Proteas have a potent pace attack featuring Kagiso Rabada, back from a brief drugs ban, and Marco Jansen, and they will have one of England's great quicks in their corner. Broad retired from playing at the end of the 2023 Ashes with 604 wickets to his name. He has largely pursued a career in the media, and this will be his first coaching gig. Broad's media commitments mean he will not actually be in the South African dressing room for the match itself. But he will work with the team and coaching staff before the match with his remit being specific plans for the Australian batsmen and how to bowl at Lord's, which can be an awkward venue for the uninitiated because of the slope. Since retiring, Broad has struck up a close relationship with South African cricket when commentating on the SA20 competition, which has led to the short-term tie-up. Broad took 113 Test wickets at Lord's (at an average of 27.7), second only to his great opening partner Jimmy Anderson. Only Muttiah Muralitharan, who took 116 wickets at SSC in Colombo and 117 wickets in Kandy, has more Test wickets at a single venue. Broad often saved his best for the Australians, and has more wickets against them than any other bowler, 153. That included eight Ashes five-wicket hauls, one 10-wicket haul, and the scalp of the now-retired David Warner 17 times. But Broad also picked up Australian stalwarts Steve Smith (11 times), Usman Khawaja (eight times), and Travis Head (seven times). As much as the wickets taken, Broad seemed to understand exactly how to spice up an Ashes contest, a skill the South Africans – who have a spicy history of their own with the Australians after sandpaper-gate – may look to tap in to. In 2013, he memorably did not walk after edging Ashton Agar to slip – via Brad Haddin's glove – in a tight Ashes encounter at Trent Bridge, drawing the ire of Australia's players, coaches, and fans. In the return Ashes that winter, thousands of Australia fans wore t-shirts reading 'Stuart Broad is a s--- bloke', while the Brisbane tabloid the Courier-Mail refused to print his name. Even in his last Test, at the Oval in 2023, Broad brought theatre to the Ashes rivalry, changing the bails around in search of luck, which discomforted the jumpy and superstitious Marnus Labuschagne. On the final day, he repeated the trick, and another wicket followed. Anderson, meanwhile, picked up his first T20 wickets for almost 11 years on Sunday. Playing for Lancashire, he dismissed Durham's openers Graham Clark and Alex Lees in a new-ball burst. His previous T20 appearance was on Blast finals day at Edgbaston in 2014.
India.com
6 days ago
- Sport
- India.com
Bad news for Preity Zinta's PBKS, star player to miss...
In this collection of pictures we shall know the bad news for Preity Zinta's PBKS. Interestingly, it's about a star player. Let's dive in. Everyone are ready for the action of Qualifier 1 in the IPL 2025. Punjab Kings will be facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on May 29th. It is worth telling you guys that the winner of the Qualifier 1 match between PBKS and RCB will make it to the final of IPL 2025. PBKS ace all-rounder Marco Jansen will be missing the game against RCB and his place will be taken by Azmatullah Omarzai. PBKS star Marco Jansen has flown back home to South Africa for national duties as the Proteas is all ready to face Australia in the World Test Championship final starting from 11th June. Marco Jansen has taken 16 wickets to his name, talking about batting, the PBKS star has scored 75 runs as well. "Would have bowled first as well. If you look at the record here, teams batting first have done well, so I am optimistic. They (the crowd) have been tremendous, and you need such kind of vibration when you enter the ground, and it gives us a lot of energy as well. The way they (openers) have been showing the fearless approach and the attitude has been brilliant. Marco goes out and Azmatullah comes in for him," Shreyas Iyer said at the toss.
