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Mint
2 days ago
- Sport
- Mint
Mitchell Marsh intends to play as batter only in all formats following recent back injury
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh confirmed that he won't be bowling for the foreseeable future, and intends to play as a batter only in all formats following a recent run of back problems, as per The Sydney Morning Herald. Marsh missed the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this year due to injury. Marsh was suffering from a back problem and was sidelined for Australia's Champions Trophy campaign. Marsh will be seen in action when Australia takes on the West Indies on July 20 at Sabina Park. Australia have confirmed their starting XI for the opening game in Jamaica, the first of the five-match T20I series against the West Indies. Jake-Fraser McGurk, who was recalled to the side as a replacement for Spencer Johnson, will be playing the first match. While Owen has been handed over the debut, a minor side strain during training meant that Short will not participate in the series and has been sent back home. Jake-Fraser McGurk, who was recalled to the side as a replacement for Spencer Johnson, will be playing the first match. With the visitors resting a lot of senior members, including Travis Head, Alex Carey and pace trio Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, the series provides an opportunity to fine-tune the squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup next year in India and Sri Lanka. "First and foremost, it's always 'we're representing Australia, we're here to win the series' and culturally, that's how we want to go about it," Australia's T20I captain Mitch Marsh said while talking to "There will be guys that get opportunities. We've obviously got a few guys missing for this series (for) a well-earned rest,' he added. "But we want guys to be flexible, fluid, and come together as a team and be really connected. We don't want anyone to come in here and feel like they have to prove themselves. We've really got a strong squad," he added. Australia will take on the West Indies in the first T20I on 20 July, the sides play two matches at Kingston, Jamaica, followed by the final three games at Basseterre, St Kitts. Australia XI for the first T20I: Mitch Marsh (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa. (ANI)
NDTV
2 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Champions League T20 Set To Be Relaunched; ICC Mulls Two-Tier Test Structure
A men's Champions League Twenty20 is set to be reintroduced as early as September next year, following strong support from key member nations at the International Cricket Council's (ICC) annual conference held in Singapore, as per The Sydney Morning Herald. The future of Test cricket is also up for discussion, with talks of introducing a two-division format gaining traction. The ICC has now formalised a working group to rework the global cricket calendar starting from 2027, and a decision regarding Test cricket's structure could be taken before the year ends, according to sources familiar with the closed-door discussions. There is a growing belief that the number of nations playing Test cricket might be capped. Only a handful of countries are able to generate revenue from the traditional format, and several others lack the infrastructure and systems to consistently build strong Test sides. Among those part of the ICC's calendar working group are Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief Richard Gould, and the ICC's newly-appointed chief executive Sanjog Gupta. The group is expected to present interim findings to the ICC board, headed by Jay Shah, before the end of this year. Gupta, who earlier served as the head of sport at Indian broadcasting giant JioStar, was closely involved in a recent report on cricket's calendar compiled by the global players' body. He has also publicly stated that market demand will ultimately determine the volume of Test and international cricket played in the years to come. "You have to make hard choices," Gupta said on the MCC's World Cricket Connects panel at Lord's in 2023, as quoted from The Sydney Morning Herald. "And there are very clear indicators of what fans want. There is enough data to suggest what direction the game is going in," he added. "If you continue to serve a product that no one wants, one - that product will continue to suffer; and, two - the ecosystem around the product will continue to suffer. Blackberry disappeared at some point. It was a device that all of us had, it was a device that all of us were in the bait of using, then it disappeared, and it was replaced by another product," he noted. The original T20 Champions League, which began in 2008, ran until 2014. It was eventually discontinued after ESPN Star, who had paid a hefty $1 billion for broadcasting rights decided to pull out, having initially missed out on securing the rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL). Back then, the league was partnered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Australia, and Cricket South Africa. Interestingly, the broadcast revenue from that deal also helped fund the early years of the Big Bash League, which has since become a major commercial success in Australia. Since those early days, the global T20 landscape has evolved massively. Today, many top players participate in multiple leagues throughout the year, sometimes even four or five different ones which will pose a major challenge for the Champions League's logistics and team selections. Discussions are still ongoing regarding how revenue from the new tournament will be shared. There's also a parallel push for a different T20 tournament circuit, potentially funded by Saudi Arabia. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Mint
2 days ago
- Business
- Mint
T20 Champions League set to return after ICC green light, first match could be in September 2026: Report
The Men's Twenty20 Champions League is set for a relaunch and could return as early as September next year, according to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald. The decision was reportedly finalised after the tournament received backing from key countries during the ICC's annual conference in Singapore. The first edition of the T20 Champions League was held in 2008 and continued until 2014, when ESPN Star reportedly cut its losses after paying an inflated rights fee of around $1 billion. Cricket Australia, the BCCI and Cricket South Africa were partners in the event, but several other T20 leagues have emerged globally since the last edition. The report notes that one of the biggest challenges for the revived Champions League will be determining which clubs players will represent. It estimates that the world's top T20 players now participate in at least two and, in some cases, four or five different leagues each year. The ICC and partner countries will need to decide which teams these players will represent, and how the finances of the new league will be split. Meanwhile, lobbying is reportedly underway for a parallel concept involving a circuit of T20 tournaments hosted globally and bankrolled by Saudi Arabia. However, the report notes that Saudi Arabia's future role could also include serving as a potential host for the Champions League. An earlier report by The Cricketer revealed that the Champions League could be revived under a new name—World Club Championship—in 2026. The league is expected to follow a similar structure to the original CLT20, with title-winning teams from T20 leagues worldwide, including the IPL, BBL, PSL, SA20, and The Hundred, competing against each other. The report suggests that the BCCI and ECB are on board with the idea, and ICC Chairman Jay Shah has also lent his support to the revived T20 competition.
Sydney Morning Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Concerts, weddings and a famous fruit bowl: How shopping centres changed western Sydney
The occasion was so lavish, so monumental, so unabashedly American, that The Sydney Morning Herald published a 10-page special supplement to cover it. It was October 12, 1965, and western Sydney had just got its first major shopping centre: Roselands, a 'shopping-community centre' just south of Lakemba that was branded as a 'city-in-the-suburbs that has everything!' With a food court, a 'chandeliered hairdressing salon' and a revolutionary decked car park, the new Grace Bros development was the beginning of the west's love affair with gigantic malls. The glory of the new Roselands development soon led to the establishment of similar ventures, including Penrith Plaza, Westfield Parramatta, Bankstown Square and Stockland Merrylands. They brought much to suburbs that were rapidly growing and changing, and still are. Huge amounts of investment and property development took place in and around the centres. But the venues also brought something surprising: community and nostalgia. That strong connection to western Sydney's shopping centres is behind a public call-out from the under-construction Powerhouse Parramatta. The museum is asking the public to share photos, memorabilia and personal stories that 'capture the social and cultural spirit' of western Sydney's shopping malls from the 1970s to the early 2000s. The development of mega shopping centres across western Sydney has mirrored the story of transformation across the region, too. 'When they were introduced, they were marketed as bringing modernity and development to the western suburbs,' said Associate Professor Matthew Bailey, head of history and archaeology at Macquarie University, who has written a book about the history of shopping centres in Australia and is working with the museum on the exhibit.
The Age
3 days ago
- Business
- The Age
Concerts, weddings and a famous fruit bowl: How shopping centres changed western Sydney
The occasion was so lavish, so monumental, so unabashedly American, that The Sydney Morning Herald published a 10-page special supplement to cover it. It was October 12, 1965, and western Sydney had just got its first major shopping centre: Roselands, a 'shopping-community centre' just south of Lakemba that was branded as a 'city-in-the-suburbs that has everything!' With a food court, a 'chandeliered hairdressing salon' and a revolutionary decked car park, the new Grace Bros development was the beginning of the west's love affair with gigantic malls. The glory of the new Roselands development soon led to the establishment of similar ventures, including Penrith Plaza, Westfield Parramatta, Bankstown Square and Stockland Merrylands. They brought much to suburbs that were rapidly growing and changing, and still are. Huge amounts of investment and property development took place in and around the centres. But the venues also brought something surprising: community and nostalgia. That strong connection to western Sydney's shopping centres is behind a public call-out from the under-construction Powerhouse Parramatta. The museum is asking the public to share photos, memorabilia and personal stories that 'capture the social and cultural spirit' of western Sydney's shopping malls from the 1970s to the early 2000s. The development of mega shopping centres across western Sydney has mirrored the story of transformation across the region, too. 'When they were introduced, they were marketed as bringing modernity and development to the western suburbs,' said Associate Professor Matthew Bailey, head of history and archaeology at Macquarie University, who has written a book about the history of shopping centres in Australia and is working with the museum on the exhibit.
