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Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
West Indies vs Australia LIVE: First Twenty20 in Jamaica
Latest posts Latest posts 9.34am Australia win the toss and bowl Mitch Marsh has won the toss and Australia will bowl Marsh says he wants to get a look at the pitch first and then chase a target under the new lights at Sabina Park. Jake Fraser-McGurk is back in Aussie colours After making his mark with a string of pulverising displays at the Indian Premier League in 2024, Jake Fraser-McGurk has found more famine than feast in his recent tournaments. He's been in and out of the Australian side and initially missed selection for this tour. However and injury to left-arm paceman Spencer Johnson opened up a spot in the squad, and overnight it emerged that first choice opener Matt Short had also headed home with a side strain. That means Fraser-McGurk will open with Marsh in Jamaica, while debutant Mitch Owen takes a role in the middle order. Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have been rested from the series. Australia XI: Mitch Marsh (capt), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa. 9.28am Big decisions coming for world cricket Overnight, the International Cricket Council Annual conference wrapped up in Singapore, and there were plenty of major moves in terms of the future of the game. A men's Twenty20 Champions League will be relaunched as soon as September next year, after the tournament was backed by key member countries at the International Cricket Council's annual conference in Singapore. Test cricket's future and a possible split into two divisions may also be decided by the end of the year, after the ICC formalised a working group to reshape the game's calendar from 2027 onwards, according to two sources with knowledge of confidential discussions. There is now a distinct possibility that the number of Test playing countries may be capped, on the basis that only a few currently make money from the game's oldest format and that many nations do not have the resources to support the systems required for developing competitive Test teams. Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg and Richard Gould, CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board, will be among the eight members of the calendar working group, alongside the ICC's new chief executive Sanjog Gupta. It will be expected to present interim findings and recommendations to the ICC board, chaired by india's Jay Shah, before the end of this year. 9.28am Welcome to the T20 series Hello and welcome to our coverage of the first T20 between Australia and the West Indies in Jamaica. This is the first game of a five-match series, part of Australia's run to the T20 World Cup to be played in India next year. Australia have never beaten West Indies in a T20 series in the Caribbean, and were thrashed 4-1 when they last contested one in these parts of the world in 2021. That tour, which was followed by another beating in Bangladesh, was a catalyst for then coach Justin Langer to adjust his methods and allow the players to control more of their own space. A surprise victory at the 2021 T20 World Cup soon followed in the UAE. Mitchell Marsh was a key part of that story as a top three batter. He is now the T20 captain.
The Age
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
West Indies vs Australia LIVE: First Twenty20 in Jamaica
Latest posts Latest posts 9.28am Jake Fraser-McGurk is back in Aussie colours After making his mark with a string of pulverising displays at the Indian Premier League in 2024, Jake Fraser-McGurk has found more famine than feast in his recent tournaments. He's been in and out of the Australian side and initially missed selection for this tour. However and injury to left-arm paceman Spencer Johnson opened up a spot in the squad, and overnight it emerged that first choice opener Matt Short had also headed home with a side strain. That means Fraser-McGurk will open with Marsh in Jamaica, while debutant Mitch Owen takes an uncustomary role in the middle order. Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have been rested from the series. Australia XI: Mitch Marsh (capt), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa. 9.28am Big decisions coming for world cricket Overnight, the International Cricket Council Annual conference wrapped up in Singapore, and there were plenty of major moves in terms of the future of the game. A men's Twenty20 Champions League will be relaunched as soon as September next year, after the tournament was backed by key member countries at the International Cricket Council's annual conference in Singapore. Test cricket's future and a possible split into two divisions may also be decided by the end of the year, after the ICC formalised a working group to reshape the game's calendar from 2027 onwards, according to two sources with knowledge of confidential discussions. There is now a distinct possibility that the number of Test playing countries may be capped, on the basis that only a few currently make money from the game's oldest format and that many nations do not have the resources to support the systems required for developing competitive Test teams. Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg and Richard Gould, CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board, will be among the eight members of the calendar working group, alongside the ICC's new chief executive Sanjog Gupta. It will be expected to present interim findings and recommendations to the ICC board, chaired by india's Jay Shah, before the end of this year. 9.28am Welcome to the T20 series Hello and welcome to our coverage of the first T20 between Australia and the West Indies in Jamaica. This is the first game of a five-match series, part of Australia's run to the T20 World Cup to be played in India next year. Australia have never beaten West Indies in a T20 series in the Caribbean, and were thrashed 4-1 when they last contested one in these parts of the world in 2021. That tour, which was followed by another beating in Bangladesh, was a catalyst for then coach Justin Langer to adjust his methods and allow the players to control more of their own space. A surprise victory at the 2021 T20 World Cup soon followed in the UAE.
Mint
4 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
5 days ago
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
A T20 Champions League is coming, and so is crunch time for Test cricket
A men's Twenty20 Champions League will be relaunched as soon as September next year, after the tournament was backed by key member countries at the International Cricket Council's annual conference in Singapore. Test cricket's future and a possible split into two divisions may also be decided by the end of the year, after the ICC formalised a working group to reshape the game's calendar from 2027 onwards, according to two sources with knowledge of confidential discussions. There is now a distinct possibility that the number of Test playing countries may be capped, on the basis that only a few currently make money from the game's oldest format and that many nations do not have the resources to support the systems required for developing competitive Test teams. Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg and Richard Gould, CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board, will be among the eight members of the calendar working group, alongside the ICC's new chief executive Sanjog Gupta. It will be expected to present interim findings and recommendations to the ICC board, chaired by india's Jay Shah, before the end of this year. Loading Gupta, the former head of sport at the Indian broadcast giant JioStar, was involved in the recent report into cricket's calendar by the global players' body. But he has also expressed the view that the market will dictate how much Test and international cricket is played in the future. 'You have to make hard choices,' Gupta said on the MCC's World Cricket Connects panel at Lord's in 2023. 'And there are very clear indicators of what fans want. There is enough data to suggest what direction the game is going in. '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.'
The Age
5 days ago
- Business
- The Age
A T20 Champions League is coming, and so is crunch time for Test cricket
A men's Twenty20 Champions League will be relaunched as soon as September next year, after the tournament was backed by key member countries at the International Cricket Council's annual conference in Singapore. Test cricket's future and a possible split into two divisions may also be decided by the end of the year, after the ICC formalised a working group to reshape the game's calendar from 2027 onwards, according to two sources with knowledge of confidential discussions. There is now a distinct possibility that the number of Test playing countries may be capped, on the basis that only a few currently make money from the game's oldest format and that many nations do not have the resources to support the systems required for developing competitive Test teams. Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg and Richard Gould, CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board, will be among the eight members of the calendar working group, alongside the ICC's new chief executive Sanjog Gupta. It will be expected to present interim findings and recommendations to the ICC board, chaired by india's Jay Shah, before the end of this year. Loading Gupta, the former head of sport at the Indian broadcast giant JioStar, was involved in the recent report into cricket's calendar by the global players' body. But he has also expressed the view that the market will dictate how much Test and international cricket is played in the future. 'You have to make hard choices,' Gupta said on the MCC's World Cricket Connects panel at Lord's in 2023. 'And there are very clear indicators of what fans want. There is enough data to suggest what direction the game is going in. '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.'
