News about Travis Head
Australia coach DEFENDS David Warner selection after controversial World Cup snub of IPL sensation: 'His record is outstanding'
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May 7, 2024
Australia have placed the trust in their long-term players for next month's tournament, with Steve Smith one of the few experienced campaigners overlooked. Jake Fraser-McGurk was the most notable absentee, despite blitzing the IPL in recent weeks and his strike-rate of 233.33 the best of any top-order player.
Jake Fraser-McGurk on his special relationship with David Warner and why he forgives selectors for World Cup snub
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May 7, 2024
Jake Fraser-McGurk's swashbuckling efforts in the Indian Premier League were not enough to book him a ticket to the T20 World Cup later this year, but the young cricketer has shown great maturity in accepting that decision
Two huge shocks see cricket great and in-form star snubbed from Australia's T20 World Cup team
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May 1, 2024
Mitch Marsh (pictured left) has been appointed as Australia's captain ahead of the T20 World Cup next month, with David Warner (right) also earning a spot in the side. But two players - including one Aussie cricket great - have been overlooked in a pair of shocking snubs.
Steve Smith hit with MAJOR blow as Australia star cops one of the biggest setbacks of his glittering cricket career
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April 29, 2024
According to News Corp, Australia selectors have looked elsewhere for batting options, with his bid to reinvent himself as a top-order option failing miserably. The 34-year-old will not compete at the tournament in the West Indies and United States, but David Warner is expected to be named in the team despite being dropped by his IPL side, Delhi Capitals.
Virat Kohli and Travis Head to BOTH hit a six and take a catch boosted to 6/1 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Sunrisers Hyderabad - with India talisman 15/8 to score highest for the hosts
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April 15, 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Sunrisers Hyderabad as their quest to climb off the bottom of the Indian Premier League table continues after a tough campaign for Virat Kohli and Co. The former all-format India captain has at least been in form this term, and leads the franchise for runs with 319 from his six outing, some 35 clear of Riyan Parag in second for Rajasthan Royals. Yet the hosts are without a name in the leading wicket-takers, which goes some what to explaining their struggles, with Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal leading the way on 11 from six.
As Australia's star suffers a horrific knock at the opener, Steve Smith's side faces a difficult challenge to win Test against New Zealand
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March 10, 2024
Smith only played 25 runs before Matt Henry trapped him LBW at Hagley Oval. The call was dispatched immediately, but DRS didn't save him and he was sent packing. Over the two Test matches this season, Smith has averaged 12.75, with Smith promoted to the top of the order in place of the former David Warner.
As Australia sweep New Zealand, Steve Smith's T20 Cricket World Cup dreams take another powerful blow
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February 25, 2024
Australia has had three rain delays on their way to a clean sweep of their T20I series with New Zealand, winning by 27 runs in Auckland. However, former skipper Steve Smith suffered another setback on Sunday when he tried to make the team for the T20 World Cup in June, failing to produce once more. In an innings interrupted twice by Auckland showers, Australia's 4-118 from 10.4 overs.
In the Major League Cricket T20 tournament, Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting will coach Washington Freedom
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February 6, 2024
Ricky Ponting, the Australian cricket legend (pictured left), has agreed to work with the Washington Freedom as their head coach in a mayor coup. The T20 competition in the United States opens on July 4 and could include Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, and Travis Head.
From the outhouse to the Penthouse! Since previously deciding that his career was 'done and dusted,' Mitch Marsh will be the next Australian captain.'
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February 6, 2024
Mitch Marsh, who was once thought to be 'done and dusted' as an international cricketer, is expected to captain Australia in this year's T20 World Cup, despite Pat Cummins' return to Australia. During the tour of South Africa last year, the 32-year-old allrounder captained the Aussies and will reprise his skipper duties against the West Indies later this week. Cummins, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, and Steve Smith, Cricket Australia's big guns, will be back in the squad against New Zealand on Tuesday.
Hit for six! As an attempted catch by an ardent Aussie fan goes horribly wrong, the cricket ends in agony
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February 4, 2024
As Australia defeated the West Indies in Sydney, an afternoon of cricket has ended in agony for one fan who fired a terrible ball to the face. On Sunday, the tragic moment occurred at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the second One Day International (ODI) match. The ball crashes into a young man's face after he attempted to catch a six from Aussie batsman Sean Abbott from his seat in the members pavillion, according to television cameras. Hundreds of concerned bystanders jumped to their feet to assist him, with the man clutching his face in disbelief. Match commentators were also shocked.
After a run of bad form, World Cup champion Travis Head has been dropped from Australia's white-ball squads
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February 3, 2024
Travis Head, the world Cup champion, has been suspended from Australia's white-ball squads to rest before the tour to New Zealand. Following a tumultuous 12 months, the 30-year-old will miss the last two ODIs against the West Indies, as well as three Twenty20s against the tourists. It comes during Head's best days with the bat, who has only bowled out for four runs in his previous three international innings.
Mitch Marsh makes a comedic decision when a cricketer fights back tears after winning the coveted award
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January 31, 2024
Marsh, 32, staggered with tears as he reflected on his stellar year, whereby his return to the national team coincided with Australia's being crowned Test and ODI world champions. Captain Pat Cummins and coach Andrew McDonald welcomed the 32-year-old back to the fold, and they repaid their faith in full.
Why Australia cricket stars wore eye-catching rings at Melbourne's star-studded awards night
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January 31, 2024
On Wednesday night, Australia's cricket stars arrived with their glamorous partners, and eagle-eyed followers couldn't help but notice that the men wore the same piece of jewellery. The cricket world has banded up in Melbourne to celebrate a landmark 2023, with the men's team winning the ODI World Cup and retaining the Ashes, while the women's team winning the T20 trophy.
After an amazing 2023, the Allan Border Medal winner announced that the Australian underdog has been recognised
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January 31, 2024
With a dramatic knock against England in the Ashes, the all-rounder returned to action in Australia's ODI World Cup victory in India.
As they lead celebrity arrivals at the 2024 Australian Cricket Awards, WAG Emma Lyon stuns in little black dress alongside husband Nathan
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January 31, 2024
During the 2024 Australian Cricket Awards at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Emma Lyons turned heads on Wednesday night. The cricket WAG stepped out on the arm of her husband Nathan, who was wearing a stunning black satin gown sat off the shoulder. The frock cinched in Emma's waist as it moulded to her amazingly toned figure, despite being adorned with a sweetheart neckline.
For the first time in 27 years, West Indies STUN Australia will triumph on away soil, while Shamar Joseph blitz sees Pat Cummins' side crumble in an eight-run ruckus
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January 28, 2024
As Australia collapsed at the Gabba, giving West Indies their first Test victory in 27 years, speedster Shamar Joseph has taken seven wickets. In the first session of the fourth day, the hosts were cruising at 2-113 to win by a 2-0 series victory.
After watching the West Indies win with a dramatic victory over Australia, cricket legends erupted in tears
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January 28, 2024
On Sunday, Windies legend Hooper, 57, was at the Gabba as Shamar Joseph thrashed Australia to help his country win by eight runs over Pat Cummins' world champions. This is the first time the visitors have won in Australia in 27 years.
As the Australian team performs the national anthem before the second Test against the West Indies, Cameron Green is caught in 'ludicrous' scenes
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January 25, 2024
During the Advance Australia Fair performance, the all-rounder was seen much different from his colleagues, with some cricket enthusiasts joking that he was playing in the gully. Green was seen warming up and chatting next to Pat Cummins and Steve Smith in scenes that left cricket fans thoroughly confused.
Australia's Test squad will perform in the West Indies with few major surprises, but the mystery surrounding David Warner's replacement persists
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January 10, 2024
As the first Test approaches, Steve Smith (pictured left) has reached out to fill the huge gap that Warner's retirement has left at the top of the order, and Cameron Green (pictured right) has been dubbed a leading candidate. While the squad's announcement on Wednesday is encouraging news for two fringe stars, fans of the team's openers have been left disappointed.
How the Aussie cricket team set an incredible world record to cap off a year of stellar results on the field
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December 28, 2023
Pat Cummins' side (pictured celebrating their ODI World Cup victory over India) has had a fruitful 2023, with the cherry on top.
After a disappointing Optus Stadium attendance, the Boxing Day Test crowd was sluggish, as bitter Perth mayor Basil Zempilas slams MCG
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December 26, 2023
Basil Zempilas has launched an astonishing assault on the MCG crowd for the Boxing Day Test, one week after watching his city cop take a beating for the poorly attended Perth Test. Despite the fact that there were plenty of empty seats during the first Test of the summer earlier this month, Perth mayor Zempilas has steadfastly defended the West Australian state.
Jason Gillespie, a top Aussie cricketer, discusses why the Indian Premier League'massively' overpaid Pat Cummins after they gave him $3.6 million
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December 22, 2023
Australian cricket icon Jason Gillespie has raised questions about the hefty price tag that Sunrisers Hyderabad paid for Pat Cummins in this year's Indian Premier League auction
Mitchell Starc discusses the unlikely way he found himself broke a record with his $4.4 million Indian Premier League paycheck
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December 20, 2023
Pat Cummins smashed his record of $3.6 million, set an hour earlier, and it was fellow cricketer and wife Alyssa who broke the news to him in the late hours of Tuesday night. In an interview with Star Sports, Starc said, 'I'm not positive any words will do it justice.'
During an Indian Premier League auction that saw his mate Mitchell Starc scoop a record $4.4 million paycheck, David Warner was dealt with a brutal rejection
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December 20, 2023
Although his colleagues, Starc, Pat Cummins, and Travis Head were selling millions of dollars at the auction on Tuesday night, Warner (left with wife Candice and right at the first Test in Perth) was subjected to a brutal snubbing.