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Adam Gilchrist jinxes Harry Brook and then Brook jinxes his own team-mate

news - uk cricket
Was Jamie Smith's shot the worst dismissal of England's Ashes tour?
Brainfades from England batters have been a regular feature of the 2025-26 series in Australia


Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women
Cricket
RCB must overcome Perry-sized void to rediscover 2024 touch
The addition of Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Arundhati Reddy, Nadine de Klerk and Radha Yadav gives the 2024 WPL champions a bit of an edge


Australia
Cricket
'It sucks' - Swepson pleads for Australia spinners to be given a chance
The Queensland and Melbourne Stars legspinner believes something needs to be done about pitches


Australia
Cricket
The slow fade of spin in Australia
Australia's decision to field no specialist spinner at the SCG underlined how far spin has slipped from relevance in home Test conditions


Sikandar Raza
SA20
Raza four-for razes through MI Cape Town as Paarl Royals register huge win
It was defending champs MICT's fourth loss, and potentially leaves them needing favours to make the playoffs

New Zealand Domestic Twenty20
Two retired outs and a tie: drama in New Zealand's Super Smash
For the first time in the history of men's T20 cricket, two batters were retired out in an innings


UP Warriorz Women
Cricket
Can Lanning lead revamped Warriorz to maiden title?
They splurged in the auction and have built a team with a fair degree of continuity and more clarity than before


UP Warriorz Women
Cricket
Lanning named UP Warriorz captain for WPL 2026
Lanning was signed for INR 1.9 crore in the WPL 2026 auction

Big Bash League
Paris, Turner lift Perth Scorchers to second spot
Pope and Shamsi had shared seven wickets for Adelaide Strikers but their effort went in vain


Mustafizur Rahman
IPL
Bangladesh refuse to travel to India for T20 World Cup
The BCB has cited concerns around "safety and well-being" of the players in a climate of deteriorating political ties between the two countries

Cricket
Brown 84, Sutherland cameo seal Renegades' dramatic win in Melbourne derby
Sutherland took down Stoinis in the final over in front of the third-highest crowd in the BBL


Gujarat Giants Women
Cricket
Will refurbished Giants finally become title contenders?
They have brought in some big names, like Sophie Devine and Renuka Singh and Danni Wyatt-Hodge, but striking the right team balance will be crucial


Mumbai Indians Women
Cricket
Well-rounded Mumbai Indians remain the team to beat
With their core mostly intact, MI have squad depth as well as a wealth of match-winning allrounders in their roster


Australia
Cricket
Doctors hopeful of moving Damien Martyn out of ICU after 'miraculous' turnaround
"There is still some treatment and monitoring to go but it's looking positive," Adam Gilchrist says of Damien Martyn's condition

England tour of Australia 2025/26
Player safety vs entertainment debate at SCG: Vaughan leads calls for change in 'mindset'
"Our game shoots itself in the foot time and time and time again," Jason Gillespie says, while Harry Brook "just sat around waiting for it to be called off"


Bangladesh
Cricket
Bangladesh bring back Taskin, drop Jaker from T20 World Cup squad
Bangladesh are scheduled to play their first three matches in Kolkata and the last one in Mumbai, but are expected to write to the ICC to switch their matches to Sri Lanka

England tour of Australia 2025/26
Root and Brook shine before afternoon gloom ends play early
Joe Root and Harry Brook shared an unbeaten 154-run stand before bad weather halted play with only 45 overs possible as Australia struggled in the absence of a spinner

International League T20
Curran, bowlers lead Desert Vipers to maiden ILT20 title
After Curran crashed an unbeaten 74, the bowlers shared the spoils to damage MIE's chase

Cricket
A year in fast-forward: shorter games, quicker results, Starc contrasts
A stats overview of 2025, when breakneck speed was the default


Harry Brook
England in Australia 2025-26
Brook's happy hooking is a sign of Test cricket's modern Waugh-fare
Batter's compulsive streak may cause him to leave runs on the table, but there's method to his madness


Mustafizur Rahman
IPL
Bangladesh look to move T20 World Cup matches from India amid Mustafizur row
BCB cites safety concerns with Sri Lanka a potential alternative host

Cricket
Australia's big wins and near misses, Zimbabwe's year of plenty, West Indies' continuing spiral
In our second batch of team report cards for 2025: Australia, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan

International League T20
Serial winners MI stand between well-rested Vipers and a maiden ILT20 title
An MI franchise - men or women - has never lost a T20 final since 2010, when CSK toppled Mumbai Indians in the IPL

England tour of Australia 2025/26
Fast-forward Ashes reaches its final instalment with WTC points at stake
There is debate about what a 3-2 series result would mean for England while Usman Khawaja ends his Test career















