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Daily Telegraph
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
‘They're scared': England growing in confidence watching Australia vs West Indies
Don't miss out on the headlines from Cricket. Followed categories will be added to My News. On the back of Australia's embarrassing five-wicket World Test Championship final defeat, the Aussie Test side now finds themselves on the brink of yet another loss, this time to the West Indies. And with another underwhelming display, England smell blood in the water ahead of the Ashes Down Under later this year. West Indies vs. Australia Test & T20I Series | Watch every ball LIVE with ESPN, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. At stumps on Day 2, in Australia's first Test against the West Indies in Barbados, the visitors are 4/92, with Travis Head (13) and Beau Webster (19) unbeaten at the close of play. Australia leads by just 82 runs and will need their middle-order and tailenders to help them get out of jail if they are to avoid back-to-back losses to the Windies. Sam Konstas – who was rushed in to replace the out-of-form Marnus Labushcagne – has managed scores of just 3 and 5. While Cam Green, who is viewed as Australia's long-term No. 3, didn't fare much better. After escaping a potentially fortunate LBW review on Thursday (AEST), the West Australian inexplicably flashed at a wide delivery off Justin Greaves, which he edged and was caught with ease in slips for 15. England have sounded an ominous warning to Australia ahead of the upcoming Ashes series. Image: Getty Safe to say slotting him in at No. 3, has not been the instant success Australian selectors would have hoped for. Since coming back into the team he has scores of 4, 0, 3 and today's 15. While Usman Khawaja, Josh Inglis and Steve Smith – who is out of the opening Test with injury – have all been struggling for runs. And with the top-order crisis, the Poms are growing in confidence, with England great Michael Vaughan suggesting they may now even be favourites to win back the Ashes on enemy territory. 'I've had a few messages overnight from Australia and they know that this England side, and I'm not saying that they're going to arrive as favourites, but the Australian public and supporters over there are watching this England side and going 'this could be the team who can challenge Australia in their own backyard',' Vaughan said on Betfair's Stick to Cricket show. Australia's Sam Konstas is bowled by West Indies' Shamar Joseph on day two. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) England pull off incredible run chase against India While Australia's batters whimper, the Poms' top-order are all making runs. In the first Test against India, England reeled in a massive target of 371 to beat India by five wickets. The seismic chase was the second-highest in England's history after knocking off 378 against India at Edgbaston three years ago. And with the England top 7 all showing they have big scores in them, Vaughan believes they can put on a cricket clinic when the Ashes start in November. 'That top seven now should be the seven who walk out in November in Perth. That looks to me like a top seven, and I look at the last time England won in Australia in 2010/11, that top seven when England arrived was rock-solid,' Vaughan continued. 'It was full of experience, Strauss, Cook, Pietersen, Collingwood, Bell, Prior and it's got a similar kind of feel, where they're going to arrive in Australia, I hope, with a lot of experience. Ben Duckett of England celebrates his century during Day Five as England secure huge win over India. (Photo by) ' … This was the first week where I've watched England and thought 'ooft'. They've now added some smartness and brains to the batting, the field always spreads for them because the opposition are scared. 'Zak Crawley's innings was the perfect example of this, his alignment was perfect and then he was scoring ones because Ben Duckett was playing great. Getting him back on strike. 'Every time Bumrah came into the attack, you could see that England had a real mindset of 'just play'. 'The six overs that they had to face on the fourth evening, you go back over the last two or three years, they think 'woah, wheyy, we'll get to 50' but they've definitely added a little bit of nous.' Originally published as 'They're scared': England growing in confidence that they can take home Ashes from Australia's backyard
News.com.au
27-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘Ooft': England growing in confidence that they can take home Ashes from Australia's backyard
On the back of Australia's embarrassing five-wicket World Test Championship final defeat, the Aussie Test side now finds themselves on the brink of yet another loss, this time to the West Indies. And with another underwhelming display, England smell blood in the water ahead of the Ashes Down Under later this year. At stumps on Day 2, in Australia's first Test against the West Indies in Barbados, the visitors are 4/92, with Travis Head (13) and Beau Webster (19) unbeaten at the close of play. Australia leads by just 82 runs and will need their middle-order and tailenders to help them get out of jail if they are to avoid back-to-back losses to the Windies. Sam Konstas – who was rushed in to replace the out-of-form Marnus Labushcagne – has managed scores of just 3 and 5. While Cam Green, who is viewed as Australia's long-term No. 3, didn't fare much better. After escaping a potentially fortunate LBW review on Thursday (AEST), the West Australian inexplicably flashed at a wide delivery off Justin Greaves, which he edged and was caught with ease in slips for 15. Safe to say slotting him in at No. 3, has not been the instant success Australian selectors would have hoped for. Since coming back into the team he has scores of 4, 0, 3 and today's 15. While Usman Khawaja, Josh Inglis and Steve Smith – who is out of the opening Test with injury – have all been struggling for runs. And with the top-order crisis, the Poms are growing in confidence, with England great Michael Vaughan suggesting they may now even be favourites to win back the Ashes on enemy territory. 'I've had a few messages overnight from Australia and they know that this England side, and I'm not saying that they're going to arrive as favourites, but the Australian public and supporters over there are watching this England side and going 'this could be the team who can challenge Australia in their own backyard',' Vaughan said on Betfair's Stick to Cricket show. England pull off incredible run chase against India While Australia's batters whimper, the Poms' top-order are all making runs. In the first Test against India, England reeled in a massive target of 371 to beat India by five wickets. The seismic chase was the second-highest in England's history after knocking off 378 against India at Edgbaston three years ago. And with the England top 7 all showing they have big scores in them, Vaughan believes they can put on a cricket clinic when the Ashes start in November. 'That top seven now should be the seven who walk out in November in Perth. That looks to me like a top seven, and I look at the last time England won in Australia in 2010/11, that top seven when England arrived was rock-solid,' Vaughan continued. 'It was full of experience, Strauss, Cook, Pietersen, Collingwood, Bell, Prior and it's got a similar kind of feel, where they're going to arrive in Australia, I hope, with a lot of experience. ' … This was the first week where I've watched England and thought 'ooft'. They've now added some smartness and brains to the batting, the field always spreads for them because the opposition are scared. 'Zak Crawley's innings was the perfect example of this, his alignment was perfect and then he was scoring ones because Ben Duckett was playing great. Getting him back on strike. 'Every time Bumrah came into the attack, you could see that England had a real mindset of 'just play'. 'The six overs that they had to face on the fourth evening, you go back over the last two or three years, they think 'woah, wheyy, we'll get to 50' but they've definitely added a little bit of nous.'
West Australian
16-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
GEORGIE PARKER: Labuschagne, Khawaja face axe as Australian selectors weigh changes to Test squad
Australia's loss to South Africa in the World Test Championship final might be exactly what we needed - both on the pitch and back in the selection room. The match was a different result than we all expected, but it exposed truths about our selection decisions (or delusions), our understanding of what a win can mean beyond the scoreboard, and the growing divide between sport and the people it's meant to belong to. Here are my three takeaways from the final: 1. Are our selectors scared, or do we not have depth? Once again, our top order was caught out under pressure. Even taking in to account the tougher conditions Australia had with the bat compared to South Africa, if we're as good as we think we are, we needed to be better. Australia's batting looked predictable, flat, and inflexible with no resilience. The same names keep getting picked - why? Out of loyalty, perhaps? Maybe the next in line aren't up to scratch just yet? Or maybe the selectors are keeping their blinkers on with what the future of this team looks like? Marnus Labuschagne is hanging on by a thread, Cam Green was underdone and Usman Khwaja, is banging on the door of retirement. It feels as though they're trying to put square pegs in round holes in the top order, forcing something to fit that's not quite right. We've got away with it for some time with either our world best bowling attack or individual performances with the bat, but we can't keep relying on that with a home Ashes summer looming. A longer term vision and looking at how a game was played out rather than just the result is needed. The West Indies tour couldn't come fast enough. 2. We underestimated what this win means to South Africa In Australia, a world championship win is big, but expected. In South Africa, it's something else entirely. It's rare but it also has another layer beyond the trophy we don't quite understand. This win isn't just about cricket. It's about pride. It's about belonging. It's about a country still healing from its past, and sport being one of the few things powerful enough to bring people together, even for a moment. South Africa's history with sport is complex. Once used as a symbol of division, sport is now one of the most visible ways for the country to show unity — across race, class, and language. For millions, seeing that team lift the trophy was deeply emotional. It wasn't just a game — it was a national moment. It's something we often miss when watching from afar. The weight of what a victory like this can do for a country like South Africa is immense. Temba Bavuma has gone from being called a 'quota captain' to captaining his team to a World Championship, against the best team in the world. 'For us as country here's an opportunity for us… as divided as we are at times, to forget all of that, rejoice in this moment and just be one' his said. So as flat as I am about Australia losing, a win for South Africa is a victory for something greater than the sport. 3. We're putting more and more sport behind paywalls - a nd that's a problem Maybe you didn't even watch the final. And if you didn't, chances are it's because it was locked behind Amazon Prime. This is the national cricket team playing in a world final - and it wasn't on free-to-air TV. It's becoming a pattern. The AFL's 'Super Saturday' is only available on Fox Footy or Kayo. So, if you're not paying on a Saturday, you're not watching on a Saturday. Yes, broadcasting deals fund the game. But sport is supposed to be for everyone. It's how people connect - across generations, backgrounds, and suburbs. When we move these moments behind paywalls, we chip away at what makes them special. We're not just losing casual viewers - we're losing future fans. Young kids who might have fallen in love with cricket or footy simply don't see it anymore. The diehards will always watch, but diehards aren't the ones that grow the game.
News.com.au
20-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Green's scary warning as he does it all!
Cricket: Suiting up for county side Gloucestershire, Cam Green showed he is in fine form, taking a screamer in the slips and going big with the bat.
ABC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Cameron Green tunes up for World Test Championship with match-winning County knock
Cam Green's spell playing county cricket in England's West country will be a brief one, but Bristolians will not forget him in a hurry, and nor will Kent's beleaguered bowling attack. The Australian all-rounder made an unbeaten 67 off 90 balls, to steer Gloucestershire to a tense three-wicket victory over Kent in Bristol, ensuring his first innings century did not go to waste. Green hit 128 off 184 balls in the first innings of the match to set the game up for Golucestershire. It was Gloucestershire's first win of the season, and its first home red ball victory since September 2022. Glos were set 162 to win on the fourth and final day after Kent had been dismissed for 253 in its second innings. Kalgoorlie's Grant Stewart, who made a remarkable career-best 182 off 189 balls in the first innings, had added 41 to his match tally. The home team lost former Australia opener Cameron Bancroft, its captain, for 7 as it slumped to 4-57 but Green and James Bracey, who shared a 222-run fifth-wicket partnership in the first dig, again combined well. After Green was reprieved on 3, Jack Leaning missing a sharp chance at second slip off Kashif Ali, he and Bracey then took the score to 121. With no time pressure, Glos looked to be cruising. But Nathan Gilchrist dismissed Bracey then had Graeme van Buuren caught for a pair next ball. Green, driving powerfully straight and pulling well, moved past 50 but Kent further reduced Glos to 7-138. Green and Zaman Akhter settled the innings and gradually whittled down the target before a scrambled single to point by Green off fellow West Australian Stewart ensured victory. Green has one more match in his stay with Gloucestershire, which was funded by a mystery benefactor, away to Darren Lehmann's Northamptonshire, before joining Australia for the World Test Championship final. "He's been an amazing asset for us, on and off the field. I've loved having him around and learning from him," said young opening batter Joe Phillips. Green would love to face Kent's modest, injury-hit attack every week. He has made 310 runs against them this season, compared to 12 in three innings against other opponents. AAP
