Steve Smith will take the starting Ashes Test in his absence, and Australia have confirmed that captain Pat Cummins won’t be fit.
Cummins, a talismanic fast bowler, has been out for a while and earlier this month declared he was “less than likely” to play in the first Test against Perth on November 21.
With the series opener less than a month away, Cricket Australia announced on Sunday that the 32-year-old has not yet played since July and has not yet returned to bowling.
Cummins is anticipated to be able to bowl “shortly,” with the goal of being ready for the second Test in Brisbane, which will start on December 4.
Australia’s renowned fast bowler and captain are losing a significant amount of money.
Cummins was initially ruled out of the white-ball series against India and New Zealand because of reports of a lumbar stress fracture.
Cummins claimed time was starting to get “tight” for the first Test because he needed at least a month to practice for the match-fit test two weeks prior.
Cummins was named captain just before the final Ashes series against Australia in 2021-22. Despite having to miss the second Test due to a Covid scare, the home side won 4-0.
Smith is a more than capable replacement for the captaincy.
The 36-year-old is the Ashes-winning skipper, and the “sandpapergate” ball-tampering scandal cost him the captaincy in 2018. He only lost the captaincy in 2018 as a result.
The batter, who has been a top Ashes run-scorer all-time, has six previous starts in place of Cummins as captain.
Scott Boland, who has a peerless average of 12.63 in Tests in Australia, is likely to take Cummins’ place in the bowling attack.
In a seam attack for the exhausting five-Test series that was squeezed into just over seven weeks, Boland, 36, is likely to join Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, both of whom are in their mid-30s.
Steve Smith will take the starting Ashes Test in his absence, and Australia have confirmed that captain Pat Cummins won’t be fit.
Cummins, a talismanic fast bowler, has been out for a while and earlier this month declared he was “less than likely” to play in the first Test against Perth on November 21.
Cummins will return to the nets this week after “running out of time” for the series opener, and head coach Andrew McDonald expressed his “really optimistic” that he would be able to play for the second Test in Brisbane starting on December 4.
The nature of the injury is that you grapple with it day by day, McDonald said. “We’ve grappled with it for a while.
“We’re very optimistic and optimistic about our second Test match.” This week, he’ll be back bowling, which is a significant improvement.
Australia’s renowned fast bowler and captain are losing a significant amount of money.
Cummins was initially ruled out of the white-ball series against India and New Zealand because of reports of a lumbar stress fracture.
Cummins claimed time was starting to get “tight” for the first Test because he needed at least a month to practice for the match-fit test two weeks prior.
Cummins was named captain just before the final Ashes series against Australia in 2021-22. Despite having to miss the second Test due to a Covid scare, the home side won 4-0.
Smith is a more than capable replacement for the captaincy.
The 36-year-old is the Ashes-winning skipper, and the “sandpapergate” ball-tampering scandal cost him the captaincy in 2018. He only lost the captaincy in 2018 as a result.
The batter, who has been a top Ashes run-scorer all-time, has six previous starts in place of Cummins as captain.
Scott Boland, who has a peerless average of 12.63 in Test matches in Australia, is likely to take Cummins’ place in the bowling attack.
In a seam attack for the exhausting five-Test series that was squeezed into just over seven weeks, Boland, 36, is likely to join Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, both of whom are in their mid-30s.
Losing your captain isn’t ideal, but when you’re enlisting Scott Boland as a potential replacement, McDonald said.
Australia are likely to need to use some untested or inexperienced reserves like Michael Neser, Brendan Doggett, or Fergus O’Neill, despite McDonald’s not excluding a Mitchell Marsh Test return.
The white-ball captain of Australia won his most recent of his 46 caps in December, winning 28.5 with the bat and 40.4 with the ball in Tests.
If we thought it would be beneficial to the Test team, McDonald said, “We would be comfortable choosing someone, and if you want to put a name to it Mitch Marsh, out of white-ball cricket.”
Who plays more, Cummins or Stokes, might decide Ashes.
The question of Cummins’ potential involvement and the bowlers Australia might employ aggravates the perception that pace bowling will determine the Ashes’ eventual winners.
The most hostile squad England have sent down under since 1970 has been named a battery of quick bowlers.
Some of the attackers’ identities are being investigated. Jofra Archer has a long injury history, while Mark Wood hasn’t played a test since August of last year, and Josh Tongue has been among the players who have been let down in the past year.
England’s Ashes squad is slowly getting better, with many players going after New Zealand’s first one-day international on Sunday.
Others, like Wood and Tongue, are already there as part of their preparations, not the New Zealand series.
After playing for England’s rugby league team for the first time before their first Ashes Test against Australia on Saturday, captain Ben Stokes is one of the players who will be traveling later.
Stokes hasn’t played since July because of a shoulder injury, but he’s reportedly prepared for the first Ashes Test. On November 13 in Perth, England plays their only warm-up game against an England Lions team.
Due to a variety of injuries, all-rounder Stokes has not featured in any of England’s previous four Test matches.
According to sources, Geri’s Spice Girls rift has been reignited as a result of Christian Horner’s F1 scandal after rumors that she wants to control “the celebrations for the 30th anniversary” of the singer’s alleged involvement.
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Christian Horner’s F1 scandal has reportedly reignited Geri’s rumoured rift with her Spice Girls bandmates. It comes amid speculation that projects for the band’s 30th anniversary are on the horizon. Christian was abruptly relieved of his duties as head of Red Bull in July, despite having led the team to significant success. His sudden departure followed reports of internal power struggles and his being embroiled in a text scandal.
He was implicated in a scandal where a female employee accused him of “inappropriate, controlling behavior” twelve months before his departure, but a resultant investigation found him innocent.
Although Geri has a long-standing relationship with her husband, some sources claim Geri felt humiliated. According to insiders, “Geri feels she has lost some of the power she once had. She is still embarrassed by all the Christian allegations.” She wants to organize every celebration for the 30th anniversary now.
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The Spice Girls are celebrating their 30th anniversary as they prepare for it, according to a source who claims there has always been a “little distance” between Geri and her bandmates.
A source told The Sun: “Although it’s always Victoria who gets the reputation for being a diva, it’s actually Geri. There’s always been that slight distance between her and the rest of them, as she did leave them high and dry at the biggest point of their career during that world tour in 1998.
The four others share a slightly different bond, despite the fact that that was years and years ago and that they have all since moved on. However, Geri is quite selfish and will always put her own needs before others, and she enjoys being in charge of making all decisions.
There have been reports of a documentary and a potential tour, despite no confirmation of the huge anniversary.
Marking three decades since their debut single Wannabe, the group has hinted that something big is in the works. Victoria Beckham, 51, who originally shot to fame as Posh Spice in the 1990s, admitted she’s open to the group reuniting at the state-of-the-art Sphere venue in Vegas, though ruled out the idea of a full-blown tour.
She said, “It would be tempting,” she said while speaking on Sirius XM in the US. But would you allow me to travel the world? No, I can’t. How talented would the Spice Girls be at the Sphere, in my opinion? The idea of it is so appealing. I mean, I’m never that great, and I’m not sure if I can even sing.
Melanie C has also sparked renewed reunion hopes. She said, “I would love that. I request that that the country make that happen.
She made it clear that discussions are taking place earlier this year, but she also acknowledged that not everyone is yet fully invested.
She said, “Next year is a big year for us, and we have to acknowledge it in some way,” So we are discussing how that will look, and Emma, Melanie, I am certain, and I am certain, we would be back on stage. However, there are times when someone needs to be a little more convincing.
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Tottenham are tracking Samu Aghehowa, while Bournemouth rejected two offers for Antoine Semenyo last summer, and Dominic Solanke may be leaving.
Dominic Solanke, 28, may be subject to a sale by Tottenham boss Thomas Frank because of his lack of positive traits. Football Insider
Tottenham and Manchester United made a £50 million summer transfer offer to Ghana’s Antoine Semenyo, but Bournemouth rejected it. (Telegraph)
Samu Aghehowa, 21, is a porto’s age 21, but Tottenham is competing with Arsenal, Newcastle, and Nottingham Forest for the Spain international. (Caught Offside)
Fabio Carvalho, 23, could leave Brentford on loan in January to pursue playing time, with a potential return to the Bundesliga in the offing. (Florian Plettenberg)
Joshua Zirkzee, 24, is currently on a loan at Manchester United, with Roma and other clubs interested in the Netherlands international. (TBR Football)
Morgan Rogers, 23, is currently in advanced negotiations with Aston Villa regarding a new contract. Football Insider
Colombia’s 29-year-old right-back Daniel Munoz and Crystal Palace‘s Daniel Munoz have received a 30 million euro (£26.2) offer from Barcelona. (Fichajes – Spanish)
Chelsea’s Malo Gusto, 22, is being watched closely by Juventus as they look into a January move for the French right-back. (Calciomercarto – Italian)
Robert Lewandowski, a 37-year-old Poland striker, will be out of contract at Barcelona next summer, according to Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is the co-owner of Manchester United. (Mirror)
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In the Northern Ireland Open final, Jack Lisowski defeated world number one Judd Trump 9-8 to win his first-ever ranking event title.
Trump’s quest for his first title since December 2024 continued with the 34-year-old’s seventh ranking event decision coming out of the final.
Lisowski now has the opportunity to win the £100,000 prize money that was previously awarded to the Alex Higgins Trophy.
tight final for Lisowski
On his sixth attempt, Lisowski won the first frame of the second half with a break of 97 before clinching the third.
A century from Lisowski tied the match after Trump restored his one-frame lead in the fifth and fourth frames after winning.
The 34-year-old was positioned well to win the game 4-3, but Trump took advantage of it and went ahead.
Before the break, Lisowski won the final frame to start a thrilling second session.
After the break, it was still a close game, with Lisowski leveling once more in the 10th with Trump winning the opening frame, helped by an 82-run run.
Gian van Veen, a Dutchman, won his first PDC title at the European Championships in Dortmund, outshining world number one Luke Humphries.
The 23-year-old defeated four-time champion Michael van Gerwen 11-9 in the semi-finals before holding on to his resolve to win 11-10 against Humphries.
When I won my first TV title, I wouldn’t cry, and now I’m crying, Van Veen told ITV Sport to my girlfriend when I walked on stage.
“I will never forget this situation, or even this crowd,” she declared. winning my first major in Germany is incredible.
Van Veen’s thumb was injured during the semi-final, and he continued to appear pain throughout the match.
Humphries’ rival refused to let the 21-leg match go away from him, despite a strong start and a 4-1 lead.
The pair traded legs until the final stages of a back-and-forth encounter.
Van Veen, known as “The Giant,” jumped at the chance to win the decider by missing the double 20 when leading 10-9, but the winner was unharmed with a 100 checkout.
