MEDIA RELEASE: SCOTLAND TO HOST AUSTRALIA IN MEN’S T20 SERIES IN SEPTEMBER Cricket Scotland and Cricket Australia are delighted to announce confirmation of a men’s T20 international series in Scotland in September 2024. Three T20 internationals will take place between the sides at The Grange, Edinburgh on 4, 6 and 7 September, ahead of Australia’s fixtures against England later in the month. The matches will be the first to be played by Australia’s men in Scotland since 2013, when the sides played an ODI at The Grange, with the visitors running out winners. The most recent meeting was at the 2015 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with Australia again triumphant. The announcement comes on the eve of the clash between Scotland and Australia in St Lucia in Group B of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Trudy Lindblade, Cricket Scotland Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to announce these fixtures, ...

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Sydney Thunder to launch Tape Ball tournament with cultural festival Source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) Western Sydney BBL club Sydney Thunder will launch an innovative Tape Ball League this month with a free South Asian themed cultural festival. The festival, on Saturday June 29 at Cricket Central in Sydney Olympic Park, will feature casual tape ball games, food vendors, henna painting and face painting, along with appearances from current Thunder stars Tanveer Sangha and Phoebe Litchfield, as well as Pakistani-born former Australian international and Thunder representative Fawad Ahmed. Festival guests will also be able to hear from comedian and MC Nazeem Hussain, watch performances from Bhangra dancers and Dhol drummers, amongst a host of activities for children. The cultural festival will set up a massive 24 hours of entertainment for cricket fans with the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean starting at ...

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Training vision and an interview with Cameron Green during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) An interview with Cameron Green: Vision from training: Australia opens its tournament against Oman in Barbados on Wednesday. ENDS   Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...

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Training vision and footage of the Australian men’s team in the Carribean leading into the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.   source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) With all players now in Barbados the squad enjoyed a catamaran cruise on Saturday before training today. An interview with Ashton Agar Vision from training and the catamaran cruise ENDS   Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...

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The Australian men’s team has arrived in the Caribbean, in part, as preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign begin. Much of the side, minus those who played in the latter matches of the Indian Premier League, are in Trinidad for warm-up games against Namibia and the West Indies. Vision from a light training session and a welcome function hosted by the Australian High Commission can be found here: An interview with Australian T20 captain Mitchell Marsh can be found here:   Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...

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Australia to commence ICC Men’s T20 World Cup preparations today Source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) Brisbane, May 6, 2024 – The home based players of Australian men’s squad, under the leadership of Mitchell Marsh, is set to kick-start their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup today. The squad will undergo training in two phases in Brisbane, with the first phase commencing from today. During the week-long camp, 11 home-based players and members of extended squad will gather in Brisbane to engage in a comprehensive training regimen, which includes honing skills, rigorous gym sessions, and regular check-ins to ensure peak performance. This initial phase signifies the beginning of a focused preparation period, with another camp scheduled in Brisbane for next week, where the squad will gear up for the highly anticipated ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Head Coach Andrew McDonald will be available for media interactions prior ...

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eLanka Newsletter -6th May 2024 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Shehana Wijesena – Partner at Bird & Bird (International Law Firm) – Intellectual Property Group in Sydney The Sri Lanka visa debacle…. How to break what is working well!! – By Aubrey Joachim HEART TRANSPLANT – By Lakshman Navaratne “The Thyroid Gland: A Key Player in Your Body’s Health” – By Dr Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – Tell me why? – By Charles Schokman MY APPRECIATION “He’s My Brother” – By Alix Vaz The latest blow to the oil markets: Chinese manufacturing activity slows down again! – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena Mitchell Marsh has been appointed captain of the Australian men’s T20 team and will lead the side at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. “Those Mother and Child Moments” – A Mother’s Day reflection ...

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We’ll ensure not to discuss on field plans in Urdu in front of Usman Khawaja, Hasan Ali In a candid interview, Pakistani cricketer Hasan Ali shed light on the upcoming challenges his team faces during the highly anticipated tour to Australia. The fast bowler, spoke about an interesting takeaway from last Benaud-Qadir Trophy. “Usman bhai is familiar with Urdu,” Hasan stated, “but after he leaked our strategies to the Australia cricket team in Karachi, we’ve become more cautious. We’ll ensure not to discuss plans in Urdu in front of him to keep our strategies confidential. We’ll move a bit farther away from him to strategize for the game.” Discussing the challenges of the Australian tour, Hasan emphasized the toughness of Australian conditions, especially with the bouncy tracks that provide extra bounce, making it a formidable test for the Pakistani team. “It’s not just Pakistan; all South Asian teams find it ...

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Hussey bullish on Australia’s World Cup chances – By Jonathan Healy © ICC 2023 Source : icc-cricket Courtesy of ICC ( https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3638257 ) Australia great Mike Hussey believes his former side are in with an excellent chance of winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India this year and has nominated the players that must fire if they are to claim an unprecedented sixth title. Hussey won a World Cup with Australia in the West Indies back in 2007 and more recently played a major role in helping England claim their maiden ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title last year when part of their coaching setup. Australia Greatest Catches | ICC Men’s CWC Relive Australia’s greatest catches from previous editions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup While Australia fell short at the most recent edition of the 50-over showcase when they were bundled out by eventual champions England in ...

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