Australian cricket has lost one of its great figures with the passing of former captain and coach Bob Simpson at the age of 89. Cricket Australia confirmed the news on Saturday. Simpson was a central figure in the game for decades. He played 62 Tests for Australia between 1957 and 1978, scoring 4,869 runs at […]
England’s captain Ben Stokes gestures during the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and India at Lord’s cricket ground in London, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Pelham) Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has slammed Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum for their rigid approach in continuing with Zak Crawley, despite the […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ex-Australia test vice-captain Keith Stackpole, one of Wisden’s cricketers of the year in 1973, has died, Cricket Australia said Wednesday. He was 84. Stackpole made his international debut in 1966 and played 43 tests, scoring 2,807 runs and taking 15 wickets with his wrist spin, in an era when batters usually […]
