/ 09 February 2022

Clear the way, winners coming through

Image source: AAP
Image source: AAP

Between the Winter Olympics and the resignation of Australia’s men’s cricket coach Justin Langer, the spotlight has been well and truly off our unstoppable women’s cricket team. But yesterday the Ashes series against England wrapped up and they are well and truly retained. Australia took an unassailable 8-4 points series lead last Thursday, and sealed the series victory on Sunday with another win. And in the 3rd/final one-day international (ODI) yesterday, Australia made it an undefeated series with a comfortable 8-wicket win. That means the team would have to feel pretty good about heading to the ODI World Cup in New Zealand in March… And the men’s side have named their squad for the upcoming tour of Pakistan. It’s notable because Oz hasn’t toured Pakistan since 1998 over security concerns, but Cricket Australia gave the tour a (baggy) green light last week, and no players have pulled out. Now all they need is a full-time coach…

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