"Carrying on, telling me she's the next big thing...
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) January 16, 2025
"I love you Rach, I'm sorry!"
Usman Khawaja's night of being mic'd up has started red-hot #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/NFMSmWCZHT
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Bowden, Gayle make an appearance at T20 Black Clash
Team Rugby and Team Cricket squared off in Christchurch in front of a sell-out crowd
ESPNcricinfo staff
18-Jan-2025
Former West Indies star Chris Gayle and former international umpire Billy Bowden made a reappearance on the field in the T20 Black Clash between Team Rugby and Team Cricket at the Hagley Oval, in Christchurch, on Saturday. Gayle turned up for Team Rugby and was seen bowling in his usual style with sunglasses on.
Adam Parore, Hamish Marshall, Nathan McCullum, Chris Martin and Lou Vincent also featured in front of a sell-out crowd. The Black Clash is a celebrity match boasting of some of the biggest names in New Zealand rugby and cricket.
Friday saw the seventh edition of the T20 Black Clash. Last year, Brian Lara was part of Team Rugby, but he couldn't steer his side to a win.
Full postUsman Khawaja teases wife Rachel about her TV career
ESPNcricinfo staff
17-Jan-2025
Rachel Khawaja was on reporting duty at 7Cricket during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and her husband, Usman, takes the opportunity to pull her leg about it while he's mic-ed up during a BBL game.
But Usman certainly appreciates his wife's involvement in the game, thanking her for forcing him to carry two bats with him for a BBL game earlier in the month.
Lucky Usman Khawaja listened to his wife @rachel_khawaja, otherwise he wouldn't have had a second bat to use when the first one broke #BBL13 pic.twitter.com/daza3f1i0b
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) January 10, 2024
Mitchell Starc commentates on wife Alyssa Healy's dismissal
ESPNcricinfo staff
15-Jan-2025
After Alyssa Healy commentated on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy featuring husband Mitchell Starc, whose golf skills she wasn't too kind about, it's Starc's turn to be up in the commentary box for the women's Ashes. He was at hand to call her dismissal in the second ODI - caught behind off Lauren Bell for 29.
Starc also managed to take a dig at England captain Ben Stokes, who claimed, after Australia retained the Ashes with a 2-2 series draw in 2023, that his side had earned a "moral victory". Speaking about the last women's Ashes, which were also drawn and held by Australia, Starc quipped: "Yeah, but who won morally?"
Gold… @sthalekar93 brings up the women's drawn Ashes & Starc in commentary says "yeah but who won morally?"
— Neroli Meadows (@Neroli_Meadows) January 12, 2025
James Vince, seagull killer
Vince top scored for his BBL team with 53 from 44 balls, at the expense of one unfortunate, unsuspecting seagull
ESPNcricinfo staff
10-Jan-2025
James Vince accidentally killed a seagull with a lofted drive during Sydney Sixers' 16-run loss to Melbourne Stars at the MCG on Thursday.
Vince, who top scored for his team with 53 from 44 balls, launched Joel Paris down the ground for a one-bounce four - with that first bounce sending feathers flying as his unfortunate victim took a direct hit, just inside the rope at long-on.
Vince's fellow Englishman Ben Duckett, who was wearing a microphone during his fielding stint, described the incident to Fox Cricket during the broadcast.
"He didn't look in a good way there," Duckett said. "I think he's dead... it didn't look too nice, it actually hit him so hard.
Full postMark Waugh's Bumrah hangover
ESPNcricinfo staff
07-Jan-2025
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has come home, Australia has put one over India, but the ghost of Jasprit Bumrah still haunts cricketers and commentators alike. Mark Waugh, for one, is seeing him everywhere, even at the BBL.
"I thought it was Jasprit Bumrah halfway through the run up!"
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 6, 2025
Lockie Ferguson's run up has got to @juniorwaugh349 #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/92jc20hc4B
Ravi Shastri revs up the studio in characteristic fashion
ESPNcricinfo staff
06-Jan-2025
That's a good way to energise everyone before the start of a long day's work!
Ravi's always fired up for the cricket! #Cricket #AUSvIND #MarkHoward #RaviShastri #MichaelVaughan #Foxtel pic.twitter.com/NiE741h1lD
— Foxtel (@Foxtel) January 5, 2025
Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy take a couple quiz
ESPNcricinfo staff
06-Jan-2025
The awkwardness at answering these questions while being totally comfortable with each other - that was our favourite part.
How can you not love these two!
— Australian Women's Cricket Team (@AusWomenCricket) January 3, 2025
Mitch Starc and Alyssa Healy with some very wholesome insights into their life as a married couple pic.twitter.com/Pt3YjzZm1r
Beau Webster's parents look for house-sitter
ESPNcricinfo staff
03-Jan-2025
After bowler Beau Webster was named in the Australian XI for the New Year's Test against India, his parents, based in Tasmania, scrambled to get to Sydney to watch their son play for the country. As reported by news.com.au, a friend of Webster's parents put up a post on a local Facebook page asking for a housesitter for a family with two dogs. The post read:
"Unlikely but is anyone available for some house sitting starting tonight, for 4-5 nights?" Until at least Tuesday next week, possible a few more days after that. Would be looking after 2 dogs based in Mount Nelson. A friend's son has been selected for the Australian cricket side!! So she's off to Sydney at very short notice."
Hope the dogs are getting watched while Webster and his family enjoy their time at the SCG.
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