Fast Bowling

It's not the news Nottinghamshire were hoping for. Peter Siddle, the 41-year-old Australian quick who still finds ways to make batters uncomfortable, has pulled out of his planned overseas stint with the club for the 2026 Vitality Blast. For a team that had clearly earmarked him as a key piece of their bowling puzzle, it's a frustrating development — and one that arrives at an awkward time. What Nottinghamshire Were Getting When you sign Peter Siddle, you're not just signing a fast bowler.

By now, a timid man would have quit. But there is no surrender in the vocabulary of Mohammed Shami, a veteran fast bowler who still roars like a lion. Cruelly ignored by the selectors despite his consistent habit of taking wickets in domestic cricket, Shami tore up the field on Sunday with a blistering spell of fast bowling. With unrelenting accuracy, he sent two players back to the pavilion as the right-armer laid down the foundation for Lucknow Super Giants’ first victory of