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Tim David has joined MI Emirates in the ILT20 but may be required to leave the tournament early if selected in Australia’s squad for the T20I series against West Indies next month. David’s BBL season is complete after Hobart Hurricanes failed to make the finals, so he has a window to play in the UAE

Sydney Sixers 152 for 8 (Henriques 59, Hughes 42, Neser 3-27, Johnson 2-14) beat Brisbane Heat 113 all out (Peirson 26, Dwarshuis 5-21, Kerr 2-18, Edwards, 2-26) by 39 runs Sydney Sixers secured a home BBL final after seamer Ben Dwarshuis tore into Brisbane Heat on a two-paced Gold Coast surface. Earlier, captain Moises Henriques

Usman Khawaja has been initially cleared of concussion and fractured jaw after he copped a blow to the head from Shamar Joseph with just one run to win in Australia’s 10-wicket victory over West Indies in Adelaide. Khawaja lost sight of a short ball from around the wicket and was hit on the right side

West Indies coach Andre Coley says it has been a pretty steep learning curve for some of his batters against Australia’s attack, but he believes they are still in the game despite staring down the barrel of a heavy defeat on a challenging pitch in Adelaide. A spectacular century from Travis Head looms as the

Tea Australia 260 for 8 (Cummins 10*, Lyon 4*) lead West Indies 188 by 72 runs On his home ground, Travis Head overcame tricky batting conditions and a spirited West Indies attack, led by debutants Shamar Joseph and Justin Greaves, to compile his seventh Test century and put Australia in the lead after they briefly

Australia’s reserve batter Matt Renshaw will be released to play in the BBL qualifier for Brisbane Heat against Sydney Sixers on Friday night on the Gold Coast, which leaves Australia’s Test team without a concussion replacement for 24 hours if a batter were to suffer a head knock against West Indies on day three of

There are dream debuts, and then there is Shamar Joseph‘s debut. To begin with, he became the first ever from his tiny village of Baracara in Guyana – the place has a measly population of 350 – to represent West Indies in a Test during the first Test against Australia in Adelaide. Then he hit

Shamar Joseph, the West Indies fast bowler with just five first-class matches under his belt, made a remarkable start to his Test career when he removed Steven Smith with his first ball during West Indies’ first Test against Australia in Adelaide. Joseph, 24, had already made an impression on the opening day in Adelaide when

A relieved Sam Harper said his health has turned a corner after suffering a “grim” concussion while training with the Melbourne Stars. The wicketkeeper suffered a laceration on his chin and neck after being struck by a ball on January 5 as he attempted to play a ramp shot while preparing for a Big Bash

On paper this looks like the ultimate mismatch. A powerful and successful Australia side, against a West Indies team that will feature at least three debutants and only five players with previous experience in the country. It will probably play out that way, too, but that does not mean there won’t be intrigue along the

Australia captain Pat Cummins has been in contact with Cameron Bancroft and Marcus Harris to reassure them they remain firmly in Test consideration despite being overlooked following David Warner’s retirement. With Steven Smith promoted to open, Cameron Green returning at No. 4 against West Indies in Adelaide and Matt Renshaw selected as the reserve batter,

Cameron Green could hardly be blamed if he was feeling a little like he was damned if he did open the batting in the Adelaide Test and damned now that he is batting at No.4. The Western Australia allrounder says he is excited and grateful to make his Test match return against West Indies having

Hobart Hurricanes 187 for 8 (Wade 63, McDermott 50, Lawrence 4-35, Coulter-Nile 2-18, Imad 2-35) beat Melbourne Stars 180 for 4 (Webster 55*, Stoinis 48, Maxwell 32, Ellis 2-29) by seven runs Hobart Hurricanes salvaged some pride at the end of another disappointing BBL campaign, holding off Melbourne Stars by seven runs at the MCG.

After Scorchers’ top-order was ripped apart, No. 7 Hobson took over with an assault at the death to flay a flagging Heat attack in temperatures hovering around 40 degrees in the daytime fixture. Hobson finished unbeaten with a career best 48 off 30 balls to turn the match on its head as Scorchers eventually claimed

Shaun Marsh has announced his retirement from professional cricket with Melbourne Renegades’ final game of the BBL season against Sydney Thunder to be the last of his career. After a late start to this BBL due to injury, Marsh’s form has been impressive with 181 runs at 45.25 and a strike-rate of 138.16. Despite playing

Adelaide Strikers 141 for 1 (M Short 74*, Weatherald 47*) beat Sydney Thunder 140 (Hales, 43, Pope 4-22, Overton 3-26) by nine wickets Adelaide Strikers captain Matt Short steered his side to the BBL finals with a quality innings to down the Sydney Thunder. In sealing a spot in the top four, Short clubbed a

A reinvigorated Steven Smith has not considered what it would mean for his future if the move to Test opener does not pay off for Australia. Three days out from the first Test against the West Indies, Smith’s life at the top of the order began when he faced the new ball in the Adelaide

Perth Scorchers 163 for 6 (Hobson 48*, Connolly 35) beat Brisbane Heat 128 (Peirson 42, Tye 4-14, Morris 3-26) by 35 runs Nick Hobson and Cooper Connolly again tormented Brisbane Heat to ignite Perth Scorchers’ 35-run victory at an oppressive Optus Stadium as their hunt to finish second on the BBL ladder continues. Having recovered

Melbourne Renegades 139 for 4 (Marsh 64*, Fraser-McGurk 42, Coulter-Nile 2-25) beat Melbourne Stars 137 for 8 (Cartwright 38, Richardson 2-17, Hosein 2-18) by six wickets Aaron Finch enjoyed a winning farewell despite a third-ball duck, as his Melbourne Renegades side dealt a massive blow to local rivals Melbourne Stars’ BBL finals hopes. A total

Steven Smith has laid out his rationale behind pushing for a move to open in Test cricket, and it’s pretty simple: he doesn’t want to wait. Smith had been the only incumbent player to publicly state he wanted to shift up the order to replace David Warner and the selectors ended up taking the option,

Aaron Finch believes he might get more emotional in his BBL and Melbourne Renegades farewell than he did when he retired from international cricket for Australia, as he prepares to play his last professional match in the Melbourne derby on Saturday night. Finch has announced his retirement from professional cricket despite having a year to

Sydney Sixers 151 for 7 (Philippe 47, Silk 35, McAndrew 2-17) beat Sydney Thunder 132 (Warner 37, O’Keefe 3-13) by 19 runs David Warner helicoptered into the SCG but he couldn’t pilot Sydney Thunder to victory as their BBL campaign came to end as Sydney Sixers overcame Steven Smith‘s first ball-duck to remain on course

Legspinner Alana King continues to be squeezed out of Australia’s T20I squad in what remains a settled group for the limited-overs legs of South Africa’s multiformat visit which begins at the end of January. King will return for the three-match ODI series with Grace Harris, who is part of the T20I squad, dropping out. King,

Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis has signed to play in the SA20 for Durban’s Super Giants, the affiliate of his IPL club Lucknow. He is comfortable with being left out of Australia’s ODI squad to face West Indies after speaking regularly to the selectors for six months, but still hopes to be part of the T20

Adelaide Strikers 169 for 2 (Weatherald 80*) beat Hobart Hurricanes 167 for 6 (Wright 37, Boyce 2-17) by eight wickets Jake Weatherald has come from the clouds, hitting 80 from 32 balls to keep Adelaide Strikers’ Big Bash League final hopes alive and end the top-four quest of Hobart Hurricanes. Weatherald, in at No. 3

There will be no helicopter for Steve O’Keefe at the SCG on Friday, but his evening in the BBL Sydney derby could be a much more significant than David Warner’s hasty flight from his brother’s wedding. There’s a chance that the game will be O’Keefe’s final outing at the SCG with this season very likely

Usman Khawaja has displayed the dove and olive branch symbol, which the ICC banned, on his shoes and bat during the BBL match against Perth Scorchers in Brisbane. The image was approved by the Cricket Australia board prior to the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan, but despite Khawaja’s submission to the ICC the governing body

Australia’s chair of selectors George Bailey has shut down conspiracy talk around Cameron Bancroft being overlooked for the Test side as having anything to do with the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. Bancroft has played Test cricket since his ban, featuring in two games against England in 2019, but comments he made in a 2021 interview about

Steven Smith will captain Australia in the ODI series against West Indies next month while fast bowler Lance Morris has been handed his first call-up in the format and Marcus Stoinis has been dropped. Pat Cummins, having led the side to the World Cup title in November, has been rested alongside Mitchell Marsh who captained

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes that Steven Smith would become the best opening batter in the world if he was given the task of replacing David Warner, but still sees Cameron Green as the likelier route the selectors will take. The squad for the first Test against West Indies will be named on Wednesday