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Australia No.3 Marnus Labuschagne will undergo a scan after copping a blow to his finger during a withering short-ball assault from Pakistan’s quicks late on day three of the first Test in Perth. During the sixth over of Australia’s second innings, Labuschagne was whacked on the little finger of his right hand from a rearing

Australia 487 lead Pakistan 271 (Imam 62, Shafique 42, Lyon 3-66) by 216 runs Offspinner Nathan Lyon finished tantalisingly on 499 Test wickets as Australia’s formidable attack bowled relentlessly on day three to thwart Pakistan in the first Test at the Optus Stadium. Having taken three wickets in the first innings, the tension was palpable

Losing the ODI World Cup final to Australia hit India captain Rohit Sharma so hard that “it was very hard to get back and start moving on”. Speaking to fans helped him heal, he said in a social-media video on Wednesday. Twenty-four days after the final in Ahmedabad, which India lost after winning all ten

Tea Pakistan 43 for 0 trail Australia 487 (Warner 164, Marsh 90, Jamal 6-111) by 444 runs Openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq weathered Australia’s formidable attack in the second session of day two as Pakistan made a resolute start to their first innings in the series-opener at Optus Stadium. After spending 113.2 overs in the

Australia’s World Test Championship final and ODI World Cup hero Travis Head has formally been elevated to co-vice-captain in Australia’s Test team alongside Steven Smith, with current captain Pat Cummins saying that he has all the makings of a future Test leader as they try to future-proof the leadership stocks within Australian cricket. Head, 29,

Warner made his 26th Test century and finished with 164 as no other Australian passed fifty in their opening day total of 346 for 5 on a surface that had something in it for the bowlers. Warner had been the subject of a lot of talk in the lead-up to the Test match after Johnson

Australia allrounder Cameron Green has revealed he was born with chronic kidney disease and at one stage had a life expectancy of just 12 but has been able to manage the issues throughout his professional cricketing career. Green, 24, was left out of Australia’s XI for the opening Test of the summer against Pakistan in

Australia won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat on an expected bouncy and fast Optus Stadium surface for the first Test between Australia and Pakistan. Australia will face an inexperienced Pakistan attack on a hard pitch amid sunny conditions in Perth on day one.

Perth Scorchers 102 for 3 beat Melbourne Stars 101 (Behrendorff 3-28) by seven wickets Two-time defending champions Perth Scorchers remained the BBL benchmark, overpowering Melbourne Stars by seven wickets at the MCG. After skittling Stars’ top order on Wednesday night and dismissing them for 101 in 19.1 overs, the five-time winners extended their winning streak

Australia captain Pat Cummins has confirmed that opener Usman Khawaja will not wear any written messages on his shoes in the first Test against Pakistan starting on Thursday in Perth due to ICC regulations. Khawaja had “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right” written on his batting spikes at training on Tuesday.

Brisbane Heat 151 for 7 (Munro 46, T Sangha 3-21) beat Sydney Thunder 131 (Davies 35, Bartlett 3-35) by 20 runs Brisbane Heat continued their undefeated start to the BBL season with a comfortable 20-run win against Sydney Thunder in Canberra. A classy 46 from in-form opener Colin Munro and clinical bowling from their disciplined

Steven Smith cut a familiar figure at Australia’s optional training session at the WACA ground on Monday. It started at 1.30pm on the dot, and there was Smith, the first and only player out there on the lone centre-wicket net with coach Andrew McDonald and bowling coach Daniel Vettori carrying their trusty side-arms. While the

Ten millimetres of grass has been left on the Optus Stadium pitch two days ahead of the first Test between Australia and Pakistan, but more is expected to be shaven off with head curator Isaac McDonald tipping a “hard, fast and bouncy” surface. Pressure has been on the ground staff after a sedate pitch in

Sydney Sixers 139 for 4 (Hughes 60*) beat Hobart Hurricanes 135 for 8 (Jewell 42, Curran 3-19) Injury-plagued Hobart Hurricanes quick Riley Meredith suffered an apparent side strain as his side went down by six wickets to a Daniel Hughes-led Sydney Sixers. Sixers, who are 2-0 to start the BBL season, chased down the Hurricanes’

World Cup winners Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, all likely to attract big bucks, are among the first sets of players in their respective categories (capped batters, allrounders and bowlers, respectively) who will be up for bidding at the IPL 2024 auction that will be held in Dubai on December 19. Also among

Travis Head believes that opening the batting in Test cricket was a “specialist job” as he ruled himself out of contention to replace David Warner. Having powered Australia to an ODI World Cup triumph with spectacular batting at the top of the order, Head presented a potentially intriguing option to succeed Warner who is set

David Warner has opened up on Mitchell Johnson‘s criticism of his retirement plans, saying his former team-mate is entitled to his opinions, however scathing. Warner refusing to add fuel to the fire comes as Australian captain Pat Cummins said the Test team would be “fiercely protective” of the veteran opener in the face of external

Melbourne Renegades’ Big Bash League clash with Perth Scorchers has been abandoned after 6.5 overs because of safety concerns over a water-damaged pitch. The ground staff in Geelong worked feverishly on Sunday to dry the pitch after heavy rain crept under the covers overnight. Renegades captain Nic Maddinson declared the pitch still “absolutely drenched” at

Alyssa Healy has declared herself a near-certain starter for Australia’s Test against India in Mumbai. The star wicketkeeper-batter missed all-but one match of the WBBL after badly hurting her finger while trying to break up a fight between her two dogs. Healy has returned to training and is preparing to face India at the famous

Melbourne Stars have suffered a huge blow to their hopes of bouncing back from a horror start to the BBL with Glenn Maxwell ruled out of their next match against Perth Scorchers due to injury. He had medical attention twice in middle and had his forearm taped, then was seen icing it in the dugout

Having been rubberstamped as Australia’s new permanent captain, Alyssa Healy is excited about leading them into what shapes as the most competitive era of women’s cricket, with next year’s T20 World Cup potentially being the most open ever. Australia will be in the defending champions, and likely favourites, in Bangladesh next September and October, but

Pakistan 391 for 9 dec (Masood 201*, Buckingham 5-80) drew with Prime Minister’s XI 367 for 4 (Renshaw 136*, Bancroft 53) Pakistan’s preparations for their three-Test series against Australia have wrapped a day early after a freak weather event battered Canberra. A massive electrical storm hit the region around 8pm on Friday, with 55kph winds

Alyssa Healy has been charged with leading Australia’s all-conquering women’s cricket team into a new era after officially replacing Meg Lanning as captain across all three formats. Wicketkeeper-batter Healy filled in for Lanning as captain for extended spells over the past two years, including this year’s Ashes. Now the 33-year-old, who was named vice-captain last

Will Sutherland, the Australia A allrounder, has signed to play for Somerset in next season’s County Championship and T20 Blast. The 24-year-old is due to arrive for the start of the season in April, subject to the conclusion of Victoria’s Sheffield Shield campaign – the final of which will be played March 21-25 – and

Prime Minister’s XI 367 for 4 (Renshaw 136*, Bancroft 53) trail Pakistan 391 for 9 dec by 24 runs Matt Renshaw bolstered his chances of a Test recall with a controlled century in the tour game against Pakistan, adding more intrigue to the question of who replaces David Warner when he retires. The 27-year-old outperformed

Matthew Short, last season’s player of the tournament in the BBL, has been named Adelaide Strikers’ new captain. Short takes over permanently from Travis Head having stood in for him last season. He scored 458 runs and claimed 11 wickets in the 2022-23 edition of the tournament and has since made his T20I and ODIs

Prime Minister’s XI 149 for 2 (Bancroft 53, Harris 49, Shahzad 1-23) trail Pakistan 391 for 9 dec (Masood 201*, Sarfaraz 41*, Buckingham 5-80) by 242 runs Cameron Bancroft added a half-century to his impressive tally of runs this season but both he and Marcus Harris missed the opportunity for a substantial score in their

Australia’s World Cup-winning master blaster Glenn Maxwell has declared he will entertain crowds in the IPL until he “can’t walk anymore”. But the star allrounder is already focusing on adding a second T20 World Cup to Australia’s collection during next year’s tournament in the United States and the West Indies. After resting for a week

A new-look BBL will begin on Thursday with a reduced 40-game regular season although the squeeze on marquee talent continues to be a challenge. We run the rule over how each side could go. You can read part one here. Squads as of December 6 and subject to change Melbourne Stars Squad Scott Boland, Joe

Mitchell Johnson says he had received a “pretty bad” text message from David Warner earlier in the year which in part prompted his attack on Australia’s Test opener in his column while he called chairman of selectors George Bailey‘s response “quite disgusting”. Bailey was asked to respond to Johnson’s article during a press conference after