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Australia 436 for 4 (Head 172*, Labuschagne 163, Thomas 2-53) vs West Indies Marnus Labuschagne fell for 163 before the dinner break on day two but Travis Head closed in on a maiden Test double century, as Australia continued to make an uninspired West Indies toil in the second Test at Adelaide Oval. Starting at

Josh Hazlewood is in doubt for the start of the series against South Africa after being ruled out of the second Test against West Indies in Adelaide with a side strain. Initially his withdrawal from the match was attributed to “general soreness” but further investigation revealed the side strain. He will return to Sydney on

There is a lot of talk about whether the Australia men’s team has fallen out of favour with the general public. Regardless of how much truth or otherwise there is around that, there could be no doubt about the affection felt for Travis Head when he brought up a hometown century at Adelaide Oval. Most

David Warner has given up his attempts at having his lifetime leadership ban overturned and launched a scathing attack on the process, claiming the independent panel put in place to review the sanction wanted to put him through a “public lynching”. In lengthy social-media posts that went up shortly before 6pm on the eve of

My family is more important to me than cricket. Over the course of the past nearly five years since the events that occurred during the Third Test in Cape Town, even with all the humiliation and attacks that they have had to endure, I have enjoyed the unwavering support and love of my wife Candice

Labuschagne scored 204 and 104* in Perth, becoming just the eighth player to record a century and a double-ton in the same Test. The knocks gave him 50 rating points, helping him regain his position at the top of the rankings table for the first time since June this year. He rises to 935 rating

Australia’s uncapped teenaged batter Phoebe Litchfield has heaped praise on India opener Smriti Mandhana for sharing insights during the Women’s Big Bash League last year and termed her one of her “favourite left-handers to watch.” Mandhana led the charts for for Sydney Thunder in WBBL 2021-22 with 377 runs at a strike rate of 130.44.

If history repeats itself and Pat Cummins misses the Adelaide Test, Australia are confident in their fast-bowling depth being able to cover the absence of the captain. Cummins was forced out of the corresponding fixture a year ago after being identified as a close Covid-19 contact on the eve of the Test against England. Australia

Australia’s newest spin sensation Alana King is relishing the prospect of bowling in front of extended family as she prepares to play her first international game in India. King’s parents Leroy and Sharon were born in Chennai before moving to Melbourne before Alana was born. The 27-year-old has visited the country on multiple family trips,

Lance Morris, the Western Australia pace bowler who is rated the quickest bowler in Australia, has been called up into the squad alongside Queensland seamer Michael Neser as bowling reinforcement for the second Test against West Indies in Adelaide. Morris, 24, has had an outstanding Sheffield Shield season where he is the leading wicket-taker with

A 3am phone call is seldom a gleeful one. Seam-bowling allrounder Kim Garth, who made her international debut for Ireland in 2010 at the age of 14, received a maiden call-up to Australia’s T20I squad for the tour of India – where they play five T20Is starting December 9 in Mumbai. She wanted to convey

In-form Queensland opener Matt Renshaw says he’s ready for an Australian Test recall after making key changes to his approach to cricket. Renshaw, the 26-year-old left-hander, played the last of his 11 Tests in 2018. His form this summer has been top shelf. Renshaw has scored 491 first-class runs this season at an average of

Cummins, who was jogging for balls in the outfield on Sunday at Perth Stadium to protect his quad, will be given right up until Thursday morning to prove his fitness. However, Australia are considering adding further pace-bowling reserves to their squad to supplement Scott Boland who is the current back-up. “I felt okay,” Cummins said.

Lunch West Indies 283 & 258 for 7 (Brathwaite 110, Chanderpaul 45, Joseph 14*, Chase 13*, Lyon 4-81) need 240 more runs to beat Australia 598 for 4 dec and 182 for 2 dec Nathan Lyon relished taking charge of an attack missing Pat Cummins, taking Australia closer to a convincing first Test victory over

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has returned to work to commentate on the Australia-West Indies Test match in Perth just 24 hours after suffering “sharp pains” in his chest that required him to go to hospital. Ponting spoke openly and honestly on Saturday morning on Channel Seven about the health scare he suffered on Friday.

There are some concerns over the fitness of Australia captain Pat Cummins after he failed to take the field for the start of the fourth innings on day four of the first Test against West Indies in Perth due to some right quadricep soreness. Cummins bowled 20.2 overs in West Indies first innings across days

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been taken to hospital in Perth as a precaution after feeling unwell. Ponting was at Optus Stadium on Friday conducting his Seven Network commentary duties during the first Test against West Indies when he started feeling unwell. It’s been reported Ponting suffered a heart scare, but no confirmed details

Lunch West Indies 150 for 1 (Brathwaite 62*, Blackwood 9*) trail Australia 598 for 4 dec by 448 runs Debutant Tagenarine Chanderpaul fell after notching his half-century, but a gritty West Indies showed resolve against an accurate Australian attack on a pivotal day three of the first Test. In response to Australia’s massive first innings

“I’m back, baby!” That was Steven Smith‘s declaration after one cover drive during his unbeaten 80 in the first ODI against England in Adelaide a fortnight ago. He’s back alright. Back in a big way as he helped himself to an unbeaten double century against a hapless West Indies attack. “I think from the first

Lunch Australia 402 for 3 (Labuschagne 204, Smith 114*) vs West Indies Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith notched milestones before lunch on day two, pummelling an uninspiring West Indies attack as Australia strengthened their grip on the first Test at Optus Stadium in Perth. With Australia starting day two at a commanding 293 for 2,

It’s rare for a Queenslander to love Perth as much as Marnus Labuschagne does. But he continued his adoring relationship with Western Australia’s capital and its newest cricket stadium, compiling a masterful 154 not out on day one of the opening Test against West Indies with promises of more to come. “I love this venue,”

Cameron Green is excited about the possibility of going to the IPL in 2023 despite a warning from David Warner about the consequences of adding the world’s longest T20 franchise tournament to a monstrous Test and ODI workload in the calendar year. Green will enter the auction, and could well be at the centre of

This week is supposed to be a special homecoming for Cameron Green, with the allrounder set to play his first Test match in his hometown of Perth against West Indies starting Wednesday. Green, who debuted in Test cricket in December of 2020, has not missed any of Australia’s 14 Tests since, but bizarrely not yet

When Australia won the T20 World Cup in 2021, there was feeling that they had finally secured that one global trophy that had long eluded them. But the reality is there is another trophy, albeit newly created, that quite literally slipped through their fingers in 2021. Australia missed the 2021 World Test Championship final because

Test captain Pat Cummins has fired back at former coach Justin Langer’s claim that he was undermined by leaks, saying there are “no cowards” in the Australian team. The first Test between Australia and West Indies starting on Wednesday has been overshadowed by Langer’s recent candid interview on the Back Chat podcast, where he attacked

More home matches and playing at bigger stadiums are on the cards for the WBBL, as the rapidly expanding women’s game puts pressure on the tournament to retain its standing as the premier event. The latest edition of the WBBL came to a conclusion in front of a crowd of 6478 at North Sydney Oval

Steve Waugh feels that the cricket-watching public, at least in Australia, “has almost overdosed” on the game, and it has reached a point where the interest levels are on the wane. “There’s a lot of cricket, it’s hard to follow as a spectator, it’s very hard to keep up with it,” Waugh said on SEN’s

Adam Zampa is in line to make his first Sheffield Shield appearance since 2019 and have a chance to push a claim for a spot on the Test tour of India after being named in New South Wales’ squad to face Victoria in Melbourne. Zampa has not played first-class cricket since moving back to New

Steven Smith says the technical change that unlocked his “ultimate” batting set-up is made for Test cricket, with only a self-inflicted hip injury slowing him down in Perth. Feeling as good as he did during his prime, Smith had limited involvement at an optional training session on Sunday before Wednesday’s first Test against West Indies.

As the build-up for Australia’s opening Test of the summer threatens to be mired in bloodletting, Mitchell Starc aptly fronted the media just metres from ‘Langer’s Loft’ – once an exclusive bar for members but now an eyesore amid a redevelopment at the WACA. The symbolism was striking with Australia arriving in Perth ahead of the