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News The tournament will take place against steeply rising Covid cases in New Zealand Meg Lanning has labelled the ICC’s emergency World Cup rules as “interesting” but stopped short of criticising the governing body as the tournament nears. Australia face England on February 5 to begin their quest to reclaim the 50-over ODI World Cup,

News He is ready to be “creative” and “brave” depending on what conditions emerge Pat Cummins is prepared for a different tempo of Test cricket on the tour of Pakistan as his captaincy is given its first challenge overseas and is eyeing reverse swing as a key element with the ball. A combination of England’s

News He had travelled for a charity cricket event in Bundaberg Former Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh is in a Queensland hospital after suffering a serious heart attack. Marsh, 74, was in Bundaberg for an event for the Bulls Masters charity group. He was reportedly rushed to hospital by Bulls Masters organisers John Glanville and David

News The left hander says that Australia will need to be “brave” with selection with full buy-in from the squad After plundering two centuries to spectacularly resurrect his Test career, Travis Head‘s Ashes heroics have guaranteed him a start in Australia’s first Test line-up against Pakistan but he expects “brave” selections from the team’s brains

News The new CA chair has indicated the next head coach will be confirmed next month The next head coach of the Australia men’s team is likely to be confirmed during the upcoming tour of Pakistan, but Andrew McDonald, who is taking interim charge for the trip and is the favourite for the long-term position,

News Numbers suggest pace will play an important part but Andrew McDonald is ready to adapt Usman Khawaja is set to retain the opening spot in Australia’s Test XI on return to the country of his birth, but there is the prospect of some flexible thinking for the other selections against Pakistan. Australia’s senior team

It’s a good quiz question to name the XI that made up Australia’s most recent men’s ODI team. If you want to cheat, here’s the scorecard from the match in Barbados last July. The three games against West Indies on that tour were Australia’s only matches in the format in 2021. They have played just

News Sean Abbott, Jason Behrendorff and Nathan Ellis are among the pace bowlers included Travis Head has an opportunity to play his first ODI since 2018 while Josh Inglis will be in the mix for a debut after his impressive start in the T20I side against Sri Lanka. With Wade not included, Inglis is likely

News Australia “don’t have much intel” as they get ready for their first trip to Pakistan in 24 years, but the No. 1 Test batter is being innovative with his prep work for spin Marnus Labuschagne is keeping an open mind over what conditions will confront Australia on their tour of Pakistan but is relishing

Report Harris and Handscomb fall in the 90s before Queensland induce a Victoria collapse of 7 for 24 Queensland 349 and 3 for 69 (Street 24, Perry 2-20) lead Victoria 360 (Maddinson 110*, Handscomb 92, Harris 91, Sandhu 5-65) trail by 58 runs Nic Maddinson made a fine unbeaten century before Gurinder Sandhu‘s second consecutive

News ‘I’m confident in that and when the big game comes Finch and Warner will nail it’ Matthew Wade has no doubt captain Aaron Finch and David Warner will be Australia’s opening combination for their T20 World Cup title defence later this year despite questions surrounding Finch’s form after a lean series against Sri Lanka.

News Australia’s teenage quick had success in the Ashes with a fuller length and feels stronger at the crease as she prepares for her first major tournament Teenage quick Darcie Brown is hoping to use her short ball judiciously in the upcoming women’s 50-over World Cup as she prepares to shoulder the load as Australia’s

Report Wright and Doran made half-centuries as Tasmania lost 6 for 54 to trail by 71 New South Wales 276 (Kerr 88, Bird 3-38) and 0 for 8 lead Tasmania 213 (Wright 57, Doran 54, Tremain 5-48) by 71 runs A five-wicket haul from Chris Tremain has put New South Wales in the ascendency on

News Quetta Gladiators allrounder threw his bat and helmet into a chandelier after a discussion with a PCB official before leaving for the airport James Faulkner has left the Pakistan Super League prematurely over a payment dispute, saying the PCB hasn’t honoured the contractually agreed payments and has instead “continued to lie” to him. Faulkner,

News Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc will be rested for the final two T20Is in Melbourne as Australia continue to experiment with their line-up Aaron Finch‘s move away from opening might become more frequent but do not expect Australia’s white-ball captain to displace Mitch Marsh at No.3. Eyebrows were raised when Ashton Agar opened in place

Report Sri Lanka replace the injured Nuwan Thushara with Lahiru Kumara Australia have opted to bowl first in the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka at the MCG and they will experiment again, with Ashton Agar at the top of the order in the hope that he can become their version of Sunil Narine. The hosts

News Re-engaging with players, appointing a new coach, and refreshing the BBL are on Henderson’s agenda New Cricket Australia chairman Lachlan Henderson got on the front foot on his first day at the wheel, stressing the need for the CA board to re-engage with Australia’s players as well as refreshing the BBL, while also appointing

News Australia batter set for second county stint after brief spell with Derbyshire Hampshire have announced the signing of Ben McDermott, the Australia batter, for their Vitality Blast campaign. McDermott, 27, has enjoyed a stellar recent run of form, finishing as the leading run-scorer in the 2021-22 Big Bash before notching his maiden international half-century

Preview Sri Lanka had started the series spiritedly, and need to find the same sharpness to prevent a series sweep Big picture With the emphatic six-wicket win in Canberra, Australia wrapped up the T20I series against Sri Lanka in straight sets, making the last two matches at the MCG dead rubbers. Australia revamped their line-up

News Western Australian becomes the fourth CA chairman in four years, taking over from interim chair Richard Freudenstein, following the resignations of David Peever and Earl Eddings Cricket Australia has appointed Dr Lachlan Henderson as the new chairman of the board to take over permanently from interim chair Richard Freudenstein. CA announced on Thursday that

News Left-arm seamer Brendan Doggett and allrounder Sean Abbott named as stand-bys Queensland quick Mark Steketee has replaced injured team-mate Michael Neser in Australia’s 18-man squad for their upcoming tour of Pakistan. Steketee, who hasn’t played international cricket, had been on standby before receiving the nod and he will spearhead Queensland in their Sheffield Shield

News Hasaranga slips to the third spot while Shamsi sits atop the T20I bowling rankings Australia quick Josh Hazlewood has risen to second spot in the latest ICC rankings for T20I bowlers released on Wednesday. Sri Lanka spin-bowling allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who was the top-ranked bowler last week, slipped to third spot leaving Tabraiz Shamsi

News Former Test captain Tim Paine has been helping to coach the Tasmanian Tigers but hasn’t turned his mind to a playing comeback just yet. Former Test skipper Tim Paine has made a return to cricket in a coaching capacity for Tasmania, but is yet to apply his mind to a playing comeback. The 37-year-old

News Kane Richardson speculates early returns last year could have led to him and Adam Zampa going unsold in IPL auction Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has confirmed he will miss the Pakistan tour, and will likely miss the start of the IPL, due to his upcoming wedding, while Kane Richardson has pondered whether he and Adam

News In T20I rankings for batters, Mooney returned to top spot and Lanning went up to No. 2 New Zealand’s Amy Satterthwaite has gone up a spot to be placed third in the women’s ODI batting rankings, after her knock of 63 off 67 balls in New Zealand’s 62-run win in the opening ODI against

News Singapore-born West Australian headed to Mumbai Indians while Australia T20I World Cup winners Aaron Finch, Steven Smith and Adam Zampa went unsold Nobody wanted Steve Smith, Adam Zampa, nor Aaron Finch – but the Indian Premier League has gone ga-ga for the unsung Tim David, who’s suddenly become Australian cricket’s biggest IPL earner. The

News West Australian has been on the road for months but wants to keep playing as he eyes his first Test tour to Pakistan Josh Inglis has looked so at home in his first two games of international cricket that his toughest challenge has been to get on the same page as his new team-mates

News Cricket Victoria general manager of performance Shaun Graf says a long-term view needs to be taken with Pucovksi’s health after his latest concussion There are serious concerns over Will Pucovski‘s long-term health following his latest concussion with Cricket Victoria bracing for a hard discussion with the one-Test batter later this week. Pucovski, 24, suffered

News He landed heavily on his head after making a spectacular dive to try and save a six against Sri Lanka at the SCG Steven Smith has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20I series against Sri Lanka after suffering a concussion while fielding in Sunday’s Super Over thriller at the SCG. Cricket

Report The hosts hand Kane Richardson a game while the visitors grapple with Binura Fernando’s illness Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs Australia Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl again in Sydney, although they had lost comfortably while chasing on Friday. With Binura Fernando – their best seamer from the first