Australia

News Former captain says “it seems like a very strange time for a coach to be departing” Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has described Justin Langer‘s resignation as “a sad day for Australian cricket” and called Cricket Australia’s handling of it as “embarrassing”. Langer’s resignation was announced by his management company, DSEG, on Saturday morning

News Former coach cites reported lack of support but writes of pride in what he has achieved Justin Langer has apologised if he came across as “too intense” in an emotional letter of resignation to the Cricket Australia board but said he hoped he had left the men’s team in a better position than when

News Analysis It was always going to be difficult for a long-term solution after the August meltdown yet there are also wider issues It is hard to make sense of what has just happened in Australian cricket. The coach of a team that has recently won the T20 World Cup, the Ashes, and had ascended

Report Nangeyalia Kharote triggered a collapse late in the chase but Australia clung on to win by two wickets Australia 202 for 8 (Radhakrishnan 66, Kellaway 51, Kharote 3-35) beat Afghanistan 201 all out (Ijaz 81, Radhakrishnan 3-31, Salzmann 3-43) by two wickets Nivethan Radhakrishnan was the hero for Australia in the third-place playoff match

News The batter did not field in Canberra and both teams have an eye on the upcoming World Cup Australia may take a cautious approach with Beth Mooney in the second ODI but they are in no mood to let up on England despite the Ashes having been retained. For those involved in the 2017-18

News Analysis The Australia men’s team will need a new head coach. Here are a few names that could be in the frame Andrew McDonaldThe senior assistant coach has been elevated into interim charge of the team following Justin Langer’s resignation. He was already due to coach the side in the T20Is against Sri Lanka

News Cricket Australia confirms it will now enter into confidential discussions with Langer over his future Justin Langer‘s future as Australia’s men’s coach remains in the balance after an eight-hour Cricket Australia board meeting on Friday yielded no formal conclusion on his contract status. At the end of the lengthy meeting which covered a number

News On Thursday, Test captain Pat Cummins confirmed most players were comfortable with the tour going ahead Australia’s first visit to Pakistan since 1998 has received a final all-clear. The tour, which comprises three Tests, three ODIs and a T20I, has been on the cards since November 2021. Both boards have since been making steady

News Right-hander has been named in Victoria’s Sheffield Shield squad to face South Australia Will Pucovski is set to make his return to first-class cricket after being named in Victoria’s Sheffield Shield squad to face South Australia at Adelaide Oval on February 9. Pucovski has not played first-class cricket since his Test debut in Sydney

News The trip is expected to be approved by the CA board on Friday Australia remain confident a near full-strength squad will tour Pakistan with only a few players still holding security fears. Cricket Australia’s board is expected to approve its first tour to the country in 24 years on Friday, happy with the pre-trip

News Organisation hopes to reduce cricket’s carbon footprint, starting with installing solar panels in clubs across Australia Top Australian cricketers have gone into bat against climate change, setting up a new organisation to reduce the sport’s footprint. Test captain Pat Cummins says few sports are more imperilled by global warming and it’s time for clubs

News The Test captain spoke of his respect for Langer but stop short of endorsing him Pat Cummins maintains it’s fair for Cricket Australia to evaluate Justin Langer, but refuses to say whether the mentor should remain coach. Langer’s contract is one of several key issues to be discussed on Friday in what shapes to

Preview There’s no lack of context in what is a World Cup year, but Lanning and Knight aren’t looking too far ahead as they face off in the ODI leg of the women’s Ashes The rest of this Ashes series will do well to match the drama of the Test that played out at Manuka

News The allrounder played a key role in denying England what appeared a certain victory Annabel Sutherland wasn’t sure she would get another over after being taken for two sixes as England put themselves in a position to win the Ashes Test in Canberra, but repaid the faith shown by captain Meg Lanning to help

Report With two overs left in the day, England needed 13 runs and Australia just one wicket Australia 337 for 9 dec (Lanning 93, Haynes 86, Brunt 5-60) and 216 for 7 dec (Mooney 63, Brunt 3-24) drew with England 297 (Knight 168, Perry 3-57) and 244 for 9 (Sciver 58, Sutherland 3-69) If ever

News The allrounder took the Belinda Clark award as Australia’s leading female player Ashleigh Gardner‘s increased maturity has paved the way for her to become the first Indigenous player to claim one of Australian cricket’s top honours. Gardner, 24, was on Saturday named winner of the Belinda Clark Award, crowning her as Australia’s best female

News The left-arm quick was part of multiple bio-bubbles that continue to place significant strains on players As he was crowned Australia’s leading male player, Mitchell Starc admitted there were times over the last couple of years when he did not want to be playing cricket. Starc was named the Allan Border Medalist on Saturday,

News Starc and Alyssa Healy were named ODI players of the year while Mitchell Marsh and Beth Mooney took the T20I awards Starc was named the Allan Border Medalist and Gardner the Belinda Clark Medalist having topped the voting period of the awards from January 26, 2021 through to January 18, 2022. Starc, who took

News Molineux’s foot injury hasn’t healed in time as Australia pick two legspinners in Wellington and Alana King in their 15-strong World Cup squad Australia allrounder Sophie Molineux has been ruled out of the upcoming women’s World Cup in New Zealand due to a foot injury paving the way for Amanda-Jade Wellington to be included

News Jay Lenton was brought on for the final delivery so he could do the running, with Hayden Kerr on strike It will say retired hurt on the scorecard – and there was no doubting Jordan Silk‘s hamstring injury – but cricket came as close as it ever has to a tactical retirement of a

Preview Australia need to decide how many of their quick bowlers to unleash Big Picture The Ashes could be decided in Canberra. If Australia win and take the four points available it will be securely in their hands – where it has been since 2015. The series has yet to really lift off after rain

News Batter passed fit to play just 10 days after fracturing her jaw Australia batter Beth Mooney will make a miraculous return from a fractured jaw in the Ashes Test starting on Thursday in Canberra after she was passed fit to play just 10 days after suffering the injury in the nets. Mooney fractured her

News A long-term view is being taken with the fast bowler after his history of injuries Pace bowler Jhye Richardson says he’s on board with the decision to rest him for the Test tour of Pakistan and backed Justin Langer to secure a new term as national coach. Richardson’s three-year hiatus from the Test arena

News National selector George Bailey says the two boards are “still working through some of the minor details” No Australian player has yet indicated to the selectors that they will be unwilling to tour Pakistan, as the trip awaits the final sign-off between the boards. Australia are due to tour for three Tests, three ODIs

News David Warner and Mitchell Marsh have been rested, while head coach Justin Langer will take time off David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, who both starred during Australia’s T20 World Cup triumph in the UAE last year, will be rested ahead of the Pakistan tour, while head coach Justin Langer along with some other support

News “The word from anyone overseas that I chat to is they don’t want to come here for that long and be stuck” Peter Siddle has urged BBL administrators to trim the length of the season but believes they were right to block Steven Smith‘s request to play. Siddle’s Adelaide Strikers will face Sydney Sixers

News “I look forward to that challenge and test my body, physically and mentally” Keeping wicket and opening the batting in Test cricket has been, arguably, the toughest juggling act in the history of the game, but Alyssa Healy is adamant that she wants to do the job again in the women’s Ashes Test starting

News The quick bowler has suffered a recurrence of the injury which ended her T20 World Cup Australia fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck will miss her second consecutive World Cup as well as the remainder of the ongoing Ashes after suffering another stress fracture in her right foot. Vlaeminck played the opening T20I against England in

News Australia batter back in the nets less than a week after surgery, with coach Mott declaring her a chance for Thursday’s Test Australia batter Beth Mooney has a chance to play in the women’s Ashes Test match on Thursday in Canberra despite having undergone surgery on a fractured jaw last week. Mooney missed the

News Australia’s matches at both upcoming men’s World Cups in 2022 and 2023 will be broadcast by Nine Australia’s defence of the Men’s T20 World Cup will be broadcast on the Nine Network but the Women’s ODI World Cup is set to be without a free-to-air broadcaster. Nine has confirmed it will screen every game