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Three of South Africa’s batters made progress. Laura Wolvaardt jumped five places to take the 14th spot, Tazmin Brits went up 14 places to 24th, and Anneke Bosch, the series’ leading run-scorer, progressed 26 places to reach 21st spot. Among bowlers, Ayabonga Khaka rose to the top 10 with her four wickets in the series

The eight players will integrate with local Indian players for training sessions, one one-day match, and a two-day game. Former Sri Lanka batter Thilan Samaraweera will coach the group after being part of the coaching staff for the Australia A team in Sri Lanka. Former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath will also be there as

Cricket Australia has entered into a seven-year deal with Disney Star to broadcast all men’s and women’s international cricket as well as the BBL and the WBBL throughout India and the rest of Asia. The agreement, worth US$ 250 million, will commence in 2023-24. Disney Star had held CA’s broadcast rights prior to 2017-18 when

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Tim David is the type of player that could win Australia the T20 World Cup, comparing his match-winning ability to that of 2003 50-over World Cup star Andrew Symonds. Ponting, who has recently taken a role as Hobart Hurricanes head of strategy where David plays in the BBL, suggested

Justin Langer won’t return to coaching in the near term after deciding to take up “other opportunities” despite Ricky Ponting pursuing him vigorously for the Hobart Hurricanes’ head coaching role. Hurricanes announced Jeff Vaughan as their new head coach on Friday and he will combine the job with his role as Tasmania head coach. Vaughan

Usman Khawaja believes ODI cricket is “dying a slow death” and he’s not surprised England’s Ben Stokes has quit the format. Stokes, 31, brought the demands of international cricket on players into sharp focus when he confirmed his 105th ODI appearance for England against South Africa would be his last. Stokes, who has taken over

Chetan Sakariya and Mukesh Choudhary will headline the overseas presence at the KFC T20 Max series in Queensland next month. They will also train at Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Centre in Brisbane and be involved in Queensland Bulls’ pre-season preparations, as part of the old exchange programme with the Chennai-based MRF Pace Foundation, which had

India will play three T20Is against Australia, and a series of three T20Is and three ODIs against South Africa, all at home, between September 20 and October 11. These will be the last fixtures for all three teams before they travel to the men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, to be held from October 16.

Which Australian batter had the best tour of Sri Lanka? Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith both made excellent centuries. Cameron Green played a match-winning hand in the first Test. Glenn Maxwell had his moments in the white-ball matches. However, none of them made 208 runs in three innings without being dismissed. That honour goes to

Legspinner Adam Zampa returns from paternity leave for Australia’s back-to-back ODI series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand in North Queensland in late August and early September while Test skipper Pat Cummins is being rested from both series ahead of a monster home summer. Australia faces Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series on August 28, 31

South Africa have withdrawn from their ODI series in Australia scheduled for January 2023 with the hosts set to be awarded the ODI Super League points from the three matches. With South Africa effectively losing the series 3-0, it pushes them even closer to missing direct qualification for the 2023 World Cup in India. They

Head coachAndrew McDonald insists Travis Head‘s game has improved in Asia as Australia look to adopt a horses-for-courses approach on future tours of the subcontinent. Australia’s capitulation to an innings loss in Galle on Monday marked a poor end to two tours on the road, where they won 1-0 in Pakistan and drew 1-1 in

They won an attritional series in Pakistan, and dominated Sri Lanka in what was essentially a two-day win last week. But this loss in Galle, by an innings and 39 runs, might be a “reality check” for an Australia team intent on improving their long-form cricket in Asia. So said captain Pat Cummins, after the

Lunch Sri Lanka 499 for 8 (Chandimal 153*, Jayasuriya 0*) lead Australia 364 by 135 runs Dinesh Chandimal pushed Sri Lanka’s lead to hefty proportions on the fourth morning in Galle as Australia’s hopes of being able to overhaul a deficit and take advantage of bowling last slimmed. Chandimal brought up his 150 from 281

No team is ever going to get their use of reviews perfect, but sometimes you are left feeling some errors more than others. For Australia that most famously happened in the 2019 Ashes Test against England at Headingley when they wasted their final review, only to then see Ben Stokes given not out with two

Lunch Sri Lanka 262 for 3 (Karunaratne 86, K Mendis 85, Mathews 49*, Chandimal 29*) trail Australia 364 by 102 runs Sri Lanka continued to put themselves in a promising position in the second Test as the experienced duo of Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews formed a sturdy third-wicket stand to help overcome the loss

Steven Smith‘s closest batting ally has warned the floodgates could open again after he broke his 18-month Test century drought against Sri Lanka. Smith went to stumps unbeaten on 109 at the end of day one in Galle, helping put Australia in control of the second Test after a 134-run stand with Marnus Labuschagne. Without

Australia are the current T20 World Cup champions and have not lost a T20I series this year. But less than 100 days out from their home title defence starting there is a one major question hanging over their squad. How do they fit Tim David into a settled winning team? David has represented Singapore, but

Tea Sri Lanka 65 for 1 (Karunaratne 35*, Kusal Mendis 23*) trail Australia 364 (Smith 145*, Labuschagne 104, Jayasuriya 6-118) by 299 runs Sri Lanka fought back well on the second day in Galle, first taking Australia’s last five wickets for 35 runs, then forging a solid start to their reply. Prabath Jayasuriya completed a

Toss Australia chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Australia have decided against altering the balance of their side with Mitchell Starc retaining his place for the second Test in Galle, meaning a comeback for Glenn Maxwell will have to wait, but Sri Lanka have handed out three debuts including allrounder Kamindu Mendis who is an

Very few players have experienced the burden of expectation that Cameron Green currently has on his broad shoulders, but former Australia allrounder Shane Watson has carried that load, and he is full of praise for how Green is maturing at such a rapid rate in Test match cricket at the age of just 23. Watson

A new primetime free-to-air slot on Thursday evenings and avoiding clashes with Australia’s fixtures in the men’s T20 World Cup are two of the main features in the WBBL08 schedule, while the final is set to be played the same weekend that the AFLW comes to a conclusion. The tournament, which begins on October 13,

England’s remarkable performances against New Zealand and India have certainly been noted around the cricket world, so much so that “Bazball” made an appearance at Australia’s net session in Galle on Wednesday. Steven Smith, who is among the Australians to have kept an eye on the matches in England, was heard shouting the term after

Until now on their tours of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Australia have not felt the need to go out of the box with their selections, although both trips have included plenty of talk of the potential to do so. The second Test in Galle may see that change, however, with Glenn Maxwell a chance to

It’s not just about sweeping, surely? There’s more to batting on turning surfaces than that. Sweeping is how Australia got to their last victory. And perhaps how Joe Root did it against Sri Lanka in Galle last year. Sure. But there’s more to life on turning pitches than that. Especially when you have a world

Steven Smith insists there is no lingering fallout from his mid-wicket mix-up with Usman Khawaja after his fiery first Test dismissal against Sri Lanka. Smith created headlines last week when he gestured back at Khawaja and stormed off the field after being run out for six in Galle. The incident drew criticism back home in Australia,

Mitchell Swepson has frankly admitted doubts crept into his mind during his 514-ball wait for a third Test wicket. Swepson justified his selection as Australia’s second spinner in the team’s series-opening win over Sri Lanka, taking five wickets for the match in Galle. But it wasn’t before a harsh introduction to Test cricket. “I’m not

Australia’s coaches have turned an eye to next year’s tour of India as they prepare for the possibility of pulling off a rare hat-trick on the subcontinent. Andrew McDonald’s men were set to return to training on Monday after two days off, as they begin to ramp up preparations for Friday’s second Test against Sri

Mitchell Starc has become the first Australian star to confirm he won’t play in this summer’s Big Bash League as negotiations loom on future player availability. This summer shapes as crucial for the competition out of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Cricket Australia desperate to have as much top-line talent playing as often as possible. Australia’s

Ashton Agar‘s hopes of an Australian Test recall in Sri Lanka are over after failing to recover from a side strain. Agar was ruled out of the second Test on Saturday morning with Australia bringing Jon Holland into their 17-man squad. He had been considered a serious chance of playing in the series in Sri