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Josh Hazlewood has been declared fit to play in the third Test against India in Brisbane with captain Pat Cummins confirming he will replace Scott Boland as the only change to Australia’s XI. Hazlewood missed Australia’s win in Adelaide due to a side strain he suffered in the opening Test in Perth with Boland taking

Mitchell Swepson is eyeing the BBL as his last chance to push for a Test return in Sri Lanka, with Australia’s hopefuls left to make their case with the white ball. Swepson and Brisbane Heat team-mate Matt Kuhnemann are vying to be on the plane to Sri Lanka in January, with two Tests on the

One of Australia’s T20I middle-order mainstays Marcus Stoinis says the BBL should revisit the rules around the shortened powerplay and power surge as he believes it is detrimental to developing middle-order T20 batters. The new Melbourne Stars captain is uniquely qualified on the subject having become an outstanding middle-order T20I batter for Australia and a

Only 21 years old, playing his third Test match, he walked out into perhaps the most intimidating stage Australia had to offer – their captain Tim Paine had made a point to remind them of that when they were able to salvage a draw in Sydney earlier – and looked like he belonged. Gill at

Big picture: A banger for the holiday season We’re back where we started with the series level and two teams with both promise and flaws squaring off again on fabled turf. The cricket has been compelling, at times unpredictable. There’s even been a little heat between the players. The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy is veering dangerously

Adelaide Strikers (Tristan Lavalette) Squad* Fabian Allen, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton, Lloyd Pope, Ollie Pope, Alex Ross, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald How they stack up Strikers struggled for consistency last season, but a stunning upset

Mitchell Marsh has insisted there is no limit to the number of overs he can send down against India, having put his trust in the coaching and medical staff amid a cautious build-up to the series and then careful management ahead of the Adelaide Test. Marsh has been nursing periodic back stiffness since the white-ball

Having gone through what went wrong at the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Australia rebounded with a series clean sweep of India as they build towards a defence of their 50-over crown next year. Australia outplayed India after two comfortable victories in Brisbane before finishing the series with an 83-run win in a topsy-turvy contest

Only weeks after both pushed ultimately unsuccessful cases for the Test opening vacancy, Bancroft and Konstas are set for more internal competition at Thunder. Nic Maddinson’s finger surgery has left the pair as the two clearest options to partner new captain Warner at the top to start the BBL, which the pair enters with varying

Toss India chose to bowl vs Australia India captain Harmanpreet Kaur elected to bowl in stifling conditions at the WACA as India seek a consolation win in the ODI series-finale against Australia. India were thoroughly outplayed across the opening two matches in Brisbane as their dreams of a first ODI series victory over Australia in

Nottinghamshire have signed Australian seamer Fergus O’Neill for the first four rounds of next year’s County Championship. O’Neill, who has an impressive first-class record of 94 wickets at 19.91, is only eligible for a short-term visa but he will cover for the absence of Dane Paterson for the start of the season, with the South

Mohammed Siraj has been fined 20% of his match fees while Travis Head has been reprimanded following their altercation during the second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide. In addition, one demerit point was also added to Siraj and Head’s disciplinary records. This was the first offence in the last 24 months for both

“It was a great battle going on (with Head) and he batted really well,” Siraj told Star Sports Hindi before the third day’s play. “When you get hit for a six on a good ball, it fires you up differently. And when I got him bowled, I only celebrated and he abused me and you

Australia 371 for 8 (Perry 105, Voll 101, Litchfield 60, Mooney 56, Thakor 3-62) vs India Georgia Voll smashed a maiden century to continue her stunning rise in the international arena as Australia moved closer to clinching the ODI series after Ellyse Perry also decimated a flagging India attack in hot conditions at Allan Border

India 180 and 128 for 5 (Pant 28*, Cummins 2-33, Boland 2-39) trail Australia 337 (Head 140, Labuschagne 64, Bumrah 4-61, Siraj 4-98) by 29 runs A whirlwind century from hometown hero Travis Head blew India’s attack away and thrilled the Adelaide crowd on day two of the pink-ball Test. Head’s 140 off 141 balls

Barcley’s tenure came to an end on December 1 when Jay Shah took over at the ICC and as part of a wide-ranging interview with the UK’s Daily Telegraph he took aim at boards who have suspended playing Afghanistan outside of global tournaments. “If you really want to make a political statement, don’t play them

Australia 86 for 1 (McSweeney 38*, Labuschagne 20*, Bumrah1-13) trail India 180 (Reddy 42, Rahul 37 Starc 6-48, Cummins 2-41) by 94 runs Mitchell Starc‘s sizzling spell with the pink ball headlined the opening day of the day-night Test in Adelaide as Australia responded to their 295-run drubbing in Perth by dismissing India for 180.

Pat Cummins expects to see a more proactive Marnus Labuschagne at the crease in Adelaide as Australia’s No. 3 searches for a revival of fortunes, but it appears less likely he will be used extensively as a medium-pace bowler despite question marks over how many overs Mitchell Marsh has in him. Labuschagne has come in

India opt to bat vs Australia Titas Sadhu and Georgia Voll will make their ODI debuts as India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the series-opener at Allan Border Field. India have made changes from their recent series victory against New Zealand with quick bowler Sadhu included, while

Joe Burns has been announced as Italy’s new captain. The former Australia batter had shifted his allegiances to Italy in May this year. Burns, who was born in Brisbane, had qualified for Italy through his mother’s heritage and made his debut for them in June. “I am honoured to take on this role and represent

Incoming Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has warned that cricket faces the greatest headwinds of domestic sports in the country but also has huge opportunities for growth and believes the game remains at the heart of Australian society. Greenberg was appointed as the successor to Nick Hockley earlier this week and will take up

Forty-eight hours from the start of the day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide, India know what their batting order is going to look like, particularly who their openers are going to be. “I’ve been told [my position],” KL Rahul, who began the Border-Gavaskar series as opener, said on Wednesday. “But I’ve also been told not

Nathan Lyon is confident Mitchell Marsh will be able to play a role with the ball in Adelaide but is ready to take up any extra workload that comes his way should that not be the case. Marsh’s fitness has been one of the key watching briefs around the Australia side after he pulled up

Todd Greenberg has been announced as the new Cricket Australia chief executive to take over from Nick Hockley when he steps down from the role at the end of the summer. Greenberg, the current Australian Cricketers’ Association CEO and former CEO of the National Rugby League, had long been the front-runner to replace Hockley. He

Queensland 319 for 6 (Renshaw 122, Clayton 72, Kuhnemann 3-49) beat Tasmania 281 (Wade 68, Weatherald 55, Swepson 4-40) by 56 runs (DLS method) Matt Renshaw let loose with a masterclass century to lift Queensland to a 56-run One-Day Cup win over Tasmania. The 28-year-old’s player-of-the-match knock of 122 off 99 deliveries in Hobart, while

It remains uncertain how much of a role Mitchell Marsh will be able to play with the ball in Adelaide even if he is passed fit to remain in the Test XI as Australia look to square the series under lights on a ground where they are unbeaten in day-night Tests. Marsh had a solid

A couple of weeks ago Australia were talking of cementing a legacy. They can still do that, but it’s become a lot harder after being demolished in Perth. For now, those lofty ambitions may come down to what happens over the next nine days in Adelaide. Australia were 1-0 down in the 2018-19 series against

India 257 for 5 (Gill 50, Jaiswal 45, Reddy 42, Washington 42*, Anderson 2-30) vs Prime Minister’s XI 240 (Konstas 107, Jacobs 61, Rana 4-44) India got what they wanted out of their only pink-ball tour game ahead of the day-night Test in Adelaide and maybe something they didn’t. Yashasvi Jaiswal spent the time leading

With 15 Tests to go in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, several teams are still in contention, and no team is assured of a place in the top two. Here is how the teams currently stack up. South AfricaPercent: 59.26, matches remaining: SL (1 home Test), Pak (2 home) South Africa’s comprehensive win

Former Australia batter Ian Redpath has died at the age of 83. Redpath, who became known as an obdurate opener, played 66 Tests and five ODIs in an international career that ran from 1964 to 1976. He came close to a century on Test debut against South Africa at the MCG when he was bowled