Australia

Thirty-five minutes, forty-one balls, eighty-one runs, six sixes and four fours were enough to shift the narrative. Australia were dead and buried at 95 for 5 in pursuit of 177 in their T20 World Cup semi-final against Pakistan on Thursday night in Dubai but Matthew Wade and Marcus Stoinis‘ nerveless partnership saw them head into

News Analysis He has taken on a new role at this World Cup and been a vital part of Australia’s success Marcus Stoinis‘ massive biceps, broad chest and muscular physique in general remind you of the Incredible Hulk, the Marvel superhero. Stoinis himself thinks he looks like the Hulk when he flexes his biceps and

News Nine-day tournament kicks off in Edgbaston on July 29 2022 with the gold medal match scheduled for August 7 Women’s cricket will debut at next year’s Commonwealth Games with a re-match of the 2020 T20 World Cup final. Australia and India are set to lock horns again on July 29 as a nine-day tournament

Report Heartbreak for Pakistan as pair put on 81 off 40 for the sixth wicket Australia 177 for 5 (Warner 49, Wade 41*, Stoinis 40*, Shadab 4-26) beat Pakistan 176 for 4 (Rizwan 67, Zaman 55*, Starc 2-38) by five wickets Second night in a row, second tournament favourites – Pakistan this time – paid

News Hasan Ali’s spill in the deep off Matthew Wade turns tight contest on its head Pakistan captain Babar Azam acknowledged that Hasan Ali’s key dropped catch in the 19th over might have cost his side a spot in the T20 World Cup final. Speaking immediately after Australia’s five-wicket win in Dubai that put an

News George Bailey said “it gives you great confidence…when you know your opening batters are locked away” Marcus Harris will open the batting with David Warner in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba, chairman of selectors George Bailey has confirmed. Harris’ place at the top of the order had presumed to be in doubt,

Report Michael Neser, who will be in the frame for the Test squad, limped out of the Queensland attack Western Australia 2 for 108 (Green 48*) trail Queensland 129 (Khawaja 70) by 21 runs Usman Khawaja made his strongest case yet for a Test recall as he dominated a paltry Queensland batting effort with a

News “He’s left a legacy within this team which will last not only this generation but generations to come.” Matthew Hayden, the Pakistan batting coach, has singled out the late Dean Jones for special praise, on the eve of the second semi-final between Australia and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in Dubai. Jones, the

Big picture Other than “Shaheen Afridi has a niggle” or “Mohammad Hafeez wants to open the batting”, there’s little that makes Pakistan fans break out in a cold sweat than the words “T20 World Cup semi-final vs Australia”. Even amongst the panoply of inexplicable heartbreak Pakistan cricket has subjected its followers to, Gros Islet in

News There remains confidence the Perth Test will be able to take place despite WA border restrictions lasting into next year Tasmania has formally launched a campaign to snatch the fifth men’s Ashes Test from Perth, with premier Peter Gutwein drawing on sentiment and sense in his pitch to Cricket Australia. The series finale between

News Calls for Khawaja to open grow louder after a roaring start to the Shield season Usman Khawaja believes he can bat anywhere in Australia’s top-order if he were to get an Ashes call-up but he says a middle-order place would make more sense than opening. The Queensland captain has started the Sheffield Shield season in exceptional form, with back-to-back centuries,

News So far, Maxwell has scores of 18, 5, 6, and two 0 not outs in the World Cup but he is “not fazed by lack of time in the middle” Glenn Maxwell is happy to be a bit-part player in the World Cup semi-final if it means Australia goes on to claim their maiden

News Series will mark Australia’s return to the country for the first time since 1998 Australia are set to tour Pakistan for the first time in over 24 years, in March 2022. This frees up a window in February for Pakistan to host the PSL. The series will comprise of three Tests, three ODIs and

News The pace bowler how has 15 wickets in two Sheffield Shield matches this season Last week, Victoria coach Chris Rogers said he wouldn’t swap Scott Boland “for just about anyone”. After a match-winning display against New South Wales at the MCG, the caveat is perhaps not needed. There wasn’t really much talk around Boland

News Analysis They bounced back impressively from the England drubbing, helped by reverting to their initial balance of team A week ago, Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign could have come off the rails. Hammered by England, progression was taken out of their hands even with wins in the final two group matches. However, by the

News Head coach says the extra batter in the side allows them to “back ourselves to chase anything” Australia have slain some of their demons in the ongoing T20 World Cup, having produced four successful chases to reach the semi-finals, but coach Justin Langer believes it will take “nerves of steel” to chase in a

News Australian batter says he has “unfinished business” at club where he will play all three formats Travis Head will play for Sussex across all formats in 2022, taking over as their red-ball captain. In-form batter Head, who has played 19 Tests for Australia, will arrive in England ahead of Sussex’s opening LV= Insurance County

News Test captain aiming to play up to four matches ahead of the Ashes despite pulling up “a little bit stiff” in his first session since neck surgery Australia Test captain Tim Paine is hopeful he could play a Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup game for Tasmania ahead of the first Ashes Test after he

News Mohammad Nabi disappointed but hopeful of the match being played in the future Cricket Australia has confirmed the postponement of the Test match against Afghanistan that was scheduled for Hobart in late November following their firm stance on women not being allowed to play sport under the Taliban but hopes to play the match

News The state is not set to fully reopen borders until late January which will create logistical challenges Western Australia premier Mark McGowan says he’s “very confident” a deal can be worked out to play the fifth Ashes Test in Perth despite revealing the state won’t throw open its borders until late January or early

News The legspinner could face close to a year on the sidelines after needing an ACL reconstruction Wareham, the legspinning allrounder, suffered an ACL injury early in the WBBL and will require her second knee reconstruction meaning she will miss the Ashes, ODI World and Commonwealth Games during 2022. She had become an integral part

News “Once we bowled them out for 73, we did have a conversation about getting the runs before the end of the eighth over.” Adam Zampa had taken neither a hat-trick nor a five-wicket haul in his first 117 caps for Australia but was a dropped catch away from achieving both in the same game

News South Africa play the second game on Saturday and will know what they need to qualify Australia’s stunning victory against Bangladesh, with 82 balls to spare, has completely turned around the net-run-rate story in Group 1. With West Indies knocked out, it is now a straight race between Australia and South Africa for the

News Earlier this year the fast bowler had been planning for the Ashes but lockdown and injuries changed it all James Pattinson has revealed that Pat Cummins tried to talk him out of international retirement but he knew the point had been reached where he couldn’t push his body any further to play Test cricket

News Victoria coach Chris Rogers has urged a cautious approach with the batter to ensure he has a long career ahead Will Pucovski is all-but ruled out of the start of the Ashes series after not recovering from his latest concussion in time for Victoria’s next Sheffield Shield match and his state coach Chris Rogers

Preview Their first task is to beat Bangladesh who had the better of the recent series but are out of the World Cup Big Picture Bangladesh will sign off from the World Cup on Wednesday after a poor Super 12s campaign, but can they take Australia with them? At the very least, Aaron Finch’s team

News Australia very much in the fray but their NRR is against them, while West Indies have left themselves a mountain to climb South Africa’s dominant win over Bangladesh have made them serious contenders for a semi-final spot, from Group 1, while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are now out of the race. Here is how

News Assistant coach McDonald says 4-1 loss in Bangladesh is fresh in the mind but hopes experience will put them in good stead Australia are expecting a trial by spin against Bangladesh despite their top-order collapse to England’s seamers on Saturday night in Dubai. Australia’s semi-final hopes hang in the balance after their net run-rate

News The legspinner will undergo ACL reconstruction early next year Wareham, who has previously had the same knee reconstructed, injured herself in the field against Adelaide Strikers. She now faces a lengthy period of the sidelines and a return is unlikely before the next Australia season. Wareham had her first surgery last week but won’t

News Similar to 2019, Australia are lining up a match between a large contingent of players Australia are close to solving their Ashes logistical jigsaw, with selectors expected to hold off finalising a Test squad until T20 World Cup stars face the best of the rest. Administrators will likely wait until Australia’s final World Cup