Australia

Even as the Perth Test was coming to a close, some of Australia’s reserves had begun training for the day-night Test in Adelaide. That might come in handy now, especially for Scott Boland, as he contended with the first day of the practice game between the Prime Minister’s XI and the Indians struggling to get

Big picture – History on the line for Renegades and Heat The stakes are obviously huge as the 10th edition of the WBBL culminates on Sunday at the MCG. Both teams have history on the line, but for vastly different reasons. Melbourne Renegades have struggled for most of the tournament’s history. Other than fellow stragglers

Cricket Australia (CA) has insisted that there was no directive to New South Wales (NSW) to select Adam Zampa for the previous round of Sheffield Shield matches after state selector Stuart Clark said they were forced to pick the legspinner on the board’s orders. The move to include Zampa against Tasmania at the SCG led

Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second Test against India with a side strain. Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett, who are both uncapped at Test level, have been added to Australia’s squad although Scott Boland will be Hazlewood’s likely replacement in the XI for the day-night Test. A Cricket Australia statement said that

Tasmania 364 and 226 for 4 (Ward 79*) lead New South Wales 338 (Patterson 99, Gilkes 62, Bell 4-52) by 252 runs Tasmania are eyeing their first win of the Sheffield Shield summer after Tim Ward notched a second half-century in the clash with New South Wales at the SCG. Tasmania led by 252 runs

Queensland 297 and 58 for 3 need 271 more runs to beat Victoria 186 and 439 (Kellaway 120, Rogers 69, Harris 62, Short 59, Guthrie 4-96) Campbell Kellaway scored his maiden Sheffield Shield century to put Victoria in the box seat of their pink-ball clash with Queensland at the Gabba. Queensland went to stumps on

Phillip Hughes‘ family have described the popular cricketer as “the light of our lives” in a touching tribute before tears were shed at the SCG on the 10th anniversary of his death. The family of Hughes, who died two days after being struck by a ball while batting in a Sheffield Shield game at the

Tasmania allrounder Beau Webster has been added to Australia’s Test squad for Adelaide amid concerns over the fitness of Mitchell Marsh. While currently only officially added for the second Test, it is expected that Webster will remain with the squad for the Brisbane match which follows given the short turnaround. Webster, who turned himself from

Victoria 186 (Short 54, Swepson 4-31) and 439 (Kellaway 122, Rogers 69, Harris 62, Short 59, Guthrie 4-96) beat Queensland 297 (Peirson 61, Lovell 60, Bartlett 57, Crone 4-68) and 238 (McDermott 68, Elliott 4-43) by 90 runs Queensland have been left to rue a number of bizarre final-day dismissals, after falling to a 90-run

Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of India’s upcoming ODI series in Australia due to a wrist injury she picked up during the ongoing WBBL. In her place, India have called up Uma Chetry, who is uncapped in the format. Chetry has played four T20Is, all this year. Her debut was against South Africa

Tasmania 364 (Ward 92, Silk 74, Webster 61, Radhakrishnan 55) and 268 for 8 dec (Ward 96, Abbott 4-71) beat New South Wales 338 (Patterson 99, Gilkes 62, Bell 4-52) and 239 (Philippe 55, Kuhnemann 3-76) by 55 runs Test dark horse Beau Webster has iced Tasmania’s tense 55-run Sheffield Shield defeat of New South

Below is a statement issued by the Hughes family Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of our treasured son and brother, Phillip Joel Hughes. Phillip was a loving, humorous and an infectious person to be around. He always aimed to make those around him smile and enjoy the little things in life, where

Western Australia 373 (Goodwin 139, Turner 79, Doggett 5-97) and 243 for 3 dec (Bancroft 105*, Goodwin 69) drew with South Australia 253 (Hunt 106, Manenti 73*, Paris 5-34) and 208 for 6 (Lehmann 53, Critchell 3-33) Cameron Bancroft produced a breakthrough Sheffield Shield century but rain and a stubborn knock from Liam Scott ended

Marnus Labuschagne‘s long-time batting mentor has cautioned him against over-training ahead of the second Test in Adelaide and be less rigid in his gameplan as he attempts to emerge from what is the most serious batting slump since he became an international cricketer. While collectively Australia’s top order is underperforming, Labuschagne is the one squarely

Western Australia 373 and 185 for 2 (Bancroft 71*, Goodwin 69) lead South Australia 253 (Hunt 106, Manenti 73*, Paris 5-34) by 305 runs Cameron Bancroft emerged from a horror form slump with an unbeaten half-century to steer Western Australia to a powerful position against South Australia in their Sheffield Shield match. Bancroft, who was

Victoria 186 and 122 for 0 (Kellaway 62*, Harris 50*) Queensland 297 (Peirson 61, Lovell 60, Bartlett 57, Crone 4-68) by 11 runs Marcus Harris helped lead a Victorian revival against Queensland as day two of the pink ball Sheffield Shield clash concluded with the match in the balance. A lower order fightback had earlier

India 150 (Hazlewood 4-29) and 487 for 6 dec (Jaiswal 161, Kohli 100*, Rahul 77) beat Australia 104 (Bumrah 5-30) and 238 (Head 89, Bumrah 3-42, Siraj 3-51) by 295 runs Completing a remarkable turnaround, India wrapped up a famous Test victory at Optus Stadium with a 295-run victory over Australia in a one-sided result

Queensland 94 for 5 trail Victoria 186 (Short 54, Swepson 4-31, Steketee 3-45) by 92 runs Harris made only 2 as Victoria were bowled out for 186 on Sunday, with Queensland tottering on 94 for 5 at stumps. Swepson claimed 4 for 31 while paceman Mark Steketee and Liam Guthrie also proved a handful for

South Australia 139 for 4 (Hunt 71*, Nielsen 48*, Richardson 3-26) trail Western Australia 373 (Goodwin 139, Turner 79, Doggett 5-97, Johnson 3-108) by runs Three South Australia top-order batters made golden ducks as Western Australia took a stranglehold on their Sheffield Shield game amid a dramatic return to four-day cricket by Jhye Richardson. After

Scott Boland will play for the Prime Minister’s XI in the two-day pink-ball fixture against India in Canberra in order to keep himself match ready should he be needed during the Test series. Sam Konstas, who played for Australia A against India A, will also feature alongside Matt Renshaw who was overlooked for that series

India 150 and 172 for 0 (Jaiswal 90*, Rahul 62*) lead Australia 104 (Bumrah 5-30, Rana 3-48) by 218 runs After a frenetic start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India gained control of the first Test after openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul ground down a labouring Australia attack in improved batting conditions at Optus Stadium.

Western Australia 211 for 4 (Goodwin 87*, Turner 79) vs South Australia Jayden Goodwin struck a defiant half-century to lift Sheffield Shield holders Western Australia out of an early hole and finish a rain-hit day one well placed against South Australia. WA recovered from 62 for 3 to reach 211 for 4 when stumps were

Alyssa Healy has been ruled out Australia’s upcoming women’s ODI series against India with 21-year-old Georgia Voll called up to her first international squad following some stunning domestic form. Healy will miss the three-match home ODI series against India that starts on December 5 in Brisbane due to a knee injury and her availability for

Cricket Australia will fly flags at half-mast and black armbands will return to players’ uniforms as the sport prepares to mark the 10-year anniversary of Phillip Hughes‘ death. Saturday’s Sheffield Shield round will begin two weeks of commemorations for Hughes, whose life was tragically cut short days before his 26th birthday in 2014. Officials have

Adam Zampa could play his first red-ball cricket since the 2022-23 season after being named in New South Wales’ Sheffield Shield squad to face Tasmania while Australia white-ball quick Xavier Bartlett is set for a first-class return after injury. Zampa last played a first-class match in February 2023 but has a window in his schedule

India opener KL Rahul fell to a debatable DRS decision before lunch on the first day of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Perth, with Sanjay Manjrekar saying such an “important decision” should have been made with more visual evidence. Rahul, batting on 26, had been given not out by on-field umpire Richard Kettleborough, after

The wait is finally over, and Pat Cummins might feel a sense of relief that the Border-Gavaskar series has arrived. He stood on the outfield at the MCG three weeks ago, the day before the start of an ODI series against Pakistan and fielded more questions about the Test side than he did about the

You run into fast bowlers everywhere in Perth. One of them was walking down Plain Street, which is a five-minute walk from the WACA, with a bag of groceries. Mitchell Starc will be a little less chill once the clock hits 10.20am on Friday. This Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been on simmer for a fair while.

Glenn Maxwell‘s hopes of making a return to first-class cricket before Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka have been scuppered by the hamstring injury he picked up against Pakistan in Hobart. Maxwell faces up to a month on the sidelines, which would rule him out of either of Victoria’s next two Sheffield Shield matches and leave

By the time Josh Hazlewood fronted the cameras for his press engagement, the sun finally emerged over Optus Stadium in a welcome sight for the ground staff after unseasonal damp weather hit Perth just days before the first Border-Gavaskar Test. WA Cricket head curator Isaac McDonald has been striving to produce a fast and bouncy