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2022 August
  • Wed, Aug 17, 2022
    Dottin's Aussie brace sets up Originals
    West Indies Deandra Dottin dismissed both Welsh Fire's Australian imports in successive balls to set Manchester Originals on the way to victory in the Hundred.
  • Wed, Aug 17, 2022
    Perry hopeful of Australian T20 return
    Ellyse Perry hopes she can return to Australia's T20 team as she fights to return from a back injury while starring in the Hundred competition.
  • Tue, Aug 16, 2022
    Perry finally has her day at Edgbaston
    Returning to the scene of Commonwealth Games gold in a Hundred match with two Australians on each side Ellyse Perry has shone with the bat and in the field.
  • Tue, Aug 16, 2022
    Sams heroics in vain as Rockets are doused
    Daniel Sams smashed a 55-ball half-century but the Australian's efforts for Trent Rockets were in vain as Matthew Wade saw Birmingham Phoenix to victory.
  • Tue, Aug 16, 2022
    WBBL gets international schedule safeguard
    The Women's Big Bash League will be safeguarded by a virtual international window in the next fixtures cycle in a significant boost for Cricket Australia.
  • Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    Healy runs out Mooney to spark Hundred win
    A bit of brilliance in the field from Alyssa Healy dismissed her Aussie international teammate Beth Mooney and changed the course of their Hundred clash.
  • Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    Maxwell shines all-round in The Hundred
    Glenn Maxwell has once again shown his one-day brilliance, starring with bat and ball in his last performance for unbeaten London Spirit in The Hundred.
  • Sat, Aug 13, 2022
    Mooney so close to first Hundred 100
    Australia's Beth Mooney has hit an unbeaten 97, the highest ever score in England's domestic women's Hundred competition, but ended on the losing side.
  • Fri, Aug 12, 2022
    Curran leads Invincibles to victory
    Oval Invincibles have earned a narrow victory over Northern Superchargers in England's Hundred competition with all-rounder Sam Curran making a rapid 60.
  • Fri, Aug 12, 2022
    Healy starts Hundred in style but loses
    Alyssa Healy launched the second season of the women's Hundred with a six but ended up on the losing side as her Northern Superchargers team lost at The Oval.
  • Fri, Aug 12, 2022
    Mel Jones to step down from CA board
    Retired cricketer Mel Jones will not stand for re-election to Cricket Australia's board in October, instead stepping down to focus on her media commitments.
  • Wed, Aug 10, 2022
    Boult to step back from Black Caps
    Trent Boult, the world's top-ranked ODI bowler, looms as a candidate for the UAE T20 League after being released from his New Zealand Cricket contract.
  • Tue, Aug 09, 2022
    Battle looms over Lynn's UAE T20 move
    Chris Lynn's plans to play in the lucrative UAE T20 tournament could be blocked by Cricket Australia as it clashes directly with the Big Bash League.
  • Tue, Aug 09, 2022
    Maxwell shakes off injury in Spirit win
    Glenn Maxwell and Nathan Ellis were on the winning side again in England's Hundred competition with the veteran all-rounder surviving an injury scare.
  • Fri, Aug 05, 2022
    Ellis bowls Spirit to London derby win
    Australian quick Nathan Ellis has continued his fine form in English domestic white-ball cricket by setting up London Spirit for a derby win in the Hundred.
  • Thu, Aug 04, 2022
    Vince earns Brave opening Hundred win
    Marcus Stoinis faced Adam Zampa as English cricket's The Hundred competition began its second season, but it was Sydney Sixers batsman James Vince who starred.
  • Tue, Aug 02, 2022
    Patterson returns to Sixers in BBL
    NSW captain and two-Test batter Kurtis Patterson has returned to the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League after leaving Perth Scorchers.
  • Mon, Aug 01, 2022
    Australian captain Cummins ties the knot
    Australian Test captain Pat Cummins has married his long-term partner Becky Boston in the tourist hotspot of Byron Bay on the far North Coast of NSW.
2022 July
  • Fri, Jul 29, 2022
    Australia spin coach exits cricket team
    Australia have had another change in their cricket coaching setup, with subcontinent-based spin coach Sridharan Sriram finishing up with the men's team.
  • Fri, Jul 29, 2022
    UAE T20 poses huge threat to BBL future
    The UAE Twenty20 League is reportedly set to welcome 72 overseas players for each January tournament in a major threat to Australia's Big Bash League.
  • Wed, Jul 27, 2022
    Healy in element as T20 cricket debuts
    Australia's all-conquering women's cricket team has a new title to chase when the T20 format debuts at Birmingham's Commonwealth Games on Friday.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    Lanning tops women's T20I rankings again
    Australia's cricketers have made their move up the women's world rankings following the recent tri-series in Bready involving Ireland and Pakistan.
  • Mon, Jul 25, 2022
    Another trophy for Aussie cricket women
    Australia's cricket world champs have won the T20I tri-nations series event in Ireland after the final match of the tournament was washed out.
  • Sun, Jul 24, 2022
    Jonassen shines but rain ruins Aussie T20
    Jess Jonassen took four wickets to set Australia on the road to a T20I victory over Pakistan in Ireland - but the rains came to thwart Meg Lanning's side.
  • Sun, Jul 24, 2022
    Northeast joins Bradman in the 400 club
    English batter Sam Northeast has joined the elite band to have scored 400 in a first-class innings, amassing 410no - the century's highest individual total.
  • Fri, Jul 22, 2022
    BBL facing 'fork in the road': Khawaja
    Brisbane Heat captain Usman Khawaja believes the Big Bash League must find increased investment or lose relevance to overseas competitors.
  • Fri, Jul 22, 2022
    McGrath keeps shining in Aussie T20s
    Australia's Tahlia McGrath, who starred in the win over Ireland, has kept up an amazing record of being player of the match in every T20I when she's had a bat.
  • Fri, Jul 22, 2022
    ODI cricket 'dying' says Aussie opener
    Australia's Usman Khawaja isn't surprised England's Ben Stokes has retired from one-day international cricket, believing the format is "dying a death".
  • Fri, Jul 22, 2022
    Ponting picks Vaughan for Hobart BBL job
    Having failed to land Justin Langer for the role, Ricky Ponting has chosen Jeff Vaughan as the head coach of the Hobart Hurricanes for the next three BBLs.
  • Mon, Jul 18, 2022
    Top end ODIs not trumped by The Hundred
    Four Australians have been included in an ODI squad to play six games in Townsville and Cairns later next month that clash with their The Hundred campaigns.
  • Sun, Jul 17, 2022
    King shines as rain spoils Aust T20 clash
    Leg-spinner Alana King has taken three wickets in four balls in Australia's washed out T20 women's cricket match against Pakistan in Northern Ireland.
  • Fri, Jul 15, 2022
    Perry injury concern for Games warm-ups
    Superstar allrounder Ellyse Perry is no certainty to feature in Australia's Twenty20 tri-series with a back issue restricting her to batting-only duties.
  • Thu, Jul 14, 2022
    CA releases schedule for revamped BBL
    Cricket Australia is confident big crowds will return to the revamped Big Bash League this summer after two editions decimated by COVID-19 complications.
  • Wed, Jul 13, 2022
    Australia's ODI series against SA axed
    Australia's ODI series against South Africa has been canned, meaning more international stars will be available for the Big Bash League in January.
  • Wed, Jul 13, 2022
    No rush in Australia's succession planning
    Andrew McDonald says there is no need to rush Australia's top-order succession planning, with David Warner and Usman Khawaja the Test team's oldest players.
  • Tue, Jul 12, 2022
    Australia fine with their DRS calls
    Pat Cummins stands by his decision to use all three of Australia's reviews early in Sri Lanka's innings in Galle, after it cost them dearly in the big loss.
  • Tue, Jul 12, 2022
    Chances support Lyon's 64 overs in innings
    Australia claim the amount of chances Nathan Lyon created in his 64 overs in Galle shows the offspinner can continue to be called upon for marathon spells.
  • Tue, Jul 12, 2022
    Galle loss offers insight for McDonald
    Australia will place more bearing on their results from Sri Lanka and Pakistan when picking a team for India in 2023 than from the looming home summer.
  • Mon, Jul 11, 2022
    Chandimal makes most of extra Test lives
    Dinesh Chandimal's career looked close to over when he last played a Test series against Australia but the batsman has landed a knockout blow in Galle.
  • Mon, Jul 11, 2022
    Fatigue no worries for Lyon or Australia
    Australia will bank on Nathan Lyon backing up one of the biggest workloads of his Test career to spin them to victory in Galle against Sri Lanka.
  • Mon, Jul 11, 2022
    Snapshot of day four of second Galle Test
    All the details of the fourth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, with the hosts claiming a big victory to draw the series.
  • Mon, Jul 11, 2022
    Sri Lanka stun Aussies in second Test win
    Australia have suffered an innings and 39-run loss to Sri Lanka in the second Test after a stunning collapse that leaves the two-match series drawn at 1-1.
  • Mon, Jul 11, 2022
    Sri Lanka's cricket COVID outbreak grows
    Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka has become the sixth member of the team's squad to contract COVID-19, ruling him out of the second Test against Australia.
  • Sun, Jul 10, 2022
    Australia back DRS process amid errors
    Australia insist their process for referring decisions is the right one despite costing themselves upwards of 80 runs by running out of them against Sri Lanka.
  • Sun, Jul 10, 2022
    History against Aussies as hosts dominate
    Australia have their backs to the wall in the second Test against Sri Lanka, already trailing by 67 runs with the hosts 6-431 in their first innings at Galle.
  • Sun, Jul 10, 2022
    Steve Smith, the global problem solver
    Steve Smith's 145no at Galle against Sri Lanka means he has now scored 14 Test centuries both at home and away, conquering the tough task of batting overseas.
  • Sat, Jul 09, 2022
    Spin can still win on flatter Galle wicket
    Australia have batted through a day where much of the venom was missing from the Galle Test wicket, but the tourists still expect big turn from their spinners.
  • Fri, Jul 08, 2022
    Hazlewood is world's best bench warmer
    Josh Hazlewood has played just one of Australia's seven Tests this year, with conditions in Asia making him one of the country's most unlucky bowlers in years.
  • Fri, Jul 08, 2022
    Labuschagne relief with overseas Test ton
    Marnus Labuschagne feels like the monkey is off his back after adjusting his game for his first Test century outside of Australia, with 104 against Sri Lanka.
  • Fri, Jul 08, 2022
    Labuschagne, Smith finally star together
    Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith scored centuries together for the first time to help Australia take day-one honours in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
  • Fri, Jul 08, 2022
    Maxwell sees best Test chance go wanting
    Glenn Maxwell has been denied a Test recall for a second time in as many weeks, leaving questions over whether the Australian will add to his tally of seven.
  • Fri, Jul 08, 2022
    Smith drought-breaker can open floodgates
    Marnus Labuschagne has warned Steve Smith's drought-breaking century against Sri Lanka in Galle could lead to a surge of runs for his close batting ally.
  • Thu, Jul 07, 2022
    Australia evolve without big pair's runs
    Australia have won Test matches without Steve Smith and David Warner producing big hundreds during the pandemic-era, an idea inconceivable four years ago.
  • Thu, Jul 07, 2022
    Khawaja wants to see multi-cultural change
    Usman Khawaja believes the key to getting more players from multi-cultural backgrounds into elite level cricket in Australia is a more diverse coaching set up.
  • Thu, Jul 07, 2022
    Smith awaits Bazball test in the Ashes
    Steve Smith has watched England's aggressive Test revolution under Brendan McCullum with interest, but is unsure if the tactic will be sustainable in the Ashes.
  • Thu, Jul 07, 2022
    Sri Lanka team's COVID chaos on Test eve
    Sri Lanka's plans for the second Test against Australia are in disarray after three players were ruled out with COVID-19 amid fears the outbreak will grow.
  • Wed, Jul 06, 2022
    Carey answers his hardest critic on sweeps
    Alex Carey is yet to win over his wife on the reverse sweep but has no plans to change tactics against spin that originated out of a rut five years ago.
  • Wed, Jul 06, 2022
    Smith moves on from Khawaja run out mix-up
    Steve Smith says he and Usman Khawaja have moved on following their mix-up in the first Test in Sri Lanka, with the pair chilled over Smith's on-field reaction.
  • Tue, Jul 05, 2022
    Aussies back batters to pick mystery spin
    Australia are confident their one-day lead in will help them pick Sri Lanka mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana in the second Test if he debuts in Galle.
  • Tue, Jul 05, 2022
    Warne's legacy lasts long after tsunami
    Shane Warne's brother Jason has been given an insight into the lasting impact the champion legspinner made on a small village after the Boxing Day tsunami.
  • Mon, Jul 04, 2022
    Swepson's wickets clear away self doubt
    Mitchell Swepson has admitted he began to doubt himself after going 81 overs without taking a wicket at the end of his maiden Test series against Pakistan.
  • Sun, Jul 03, 2022
    Lyon on verge of off-spinning greatness
    Nathan Lyon can create history and put himself behind only Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of off-spinning wicket-takers with seven more scalps in Galle.
  • Sun, Jul 03, 2022
    Starc to be first major Big Bash absentee
    Mitchell Starc has confirmed he won't make himself available for the Big Bash amid the push for Australia's multi-format stars to feature in the competition.
  • Sat, Jul 02, 2022
    Australia embrace Asian spinning wickets
    Australia have learned to embrace the spinning wickets of the sub-continent in their push to win in Asia and beat the world's best in Test cricket.
  • Sat, Jul 02, 2022
    Head not losing heart with batting in Asia
    Travis Head has dispelled any concerns over his form with the bat on the sub-continent, pointing to his build-up to the Sri Lanka series as proof he can score.
  • Fri, Jul 01, 2022
    Australia thrash Sri Lanka in Galle Test
    Australia have secured a 10-wicket win in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle after bowling the hosts out for 113 in their second innings.
  • Fri, Jul 01, 2022
    COVID-19 case hits Sri Lanka's Test team
    Sri Lanka have been hit by a COVID-19 case inside their Test camp with veteran Angelo Mathews testing positive to the virus and removed from the Galle match.
  • Fri, Jul 01, 2022
    Green bats Aussies to safety after storm
    Australia have finished a wild second day with a 101-run lead over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle, with Cameron Green's 77 helping them to 8-313.
  • Fri, Jul 01, 2022
    Silverwood's Australia nightmare continues
    Sri Lanka's 10-wicket loss in Galle has marked the third time in four matches that coach Chris Silverwood has been beaten inside three days by Australia.
2022 June
  • Thu, Jun 30, 2022
    BBL gets first big win with Du Plessis
    South African star Faf du Plessis has nominated for the BBL draft, marking the first major coup in Cricket Australia's attempts to revitalise the competition.
  • Thu, Jun 30, 2022
    First session crucial on day two in Galle
    Sri Lanka know they must take wickets early on day two in Galle if they are to put pressure on Australia and make most of bowling fourth in the opening Test.
  • Thu, Jun 30, 2022
    Head falls as pressure builds at No.5
    Travis Head has fallen for six on in the first Test in Galle, putting pressure on his spot in Australia's middle order with Glenn Maxwell waiting in the wings.
  • Thu, Jun 30, 2022
    Lyon finds beauty in bowling ugly
    Nathan Lyon's 5-90 against Sri Lanka is a symbol of how much he has turned his bowling around in Asia since his last visit to Galle in 2016.
  • Wed, Jun 29, 2022
    Khawaja makes move to BBL's Heat
    Usman Khawaja will leave the Sydney Thunder for the first time since the BBL was established, heading to the Brisbane Heat where he'll be the side's captain.
  • Wed, Jun 29, 2022
    Lyon takes five but Australia wobble late
    Nathan Lyon has claimed a five-wicket haul to have Sri Lanka all out for 212, before Australia lost three wickets in the final hour to go to stumps at 3-98.
  • Wed, Jun 29, 2022
    Ranatunga hails old sparring partner Warne
    Arjuna Ranatunga has spoken of Shane Warne's influence on Sri Lankan cricket, with the late legspinner's life celebrated before the first Test in Galle.
  • Wed, Jun 29, 2022
    Sri Lanka know formula to beat Australia
    Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne claims his spinners' success in the one-day series shows they have plans to run through Australia in the Tests.
  • Tue, Jun 28, 2022
    Australia vow to do it their way in Galle
    Australia want pace to lead the way for them on the spinning wickets of Sri Lanka, with Mitchell Starc ready to employ the same plans he used in 2016.
  • Tue, Jun 28, 2022
    Starc's bunny now Sri Lanka's big threat
    Dimuth Karunaratne was dominated by Mitchell Starc in 2016 but now leads a Sri Lanka team with high-quality batting and a bowling attack needing to stand up.
  • Tue, Jun 28, 2022
    Swepson in, as Head looks likely for Galle
    Mitchell Swepson has kept his spot as Australia's second spinner for the first Test against Sri Lanka, with Travis Head firming to overcome a hamstring injury.
  • Mon, Jun 27, 2022
    Holland on verge of Test return in Galle
    Australia could hand Jon Holland a shock recall to Test cricket if he recovers from a finger injury in time for the series opener against Sri Lanka in Galle.
  • Mon, Jun 27, 2022
    Khawaja warns BBL must privatise to thrive
    Usman Khawaja has told Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley that the Big Bash League will be left behind if it does not move to private ownership of franchises.
  • Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    Khawaja ready to fix Sri Lanka record
    Usman Khawaja claims he is a far different batter with more options against spin than the man previously dropped twice in Sri Lanka.
  • Sat, Jun 25, 2022
    Finch: Aussies must improve after ODI win
    Captain Aaron Finch says Australia must improve in spin-friendly conditions after a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their final ODI series in Colombo.
  • Wed, Jun 22, 2022
    Australia spun out of Sri Lanka ODI series
    David Warner can see the upside to Australia being spun out of their one-day series against Sri Lanka, saying it has made them better ready for the Tests.
  • Tue, Jun 21, 2022
    Boland shines in final Australia A game
    Scott Boland has taken four wickets in a red-ball match for Australia A against Sri Lanka A, showing selectors he is ready for the Tests if called upon.
  • Tue, Jun 21, 2022
    Maddinson signs for Durham
    Former Australian Test batter Nic Maddinson is to play for English county Durham in red and white-ball cricket.
  • Tue, Jun 21, 2022
    Sri Lanka ride luck as Asalanka posts ton
    Australia were denied by a stubborn bail when Charith Asalanka was on one before he hit 110 in Sri Lanka's 258 in the fourth one-day international in Colombo.
  • Tue, Jun 21, 2022
    Sthalekar is new world cricket union boss
    Lisa Sthalekar has been appointed as the new president of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations, becoming the first female to hold the role.
  • Mon, Jun 20, 2022
    Aussies lose spin battle in big SL chase
    Australia have been comprehensively beaten by eight wickets by Sri Lanka in the third one-day international, failing to get the better of a spinning wicket.
  • Mon, Jun 20, 2022
    Head at home on first Sri Lanka tour
    Travis Head has already made himself feel at home in first tour of Sri Lanka, ahead of the two-Test series on the spinning wicket of Galle.
  • Mon, Jun 20, 2022
    Lyon wants Swepson as Test spin partner
    Nathan Lyon says it will be important to play two frontline spinners in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka and he wants Mitchell Swepson in the team.
  • Sun, Jun 19, 2022
    Australia expect fit Smith for Tests
    Steve Smith has missed Australia's third one-day international against Sri Lanka with a quad injury but officials expect him to be fit well before the Tests.
  • Sun, Jun 19, 2022
    Head keeps form with unbeaten 70 in ODI
    Travis Head has hit an unbeaten 70 to help Australia to 6-291 against Sri Lanka, keeping his status as one of the nation's form batters before the Test series.
  • Fri, Jun 17, 2022
    Cricketers head to Games aiming to evolve
    Australian cricket star Ellyse Perry says the next step for the all-conquering women's team is to become even better, starting with the Commonwealth Games.
  • Fri, Jun 17, 2022
    Stitch-free Starc hopeful of ODI return
    Mitchell Starc says he will assess his injured finger in the coming days to see whether he can make an appearance in the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
  • Wed, Jun 15, 2022
    Maxwell stars as Australia beat Sri Lanka
    Glenn Maxwell has thumped 80no from 51 balls to help Australia pull off their biggest ODI chase against Sri Lanka and claim a rain-affected two-wicket win.
  • Wed, Jun 15, 2022
    Spinner goes from taking down 19s to Smith
    Sri Lanka debutant Dunith Wellalage was running through Australia's under-19s in January, but has now claimed Steve Smith as his first international wicket.
  • Tue, Jun 14, 2022
    Australia in big chase against Sri Lanka
    Australia opted not to play Mitchell Swepson while Adam Zampa remained home on paternity leave as Sri Lanka hit 7-300 in the series-opening ODI in Pallekele.
  • Sun, Jun 12, 2022
    Shanaka thwarts Australian T20I sweep
    Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has played a superb innings to secure a four-wicket win and deny Australia a three-match sweep of their T20I series.
  • Thu, Jun 09, 2022
    Australia back under-fire Smith in T20s
    Australia assistant coach Michael Di Venuto is confident under-fire Steve Smith will find form to consolidate his spot in the Twenty20 middle-order.
  • Thu, Jun 09, 2022
    Wade secures T20 win against Sri Lanka
    Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has lifted Australia out of trouble and to a gritty three-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the second match of their Twenty20 series.
  • Wed, Jun 08, 2022
    Starc injured in Australians' T20 win
    Josh Hazlewood and David Warner starred in Australia's Twenty20 thrashing of Sri Lanka, but Mitchell Starc suffered a finger injury and will miss Game 2.
  • Tue, Jun 07, 2022
    Abbott hurt, leaves Australia's T20 tour
    Fast bowler Sean Abbott is heading back to Australia after fracturing a finger at training ahead of the first Twenty20 against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
  • Tue, Jun 07, 2022
    Fit Finch confident on return to form
    Australian white-ball captain Aaron Finch says he feels the best he's been since knee surgery almost a year ago ahead of the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka.
  • Mon, Jun 06, 2022
    Aussie women lose another cricket coach
    Australia's highly-regarded women's assistant Ben Sawyer has taken up the top job with New Zealand, leaving Shelley Nitschke favourite to replace Matthew Mott.
  • Mon, Jun 06, 2022
    Aussies stick with Smith for T20 opener
    Josh Inglis has been squeezed out of Australia's XI for the opening Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, with Test star Steve Smith keeping his spot in the middle order.
  • Wed, Jun 01, 2022
    Stars align for Kim Garth in WBBL
    Ireland international and reigning Melbourne Stars player of the season Kim Garth has re-signed with the WBBL club for a further three seasons.
2022 May
  • Mon, May 30, 2022
    Cricketers brace for busiest summer
    Australia's men will play at least 27 fixtures in their busiest ever home cricket summer, with white-ball matches to begin in August and Tests in November.
  • Mon, May 30, 2022
    Packed schedule to help Finch find form
    Under-pressure captain Aaron Finch is keen to take advantage of Australia's flurry of white-ball fixtures to emerge from his career-threatening form slump.
  • Mon, May 30, 2022
    Perry ready to prove T20 point
    Ellyse Perry wants to ensure she is still well and truly in Australia's best Twenty20 team ahead of a packed short-form schedule culminating in the World Cup.
  • Wed, May 25, 2022
    Ethical concerns over Australia's SL tour
    Australia's cricketers hold some ethical concerns over their looming cricket tour of Sri Lanka, but will back a call from officials for the series to go ahead.
  • Wed, May 25, 2022
    King into final despite Supernovas loss
    The Supernovas team of Australia's Alana King has booked a place in the final of the Women's T20 Challenge in India despite losing to Velocity.
  • Tue, May 24, 2022
    Mott was men's option before England move
    Outgoing Australia women's cricket coach Matthew Mott was interviewed for Justin Langer's job before deciding to take charge of England's white-ball men's team.
  • Tue, May 24, 2022
    Vettori on Australia's new coaching staff
    Daniel Vettori has made a full-time move into Australian cricket, with the former New Zealand spinner joining Andrew McDonald's new-look coaching staff.
  • Sun, May 22, 2022
    Early IPL exit for Ponting's Capitals
    Batting failures for David Warner and Mitch Marsh led to joy for Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood as Australians experienced mixed fortunes in the IPL.
  • Sun, May 22, 2022
    Nitschke keen on full-time women's role
    Shelley Nitschke says she has an ambition to stay on as full-time coach of the Australia's women's cricket team after accepting an interim call-up.
  • Sat, May 21, 2022
    Next coach must push us, says Lanning
    Australian cricket captain Meg Lanning says outgoing coach Matthew Mott will be missed and his replacement must make sure they continue to improve.
  • Thu, May 19, 2022
    Hussain: Mott's a top signing for England
    Matthew Mott has been hailed as an outstanding signing for English cricket, with the Australian coach tipped to take the men's white-ball teams to a new level.
  • Tue, May 17, 2022
    Mahmood injury adds to England pace crisis
    England's new regime of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum face a bowling crisis with Saqib Mahmood the latest injured pacer, a stress fracture ending his season.
  • Sun, May 15, 2022
    Symonds the rebel cricketer with a cause
    He often made headlines for all the wrong reasons but there can be no denying Andrew Symonds was a brilliant cricketer and genuine match winner for Australia.
  • Sun, May 15, 2022
    Tributes flow for cricketer Andrew Symonds
    Former cricketing greats, sports administrators and politicians have led tributes for ex-Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds, who died in a car accident
  • Sat, May 14, 2022
    Cummins leaves IPL early with hip injury
    Australia captain Pat Cummins has left his IPL stint early and returned home to recuperate from a minor hip injury ahead of the tour to Sri Lanka next month.
  • Sat, May 14, 2022
    Hazlewood bowls IPL's costliest 2022 spell
    Aussie gun Josh Hazlewood has suffered his most expensive day in the IPL, getting clouted for 64 runs off four overs - the season's worst figures by any bowler.
  • Fri, May 13, 2022
    Aussie Hogan spoils Ben Stokes' county fun
    Michael Hogan, Glamorgan's 40-years-young Australian, dismissed rampant Ben Stokes in the county championship while compatriot Matt Renshaw shone for Somerset.
  • Fri, May 13, 2022
    Aussie Sams is Mumbai's speedy IPL hero
    Daniel Sams has won the IPL player of the match award after he teamed up with fellow Aussie paceman Riley Meredith to propel Mumbai to victory over Chennai.
  • Fri, May 13, 2022
    Cummins leaves IPL early: reports
    Australia captain Pat Cummins has departed the IPL to return home and recuperate from a minor hip injury ahead of the tour to Sri Lanka next month.
  • Thu, May 12, 2022
    Shaun Marsh to kick on at WA at age 38
    Veteran batsman Shaun Marsh is one step closer to playing as a 40-year-old after signing a one-year contract extension with Western Australia.
  • Thu, May 12, 2022
    Tim Paine's playing career appears over
    Tim Paine's playing career appears over after the former Australian captain wasn't included in Tasmania's list of contracted players for next summer.
  • Tue, May 10, 2022
    Bumrah takes 5-10 but Cummins wins in IPL
    Pat Cummins has taken three wickets on his Kolkata Knight Riders recall, leading them to an IPL victory over the Mumbai Indians despite Jasprit Bumrah's 5-10.
  • Tue, May 10, 2022
    Former ODI quick Vakarewa returns to NSW
    Former Australia quicks Belinda Vakarewa and Holly Ferling have moved states as part of squad lists named for the 2023-23 women's cricket season.
  • Tue, May 10, 2022
    Ryan Campbell details his near-death saga
    Ryan Campbell has been discharged from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery after spending seven days in an induced coma following a cardiac arrest.
  • Sat, May 07, 2022
    Aussie duo power Mumbai to IPL win
    Tim David, with the bat, and Daniel Sams, with the ball, have combined to fire Mumbai Indians to victory over Gujarat Titans in the IPL.
  • Thu, May 05, 2022
    Cummins' men strengthen world No.1 spot
    Australia's claim on being the best Test team in the world has been strengthened by series wins for Pat Cummins and his men in the Ashes and in Pakistan.
  • Thu, May 05, 2022
    Maxwell and Hazlewood star in IPL win
    Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood both shone with the ball for Royal Challengers Bangalore as they moved into the top four of the IPL with a win over Chennai.
  • Thu, May 05, 2022
    Stars name England's Batty new WBBL coach
    Former Surrey and Gloucestershire first-class player Jonathan Batty has been announced as the Melbourne Stars' fourth WBBL coach in as many seasons.
  • Wed, May 04, 2022
    Injured Bird flies home to Australia
    Jackson Bird has been forced to curtail his latest English County Championship stint due to a shoulder injury and left Kent after just three matches.
  • Mon, May 02, 2022
    Sidebottom halts Labuschagne charge
    Marnus Labuschagne has struck 85 from 87 balls for Glamorgan, whose hopes of victory against Derbyshire were thwarted by fellow Australian Ryan Sidebottom.
  • Sun, May 01, 2022
    County tons for Harris and Labuschagne
    Australian Test batters Marcus Harris and Marnus Labuschagne have both scored centuries for their counties in the latest round of championship matches.
2022 April
  • Fri, Apr 29, 2022
    Warner outduels Finch in their IPL clash
    David Warner has scored a quickfire 42 to blast Delhi Capitals on their way to a four-wicket IPL win but fellow Aussie opener Aaron Finch failed for Kolkata.
  • Sun, Apr 24, 2022
    Cricketer Campbell in stable condition
    Former Australian cricketer Ryan Campbell is in a stable condition in a English hospital a week after his heart attack, and is expected to make a full recovery.
  • Sun, Apr 24, 2022
    Siddle marks 200th match with 6-51 haul
    Peter Siddle has marked his 200th first-class game with 6-51 in the county championship, which demonstrated the 37-year-old's skills remain in fine order.
  • Wed, Apr 20, 2022
    Cricketer Campbell out of coma in London
    Former Australia wicketkeeper Ryan Campbell is out of an induced coma, after suffering a heart attack while at a London playground with his children.
  • Wed, Apr 20, 2022
    Hazlewood wins Aussie duel and match
    Josh Hazlewood won a clash of Aussie World Cup winners when he outfoxed Marcus Stoinis to take Royal Challengers Bangalore to victory in the IPL.
  • Wed, Apr 13, 2022
    McDonald coaching path lit in playing days
    Andrew McDonald's fierce loyalty to his players and varied experiences from his own career have made him the man Cricket Australia believe they need right now.
  • Tue, Apr 12, 2022
    McDonald to be named new Aussie coach
    Cricket Australia could announce Andrew McDonald as the coach of the national men's team as soon as Wednesday after his impressive stint as caretaker boss.
  • Mon, Apr 11, 2022
    Cheatle finds hope, perspective in injury
    Lauren Cheatle has endured a nightmare run of injuries since her teenage Australian debut, but has found motivation and perspective away from cricket.
  • Fri, Apr 08, 2022
    Selectors back Aaron Finch for World Cup
    Australia's chief selector George Bailey has backed Aaron Finch to find form for the Twenty20 World Cup, while Usman Khawaja doesn't expect to join him there.
  • Fri, Apr 08, 2022
    Warner struggles on IPL return for Delhi
    David Warner has suffered a difficult start on his return to IPL team Delhi Capitals, getting out for four off 12 balls in their defeat by Lucknow.
  • Thu, Apr 07, 2022
    Pat Cummins smashes record 14-ball IPL 50
    Pat Cummins was taken on by Kolkata Knight Riders as a star bowler but the Australian captain has delivered instead with the bat in an astonishing IPL innings.
  • Wed, Apr 06, 2022
    Cricket open to possible Barty return
    Fellow dual-code star Ellyse Perry says it's important that Ash Barty follows her heart if she is to make a potential return to elite sport.
  • Tue, Apr 05, 2022
    Healy, Lanning call to foster competition
    More prizemoney at Women's World Cups should be redirected to developing nations according according to Australia stars Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning.
  • Mon, Apr 04, 2022
    No Katy Perry, but Aussies party anyway
    Alana King, Ash Gardner and Darcie Brown have been dobbed in by teammates as celebration party standouts in the wake of Australia's historic World Cup win.
  • Mon, Apr 04, 2022
    Shield title caps WA season of dominance
    Western Australia are Sheffield Shield winners for the first time since last century after a dominant batting display in the final against Victoria.
  • Sun, Apr 03, 2022
    Double-duck Finch vows to beat bad patch
    Captain Aaron Finch concedes he's been ailing with the bat during Australia's ODI series defeat in Pakistan but the skipper has vowed to put things right.
  • Sun, Apr 03, 2022
    Healy ton earns Australia World Cup win
    Australia have regained the Women's Cricket World Cup with a 71-run win over England in the final in Christchurch after Alyssa Healy made a brilliant century.
  • Sun, Apr 03, 2022
    WA in sight of Sheffield Shield crown
    Western Australia are one day away from a near-certain Sheffield Shield title thanks to centuries from Sam Whiteman and Aaron Hardie against Victoria.
  • Sat, Apr 02, 2022
    Aussies shoot down English World Cup chat
    Aussie ace Alyssa Healy says England's talk of a World Cup final win being "written" is interesting "considering the cricket they've played" in New Zealand.
  • Sat, Apr 02, 2022
    Australia lose series, hammered by Babar
    Australia have been outclassed by nine wickets in their final ODI in Pakistan, losing the series 2-1 thanks to the masterful Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq.
  • Sat, Apr 02, 2022
    Australia search for Imam-ul-Haq solution
    Australia know they must find a way to topple Pakistan Imam-ul-Haq if they are to win the one-day series, after he took his red-ball form into white-ball games.
  • Sat, Apr 02, 2022
    History beckons for Aussie cricket greats
    Australia could complete the perfect five years of cricket and cement their spot as one of the greatest teams of all time with a World Cup final win.
  • Fri, Apr 01, 2022
    McDermott ton but Aussies lose in Pakistan
    Ben McDermott has struck his maiden ODI century but Pakistan recorded their highest successful run chase to overhaul Australia's 8-348 and win by six wickets.
  • Fri, Apr 01, 2022
    Mott open-minded on men's coaching role
    Matthew Mott says he's happy within the Australian women's cricket coaching setup, but will keep an open mind to future chances in the men's setup.
2022 March
  • Thu, Mar 31, 2022
    Healy revelling in World Cup final shot
    Alyssa Healy's reinvention as an ODI opener has been crucial in Australia's success since the last World Cup, and especially so in Wednesday's semi-final win.
  • Wed, Mar 30, 2022
    Head stars as Australia crush Pakistan
    Australia have taken a 1-0 lead in the ODI series against Pakistan after Travis Head hit a ton and Adam Zampa starred with the ball in an 88-run win.
  • Wed, Mar 30, 2022
    Shane Warne remembered as cricket immortal
    Former England captain Nasser Hussain has remembered former foe Shane Warne as simply the greatest cricketer of all-time during the MCG memorial service.
  • Tue, Mar 29, 2022
    Agar gets COVID, Australia low on players
    Australia are down to just 13 fit and healthy players in their tour squad of Pakistan after Ashton Agar joined Josh Inglis in testing positive to the virus.
  • Tue, Mar 29, 2022
    ICC defends Women's World Cup purse gap
    The International Cricket Council has lauded the standard of cricket at the Women's World Cup, but is paying out prize money of just a third of the men's event.
  • Tue, Mar 29, 2022
    More tickets for Warne memorial available
    More tickets are now available for Shane Warne's state memorial service with Eddie McGuire saying it will be a fitting tribute to the late cricketing great.
  • Tue, Mar 29, 2022
    Perry out of Australia's World Cup semi
    Ellyse Perry has been ruled out of Australia's semi-final against West Indies and faces the prospect of missing the business end of another World Cup.
  • Mon, Mar 28, 2022
    Big West Indies win piles pressure on Root
    West Indies have won a series victory, crushing England by ten wickets in Grenada to win the third Test and add to the pressure on visiting skipper Joe Root.
  • Mon, Mar 28, 2022
    Dropped Smith thumps Kings to IPL victory
    Punjab Kings have chased down Royal Challengers Bangalore's 2-205 to launch their IPL campaign with a stunning victory fired by Odean Smith's big-hitting.
  • Mon, Mar 28, 2022
    Marsh injured, Green fills Aussie ODI void
    Cameron Green is set to be unleashed in the three-match ODI series against Pakistan with fellow allrounder Mitch Marsh grounded because of a hip injury..
  • Mon, Mar 28, 2022
    Perry uncertain of World Cup semi start
    Australia will take on West Indies on Wednesday for a place in the Women's Cricket World Cup final but it remains uncertain if Ellyse Perry will be in the XI.
  • Sun, Mar 27, 2022
    Villani guides Tassie to first WNCL crown
    Centuries from Elyse Villani and youngster Emma Manix-Geeves have helped Tasmania to their first WNCL title after a nine-wicket win over South Australia.
  • Sat, Mar 26, 2022
    Cummins hails caretaker coach McDonald
    Australia's triumphant Test captain Pat Cummins is hailing the influence of caretaker coach Andrew McDonald on the series win in Pakistan.
  • Sat, Mar 26, 2022
    Perry could be used as specialist batter
    Australia are confident Ellyse Perry will prove her fitness for their Women's World Cup semi-final but she could be used as a specialist batter.
  • Sat, Mar 26, 2022
    SA end Shield famine with big run-chase
    South Australia's long wait to again taste Sheffield Shield victory is over after Nathan McSweeney and Jake Lehmann overpowered NSW's attack in Adelaide.
  • Sat, Mar 26, 2022
    Six years retired, Coyte's a better bowler
    Former Australia seamer Sarah Coyte, who first retired six years ago, believes her best cricket is to come as she prepares for Tasmania's maiden WNCL final.
  • Sat, Mar 26, 2022
    Smith out of Pakistan white-ball matches
    Steve Smith has pulled out of Australia's ODIs and T20s against Pakistan following the team's Test success in order to manage a problem in his left elbow.
  • Fri, Mar 25, 2022
    Australia win Test series in Pakistan
    Australia have claimed a rare series win in Pakistan with a 115-run victory in the third Test in Lahore delivering a 1-0 series triumph.
  • Fri, Mar 25, 2022
    Khawaja confident Aussies can win Test
    Fresh off his fourth century of 2022, Usman Khawaja believes Australian can bowl Pakistan out on the final day in Lahore and win the series 1-0.
  • Thu, Mar 24, 2022
    Australian quicks give Test series life
    With the three-Test series seemingly petering out to a nil-nil stalemate, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc demolished Pakistan to give Australia hope of victory.
  • Thu, Mar 24, 2022
    Cartwright has WA eyeing shield final
    Western Australia are five wickets from victory against Victoria in their Sheffield Shield clash in Perth as they look to seal a spot in the final.
  • Thu, Mar 24, 2022
    Hunt leads SA shield fightback v NSW
    South Australia are 75 runs away from first-innings points with five wickets in hand against NSW after day 2 in the side's final-round Sheffield Shield clash.
  • Thu, Mar 24, 2022
    Pakistan-Aust series goes down to last day
    Pakistan have cruised to 0-73 at stumps, facing a record run-chase of 351 heading into the final day of the deciding third Test against Australia in Lahore.
  • Thu, Mar 24, 2022
    Rainbird's Tas shield history in big win
    Tasmania have won their home Sheffield Shield match against Queensland inside two days, with Sam Rainbird taking the state's best-ever shield bowling figures.
  • Wed, Mar 23, 2022
    Cummins stars as Australia rout Pakistan
    Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have triggered a Pakistan collapse, with the hosts losing 7-20 to be all-out for 268 as Australia took command in the third Test.
  • Wed, Mar 23, 2022
    Partnerships the key to Green's growth
    Australia's emerging Test star Cameron Green says a focus on partnerships has helped him overcome nerves early in his innings, but a century remains elusive.
  • Wed, Mar 23, 2022
    Sangha keeps NSW in hunt for Shield final
    NSW's hopes of reaching the Sheffield Shield final remain alive, thanks to a crucial unbeaten century from new captain Jason Sangha against South Australia.
  • Wed, Mar 23, 2022
    WA eyeing Shield final hosting rights
    Western Australia have one hand on earning the right to host the Sheffield Shield final after a near-perfect day at the WACA against Victoria.
  • Tue, Mar 22, 2022
    India romp to convincing World Cup win
    India have scored a crushing 110-run win over Bangladesh to keep alive their chances of making the Women's World Cup semi-finals in New Zealand.
  • Tue, Mar 22, 2022
    Lanning supreme as Aust marches on in NZ
    Meg Lanning struck an unbeaten 135 as Australia inflicted South Africa's first loss of the World Cup, chasing 272 at Wellington's Basin Reserve on Tuesday.
  • Tue, Mar 22, 2022
    NSW miss WNCL final, SA to face Tasmania
    NSW have fallen at the final hurdle to return to the women's 50-over domestic final, with South Australia instead qualifying to face minor premiers Tasmania.
  • Tue, Mar 22, 2022
    Pakistan roar back to life against Aussies
    Alex Carey and Cameron Green have missed out on posting maiden Test tons as Pakistan fought back in the third Test to be 301 behind with nine wickets in hand.
  • Tue, Mar 22, 2022
    Smith's Test century drought continues
    Steve Smith was left frustrated' after again failing to end a year-long wait for a Test century after being dismissed for 59 against Pakistan on Monday.
  • Mon, Mar 21, 2022
    Australia vow no respite at World Cup
    Australia take on South Africa at Wellington's Basin Reserve on Tuesday in a clash between two unbeaten sides at the Women's Cricket World Cup.
  • Mon, Mar 21, 2022
    Khawaja, Smith rescue Australia v Pakistan
    Usman Khawaja has fallen just short of posting his second ton against Pakistan this series, but his strong knock helped Australia recover from early wobbles.
  • Sun, Mar 20, 2022
    Cricket World Cup defying COVID-19 doubts
    While Australia have reigned supreme at the Women's Cricket World Cup, there have been upsets and sparkling cricket as the event defies a COVID-19 outbreak.
  • Sat, Mar 19, 2022
    Lanning leads Aussies into World Cup semis
    Australia have pulled off a record Women's Cricket World Cup run chase, making 4-280 to reel in India at Eden Park on Saturday and qualify for the semi-finals.
  • Sat, Mar 19, 2022
    Some Pucovski blows 'not true concussions'
    Will Pucovski has been cleared to return to first-class cricket with Victoria in next week's Sheffield Shield final-round clash with Western Australia in Perth.
  • Fri, Mar 18, 2022
    Aussies eye return to World Cup semis
    Victory over India in Saturday's clash at Auckland's Eden Park will make Australia the first confirmed semi-finalist in the Women's Cricket World Cup.
  • Thu, Mar 17, 2022
    Lillee leads tributes as Marsh farewelled
    Dennis Lillee was among the family and friends to remember Rod Marsh's full life as the former Test wicketkeeper's funeral service in Adelaide on Thursday.
  • Thu, Mar 17, 2022
    Victoria turn Shield fortunes around
    Tasmania hold a precarious 191-run lead with three wickets in hand ahead of the final day against Victoria despite dominating the first two days.
  • Wed, Mar 16, 2022
    Aussies brace for tough Test victory push
    Australia's cricketers expect a tough day as they push for victory against Pakistan in the second Test in Karachi with captain Pat Cummins under scrutiny.
  • Wed, Mar 16, 2022
    Babar heroics blunt Aussies in Test draw
    Pakistan captain Babar Azam has made a heroic 196 to secure a draw against Australia in the second Test in Karachi, leaving the three-match series at 0-0.
  • Wed, Mar 16, 2022
    Dean ton keeps Victoria in Shield clash
    Victoria trail Tasmania by 145 runs with six wickets in hand at Junction Oval with the home side saved by a watchful century from Travis Dean.
  • Wed, Mar 16, 2022
    Rain dampens NSW, WA charge in Shield
    The only day-two action in the match between NSW and Western Australia occurred off the field with NSW's Tanveer Sangha ruled out with concussion.
  • Tue, Mar 15, 2022
    Bancroft ton gives NSW the Blues in Shield
    Former Test opener Cameron Bancroft notched his 18th first-class century as NSW endured a long day one in the field against Western Australia in the Shield.
  • Mon, Mar 14, 2022
    Aussies defend Test tactics in Pakistan
    Wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey says Australia's bowlers will have a difficult challenge to take 20 Pakistan wickets in three days to win the second Test.
  • Mon, Mar 14, 2022
    Starc stars as Pakistan crash in Karachi
    After Mitchell Starc's heroics with the ball, Australia hold a massive 489-run lead over Pakistan at stumps on day three of the second Test in Karachi.
  • Sun, Mar 13, 2022
    Australia smash Kiwis in World Cup stunner
    Ash Gardner smashed four sixes in an unbeaten 48 and Darcie Brown took 3-22 as Australia overcame early strife for a 141-run World Cup win over New Zealand.
  • Sun, Mar 13, 2022
    Khawaja relishes Test ton in Karachi
    Australian opener Usman Khawaja says he's relished scoring a Test century in Karachi, the Pakistani city where his family come from.
  • Sat, Mar 12, 2022
    Aaron Finch joins a record ninth IPL team
    Aaron Finch has been snapped up to play in the IPL for a ninth different team in a late deal with Kolkata Knight Riders after Englishman Alex Hales withdrew.
  • Sat, Mar 12, 2022
    Cummins dismisses Aussie record in Karachi
    Australia's bleak record in Karachi of no wins from eight Tests is irrelevant to the second Test against Pakistan starting Saturday, captain Pat Cummins says.
  • Sat, Mar 12, 2022
    Trans-Tasman contest could be Cup classic
    Meg Lanning says she expects hosts New Zealand to come hard at Australia in their trans-Tasman Women's Cricket World Cup clash in Wellington on Sunday.
  • Fri, Mar 11, 2022
    Aussies ready for NZ World Cup showdown
    Ash Gardner looks a certain selection when she exits COVID-19 isolation to help Australia take on World Cup hosts New Zealand in Wellington on Sunday.
  • Fri, Mar 11, 2022
    'Bore draw' Rawalpindi pitch earns demerit
    The Rawalpindi pitch has earned a demerit point from the ICC after its lifeless nature made for a boring first Test spectacle between Pakistan and Australia.
  • Fri, Mar 11, 2022
    Swepson to make Test debut for Australia
    Legspinner Mitchell Swepson will make his Test debut in the second Test against Pakistan, replacing paceman Josh Hazlewood for the fixture in Karachi.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    Australia moving on from dull first Test
    Australia are holding no grudges over the lifeless pitch rolled out for the drawn first Test and will be hoping to learn from their mistakes against Pakistan.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    Broad still would not do 'unfair' Mankad
    England's Stuart Broad has said he still would not resort to dismissing a batter by 'Mankad' after cricket law-makers ruled it is not seen as 'unfair play'.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    COVID testing no ball at Cricket World Cup
    The Australian women's cricket team have moved to Wellington before their four-match World Cup stint in the capital, which starts against the hosts New Zealand.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    Warner wants to attend Warne's farewell
    David Warner is still in shock after the death of Shane Warne, the cricket legend who the experienced Australian opener wanted to be like during his childhood.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    West Indies, England Test evenly poised
    An unbeaten 75-run stand by Jason Holder and Nkrumah Bonner has left the West Indies 109 runs behind England after day two of the first Test in Antigua.
  • Wed, Mar 09, 2022
    Pucovski eyeing another return to cricket
    Will Pucovski is a chance to return in Victoria's Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania next week, after recovering from the 11th concussion of his career.
  • Wed, Mar 09, 2022
    Spun out, Australia head to NZ capital
    Australia have defeated England and Pakistan to sit on top of the Women's World Cup standings as they head to Wellington for four of their next five matches.
  • Wed, Mar 09, 2022
    Swepson favoured for emotional Test debut
    Australia could pick a frontline legspinner for the first in more than a decade in the second Test against Pakistan, with Mitchell Swepson favoured to debut.
  • Wed, Mar 09, 2022
    Timely Bairstow Test ton rescues England
    Jonny Bairstow's classy century has led England's recovery from an early collapse to 6-268 at stumps on day one of the first Test against West Indies.
  • Tue, Mar 08, 2022
    Australia score big Cup win over Pakistan
    Australia have beaten Pakistan by seven wickets, chasing down their 191-run victory target in the 35th over of their Women's World Cup clash in Tauranga.
  • Tue, Mar 08, 2022
    Australian struggle with ball ends in draw
    Australia have failed to take a wicket on a benign day-five Rawalpindi wicket, as Pakistan agreed to end their second innings and draw the first Test at 0-252.
  • Tue, Mar 08, 2022
    Pakistan opening bats create history
    Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique have each scored centuries in Pakistan's second innings of the first Test against Australia, creating history in the process.
  • Tue, Mar 08, 2022
    Warne had ambitions to coach England
    Shane Warne had confided in close friends prior to his death that he had ambitions to coach England and boost the old enemy's flagging fortunes.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Blue skies, but wet outfield delays Test
    More time has been lost in Australia's Test against Pakistan due to a wet outfield, prompting calls for administrators to be better in keeping players on field.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Dour wicket deflates Rawalpindi return
    Australia's first Test in Pakistan in almost 24 years seems destined for a draw after the tourists went to stumps on day four at 7-449 in reply to 4-476.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Khawaja finds freedom and runs in exile
    Usman Khawaja has spoken of his desire to play with freedom for the rest of his career, after returning from a two-year Test exile with greater perspective.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Shane Warne's heartbroken family in shock
    Shane Warne's family have released a touching tribute to the spin king, saying they'll never come to terms with his death and yearn for more time together.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Warne's MCG link almost lost in NSW lure
    Shane Warne considered a shock move to NSW early in his legendary career in search of more opportunities, influential Cricket Victoria figure Shaun Graf says.
  • Sun, Mar 06, 2022
    Runs keep flowing in Aust-Pakistan Test
    Australia hold hope of forcing a result in what has become a Rawalpindi run-fest, sitting at 2-271 at stumps on day three in reply to Pakistan's 4-476.
  • Sun, Mar 06, 2022
    Showman Warne to get a fitting farewell
    Shane Warne's family's acceptance of a state funeral will give the champion legspinner a fitting public farewell, as cricket continues to mourn his death.
  • Sun, Mar 06, 2022
    Tigers veterans star in Marsh Cup thumping
    Tasmania have thrashed Victoria by 139 runs in their Marsh One-Day Cup clash in Hobart thanks to Matthew Wade's 86 runs and four wickets to Peter Siddle.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    Azhar ensures no pride lost in 2022
    Azhar Ali has again proved a thorn in the side of Australia, with his 185 putting Pakistan in complete control of the Rawalpindi Test.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    Double black armbands show Australian pain
    The emotion of a day that included the deaths of Shane Warne and Rod Marsh was evident on Australia's Test players as they returned to the field in Pakistan.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    English cricket salutes nemesis 'Warnie'
    Joe Root has led English tributes to Shane Warne, as the nation the great Aussie loved to beat remembered their old nemesis with real sadness and affection.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    First Benaud-Qadir Test, day two snapshot
    Details of the day two of the first Test between Pakistan and Australia, with both sides playing for the Benaud-Qadir trophy in the series opener in Rawalpindi.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    Judge selections over five days: McDonald
    Interim Australia coach Andrew McDonald says it's too early to judge bowling selections, with Pakistan 1-245 after the opening day of the Test series.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    Pakistan in control as Aussies face battle
    Pakistan have put themselves in complete control of the first Test against Australia, declaring at 4-476 before bad light stopped play early in Rawalpindi.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    World in shock at Shane Warne's death
    Celebrities and sports people from around the world are in profound shock at news of the death of great Australian cricketer Shane Warne.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    World mourns Shane Warne, dead at 52
    The death of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne from a suspected heart attack in a luxury Thailand resort has stunned the sporting and wider world.
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    Australia ready to bury World Cup demons
    Australia begins its Women's Cricket World Cup campaign on Saturday against England in Hamilton, eager to bring the trophy back after a shock 2017 loss.
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    Imam-ul-Haq seizes second Australia chance
    Imam-ul-Haq missed his shot at a maiden Test hundred against Australia four years ago, but he wouldn't let it elude him for a second time at Rawalpindi.
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    Lehmann's counter-attack boosts SA
    A superb counter-attacking innings from South Australia's Jake Lehmann has held back Queensland's push in their rain-affected Sheffield Shield match.
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    Mosque attack mars Australia's return
    Fans have welcomed Australia's cricketers back to Pakistan, but the opening day of the first Test has been marred by a deadly bomb blast in the country.
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    Pakistan dominate day one on 1-245
    Pakistan have dominated day one of the Benaud-Qadir trophy, going to stumps at 1-245 in the first Test against Australia in Rawalpindi.
  • Thu, Mar 03, 2022
    Aussies mulling first Test team: Cummins
    Captain Pat Cummins says Australia's team for the first Test against Pakistan won't be settled until just hours before Friday's start of play in Rawalpindi.
  • Thu, Mar 03, 2022
    COVID clouds linger over Women's World Cup
    Australia captain Meg Lanning and England skipper Heather Knight have both rejected the favouritism tag ahead of the ICC Women's World Cup in New Zealand.
  • Thu, Mar 03, 2022
    Cricket identity recalls threats crisis
    Australia's cricketers received death threats from extremists on the 1979 Indian tour, leading to a tour manager's decision which saved world cricket's order.
  • Thu, Mar 03, 2022
    Women's Cricket World Cup team guide
    Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy helps Australian Associated Press preview the Women's World Cup, which begins this weekend in New Zealand.
  • Wed, Mar 02, 2022
    Aussies lucky to play in Pakistan: Cummins
    Twenty-four years after Mark Taylor equalled one of the most celebrated feats in Australian sport, Australia is finally back playing Test cricket in Pakistan.
  • Wed, Mar 02, 2022
    Spinner Swepson ready for Test debut: Lyon
    Australia's veteran spinner Nathan Lyon says he is ready to work in tandem with Mitchell Swepson should the 28-year-old earn a Test call-up in Pakistan.
  • Tue, Mar 01, 2022
    Test star Smith reveals vertigo incident
    Star batsman Steve Smith says he's about to face fast bowlers for the first time since being concussed as Australia train ahead of the first Test in Pakistan.
  • Tue, Mar 01, 2022
    Threat against Ashton Agar investigated
    Cricket Australia believe an online threat made against Ashton Agar is not credible after it was investigated by government security agencies.
2022 February
  • Mon, Feb 28, 2022
    Australia's World Cup depth could be key
    Australia will bank on their squad depth to win back the Women's Cricket World Cup title as they prepare for their final tune-up ODI against New Zealand.
  • Mon, Feb 28, 2022
    Khawaja relaxed about Pakistan homecoming
    Born in Islamabad, opener Usman Khawaja admits Australia's first Test tour of Pakistan in 24 years is special in many ways but is trying to stay grounded.
  • Sun, Feb 27, 2022
    Australian cricket team lands in Pakistan
    Captain Pat Cummins says his side feels safe and comfortable after arriving in Pakistan for Australia's first cricket tour of the country in 24 years.
  • Sun, Feb 27, 2022
    Perry anchors Aust World Cup warm-up win
    West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor ended up with the match's best figures but Australia have defeated the minnows in a World Cup warm-up by 90 runs.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    Coaching change "seamless": Pat Cummins
    Test captain Pat Cummins says Australia's change in coach from Justin Langer to Andrew McDonald has been "seamless" ahead of their Pakistan tour.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    Khawaja departs Sydney Thunder in BBL
    Usman Khawaja has been released from his BBL contract with Sydney Thunder so he can spend more time with his family in Brisbane next summer.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    Lanning: England are World Cup favourites
    After a brief South Island mini-break, Meg Lanning's Australian side are back in training ahead of the Cricket World Cup starting in New Zealand next week.
  • Wed, Feb 23, 2022
    Ireland and UAE qualify for T20 World Cup
    Ireland and United Arab Emirates have secured their places at this year's T20 World Cup in Australia after reaching the last two in global qualifier A.
  • Wed, Feb 23, 2022
    McDonald shelves coach call ahead of tour
    Interim Australian coach Andrew McDonald says he hasn't discussed the permanent vacancy as the team prepares to tour Pakistan for the first time since 1998.
  • Wed, Feb 23, 2022
    Truloff leads Bulls to big Marsh Cup win
    Queensland have thrashed Victoria by 92 runs in the Marsh Cup, thanks to a brilliant 80 from debutant Sam Truloff and a four-wicket haul from Gurinder Sandhu.
  • Tue, Feb 22, 2022
    Four Aussie stars skip ODIs, T20 for IPL
    Star opener David Warner and fast-bowling trio Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will not play in Australia's white-ball games in Pakistan.
  • Sun, Feb 20, 2022
    Blues set-up intriguing Shield run chase
    Half-centuries from Matthew Gilkes and Jason Sangha have allowed NSW to declare and set up a final day run chase for Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield.
  • Sun, Feb 20, 2022
    Maddinson supreme as Vics gain small edge
    Victoria grabbed the momentum against Queensland late on a topsy-turvy day three of their Sheffield Shield match with Nic Maddinson hitting a crucial century.
  • Sun, Feb 20, 2022
    Sri Lanka scores thrilling T20 win vs Aust
    Star batter Kusal Mendis has lifted Sri Lanka to a consolation Twenty20 victory, with the tourists defeating Australia by five wickets with a ball to spare.
  • Sat, Feb 19, 2022
    Batting depth could see Smith on the outer
    Australia's firing middle-order is in such hot form that Steve Smith could find it tough to break back into the side before the T20 World Cup in October.
  • Sat, Feb 19, 2022
    Harris in the runs again as Vics fightback
    Test opener Marcus Harris has continued his recent good form to help Victoria to a competitive position in their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland.
  • Sat, Feb 19, 2022
    No alarm bells after poor T20 crowd at MCG
    Glenn Maxwell believes crowds will come back to Australia's white-ball games once COVID-19 is over after a record low turnout at the MCG against Sri Lanka.
  • Fri, Feb 18, 2022
    Clayton defiance leads slow-moving Bulls
    Jack Clayton marked his Queensland Shield debut with a crucial half-century against Victoria but the day one action could barely have been slower.
  • Fri, Feb 18, 2022
    Inglis fires again in Australia's T20 win
    Josh Inglis has put his name in contention for Australia's World Cup defence, hitting a blazing 40 in a comfortable six-wicket win over Sri Lanka at the MCG.
  • Fri, Feb 18, 2022
    Kerr revives Blues' Shield hopes v Tigers
    A counter-attacking innings from new face Hayden Kerr revived New South Wales from a parlous position in their Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania.
  • Thu, Feb 17, 2022
    Crafty Marnus home training for Pakistan
    Marnus Labuschagne has taken home training to the next level ahead of Australia's tour of Pakistan, batting on a rubber mat covered in aluminium sheets.
  • Thu, Feb 17, 2022
    Finch to continue batting lower in T20s
    Aaron Finch is one of Australia's finest-ever limited-overs openers but the captain is keen to give others an opportunity at the top of the order.
  • Thu, Feb 17, 2022
    'Transparent' new era for Cricket Aust
    Cricket Australia has a third chair in five months, with Lachlan Henderson chosen to take over from interim leader Richard Freudenstein.
  • Thu, Feb 17, 2022
    Vic teammates support concussed Pucovski
    Victoria captain Peter Handscomb believes it is not up to players, or the media, to make calls on Will Pucovski's future following the batter's 11th concussion.
  • Thu, Feb 17, 2022
    Vics trust Pattinson to toe line in Shield
    Victoria will boast a fearsome pace attack for their Sheffield Shield game against Queensland, with James Pattinson joining breakout quick Scott Boland.
  • Mon, Feb 14, 2022
    Concussed Pucovski keen on comeback
    Will Pucovski is resting after suffering yet another concussion and is waiting on further medical advice before making a call on his cricket future.
  • Mon, Feb 14, 2022
    Unsung David tops Aussie IPL millionaires
    Nobody wanted Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne nor Aaron Finch - but the IPL went crazy for unsung Tim David, who earned the biggest auction deal of any Aussie.
  • Sun, Feb 13, 2022
    Hazlewood leads Aussies in IPL $1m deals
    Josh Hazlewood was the biggest Aussie catch at the IPL auction while three more of his international teammates were also in the million dollar club.
  • Sun, Feb 13, 2022
    Pucovski to rest before call on future
    Will Pucovski has left Cricket Victoria's squad to return to Melbourne as the luckless batter looks to rest after the 11th concussion of his promising career.
  • Sat, Feb 12, 2022
    Ben McDermott puts his name in lights
    Ben McDermott has cracked 50 for Australia in a T20 international but isn't holding out hope of playing his way into a permanent role with the team.
  • Sat, Feb 12, 2022
    Cummins, Warner, Marsh $1m IPL deals
    Pat Cummins is heading back to the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL after attracting $A1.34 million in the auction, but there was no such luck for Steve Smith.
  • Sat, Feb 12, 2022
    McDonald coy on head coaching aspirations
    Andrew McDonald hasn't given much away on his appetite for taking on Australia's cricket coaching role full-time but says there won't be much short-term change.
  • Sat, Feb 12, 2022
    Pucovski blow overshadows Handscomb ton
    Will Pucovski's short-term playing future is unclear following another head knock as Victoria clung on for a draw against South Australia in Adelaide.
  • Fri, Feb 11, 2022
    Blues' generation next secure Shield win
    An inexperienced New South Wales collected a gritty two-wicket Shield win over Queensland with captain Daniel Hughes hailing 'the future of NSW cricket'.
  • Fri, Feb 11, 2022
    Redbacks maintain Shield hold on Vics
    South Australia's hopes of kick-starting their Sheffield Shield campaign remain on track after impressing with bat and ball on day three against Victoria.
  • Thu, Feb 10, 2022
    Mixed fortunes for Test stars at the Gabba
    A three-day Sheffield Shield match seems assured after 13 wickets fell on day two at the Gabba with conditions offering little help to Australia's Test batsmen.
  • Wed, Feb 09, 2022
    Aussies ready for 'worst' before ODI WC
    After yet another summer of domination, Australia face the prospect of 10 days in hard quarantine before the women's ODI World Cup in New Zealand.
  • Wed, Feb 09, 2022
    Australia's T20 tour of NZ cancelled
    Three T20 World Cup final rematches between Australia and New Zealand scheduled for mid-March have been cancelled due to border restrictions.
  • Wed, Feb 09, 2022
    Broad and Anderson among eight England axe
    England have reacted to their Ashes thrashing by dropping eight players, including veterans James Anderson and Stuart Broad, for a three-Test West Indies tour.
  • Wed, Feb 09, 2022
    Cummins breaks silence on Langer's exit
    Pat Cummins has spoken for the first time since Justin Langer's resignation as Australia's national cricket coach, calling him a "legend" of the sport.
  • Wed, Feb 09, 2022
    SA's Weatherald hits ton against Victoria
    Opener Jake Weatherald scored a century as South Australia reached 5-280 against Victoria at stumps on the opening day of their Sheffield Shield game.
  • Tue, Feb 08, 2022
    Darlington pulls out of World Cup squad
    After a breakout summer, rising star Hannah Darlington has withdrawn from Australia's ODI World Cup squad due to mental health and wellbeing reasons.


2022 August

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