‘Target’s a trophy’: Marsh upbeat on World T20 chances
Australia captain Mitch Marsh has offered an upbeat assessment of their chances of lifting the T20 World Cup on the eve of the opening match against Ireland.
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Rugby league prodigy ready to replace Alyssa Healy
Georgia Voll envisaged a life playing in the NRLW while representing Queensland state squads in her teens, but now she is replacing Alyssa Healy for Australia.
Smith answers SOS after Marsh suffers testicular injury
Australia captain Mitch Marsh is suffering from internal testicular bleeding and is no guarantee to feature at the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan agree to play India in T20 World Cup clash
Pakistan have agreed to reverse the boycott of their T20 World Cup tie with India after the game's governing body made a series of concessions to Bangladesh.
Bell rings true for Tasmania in narrow win over WA
Man of the match Gabe Bell's six wickets on the final day has proved the difference in Tasmania 22-run win over Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield.
Rain frustrates NSW in draw with South Australia
The final day of NSW's Shield clash against SA at the SCG has turned into a fizzer after rain ensured neither side had the chance to push for victory.
Cummins reveals plan for returning from back injury
After a "minor setback" ruled Pat Cummins out of the T20 World Cup, the star Australia quick has revealed when he hopes to return to the field.
Rogers leads Vics to big win with freak catch and runs
Tom Rogers reeled in a one-handed screamer to send Marnus Labuschagne packing before making 69 as Victoria beat Queensland by seven wickets in the One-Day Cup.
Peake performance can’t save Aussie teens in World Cup
Ollie Peake's captain's century wasn't enough to prevent Australia's Under 19s being dethroned as world champions as they lost by 27 runs to England.
Cummins backs Smith’s Olympic push as star signs in PSL
Steve Smith will make his Pakistan Super League debut with new franchise, Sialkot Stallionz, with Pat Cummins hailing the Australia star's T20 renaissance.
More MCG carnage as Neser rips through Victoria
Queensland took the honours on an action-packed opening day of their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria as 17 wickets fell at the MCG.
Hazlewood ruled out of World Cup in latest Aussie blow
Luckless Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood has been dealt another blow in his ongoing recovery from hamstring and Achilles injuries.
High Voll-tage! Aussie masterful in Indian WPL triumph
Australian rising star Georgia Voll has helped power Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the Women's Premier League title after a thrilling final in India.
MCG deck plays fair to leave Shield clash in balance
Queensland have a 178-run lead in their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria after Bulls captain Marnus Labuschagne threw his wicket away late on day two.
Test, Shield star Labuschagne reveals injury battle
Queensland captain Marnus Labuschagne has been battling a serious thumb injury since he was hurt in Australia's Ashes victory over England in Sydney.
Indian cricket wonderkid smashes Healy World Cup record
The 14-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has flayed his way to the highest score ever in a World Cup final to power India to the global under-19 crown.
Patterson’s milestone century puts NSW in control
NSW set South Australia an improbable 446 to win their Sheffield Shield contest after Kurtis Patterson belted 173 no for the home side at the SCG.
Vics’ debutant shines as Shield clash goes down to wire
Victoria's top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the MCG is on a knife's edge, with Dylan Brasher the key to victory for the hosts.
Queensland topple Vics again in ‘extreme’ conditions
Queensland's Tom Straker finished with career-best match figures of 7-75.as the Bulls completed a narrow Sheffield Shield win over Victoria at the MCG.
Unsigned veteran to keep playing BBL with Heat priority
Usman Khawaja has no intention of retiring from T20 cricket, and while he is unsigned for next BBL season, the Brisbane Heat are still right in the frame.
‘No stress’: Aussie skipper on disjointed T20 lead-in
Australia's T20 captain Mitch Marsh says a disjointed preparation won't be an issue against Pakistan in a three-match series ahead of the World Cup.
Zampa four-fer can’t save Aussies in Pakistan defeat
With three new faces in their team, Travis Head's Australia have succumbed to a 22-run defeat against Pakistan in their first T20 international in Lahore.
Cummins ruled out of T20 World Cup, Smith snubbed
Star quick Pat Cummins will miss Australia's T20 World Cup campaign due to the back injury that prematurely ended his Ashes summer.
Woeful Australia sent spinning in World Cup warm-up
Australia's T20 World Cup preparations have hit problems as Pakistan's spinners bowled them to a chastening series defeat with a 90-run thrashing in Lahore.
Pakistan spinner’s response to Green gesture
Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq has responded after Cameron Green appeared to mimic his action in Australia's comprehensive T20 loss in Lahore.
Australia crash to worst ever T20 defeat in Pakistan
Mitch Marsh's World Cup-bound Australian side have been whitewashed in their key warm-up T20 series, hammered in a record 3-0 capitulation to Pakistan.
Red-hot Steve Smith ‘due to fail’: Hurricanes captain
Red-hot opening batter Steve Smith is set to have a big say on whether the Sydney Sixers can defeat the Hobart Hurricanes and advance to the BBL final.
Smith heroics power Sixers past ‘Canes, into BBL final
Steve Smith and Joel Davies were the key men as the Sydney Sixers stormed into the Big Bash League final with a win over the Hobart Hurricanes.
Babar back for Pakistan to face Aussies after BBL flop
Pakistan great Babar Azam is back in their T20 squad to face Australia ahead of the World Cup following his eventful if under-performing spell in the Big Bash.
Sliding doors moments as Hobart’s BBL dream dashed
The Hobart Hurricanes' Big Bash League season is over after a 57-run loss to the Sydney Sixers in the challenger final at the SCG.
Travel-weary Sixers aim to turn tables on Scorchers
Sydney Sixers skipper Moises Henriques pulled out of a planned media conference on Saturday as his travel-weary side prepare for Sunday's final in Perth.