‘Really optimistic’: BBL to hold historic game in India
BBL boss Alistair Dobson is optimistic about the historic match in Chennai going close to selling out the famous MA Chidambaram Stadium in December.
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Aussie blasts ton, Northants into T20 knockouts
Chris Lynn, the Aussie T20 gun for hire, has smashed his second Vitality Blast century in a Northamptonshire win which sealed their place in the quarter-finals.
Ex-Test spinner’s appeal turned down over drug supply
Former spin bowler Stuart MacGill has suffered a major courtroom blow after his appeal against a drug supply conviction was unanimously tossed out.
Dominant Australia crush England in T20 World Cup final
Australia have won the Women's T20 World Cup for the seventh time, regaining the global crown with a seven-wicket win over hosts England at Lord's.
Perry on track as Aussies target Lord’s World Cup dream
Australia are set to unleash star allrounder Ellyse Perry as they look forward to the chance of regaining their Women's T20 World Cup trophy at Lord's.
Scintillating Aussies storm into T20 World Cup final
Australia are through to another T20 World Cup final after Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner starred in an eight-wicket crushing of West Indies at the Oval.
Pez the inspiration as Aussies KO big foes at World Cup
Ash Gardner and Ellyse Perry put on a century partnership as Australia beat India at Lord's to reach the T20 World Cup semis and knock out their biggest rivals.
Heat is on as Sixers pin their BBL hopes on new coach
Former white-ball international star James Hopes has quit his post in charge of the BBL's Sydney Sixers in order to take up an opportunity with a rival state.
Injury cloud mars crushing Australian World Cup victory
Australia have cruised to an easy victory over Pakistan at the Women's T20 World Cup, but there may be concern over a hand injury to wicketkeeper Beth Mooney.
She’s a keeper: stumper Voll comes to World Cup rescue
Makeshift wicketkeeper Georgia Voll being asked to don the gloves hasn't fazed an injury-hit Australian team who keep dominating at the Women's T20 World Cup.
‘I’m good enough’: Renshaw banishes any self-doubts
Struggling left-hander Matt Renshaw was stoked to find form at the right time to steer Australia to an unassailable 2-0 lead in their T20 series in Bangladesh.
Bold BBL plan within reach after crunch meeting
A crunch meeting between Cricket Australia and the six state bodies has ended in big steps being taken towards BBL privatisation.
Connolly crunches 149 as Aussies sneak past Bangladesh
Emerging star Cooper Connolly played the innings of his life as Australia almost frittered away an impregnable position to escape past Bangladesh with three
Aussies down South Africa in flying start to World Cup
Georgia Wareham took 3-13 and Phoebe Litchfield hit a half century as Australia eased to a 65-run victory over South Africa in their T20 World Cup opener.
Voll flying as ‘hungry’ Aussies look good for World Cup
Australia will go into the T20 World Cup in fine spirits after Georgia Voll led a dominant win over the West Indies in their final warm-up in Cardiff.
Shoddy Australia mauled by Bangladesh Tigers
Marnus Labuschagne's white-ball career hangs by a thread after another failure in Australia's big defeat by Bangladesh, their second ever to the Tigers.
Queensland, Heat hunt new coach after Botha quits
Queensland and Brisbane Heat coach Johan Botha has quit with a year to run on his contract, sparking an immediate search for a replacement.
Defiant Inglis can’t save Aussies from Pakistan defeat
Stand-in captain Josh Inglis hit 65 but the all-round power of Pakistan told as Australia slipped to ODI series defeat in Lahore.
World Cup return bonus for reinvented allrounder
Nicola Carey knocked back a central contract to instead prioritise regular cricket at a lower level that she says ironically has powered her national return.
Victoria’s BBL bombshell leads to ‘confusion, anxiety’
Cricket Victoria's plans to sell one of its BBL licences to private investors is no done deal, says the sport's players union.
Ellis steps up as Australia draw level in Pakistan
Nathan Ellis has taken 4-33 as Australia won the second ODI in Pakistan by 41 runs to level the series with one match to play.
Second ODI: Pakistan puts Australia in
Pakistan has won the toss and elected to field against Australia in the second one-day international in Lahore.
Plan for Stars, Renegades to merge in BBL shake-up
Cricket Victoria plans to sell one BBL licence and operate a single 'Melbourne' team with the other, merging the Stars and Renegades.
White-ball final king Hazlewood lifts another IPL crown
The great quick Josh Hazlewood has come up trumps again, along with fellow Aussie Tim David, to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru win back-to-back IPL crowns.
Aussies fall to debutant Pakistan spin kid in ODI
Australia's opening match in the ODI series in Pakistan has ended in defeat after Pakistan's teenage debutant Arafat Minhas grabbed a stunning five-wicket haul.
Lynn, McSweeney star for Northamptonshire in Blast
Australians Chris Lynn and Nathan McSweeney have lifted Northamptonshire to the top of the Central and West Group of the Vitality Blast.
Inglis to lead Australia in Pakistan with Marsh crocked
Josh Inglis, who made history as Australia's first English-born cricket captain since the 19th century, will again lead the team with Mitch Marsh injured.
Patient Aussies say rising teen won’t Peake too early
Highly touted teen batter Ollie Peake is in line for an international debut on the tour of Pakistan this month.
‘Revenge, spite’ driving Aussie quick in Cup swansong
A motivated Megan Schutt has declared Australia's T20 World Cup campaign in England her last global tournament.
Heat is on for race to play BBL opener in Chennai
Cricket Australia has sought expressions of interest from BBL franchises to open this season's BBL with a showdown in India.
CA chief downplays fears over Indian investment in BBL
Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg says fears about Indian Premier League team owners taking too much control in the Big Bash League are 'overblown'.