Heat barbs add fuel to Strikers’ fire for WBBL final
Adelaide Strikers captain Tahlia McGrath says comments from Brisbane Heat rival Grace Harris have given her side extra motivation to win the WBBL final.
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Batting practice cut short as Bulls-WA agree on draw
Marnus Labuschagne has been dismissed for 24 as Queensland's rain-affected Sheffield Shield clash with Western Australia ended in a draw.
Australia lose T20 series after 20-run defeat by India
India have won the T20 international series after putting Australia in a spin to win the fourth match fairly comfortably by 20 runs in Raipur.
Adelaide down Brisbane to win consecutive WBBL titles
The Adelaide Strikers have won consecutive WBBL titles, downing Brisbane Heat by three runs in a nerve-jangling final at Adelaide Oval.
Adelaide revel in heart-stopping WBBL title triumph
The Adelaide Strikers are celebrating a heart-stopping three run win over the Brisbane Heat in the WBBL final.
Australia to bowl first in final T20 clash with India
Australia will be aiming to finish their five-match T20 series against India with a win, and they've brought in Nathan Ellis for the final game in Hyderabad.
Australia restrict hosts to 8-160 in final T20 in India
Australia have the chance to end their five-match T20 tour of India with a win after restricting the home side to 8-160 in the final clash.
Lyon to return from injury for Tests against Pakistan
Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon is back from the calf injury that derailed Australia's Ashes campaign for the start of the home Test summer against Pakistan.
Ponting picks Bancroft as Warner’s Test successor
Cricket legend Ricky Ponting believes Cameron Bancroft deserves another shot as an opener when veteran David Warner bows out of Tests in January.
Aussie bowlers will take Ashes red-ball lesson to India
The recent women's Ashes series taught Australia not to place undue emphasis on preparations for the one-off Test in India, allrounder Ellyse Perry says.
Neil-Smith takes seven against NSW, Davies hurts finger
Lawrence Neil-Smith has had the sixth-best bowling innings of any Tasmanian this century as NSW lost Ollie Davies to a finger injury in the Sheffield Shield.
Runs flow for Khawaja despite Richardson Test reminder
Bulls captain and Test opener Usman Khawaja has made light of tricky Gabba conditions and an on-song Jhye Richardson to notch an unbeaten Shield century.
Voll snares 4-19 as Heat cruise into WBBL grand final
Grace Harris has thumped a 26-ball half-century before spinner Georgia Voll snared 4-19 with the ball to help guide the Brisbane Heat to victory over Perth.
On-fire Heat ready to take down Strikers in WBBL GF
The Brisbane Heat have defeated the Thunder and Scorchers in consecutive days, but they will start as underdogs in Saturday's grand final against Adelaide.
Rain stalls Matt Renshaw’s quest for Test selection
Test hopeful Matt Renshaw was 37 not out and Queensland 0-61 when rain stopped play against Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield in Brisbane.
Heat crush Thunder to secure spot in WBBL prelim
The Sydney Thunder's WBBL title hopes are over after crashing to their sixth loss from their past seven games.
Stunning Maxwell ton secures miracle T20 win over India
Glenn Maxwell signed off on his Indian tour by reprising his Afghanistan heroics and delivering Australia a stunning last-ball win to keep the T20 series alive.
NZ stars given green light to put WBBL ahead of country
Brisbane Heat star Amelia Kerr says she will be available for Saturday's WBBL grand final if her side can overcome Perth Scorchers on enemy territory.
Stars expect Pakistan tearaway Rauf to play BBL opener
The Melbourne Stars are still expecting Haris Rauf to join them in the BBL despite the Pakistan bowler's tension with his country's cricket authorities.
Cummins ‘no doubt’ on captaincy after World Cup triumph
Riding the high of Australia's sixth Cricket World Cup triumph, a "buzzing" Pat Cummins says he is constantly improving in the captaincy role.
WBBL to consider stadium series earlier in season
The WBBL is open to reviewing the timing of its stadium series next summer but there is little chance that double-headers with the men will be reintroduced.
Green seeks summer of red-ball rhythm after Test axe
Cameron Green and Jhye Richardson will make their long-awaited return to Sheffield Shield cricket when Western Australia take on Queensland at the Gabba.
‘Annoyed’ Thunder aiming to knock off Heat in Perth
The Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder will lock horns at the WACA Ground with the winner to face the Perth Scorchers in a WBBL preliminary final.
Scorchers’ Sciver-Brunt England player of year – again
All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt has won the Women's Cricket Award in England for a second year in a row.
Lee keeps Hurricanes in race for WBBL finals
An unbeaten century from opener Lizelle Lee helped the Hobart Hurricanes smash the Melbourne Renegades by 93 runs and stay in contention for the WBBL finals.
Josh Inglis ton can’t stop India’s T20 revenge mission
Josh Inglis scored a brilliant maiden international hundred for Australia but it couldn't stop India winning the first T20I off the last ball in Visakhapatnam.
CA free up Labuschagne, Khawaja to start BBL with Heat
Brisbane have been told they will have Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja available for the start of their Big Bash League season.
Adelaide seal top spot, Brisbane bound for WBBL finals
The Adelaide Strikers claimed top spot on the WBBL ladder and the Brisbane Heat secured a finals berth as both won games in the double-header at Adelaide Oval.
Maxwell, Zampa back for second T20 against India
Australia will field a three-pronged spin attack of Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa and Tanveer Sanghaas they bid to level the T20 series against India
India smash Aussie bowlers for 235 in second T20
India's top three all notched half centuries as Australia's bowling attack was pounded again as the tourists sought to level the T20 series against India.
Thunder’s loss to Sixers sets up tough WBBL finals task
The Adelaide Strikers will enter the WBBL play-offs as the form team but fellow finalists the Sydney Thunder suffered a big loss on the eve of the post-season.