Lanning ready for daunting World Cup final examination
Meg Lanning's Australia go into the T20 World Cup final, ready for a tough examination from a brilliant South Africa pace attack - and from a noisy home crowd.
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Handscomb praises resilience of Test captain Cummins
Australia are rallying around captain Pat Cummins after the star quick made the decision to remain in Sydney to be with his seriously ill mother.
Unchanged Australia opt to bat in T20 World Cup final
Meg Lanning has won the toss in her 100th T20I match as Australia captain and opted to bat against hosts South Africa in the final of the Twenty20 World Cup.
Mooney 74no as Aussies set Proteas 157 to win World Cup
Beth Mooney has proved the mainstay of Australia's innings in the T20 World Cup final, scoring an unbeaten 74 as they reached 6-156 against South Africa.
Australia into World Cup final after dramatic India win
Champions Australia have reached their seventh consecutive women's T20 World Cup final, defeating India by five runs in a dramatic semi-final in Cape Town.
Blues for NSW batters as Qld chase victory
NSW's top-order batters failed to fire, leaving Queensland requiring 198 further runs for victory with nine wickets in hand after day 3 at the Gabba.
Maxwell, Marsh included in Australian squad for ODIs
Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh have overcome their respective serious injuries to be included in Australia's three-match ODI series in India.
Vics rout Redbacks, close on Sheffield Shield final
Career-best figures from young paceman Mitch Perry capped a statement Sheffield Shield win by Victoria over an outclassed South Australia.
Opening bat David Warner no guarantee for Ashes tour
Veteran Australia opener David Warner's Test career remains uncertain after leaving the tour of India following a fractured elbow and declining form.
Australia explain decision to send Agar home from India
Ashton Agar is leaving Australia's tour of India after being leapfrogged by two debutant spinners, a move that has drawn criticism from Adam Gilchrist.
Lanning: Calm Australia ready for India T20 examination
Meg Lanning expects the cool heads of her experienced champion team will come to the fore again against India in the T20 World Cup semi-final.
Australia face India in ‘huge’ T20 World Cup semi-final
Defending champions Australia, bolstered by the likely return of vice-captain Alyssa Healy, are set to face India in a T20 World Cup semi-final at Newlands.
Skipper Pierson leads Queensland fightback against NSW
Queensland remain in sight of NSW thanks to a perfectly timed return to batting form from captain Jimmy Peirson.
Warner to leave Indian tour, Test future in doubt
David Warner will leave Australia's tour of India after the veteran opener suffered a concussion and a fractured elbow in the second Test defeat.
Gilkes lifts struggling Blues at the Gabba in Shield
Matthew Gilkes narrowly missed his maiden first-class century but saved a struggling NSW on day one against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield.
Australia failed India ‘examination’ – McDonald
Coach Andrew McDonald says Australia would not have changed their preparation for India despite failing against the country's spin kings in the first two Tests.
Receptionist could be jailed for Cricket Tasmania theft
The woman at the centre of a texting saga with one-time Australian Test cricket captain Tim Paine could be jailed for stealing from Cricket Tasmania.
Australia weighing up three spinners, Green return
Australia are facing a range of selection dilemmas ahead of the second Test as they attempt to avoid giving India an unassailable advantage in the series.
Healy, Mooney guide Australia to crushing World Cup win
Australia have crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the T20 World Cup after an unbroken opening partnership of 113 between Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy.
Aussie star Warner struggles again in India
A sore David Warner is running out of chances to prove he can bat in India after falling for a torturous 15 in Australia's second Test in Delhi.
India take first-day Test honours against Australia
Australia will need to take wickets early on day two after making a modest first innings total of 263 in the second Test against India in Delhi.
Head recalled to Australia Test side in Delhi
Australia have again gone bold at selection, recalling Travis Head after one match out and handing Queensland left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann a Test debut.
Glenn Maxwell back in action after freak accident
Glenn Maxwell has been given the green light to play club cricket this weekend as he pushes for a return to Sheffield Shield action.
Australia prepare for Test series-defining day
Australia's Border-Gavaskar series will essentially go on the line in day two of the second Test as the tourists try to contain India's star batting line-up.
David Warner out of second Test due to head knock
A wounded David Warner has been forced out of the second Test against India due to concussion, with scans also revealing he has a fracture to his left elbow.
Australia on top after dramatic day in Delhi Test
Australia have a 62-run lead in the second Test against India after a dramatic day two in Delhi put the the tourists back in the Border-Gavaskar series.
Sutherland replaces injured Healy in World T20 clash
Beth Mooney will keep wicket in place of the injured Alyssa Healy against hosts South Africa as Australia look to lock a semi-finals berth at the T20 World Cup.
Australia put squeeze on South Africa in T20 World Cup
Australia's champions have restricted hosts South Africa to 6-124 in their T20 World Cup clash as Georgia Wareham starred with 2-18 in Gqeberha.
McGrath powers Australia into T20 World Cup semi-finals
Tahlia McGrath showed why she's the world's top T20 batter with a 29-ball fifty as Australia made light work of South Africa to roar into the World Cup semis.
McGrath powers Australia into T20 World Cup semis
Tahlia McGrath showed why she's the world's top T20 batter with a 29-ball fifty as Australia made light work of South Africa to roar into the World Cup semis.
Australia suffer another horrific collapse in India
Another dire collapse in India has Australia on the verge of losing the second Test, and the series, after they set the hosts a target of 115 to win in Delhi.