Starc’s 1am text gives Johnson drive for T20 World Cup
Brisbane Heat and Australian bowler Spencer Johnson received an inspiring text from Mitchell Starc in a dark hour that has him primed for a huge season.
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Don’t send Qld Cricket broke: Khawaja’s plea to state
Brisbane Heat captain Usman Khawaja says the Queensland government must recompense Queensland Cricket for the relocation losses incurred by Gabba rebuild.
Khawaja lauds Test opening partner Warner as a ‘hero’
Usman Khawaja has fired back at criticism of David Warner, saying his teammate is a hero of Australian cricket who has paid a price for Sandpaper-gate
Michael Neser pulls out of PM’s XI with soreness
Two-time Test paceman Michael Neser has withdrawn from the Prime Minister's XI match with soreness.
‘Itchy feet’: Morris ready for Test debut
Lance Morris is back in Test calculations after recovering from his back injury and feels better equipped than ever for a debut.
Wade fumes as India edge Australia in the final T20
India have won their T20 series against Australia 4-1 after posting a thrilling six-run win in the final match in Bengaluru.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Green makes Test recall case with classy 96 for WA
Allrounder Cameron Green has done his Test recall chances no harm with a superb 96, while Hilton Cartwright made 132 for WA against Queensland in the Shield.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.