Seven in court over $450m cricket contract
Seven will contest the quality of last season's BBL, where lower-grade players were used when compared to the IPL, in its court fight with Cricket Australia.
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Strikers exact WBBL revenge on Scorchers
Adelaide have exacted some revenge for their defeat to Perth in last season's WBBL final by surviving a stumble to record a six-wicket win over the Scorchers.
Aust-England T20 World Cup game abandoned
Australia's Twenty20 World Cup blockbuster against England has been abandoned without a ball being bowled because of wet weather at the MCG.
Afghan-Ireland T20 match ruined by rain
The group one T20 World Cup match between Afghanistan and Ireland at the MCG has been called off because of rain without any play.
Buttler: England T20 destiny in own hands
Jos Buttler still thinks England have their T20 World Cup destiny in their own hands despite feeling sad about the Melbourne wash-out against the hosts.
Aussies back Finch to turn T20 form around
Australia coach Andrew McDonald has confidence Aaron Finch can finish the Twenty20 World Cup strongly and has left the door ajar for a Steve Smith return.
Handscomb continues his shield run feast
Victoria captain Peter Handscomb made 95 against Tasmania to take his season run tally to 518 in the Sheffield Shield.
Strikers pace duo destroy Heat in WBBL
A masterclass of fast bowling by Adelaide opening bowlers Megan Schutt and Darcie Brown has secured a 31-run win over Brisbane in the WBBL.
Zimbabwe stun Pakistan in T20 thriller
Zimbabwe have pulled off one of the great T20 World Cup upsets by beating Pakistan in a match decided by a run out on the final ball.
Aussies to honour Warne in MCG battle
Australia's Twenty20 World Cup battle against England will be their first match at the MCG since the shock death of Shane Warne in March.
Finch ‘confident’ in T20 World Cup form
Aaron Finch is confident in his own form and has backed under-fire star quick Pat Cummins ahead of Australia's must-win Twenty20 World Cup game.
Pucovski takes indefinite cricket break
Australia's batting prodigy Will Pucovski has opted to take a third indefinite break from cricket for personal reasons.
Stoinis stars as Australia down Sri Lanka
Marcus Stoinis has smashed an unbeaten 59 off 18 balls to carry Australia to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup clash in Perth.
Heat beat Thunder and rain in thriller
Brisbane Heat won a rain-affected WBBL clash over Sydney Thunder by three runs using the DLS method after allrounders Amelia Kerr and Charli Knott rescued them.
Wellington equals best WBBL bowling record
Amanda-Jade Wellington has equalled her own record for the best WBBL bowling figures as her Adelaide Strikers downed the Melbourne Renegades.
Tim Paine ‘abandoned’ by CA amid text saga
Ex-Test skipper Tim Paine says he felt abandoned by Cricket Australia when the governing body became aware a texting scandal would be made public.
Proteas engaged in ball tampering: Paine
Tim Paine claims South Africa tampered with the ball in the final Test of the 2018 series against Australia and accuses the local broadcaster of a cover-up.
Aussies not rocked by Sandpapergate claims
Mitch Marsh says David Warner won't be distracted from Australia's T20 World Cup campaign by new allegations about the Sandpapergate scandal.
Plaudits fly in for Indian superstar Kohli
Superstar Virat Kohli's extraordinary match-winning knock against Pakistan has been described as one of the greatest played by an Indian batter.
Bad light robs Queensland of Shield win
Queensland's openers needed 16 runs from three overs to beat NSW in the Sheffield Shield clash in Sydney when the umpires called of play due to bad light.
Marsh’s bowling final piece of T20 defence
Mitch Marsh is firming as a chance to bowl in Australia's Twenty20 World Cup opener against New Zealand, with the hosts now settled for their title defence.
Voll leads Heat to WBBL win over Renegades
A half-century by Georgia Voll was the decisive factor as Brisbane beat the Melbourne Renegades by 26 runs in their WBBL clash in Adelaide.
Australia feel real home-ground T20 boost
Australia will carry a genuine home-ground advantage into the Twenty20 World Cup, with data showing they benefit more from hosting matches than any other team.
Stokes slams ‘stupid’ big boundary markers
Ben Stokes has criticised the "stupid" size of cricket's boundary marking sponges after they caused Reece Topley's World Cup-ending injury.
Australia handed T20 WC flogging by NZ
Australia's Twenty20 World Cup defence is already hanging by a thread after just one game, flogged by 89 runs in their SCG tournament opener by New Zealand.
Australia adamant World Cup hopes not lost
Andrew McDonald has pointed to Australia's previous fightbacks from early Twenty20 World Cup defeats as proof his side can still defend their title.
Perth top WBBL as rain ruins double header
Perth Scorchers have reclaimed top spot in the WBBL after picking up a point although rain prevented a result in both of Sunday's games at the WACA.
Kohli blasts India to classic T20 Cup win
A legendary Virat Kohli knock has inspired India to an extraordinary four-wicket T20 World Cup win over arch-rivals Pakistan at the MCG in front of 90,293 fans
Renshaw 200, Neser century fire Bulls
Queensland opener Matt Renshaw and allrounder Michael Neser have combined for a state record 257-run sixth-wicket stand in the Sheffield Shield clash with NSW.
Off-field issues no worries for McDonald
Australia's build-up to the Twenty20 World Cup has been plagued by off-field headlines, but coach Andrew McDonald insists his team is not distracted.
Green replaces injured Inglis in WC squad
Australia have called up powerful allrounder Cameron Green to replace luckless back-up wicketkeeper Josh Inglis in the Twenty20 World Cup squad.