Women’s cricket’s new era excites Nitschke
Australia's women's cricket team are well set to continue their dominance despite a period of transition, newly confirmed head coach Shelley Nitschke insists.
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Aust capt Lanning takes break from cricket
Successful Australian cricket captain Meg Lanning is taking a break from the game for personal reasons, with no timeline set for her return.
Australia win T20 gold after COVID drama
Australia have beaten India to win the cricket gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after a COVID-19 drama involving star Tahlia McGrath.
Lanning drops hat-trick as Aussies win big
Australian skipper Meg Lanning dropped a catch to deny Alana King a hat-trick in their comprehensive nine-wicket win over Barbados at the Commonwealth Games.
Pucovski back in Australia academy squad
Will Pucovski will make a return to the Cricket Australia set up as part of an eight-man development academy to visit Chennai in August.
ODI cricket ‘dying’ says Aussie opener
Australia's Usman Khawaja isn't surprised England's Ben Stokes has retired from one-day international cricket, believing the format is "dying a death".
BBL facing ‘fork in the road’: Khawaja
Brisbane Heat captain Usman Khawaja believes the Big Bash League must find increased investment or lose relevance to overseas competitors.
Ponting picks Vaughan for Hobart BBL job
Having failed to land Justin Langer for the role, Ricky Ponting has chosen Jeff Vaughan as the head coach of the Hobart Hurricanes for the next three BBLs.
Northeast joins Bradman in the 400 club
English batter Sam Northeast has joined the elite band to have scored 400 in a first-class innings, amassing 410no - the century's highest individual total.
McGrath keeps shining in Aussie T20s
Australia's Tahlia McGrath, who starred in the win over Ireland, has kept up an amazing record of being player of the match in every T20I when she's had a bat.
Gades get pick of 170-plus in BBL draft
More than 170 internationals have nominated for the Big Bash League's inaugural draft and the Melbourne Renegades will get first pick.
England’s Stokes calls time on ODI career
England Test captain and 2019 World Cup hero Ben Stokes will quit one-day cricket following the opening game of a three-match series against South Africa.
Top end ODIs not trumped by The Hundred
Four Australians have been included in an ODI squad to play six games in Townsville and Cairns later next month that clash with their The Hundred campaigns.
CA releases schedule for revamped BBL
Cricket Australia is confident big crowds will return to the revamped Big Bash League this summer after two editions decimated by COVID-19 complications.
Sri Lanka stun Aussies in second Test win
Australia have suffered an innings and 39-run loss to Sri Lanka in the second Test after a stunning collapse that leaves the two-match series drawn at 1-1.
Galle loss offers insight for McDonald
Australia will place more bearing on their results from Sri Lanka and Pakistan when picking a team for India in 2023 than from the looming home summer.
Chandimal power defies Australia in Galle
Dinesh Chandimal has played the finest Test innings by a Sri Lankan against Australia, smashing an unbeaten 206 to give the hosts a 190-run first-innings lead.
Sri Lanka’s bats offer resistance in Galle
Sri Lanka have wrestled back momentum in the second Test against Australia, going to stumps on day two at 2-184 in reply to Australia's 364.
History against Aussies as hosts dominate
Australia have their backs to the wall in the second Test against Sri Lanka, already trailing by 67 runs with the hosts 6-431 in their first innings at Galle.
Labuschagne, Smith finally star together
Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith scored centuries together for the first time to help Australia take day-one honours in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Warner, Khawaja dismissed in first session
Davd Warner's run of outs has continued but Australia still managed to go to lunch on day one at 2-99 in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Australia consider Maxwell for second Test
Glenn Maxwell is a chance to earn a red-ball recall as Australia consider bringing him in for Mitchell Starc in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka team’s COVID chaos on Test eve
Sri Lanka's plans for the second Test against Australia are in disarray after three players were ruled out with COVID-19 amid fears the outbreak will grow.
Smith moves on from Khawaja run out mix-up
Steve Smith says he and Usman Khawaja have moved on following their mix-up in the first Test in Sri Lanka, with the pair chilled over Smith's on-field reaction.
Khawaja wants to see multi-cultural change
Usman Khawaja believes the key to getting more players from multi-cultural backgrounds into elite level cricket in Australia is a more diverse coaching set up.
COVID-19 case hits Sri Lanka’s Test team
Sri Lanka have been hit by a COVID-19 case inside their Test camp with veteran Angelo Mathews testing positive to the virus and removed from the Galle match.
Australia thrash Sri Lanka in Galle Test
Australia have secured a 10-wicket win in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle after bowling the hosts out for 113 in their second innings.
Australia embrace Asian spinning wickets
Australia have learned to embrace the spinning wickets of the sub-continent in their push to win in Asia and beat the world's best in Test cricket.
Starc to be first major Big Bash absentee
Mitchell Starc has confirmed he won't make himself available for the Big Bash amid the push for Australia's multi-format stars to feature in the competition.
Seven starts court action against CA again
Cricket Australia has again been hit with court action by the Seven Network as the free-to-air broadcaster attempts to terminate its TV rights deal.
Green bats Aussies to safety after storm
Australia have finished a wild second day with a 101-run lead over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle, with Cameron Green's 77 helping them to 8-313.