CA evaluation of Langer ‘fair’: Cummins
Pat Cummins has backed Cricket Australia's probe into Justin Langer's future as "fair", but again refused to speculate on the coach's future.
Pat Cummins has backed Cricket Australia's probe into Justin Langer's future as "fair", but again refused to speculate on the coach's future.
Justin Langer's coaching future, despite the recent T20 World Cup and Ashes successes, could come to a head on Friday at a Cricket Australia board meeting.
Cricket Australia will consider reverting to a shorter Big Bash League season as one of several options to help the tournament return back to its glory days.
Cricket Australia denies a recent meeting with Justin Langer was heated as it considers whether to extend his tenure as the nation's head coach.
Australia have kept the chance of a result alive in the women's Ashes Test, setting England what would be a record run chase of 257 from 48 overs.
Mitchell Starc has won his maiden Allan Border Medal while Ashleigh Gardner has claimed the Belinda Clark Award as Australia's best cricketers of the past year.
Heather Knight has hit the second highest score by a woman in Tests in Australia to help reduce England's first-innings deficit to 40 in the Ashes Test.
The Perth Scorchers have overcome an early collapse to obliterate the decimated Sydney Sixers by 79 runs in the BBL final at Marvel Stadium.
The Sydney Sixers will not be able to call on Steve Smith for the BBL final after a desperate push to include him was knocked back by Cricket Australia.
Australia have declared at 9-337 in the only Test of the multi-format Ashes series, with England quick Katherine Brunt taking 5-60 in Canberra.
England assistant coach Paul Collingwood says England were sitting ducks for Australia in the recent Ashes due to their pandemic-affected lead up.
Amanda-Jade Wellington and Grace Harris are the new faces in Australia's one-day World Cup side with Sophie Molineux ruled out through injury.
Australia will be minus key players David Warner and Mitch Marsh plus head coach Justin Langer during a Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka.
The Adelaide Strikers are one win away from a BBL Final berth after a six-run win over the Sydney Thunder at the MCG.
The Perth Scorchers are the first team into the 2021-22 BBL final after scoring a 49-run win over the Sydney Sixers at Marvel Stadium.
Daniel Hughes has hurt his ankle and is a late omission from the Sydney Sixers team taking on the Perth Scorchers in their BBL Qualifier at Marvel Stadium.
Roster consistency has emerged as a key factor to success in the Big Bash League, with the top three teams all having less movement than the teams below them.
The start of the second Twenty20 Ashes clash between Australia and England in Adelaide has been delayed by rain.
Champions Australia will face New Zealand, England and Afghanistan in the Super 12 stage of 2022 T20 World Cup.
Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast will not host T20 matches between Australia and Sri Lanka with the series instead to be played at three venues.
Grace Harris has been called into Australia's Ashes squad as a replacement for Beth Mooney, in a sign she could open against England in the series opener.
Glenn Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 154 for the highest score in a BBL match as the Melbourne Stars also rewrote the record books with their 2-273 against Hobart.
Chris Lynn could be among those under pressure to keep a contract at the Brisbane Heat as they slumped to a sixth straight loss to end the BBL season.
Cameron Boyce has taken the first double hat-trick in BBL history as part of a five-wicket haul against the Sydney Thunder.
New Zealand's white-ball tour of Australia has been postponed after the Black Caps were unable to avoid a 10-day hard isolation period on return home.
Daniel Hughes top-scored with 59 as the Sydney Sixers managed 6-178 against Brisbane and look to lock up second spot on the BBL ladder.
The first week of the BBL finals series will be based exclusively in Melbourne, with nomadic minor premiers Perth Scorchers set to play at Marvel Stadium.
Nathan Lyon will play for the Sydney Sixers against the Brisbane Heat at the Gabba as the visitors aim to lock in second spot on the BBL ladder.
Sydney Thunder's Mohammad Hasnain, who electrified up the BBL before returning home to Pakistan, has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action.
Australia's best T20 batter Beth Mooney is expected to miss the women's Ashes and is in doubt for the ODI World Cup after suffering a fractured jaw at training.
BBL minor premiers Perth Scorchers, particularly star allrounder Mitch Marsh, have shown a liking for their chosen BBL finals home venue of Marvel Stadium