More to Strikers than Rashid
The Strikers have booked their place in the BBL finals and are riding a four-game winning streak, proving to everybody they are not a one-man show
The Strikers have booked their place in the BBL finals and are riding a four-game winning streak, proving to everybody they are not a one-man show
Nathan Lyon is set to return to BBL action, while Moises Henriques is begging Steve O'Keefe to reconsider his retirement call.
A swift half-century for the returning Mitch Marsh has powered BBL minor premiers to a six-wicket win over lowly Brisbane Heat in Melbourne
BBL minor premiers Perth Scorchers have been set 156 to beat Brisbane after Heat batter Max Bryant scored a career-best 81 in their score of 7-155.
Alex Carey's place in the XI was questioned this summer but Travis Head believes Australia should take confidence from the keeper's 'exceptional' Ashes series.
Glenn Maxwell took a catch for the ages in the Stars' big win against the Heat, but he wasn't as thrilled with his pouch as everyone else was.
Travis Head has been named player of the series in Hobart after dismantling England's attack in a coming-of-age Ashes summer.
The Melbourne Stars have curbed the Brisbane Heat's batters before dominating their bowlers in a comprehensive BBL victory.
Ben Duckett hit an impressive half-century but it was Glenn Maxwell who lit up the MCG and put the Melbourne Stars in the box seat against Brisbane in the BBL.
BBL champions Sydney Sixers are out to secure a precious top-two finish after brushing aside their local rivals in the SCG derby.
Pat Cummins has snagged four England wickets to help Australia secure a first-innings lead of 115 runs in the fifth Ashes Test.
Australia have been dismissed for 303 on day two of the fifth Ashes Test in Hobart, with Nathan Lyon's brisk 31 doing the late damage for the hosts.
Brisbane Heat will be boosted for their next BBL match by the return of Test squad members Michael Neser and Mitchell Swepson.
Jonathan Wells starred with the bat and Henry Thornton wreaked havoc with the ball as the Adelaide Strikers thumped the Melbourne Stars in the BBL in Adelaide.
Adelaide Strikers skipper Peter Siddle has won the toss and elected to bowl against the ladder-leading Perth Scorchers in Adelaide.
Melbourne Stars captain Glenn Maxwell says he and the team are struggling from the effects of COVID-19 as they stay in the BBL finals hunt.
Matthew Wade's unbeaten 83 has helped Hobart to an important Big Bash League win over the Sydney Thunder to all but secure a finals spot for the Hurricanes.
Brisbane will host the Sydney Sixers at the Gabba on January 19 after organisers rescheduled their BBL clash that had been postponed due to the COVID outbreak.
Australia have confirmed Marcus Harris has been dropped, while Pat Cummins is upbeat Scott Boland will prove his fitness and play in Hobart.
A six-wicket haul by Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan has propelled Adelaide to a 71-run BBL win over Brisbane at the Gabba.
Struggling Adelaide have won the toss and chosen to bat against Brisbane in Wednesday's BBL clash at the Gabba as the Heat welcome back several players.
Pink-ball wizard Mitchell Starc says it's important red-ball Tests remain the norm as he prepares to play a second day-night Test against England.
Alana King, an uncapped legspinner who helped Perth Scorchers with this season's WBBL, is the bolter in Australia's 15-player women's Ashes squad.
Melbourne Stars' Joe Clarke escaped the "dark places" of COVID with a half-century and a win on Monday night.
Having answered England's SOS with a 500-mile drive from the Gold Coast to Sydney Sam Billings is ready to make an unexpected Test debut in Hobart.
England have held on for a thrilling draw in the fourth Test at the SCG, surviving by one wicket and ensuring Australia cannot claim a 5-0 Ashes whitewash.
Jos Buttler's Ashes series is over, with the England wicketkeeper to fly home with a badly-injured finger.
Adam Zampa has warned Cricket Australia needs to be careful to keep the integrity of the BBL through COVID outbreaks, as he prepares to return from the virus.
The 23-year-old opener Zak Crawley will be one of few English cricketers to leave Australia with their reputation enhanced after this summer.
After Ben McDermott's latest Big Bash League heroics, Mike Hussey says the Hobart Hurricanes opener should be picked in Australia's 2022 T20 World Cup squad.
Pint-sized schoolteacher Lachlan Pfeffer isn't ready to return to the classroom just yet after making a big impression for Brisbane Heat in the BBL.