‘Spewing’ Fraser-McGurk finds form in huge BBL knock
Jake Fraser-McGurk has ended his summer-long form slump, smashing a brilliant 95 in the Melbourne Renegades' three-wicket BBL win over the Brisbane Heat.
Jake Fraser-McGurk has ended his summer-long form slump, smashing a brilliant 95 in the Melbourne Renegades' three-wicket BBL win over the Brisbane Heat.
Cooper Connolly has scored 39 off 21 balls to lead the Perth Scorchers to a five-wicket win over Adelaide in the BBL with 22 balls to spare.
The tail-end of the Big Bash League has provided a platform for some of the heroes of Australia's under-19 World Cup win to thrive.
Australia might need to find another stand-in captain for the two Tests in Sri Lanka after star batter Steve Smith injured his elbow in the BBL.
The Melbourne Stars have booked their first BBL finals appearance since 2019-20 after recovering from a 0-5 start to win their last five games.
Veteran Melbourne Stars quick Peter Siddle has declared their BBL finals opponents, Sydney Thunder, will be more nervous than they are.
Dan Christian came out of retirement for the injury-hit Sydney Thunder this summer, but the allrounder is hoping to extend his cricket comeback.
Stand-in Test captain Steve Smith is expected to play in the Sri Lanka Test series as planned despite an elbow injury suffered in the Big Bash League.
Australia have retained the women's Ashes with a 57-run defeat of England in the multi-format series' first Twenty20 International at the SCG.
Australia will spend five days in the United Arab Emirates ahead of their two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
Sam Konstas says he'll sign merchandise for the punter who accidentally crashed his four-wheel drive in an ill-fated attempt to meet the teen cricket star.
An unexpectedly spin-friendly women's Ashes series has Australia considering tweaking their bowling line-up for the third ODI.
Unheralded opener Tim Ward and former Test batter Peter Handscomb have lifted a Cricket Australia XI to a seven-wicket win over the England Lions.
Matthew Wade hit a final-ball six as Hobart notched a crucial Big Bash win in Brisbane that was delayed by a fire in the grandstand.
Recalled Australian spinner Matthew Kuhnemann's availability for the tour of Sri Lanka is in serious doubt due to a thumb injury.
Legendary Test opener David Warner has thrown his support behind Travis Head starting at the top of the order instead of Sam Konstas on the tour of Sri Lanka.
The Perth Scorchers have been left to rue a four-game losing streak that will likely preclude them from the finals for only the third time in 14 years.
Australia have grabbed a crucial early lead in the women's Ashes after defending a paltry 180 in the second ODI against England at the Junction Oval.
Sam Konstas has not yet heard from selectors about their top-order plans for the tour of Sri Lanka but will remain his confident self if given another chance.
Rocky Flintoff stroked three boundaries, but it was swing specialist Sam Cook who impressed most on day one of England Lions' tour of Australia.
Australia's Alana King has been the player of the women's Ashes so far, but the star spinner is still unlikely to keep her spot for the T20 part of the series.
Australia have vowed to be a more "fearless" team in this summer's Ashes, after Alyssa Healy's side drew the last series in England in 2023.
Stand-in Australian Test skipper Steve Smith has revealed he pushed selectors to include bolter Cooper Connolly on their tour of Sri Lanka.
Steve Smith is keen to help Australia's next generation of batters flourish in all conditions, but says ultimately they'll teach themselves.
Steve Smith admits he thought "too much" of passing the 10,000 Test runs milestone against India before falling one run short.
Alyssa Healy will be able to play as a wicketkeeper for Australia in the Ashes series opener, after getting through a solid work out on her sore knee.
Steve Smith has smashed 121 runs from 64 balls to lead the Sydney Sixers to a 14-run BBL win over Perth, in a masterful display of targeted hitting at the SCG.
Matt Short has belted the Adelaide Strikers' fastest century and they posted their highest BBL score in the crucial 56-run win over Brisbane.
In-form Adelaide Strikers opener Chris Lynn might be out for the rest of the BBL with a hamstring injury, in what would be a major blow to their finals hopes.
Australia have claimed a four-wicket win to open the multi-format Ashes, with Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner starring in the victory over England.
Seven months after being left out of Australia's squad for the T20 World Cup, in-form Steve Smith says he wants to play in the 2028 Olympics in the format.