Cricket great Ian Healy has laid the boot into Australia’s batters after Pat Cummins was left to save the day against Pakistan, accusing the top order of letting egos override respect.
Barwon Heads’ captain starred in day one of his side’s first two-day clash against Queenscliff, while a GCA3 clash came down to the final over. Plus, Geelong City’s women continue unbeaten run.
Australia have survived to win a thriller in their opening match of the international summer – with captain Pat Cummins coming up clutch again after Pakistan had turned the match on its head.
Another meaningless ODI? Not to the 15,000 plus Pakistan fans who packed the MCG on Monday night. DANIEL CHERNY unpacks how South Asian diasporas will keep one-day cricket alive.
Fellow umpires are worried Shawn Craig plunged himself into a “nightmare” after accusing India A of ball tampering, but have backed him for standing his ground.
Mitch Owen produced one of the all-time great Big Bash centuries to lead the Hobart Hurricanes to their first competition title. And it was a performance which lit up social media. See the best reactions.
An Afghanistan women’s XI will make history when the team plays in Melbourne on Thursday. Find out why cricket means more to them than just a sport.
Travis Head will scale back his franchise T20 commitments to balance Australian, Big Bash and IPL contracts with his young family, saying time in America left him ‘pretty cooked’.
With the XI to face Sri Lanka in the first Test still up in the air, all options remain on the table for Australian selectors, including taking a radical step rarely seen in the Test format.
Barwon Heads’ footy club took ultimate bragging rights over the town’s cricket club in an Australia Day T20 clash, with a Geelong premiership captain doing his part with bat and ball.
David Warner is hoping to become the first Thunder captain to lift the BBL trophy since Mike Hussey – and it would be a triumph over adversity if his side was able to.
Usman Khawaja says he won’t fight the tap on the shoulder when it comes from selectors – but he doesn’t know if it will come ahead of this week’s first Test in Sri Lanka.
Matt Kuhnemann expects to have his thumb put under the microscope in the first Test, while Todd Murphy is unsure if he’ll play. DANIEL CHERNY has the latest from Galle.
GCA2 side Geelong West celebrated its first win of the summer, with one batter hitting his best score for the club. Plus, Waurn Ponds, Guild St. Mary’s leapfrog into fourth.
They’ve been the BBL’s most destructive team in the power play and power surge overs. And the Hurricanes hope big hitters Tim David and Mitch Owen have one more bullet in their holsters for Monday’s final.
It’s the Hobart Hurricanes against the Sydney Thunder in this year’s BBL decider. Here are six players who will have a huge say on the result.
David Warner is the Thunder’s big drawcard, but Tasmania legend Ricky Ponting has identified a three-pronged Thunder threat the Hurricanes must nullify to win their first BBL title on Monday.
Gun recruit Lachie Sperling has made a strong impression since joining Newtown & Chilwell this summer, but it’s his latest performance with the bat which has shown just how good he is.
A superb unbeaten half-century to Beth Mooney propelled Australia to a commanding 72-run win in Saturday night’s T20 International against England at Adelaide Oval, the result continuing the visitors’ Women’s Ashes nightmare.
Snubbed by state selectors, regional cricket great Cameron Williams — a brickie from Warrnambool — is looking to add more success to one of country Victoria’s most decorated careers at Melbourne Country Week.
Jason Gillespie has escaped the vipers nest that is Pakistan cricket and is likely to take a break from head coaching. In fact, he is close to locking down a surprising new career move.
Team camaraderie, squad balance and the emergence of ‘diamonds in the rough’ are some of the key factors why Ricky Ponting believes the Hurricanes’ blueprint for success has paid off. We spoke to the Tasmania legend and the team’s head of strategy before Monday’s BBL final.
Riley Meredith was a raw tearaway the last time the Hurricanes played a BBL final. But now he’s the spearhead of a bowling attack rated by Ricky Ponting as their best ever.
Jason Sangha was captain the night Sydney Thunder was skittled for 15. Then, he spent years out of the team. As LACHLAN MCKIRDY explains, it’s why he’s savouring every moment of his first BBL final.
Australian cricket tries to offend no-one on Australia Day – the problem is that has the potential to leave no-one totally happy and it’s a problem that isn’t going away any time soon writes Robert Craddock.
Sri Lankan portly left-armed tweaker Rangana Herath, took 66 wickets at 22 in 11 Tests against Australia and his highlights have become a textbook for Matt Kuhnemann’s Test series preparation.
We’ve been here before. The quirky, multi-talented 21-year-old who the Australian selectors think will make it as a batsman, but could get his big break as a spinner. Back in 2010 that was Steve Smith and in 2025 it’s Cooper Connolly.
The Thunder is through to the BBL Decider, defeating the Sixers in an all-Sydney BBL Challenger final as a controversial run out decision threatened to shape the outcome of the clash.
Commentator Mark Howard and Joel Selwood will be in action on the cricket field this weekend. And as Howard explains, the match holds a special significance to him.
Test great Ricky Ponting has strongly urged Australia to play Sam Konstas in Sri Lanka as selectors contemplate dropping him for the first Test.
