Cricket

Cummins to miss Test in India due to family illness

Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the third Test and is no certainty to return to India for the rest of the tour due to a serious family illness...

Defiant Clayton lifts Qld to late Shield win over NSW

Queensland have come back from an early setback to collect an important five-wicket Sheffield Shield win over old rivals New South Wales.

Cameron Bancroft hailed as WA juggernaut continues

Western Australia have continued their stunning form with a crushing win in Hobart, highlighted by Cameron Bancroft becoming the Sheffield Shield's to...

Nerveless Jonassen relishes finisher role with the ball

Jess Jonassen's excellent penultimate over effectively sealed Australia's T20 World Cup semi-final win, with the spinner admitting she loved all the p...

Australia into World Cup final after dramatic India win

Champions Australia have reached their seventh consecutive women's T20 World Cup final, defeating India by five runs in a dramatic semi-final in Cape...

Australia set India tough chase in T20 World Cup semi

Beth Mooney has scored a half-century and captain Meg Lanning hit 49 not out as Australia set India 173 to win their T20 World Cup semi-final at Newla...

Australia opt to bat first in T20 World Cup semi

Australia captain Meg Lanning has decided to bat first after winning the toss in their T20 World Cup semi-final against India at Newlands.

Blues for NSW batters as Qld chase victory

NSW's top-order batters failed to fire, leaving Queensland requiring 198 further runs for victory with nine wickets in hand after day 3 at the Gabba.

Warner vows to put hand up for Ashes selection

Injured and under pressure, David Warner has vowed to put his up hand for Ashes tour selection despite leaving Australia's tour of India with a fractu...

Bancroft puts WA on cusp of big shield win over Tigers

Western Australia are on the cusp of a crushing Sheffield Shield win over Tasmania with Cameron Bancroft becoming this season's top run-scorer.

NSW top-order tumbles as Bulls charge in shield clash

NSW hold a nervy 169-run lead with just four wickets in hand at tea on day 3 of the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland at the Gabba.

Bancroft piles on runs for WA against Tigers in Shield

Ladder-leading Western Australia are in an unloseable position against Tasmania thanks to a big century from Cameron Bancroft.

Maxwell, Marsh included in Australian squad for ODIs

Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh have overcome their respective serious injuries to be included in Australia's three-match ODI series in India.

Blues take slim advantage over Queensland

NSW's hopes of breaking their Sheffield Shield winning drought remain intact after taking a slim first-innings lead against Queensland.

WA pair leave Tigers on back foot in Shield

Western Australia have stretched their lead to over 300 runs thanks to fifties from Cameron Bancroft and Teague Wyllie as Tasmania's hopes of a Shield...

Maxwell, Marsh included in Aussie squad for ODIs

Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh have overcome their respective serious injuries to be included in Australia's three-match ODI series in India.

Lanning: Calm Australia ready for India T20 examination

Meg Lanning expects the cool heads of her experienced champion team will come to the fore again against India in the T20 World Cup semi-final.

Aussie spinner Todd Murphy set for County stint

Australia's newest spin sensation Todd Murphy is set to score a County deal in England to help get him ready for the Ashes.

Skipper Pierson leads Queensland fightback against NSW

Queensland remain in sight of NSW thanks to a perfectly timed return to batting form from captain Jimmy Peirson.

Leaders WA dominating Tasmania in shield clash

Tasmania face a massive task to stay in the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive Oval after Western Australia built a hefty lead after day two.