Cricket

Australia steady after early carnage against India

Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are leading an Australian fightback after they collapsed to 2-2 in the first session of the series opener against I...

Marcus Harris ton lays springboard for Vics in Shield

Marcus Harris struck his second century of the first-class season to lay a solid platform for Victoria in their Sheffield Shield clash against Queensl...

Waugh stunned by decision to axe Head for Test in India

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has labelled the decision to drop damaging left-hander Travis Head for the first Test as a "gamble".

Australia begin bid for Test supremacy in India

Australia have a genuine opportunity to win in India for the first time in 19 years, which would solidify their status as Test cricket's No.1 team.

Young spinner Murphy to make Test debut against India

Young spinner Todd Murphy has become Australia's 465th Test cricketer after being handed a debut in the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar series in...

Head dropped for first Test, Australia to bat

Australia have axed dynamic batter Travis Head for the first Test against India and will bat in Nagpur after Pat Cummins won the toss.

Victoria make solid start against Queensland in Shield

The Sheffield Shield has returned following the mid-summer break with Victoria impressing during the opening session after being sent in to bat by Que...

SA batsman Weatherald steps away from cricket

South Australian batsman Jake Weatherald, citing mental health reasons, is stepping away from cricket for the rest of the season.

AJ Tye out to repeat BBL triumph in England's T20 Blast

AJ Tye, fresh from helping Perth Scorchers to the BBL title, has been signed by Northamptonshire to gun for English cricket's equivalent crown, the T2...

Healy not worried by shock World Cup T20 warm-up loss

Alyssa Healy says there's no cause for alarm for Australia as they go into their T20 World Cup defence off the back of a shock warm-up defeat by Irela...

Aussie women in shock World T20 warm-up loss to Ireland

Australia's cricket women have put on notice about the difficulty of defending their T20 World Cup with a shock defeat by Ireland in their final warm-...

Australia begins bid for Test supremacy in India

Australia have a genuine opportunity to win in India for the first time in 19 years, which would solidify their status as Test cricket's No.1 team.

Australia to embrace 'chaotic' Indian pitches: Cummins

Indian curators are cooking up a turning pitch for the first Test in Nagpur, but Australia captain Pat Cummins is unfazed by the tactics used by the h...

Spinner Murphy in line for Test debut in India

After playing just seven first-class matches, Victorian offspinner Todd Murphy is in line to be handed a dream debut in Australia's first Test against...

Australia prepare for three-pronged Indian spin-attack

Australia could be confronted by a trio of spinners, including two left-armers, when they face India in the Border-Gavaskar series opener in Nagpur.

Cameron Green set to miss opening Test against India

Australia allrounder Cameron Green is set to be ruled out of the opening Test against India as he manages his recovery from a broken finger.

Make Ashton Turner Australia's next T20 captain: Voges

Ashton Turner has been touted as an ideal option to become Australia's next T20 captain despite having not been in the team for the past 18 months.

Vision-impaired cricketer Oscar Stubbs smashes records

Oscar Stubbs is the vice-captain of the NSW blind or vision impaired team and has unleashed a whirlwind record innings at the national titles in Brisb...

Gilchrist backs keeper Carey to perform in India series

Cricket legend Adam Gilchrist has given Alex Carey a strong endorsement as the Australia wicketkeeper prepares for his first Test series on Indian soi...

Head, Turner loom as next Aussie T20 captain: Finch

Aaron Finch has retired from T20 international cricket and reckons Travis Head, Ashton Turner or Steve Smith could be his captaincy successor.