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So bad you can't look: Windies reach new low

West Indies captain Jason Holder: Needed some back-up in the field in the tour match on Sunday.

Peter Hanlon 5:29 PM   Catch catastrophe proves emblematic of the tourists' malaise, and illustrates the indifference and disarray recently on display.

Why can't you keep a ball you catch?

one-handed catch by fan off Shane Watson, Thunder v Sixers

Chris Barrett 3:28 PM   Cricket Australia management want the T20 competition to buy into a treasured ideal of baseball but players have repeatedly rejected the proposal.

Injury issues prove no deterrent for Smith

Down three notches: Steve Smith.

Chris Barrett 5:17 PM   Australian captain wants to play in every international match this summer, despite suggestion he may need a break to deal with minor knee and hip problems when India tour next month.

Lyon's flair helps Sixers blow Hurricanes away

Indomitable Lyon:  Sixers off-spinner Nathan Lyon took 5-23

Tom Decent 8:27 PM   A five-wicket haul to Nathan Lyon and a blistering 72 from Brad Haddin proved Sydney Sixers should not be written off in this year's Big Bash.

Perry helps Sixers break  losing streak 

Perry good:  Ellyse Perry guided the Sydney Sixers to their first ever victory in the WBBL.

Tom Decent 4:00 PM   Ellyse Perry has steered the Sydney Sixers to their first victory in the Women's Big Bash with a captain's knock of 32 not out against the Perth Scorchers at the SCG on Sunday afternoon.

Black Caps close in on win, Sri Lanka fight on

Neil Wagner, right, celebrates with Tom Latham.

4:54 PM   A hobbling Kane Williamson guided New Zealand to 142 for five at the close of play on the third day of the second Test in Hamilton, with hosts needing another 47 runs to seal a 2-0 series sweep.

Renegades get the better of Heat

Chris Gayle of the Renegades hits a six over cover during his brief innings of 23.

11:09 PM   Melbourne Renegades beat Brisbane Heat by 7 wickets in a Twenty20 clash at the Gabba.

Lyon warns Windies can expect no mercy

In the money: Nathan Lyon talks to teammates during the First Test match against the West Indies.

Daniel Lane   Australia's spin bowler Nathan Lyon warned it won't be hard to show the battling West Indies no mercy when the second Test of a series that's questioned the one-time Calypso King's place in world cricket resumes in Melbourne on Boxing Day.

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West Indies show some fight in tour game

Resistance in the heat: Kraigg Brathwaite.

Peter Hanlon   All over the state on Saturday, sporting events were abandoned with an eye to the wellbeing of participants.

BBL success could reshape summer

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Geoff Lawson   Three games into the new Big Bash season the event is living up to expectations.

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New Stars leggie Zampa vows to do it his way

Good move: Adam Zampa is happy he shifted from NSW to South Australia.

Jesse Hogan   He is another blonde leg-spinner, but Adam Zampa won't bow to pressure to try and spin the ball sharply like Shane Warne did and instead will rely on subtlety as his biggest weapon in the BBL.

Umpire says call on Travis Head incorrect

Victim: Travis Head leaves the field.

Gerard Abood, the umpire controlling Friday night's Big Bash League match, admits he erred in giving Travis Head out at Adelaide Oval.

Zampa doubts grief over Hughes will subside

The late Phillip Hughes during the tour of South Africa in 2009.

Jesse Hogan   One of Phillip Hughes' former teammates, Adam Zampa, remains so grieved by his death he doubts he will ever be able to enjoy cricket like he used to.

Chameera snags five wickets to stymie Kiwis

Sri Lanka's Dushmantha Chameera

Young pace bowler Dushmantha Chameera has grabbed his first five-wicket bag with Sri Lanka striking back after a solid Black Caps start in reply to 292 in the second Test.

Sport's gift to those with short attention spans

The Big Bash League brings with it the question in some sporting minds: Why do we watch a match if we're not invested in the result of a contest, or the fate of a team?

Timothy Boyle   With Christmas working its apathetic spell on sport, we receive with festive enthusiasm the gift of Big Bash cricket.

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Still here: Cameron White's subtle reminder to selectors

In form: Cameron White on his way to 55 in the Renegades' seven-wicket Big Bash League win over Brisbane Heat on Saturday night.

Jesse Hogan 4:36 PM   Cameron White needed only one innings to give a firm reminder he is not a spent force in Australian cricket, despite being overlooked for the preceding two months.

BBL live: Stars v Thunder

Kevin Pietersen in action for the Stars.

Jamie Marcuson 4:13 PM   Join us for live coverage as the Stars host the Thunder at the MCG.

BBL live: Sixers v Hurricanes

Doug Bollinger bats during the opening match of BBL05.

Jamie Marcuson 2:01 PM   Join us for live coverage as the Sixers host the Hurricanes at the SCG.

Yuvraj picked for Australian tour

Back for India:  Yuvraj Singh celebrates hitting the winning runs during the 2011 World Cup

6:16 AM   World Cup winners Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra are set for comebacks to the Indian team to tour Australia.

Sunday explainer: Why are the Windies so bad?

The West Indies were thrashed in the first Test in Hobart.

Daniel Cherny   ​A generation ago the West Indies ruled the cricketing world. Now they are a laughing stock with a grim future. What happened?

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Stars remain unbeaten

Leading from the front: Meg Lanning was again player of the match.

Daniel Cherny   The Melbourne Stars remain undefeated but crosstown rivals the Melbourne Renegades are still winless after a busy day of Women's Big Bash League action on Saturday.

Watson learns from gospel of Hussey and Kallis

Staking his claim: Shane Watson is pushing to remain in the national one-day team.

Daniel Lane   Shane Watson, considered a strong contender to succeed Mike Hussey as the Sydney Thunder's captain, says at the ripe old age of 34 he plans to absorb all he can from Hussey and South African veteran Jacques Kallis to help him beyond next season.

Sixers and Bollinger in festive spirit

Getting in the Christmas spirit:  Doug Bollinger.

Daniel Lane   Nathan Lyon looked at Doug Bollinger dressed in his Sydney Sixers' magenta Father Christmas outfit, shook his head, and declared he would definitely not be sitting on Santa's knee this year.

Maddinson knows how to thrive in a man's game

Nic Maddinson

Daniel Lane   If you wonder where Nic Maddinson, who started BBL05 as the tournament's No.1-ranked batsman, developed the swagger in his game it started when he was aged 12 and his parents decided he ought to test himself in the NSW south coast men's open-age competition.

Khawaja won't be hamstrung for Thunder

Won't hold back: Usman Khawaja insists he will use Sunday's Big Bash League clash as a dry run for a Boxing Day Test return.

Daniel Lane   Despite admitting his injured hamstring remains "under risk", Usman Khawaja says he will go for broke for the Sydney Thunder in Sunday's BBL match against the Stars in Melbourne.

Big Bash: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades, 19 December, Gabba

Melbourne Renegades signing Chris Gayle.

Follow live coverage from the third match of the 2015-16 Big Bash League series as Brisbane Heat host Melbourne Renegades at the Gabba.

Match-fixer back in Pakistan's training squad after serving ban

A cricket ball

Paceman Mohammad Aamer has taken another step towards international re-integration following a ban for match-fixing after being included in a Pakistan training and fitness squad.

Record partnership sees Strikers defeat Stars

Alex Ross of the Adelaide Strikers slogs a delivery to the boundary during his innings of 65 against the Melbourne Stars.

A record-breaking partnership has lifted the Adelaide Strikers to a 19-run win over the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League.

The Russell 'plane' has landed and all Thunder fans are invited aboard

"I just like to celebrate when I get success": Andre Russell.

Daniel Lane   Move over Jarryd Hayne, the 'Russell Plane' has touched down in Sydney's western suburbs and if all goes well for the Sydney Thunder's West Indies import Andre Russell during this summer's Big Bash League the franchise might need an air traffic controller at Spotless Stadium.

Boult strikes before rain ends first day early

New Zealand's Trent Boult bowls during  the final session of the first day as Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews watches.

Trent Boult took two wickets in one over and broke a partnership that had threatened to put the game out of New Zealand's reach as Sri Lanka reached seven for 264 by the end of a rain-shortened first day of the second Test.

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