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Ashes win No.1 focus for re-signed Lehmann
REAPPOINTED on Monday until 2019, Australia’s head coach Darren Lehmann says a breakthrough Ashes-series win in England is his main focus.
Axed How did it come to this for Maxwell?
IN January, Glenn Maxwell was named Australia’s ODI player of the year. Six months later, he’s been left out of a 15-man squad.
Runs needed Rod backs Mitch to go on with it
MITCHELL Marsh isn’t scoring enough runs, but he’s getting starts and that’s the sad part according to Australia’s chief selector Rod Marsh.
Key changes Selectors say Big Show won’t go on
GLENN Maxwell has had enough chances with Australia’s ODI squad and now he has to go, chief selector Rod Marsh says.
Time saver Aussies pick up pace with chopper ride
AUSTRALIA’S scoring rate in the first Test loss to Sri Lanka was at a world-record slow pace but it picked up the pace with a helicopter ride to picturesque Galle.
Aussie woe ‘What else can we do, really?’
SELECTOR Rod Marsh says Cricket Australia could not have done any more to prepare its players for the First Test, despite their embarrassing 106-run loss to Sri Lanka.
Spin wins Spin crushes Australia in Kandy
SPIN once again proved too much for Australia’s batsmen in the first Test against Sri Lanka, with the tourists becoming just the second Aussie side to lose a Test in Kandy.
Exclusive Indian star to make WBBL history
INDIAN ODI vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur will become the first woman from her country to join a WBBL franchise after signing on with the Sydney Thunder.
Lack of discipline Smith blames poor batting for Kandy demise
IT’S difficult for Australia’s batsmen to play themselves in on the slow Sri Lankan pitches, and it’s proving to be just as hard to push on to a big score.
Cricket Player ratings: Australia’s studs and duds
AUSTRALIA has gone down by 106 runs to Sri Lanka in the opening Test in Kandy. So who starred and who struggled? Check out our player ratings.
What’s the Buzz Hollywood planning cross-code Bash
FORMER Hockeyroos star Kate Hollywood is set to attempt a change of codes as she prepares for a trial for a rookie Twenty20 contract.
Stat attack Go-slow: Aussies shatter mind-boggling record
STARING defeat in the eyes, Peter Nevill and Steve O’Keefe pulled off something special to secure a spot in the record books.
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Go-slow: Aussies shatter mind-boggling record
STARING defeat in the eyes, Peter Nevill and Steve O’Keefe pulled off something special to secure a spot in the record books.
Video: The dismissal nobody saw coming
ADAM Voges was left stunned when he was given out by the third umpire on day five of the first Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Kandy.
Risky Aussies leave Test poised on knife edge
AUSTRALIA’S aggressive approach against Sri Lanka’s spinners backfired on Friday as the home side moved within seven wickets of a historic win.
Confusion over floodlight ruling
CONFUSION reigned supreme at Pallekele Stadium on Friday. For the second day in a row, play was called off early because of bad light.
O’Keefe’s tour over, Aussies name new spinner
THERE’S likely to be a Test debut for Australia next week after an uncapped spinner was called into the squad to replace the injured Stephen O’Keefe.
New home Harris needed a ‘change of scenery’
MARCUS Harris admits leaving Western Australia was the hardest decision he’s had to make — but one he needed for a “change of scenery”.
New squad O’Donnell’s son joins Bushrangers
SIMON O’Donnell’s son is among an expanded squad of 31 named by Sheffield Shield champs Victoria ahead of the 2016/17 season.
Big move Victoria poach Harris from WA
VICTORIA has poached West Australian top-order batsman Marcus Harris who shot to prominence when he became the youngest Australian to hit a first class 150 in just his third game.
- Crows Twitter feud Dangerfield tweet leaves Crows fans fuming
- Vic Cricket Ball-tampering Lewis rightly cops it from all angles
- Vic Cricket Shield Final Holland sends Redbacks in to a tail spin
- Cricket Ball tampering ’I hope it doesn’t tarnish a terrific final’
- Cricket Back-to-back Bizarre scenes as Vics close in on Shield glory
- Cricket Shield final Dean puts Redbacks on back foot
- SA Cricket Shield final Ross stands firm against Victorian venom
- Cricket Shield final Young Redbacks out to make Shield history
- Vic Cricket White rewarded and applauded for never losing faith
- Cricket Sheffield Shield Vics into Shield final after thriller against NSW
- Vic Cricket Sheffield Shield Vics skipper wary of ‘Lyon factor’
- Cricket Bushrangers Vics face must-win clash to make final
- QLD Cricket Sheffield Shield Bulls suffer rare home discomforts
Big Bash League Young gun Sangha hears call of Thunder
SITTING in his classroom at Hunter Sports High, 16-year-old Jason Sangha is the last bloke you’d pick as the Big Bash League’s Next Big Thing.
Ben Horne ’It’s the least cricket can do for Hughes’
THE first pages of the Phillip Hughes report make for difficult reading. They outline in detail the chain of events between his being struck and him being transported to hospital. But we need to read it.
Report release Hughes report will lead to changes
UPDATE: CRICKET Australia chief James Sutherland says the recommendation of a concussion substitute at domestic level could impact the highest level of cricket.
- Cricket Sixteen Youngest signing Sangha hitting the accelerator
- Cricket Medals Maddinson, Perry take out NSW awards
- Cricket Sheffield Shield Vics into Shield final after thriller against NSW
- Cricket Back in the game Clarke in the runs on return to his roots
- Cricket Cricket Batsman struck by brutal bouncer
- Big Bash News Big Bash Chumps to champs: Thunder claim BBL title
- Big Bash News Big Bash Power hitting helps Thunder claim derby
- Cricket Grade T20 Triple treat for Randy Petes
- Sport Class is permanent Bollinger proves a fine vintage for Blues
- Cricket Shield Abbott shines, Lehmann’s son blasts ton
- Cricket Grade cricket Watson zeroes in on international return
- Cricket Cover up? Webcam mystery hides state of SCG surface
- Cricket Shield Gun curator called in after SCG farce
Cricket Gabba to put pink ball to the Test
THE Gabba will host a day-night Sheffield Shield game in an important dress rehearsal for Australia’s pink ball Test against Pakistan in Brisbane in December.
Howzat! Future of Gabba Test secure
THE iconic Gabba cricket Test is locked in for at least the next three years after the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council made their biggest investment in cricket.
Latest gig Kasper takes on a new challenge
QUEENSLAND’S all-time leading wicket-taker continues in cricket administration with a new temporary gig.
- Cricket Cricket Law named Aussie batting coach
- Cricket Pink ball Crowds will return for Gabba day-night Test
- QLD Cricket Cricket Queensland spinner’s career takes new turn
- Sport Hit for six Gabba to get day-night Test, but there’s a catch
- Cricket Awards Hartley’s triple treat; Hopes farewelled
- QLD Cricket Young gun Heazlett betters ‘Beefy’ in stellar debut season
- Cricket End of an era Hopes and glory in a sporting life
- Sport ‘Pro’s’ hard line Jaques: ‘I don’t suffer bludgers’
- QLD Cricket Sheffield Shield Bulls suffer rare home discomforts
- WA Cricket Sheffield Shield Bancroft, Marsh dominate Bulls
- QLD Cricket Young guns Aussie selectors need to talk more Bull
- QLD Cricket Sheffield Shield Rampaging Bulls open gate to final
- QLD Cricket Sheffield Shield Heat rises at Gabba as Hopes in a hurry
Schedule Ferguson itching to report for Redbacks duty
CALLUM Ferguson is vowing to be ready for the first ball of South Australia’s 2016/17 cricket summer, less than 10 months after his third knee reconstruction.
WNCL England ‘icon’ Edwards to join Scorpions
FORMER England skipper Charlotte Edwards will join South Australian Scorpions in a dramatic boost to their Women’s National Cricket League title defence.
Betting penalty Emerging Redback sanctioned for betting
THE SA Cricket Association says emerging Redback Joel Logan’s anti-corruption penalty will serve as no roadblock to his on-field career.
- Cricket Cricket University honour for ‘Dr Dizzy’
- Cricket SA Scorpions Scorpion Lauren goes out on a high
- Cricket South Africa tour Proteas finally confirmed for pink ball Test
- Big Bash News BBL Big Bash’s back on New Year’s Eve
- Cricket Cricket Nitschke wins key SACA role
- Big Bash News Big Bash League Adelaide in for pre-Christmas bash
- SA Cricket Pink ball South Africa gives green light to pink ball Test
- SA Cricket Adelaide Test Listen to the pink power, says Bradshaw
- NSW Cricket Ben Horne ’It’s the least cricket can do for Hughes’
- Cricket Report release Hughes report will lead to changes
- SA Cricket Seven players SA tops cricket’s ‘A’ list selection
- SA Cricket Adelaide Oval Joy for cricket fans as Oval prices cut
- SA Cricket Adelaide Oval Cricket boss in to bat for pink ball Test
WBBL Former Hockeyroo’s WBBL switch hit
PERTH Scorchers recruit Mathilda Carmichael will do a switch-hit — from hockey to cricket — ahead of the second edition of the Women’s Big Bash League.
Big Bash Johnson will ‘probably’ sign with Scorchers
FORMER Test paceman Mitchell Johnson will meet with Perth Scorchers coach Justin Langer about his future, but admits he’ll “probably” sign with the BBL franchise.
Sidelined Agar has surgery, out for 3-4 months
WESTERN Australia all-rounder Ashton Agar has had surgery on his right shoulder this week, ruling him out for 3-4 months.
- WA Cricket Matador Cup Domestic one-day cricket back in Perth
- WA Cricket Out of action Agar grounded with serious shoulder injury
- WA Cricket New home Harris needed a ‘change of scenery’
- WA Cricket BBL Scorchers BBL06 fixtures revealed
- WA Cricket IPL Hogg’s tales from the sub-continent
- WA Cricket Test hopeful Coulter-Nile’s baggy green dreams
- WA Cricket Debut looms Coulter-Nile closes in on Test chance
- WA Cricket WACA Duffield bounces back to win state contract
- WA Cricket WACA Duffield back, Wells included for WA
- WA Cricket National job WA’s Griffith gets national bowling gig
- WA Cricket IPL WA paceman ruled out of IPL
- WA Cricket Award winners Bancroft, Bolton win top WACA awards
- Cricket Ball tampering ’I hope it doesn’t tarnish a terrific final’