Culture war: Smith hits back
Steve Smith accepts that criticism of his team is warranted after four successive Test defeats but rejects the assertion that Australian cricket is in turmoil.
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Australia's cricketers can look to '88 for inspiration
Amid the drama of Perth and the subsequent selection and injury fallout, it's been pointed out the last time Australia lost a home season-opening Test was in 1988.
Is Smith too vanilla to captain Australia?
The question is being posed with a little more force in the wake of the team losing the last four Test matches in a row.
Voges passed fit for second Test, as selectors eye radar
Adam Voges has been passed fit to play, but selectors are yet to decide on Mitchell Marsh's fate for the second Test in Hobart.
Who is Kagiso Rabada?
If you tried to synthesise the ideal South African cricketer for these times, you could not come up with any better than Kagiso Rabada.
Dennis Lillee's new appeal: to find his favourite old teacher
As Australia searches for its next great fast bowler, one of the most feared tearaways of all time, Dennis Lillee is searching for something else: his primary school teacher.
Dennis Lillee set to be reunited with beloved teacher after 6PR appeal
Cricket great Dennis Lillee is poised to be reunited with one of his earliest inspirations after his 81-year-old primary school teacher answered a radio appeal from the ...
Defeat in Perth could bode well for Hobart
If world events have told us anything in the past week, it is that forecasting is a game for overpaid mugs. The performance of the Australian team in the second Test match? ...
Hobart offers a perfect opportunity to make amends
One of the great things about sport is opportunity - whether as a player or a team.
Haddin backs under-fire duo Nevill and Lyon
Former Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has backed Peter Nevill as the country's No.1 gloveman ahead of the second Test in Hobart.
Struggling Australians a turn-off for fans
The Australian team is underperforming and fans are switching off at an alarming level based on the ratings for the first Test in Perth.
Cricket Australia, players to begin pay fight
Australia's top cricketers will begin their push for better pay and conditions on Friday – at a time when the Test side is at its lowest ebb in years.
Australia bowlers search for reverse answers
Josh Hazlewood believes Australia can learn a lot from South Africa's sloppy returns, which are understood to have earned captain Faf du Plessis a rebuke from both umpires ...
Risk of injury won't deter Australia from playing Starc: Lehmann
Lehmann and the team's sports science staff on Thursday issued a firm defence of their system of managing fast bowlers' workloads.
Warne predicts who Australia will axe for Hobart
Momentum is building for Mitchell Marsh to be dumped from the Australian team as the hosts look to strengthen a frail batting line-up for the second Test against South Africa.
Smith explains why he hardly bowled Lyon, but Warne's not buying it
Australia skipper Steve Smith has attempted to clear the air with predecessor Michael Clarke regarding his use of Nathan Lyon in the first Test against South Africa.
Mitch Marsh crucial to Australian attack: Hazlewood
Josh Hazlewood has thrown his support behind all-rounder Mitch Marsh, saying he is crucial to Australia's Test attack.
He's back! Skull returns to cricket airwaves
O'Keeffe is likely to headline the FM station's broadcast of Australia's Test series against Pakistan and then the next instalment of the Ashes here next summer.
Lawry says there is no need to hit the panic button
Lawry was made an honouree at the annual Bradman gala dinner this week, and laughed at claims Australian cricket is struggling.
Long wait almost over for Callum Ferguson
At almost 32 years old, having yet to make his Test debut, Callum Ferguson is used to waiting.
Could Voges' time at the top have been better spent?
The success of Chris Rogers' late-career elevation to the Australian Test team has no doubt encouraged selectors to repeat the experiment.
Australian cricket: what, exactly, IS the problem?
The first loss of a series opening Test match on these shores for 28 years has shaken Australian cricket. But can the problem be pin-pointed. Here's a summary of the popular ...
'Lack of fight': Culture of Australian team in turmoil, says ex-Proteas captain
Inducted as a Bradman honoree at the SCG on Wednesday night Graeme Smith believes there are concerning signs about this Australian team that are unrecognisable from what he ...
Lillee dubs Cummins the future of the Australian Test cricket team
Australian cricket legend Dennis Lillee believes Patrick Cummins has "10 great years ahead of him" and will be the man to spearhead Australia's Test attack in years to come.
Warne in talks with Cricket Australia about coaching T20 team
Shane Warne has asked Cricket Australia about coaching possibilities with the Australian team and expressed interest in linking with the national side for February's Twenty20 ...
'I hate we're making those decisions with technology': ball-tracker chief
Umpires rather than television operators should be making crucial lbw calls like the ones that dismissed Steve Smith and Mitch Marsh in Perth, argues Animation Research CEO ...
Sports science has failed quicks, says Johnson
Former Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson says Cricket Australia needs to change how it handles its fast bowlers if they are to stay on the park.
Gloomy weather means late Test team selection for Hobart
Australia's hopes of snapping a four-Test losing streak have been boosted but not in a way Steve Smith would like.
Cook denies he plans to quit captaincy
Alastair Cook distanced himself from comments made in a magazine interview suggesting he could quit the England captaincy at the end of the India tour by insisting he always ...
Agar wants to be Australia's Test spinner, not all-rounder
Ashton Agar hasn't shut the door on being the solution to Australia's all-rounder problem, but says he wants to focus on being a frontline spinner first.