Choose your underdogs wisely, Australia
It's official: 2016 is the shittiest year since 1999. That year, of course, marking Carlton's grand final loss to North Melbourne, Madeline Kahn's passing and, worst of all, ...
Cricket
Selectors set to swing axe in bid to end slump
Steve Smith's authority as captain is on the line, so too the careers of several teammates, as selectors contemplate wholesale changes to the Australian Test team.
Vics set NSW big day four chase
NSW face a massive fourth-day task against Victoria in their Sheffield Shield cricket match at the SCG.
Faf du Plessis in Test limbo as feud escalates
The Proteas are considering flying over lawyers from South Africa in a bid to clear captain Faf du Plessis, whose chances of playing in the third Test hang in limbo due to ...
Border backs Behrendorff, but Clarke says young blood not the way to go
Michael Clarke says the best teams have a mixture of youth and experience and he would "hate to see Australian cricket go away from that."
Ponting quits IPL - ready for major CA role?
Cricket Australia's hopes of luring Ricky Ponting into either a coaching or selection role appear to have increased after the former Australian captain relinquished his role ...
Test team is paying the price for years of neglect
In sport, as in life, you can't enjoy the highs without suffering the lows.
Australian cricket's power couple Starc and Healy support Movember
Australian cricket's power couple Alyssa Healy and Mitchell Starc are supporting the Movember Foundation in addressing some of men's health's biggest issues.
Taking guard: Nine no certainty to bid for international cricket rights
Serious threat or posturing, Channel Nine has made it clear it's no lock to bid for the next round of international cricket rights.
Another Test hopeful concussed
Tasmania batsman Alex Doolan was forced to retire hurt on 202, while Western Australia opener Cameron Bancroft blew his chances of a Test recall during the Sheffield Shield ...
Supporter uproar shows Test cricket remains ultimate prize
In a week where Australian cricket dipped into a cyclical crisis, Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland restated the governing body's aim was to have teams ranked No.1 in ...
No mercy: South Africa want cricket whitewash in Adelaide
Bad memories of last summer's cricket struggles have Hashim Amla determined that South Africa show no mercy to the struggling Australians.
'Let's blame it on a lollipop': Dale Steyn hits out at ball-tampering charge
The controversy over a mint has led to allegations of sour grapes following the Australian cricket team's humiliating series defeat to South Africa in Hobart.
Perry guides Southern Stars to thrilling win over South Africa
Ellyse Perry guided the Southern Stars to a thrilling win over South Africa in Canberra on Friday night,
Du Plessis charged as team mates leap to his defence
South African captain Faf du Plessis is in danger of missing the third Test after the International Cricket Council charged him with ball tampering on Friday.
Is it time to get rid of selectors and let the skipper choose?
There is no hiding from reality, and you have to wonder if the infantilising of our cricketers, with support staff to take every adult need away from them so that their minds ...
Handscomb to headline Test changes as Lyon's future in doubt
The Victorian put his charge to the baggy green beyond doubt with a punishing double-century, but veteran spinner Nathan Lyon continued to misfire as he fights for his place ...
What has gone wrong in Australian cricket?
As Steve Smith sat with his men on Christchurch's sun-kissed Hagley Oval parading the Trans-Tasman Trophy and the ICC Test Mace for the No.1 ranking, deep down even he must ...
Rixon says issues in Australian cricket have been brewing for a while
Former New Zealand coach Steve Rixon isn't surprised by Australia's cricket decline, arguing the "cracks" have been a long time in the making.
Coaching structure not working: Healy
Former Test wicketkeeper Ian Healy has called for a more streamlined Australian cricket coaching structure.
Handscomb stakes Test claim with double century
Peter Handscomb has reached his double century at the SCG in the Sheffield Shield for Victoria against NSW with to be 205 not out, Cameron White's on 49 and the Bushrangers ...
Test stars not guaranteed of ideal Ashes warm-up
Cricket Australia is unable to guarantee its international stars of at least two Sheffield Shield matches heading into next summer's Ashes campaign because of a crowded schedule.
Batting partner relives sickening Voges head blow
WA batsman Ashton Turner says he felt sick seeing his skipper Adam Voges felled by a bouncer at the WACA Ground.
'Even my dog couldn't look me in the eye'
The 1988 Boxing Day Test was the most gutless and insipid performance I can remember from an Australian cricket team. But this week in Hobart wasn't far from it.
From the cheap seats
Rod Marsh, who resigned as Australian chairman of selectors during the week, has been characterised as a "casualty" of the national team's, err, "disappointing" performances ...
As heads begin to roll, CA loosens law on neckwear
Australian cricket is under siege from all angles, with questions being asked about the game from top to bottom, and the suits at Cricket Australia appear to have an answer. ...
Southern Stars captain wary of 'dangerous' South Africa
Southern Stars captain Meg Lanning is wary of a "dangerous" South African line-up leading into the one-day series opener at Manuka Oval on Friday.
Perry returns to Canberra for Southern Stars ODI against South Africa
Playing in Canberra brings back plenty of memories for Southern Stars all-rounder Ellyse Perry.
Handscomb stakes Test claim with Shield ton against NSW
Amid 'audition round' of the Sheffield Shield, Handscomb and Travis Dean produced at the perfect time, while Queensland prodigy Matt Renshaw rocketed into contention with a ...
Voges ruled out of Shield clash after sickening blow to the head
Australian batsman Adam Voges has copped a sickening blow to the head while batting for Western Australian on Thursday.