Lanning, Perry add to list of ODI records
Setting records and winning matches, cricketers Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry have become one of Australian sport's best and most reliable combinations.
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Colour-blind keeper Wade outlines vision for pink-ball Test
ADELAIDE, Nov 21 AAP - Colour blind wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has a simple approach to seeing the pink ball: don't overthink it.
South Africa have lost the plot and their security guard should be sent home
The indignance of their players at accusations of ball tampering against Faf du Plessis difficult enough to swallow, but the thuggish behaviour of their touring security guard ...
Security roughs up journalist asking Du Plessis question
A South African security guard has been filmed man-handling a journalist who have attempted to interview captain Faf Du Plessis when the team arrived in Adelaide for the third ...
Lanning blasts record-equalling ninth ton as Stars beat South Africa
Superstars Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry produced batting pyrotechnics on Sunday to help Australia take a 2-0 lead in their five-match women's one-day international cricket ...
Lanning's record-breaking ton helps Southern Stars to 2-0 series lead
Rain threatened to put a dampener on Southern Stars captain Meg Lanning's record-equalling century in Australia's victory over South Africa at Manuka Oval on Sunday.
A new day for Australian cricket as selectors back their 'gut'
James Sutherland forecast on the morning after Australia's crippling defeat to Hobart that it would be "a different group of players that gather for the next Test match". He ...
Debutant Renshaw could have joined boyhood friend in England team
When he was a kid, as opposed to now when he is barely more than that, Matt Renshaw played cricket with Joe Root in the fading light once their dads repaired to the rooms ...
Who are the test debutants?
They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn
Fearless and fast-footed Handscomb reminds coach of Michael Clarke
Peter Handscomb reminds his coaches of former Australian captain Michael Clarke.
Three shocking recent facts about Australia's Test team
It's clear to many cricket lovers than the current iteration of the Australian Test team is a far cry from the ones that dominated all comers around the turn of the century.
Maddinson out to set record straight against pink ball
Nic Maddinson admits he must put behind him a poor recent record in Adelaide and against the pink ball in his Test debut this week.
Bold selections must be given time to mature
In selecting Matthew Renshaw ('Matthew Who?' doesn't work as well as 'Peter Who?') , Nic Maddinson, the returning Matthew Wade, Chadd Sayers, Peter Handscombe and Jackson ...
Axe falls: Maddinson, Renshaw, Handscomb to make Test debuts
Australia have torn up the team sheet and started again, making six changes to the side that was thumped by South Africa in Hobart for the third Test in Adelaide this week.
Vics score Shield cricket win over NSW
Victoria claim Sheffield Shield outright win with a crushing 198-run over NSW at the SCG.
Mickey Arthur unsurprised by Australian cricket bloodletting
Former Australian coach Mickey Arthur isn't surprised at savage reactions to the nation's Test slide.
Kiwis ease to first Test win over Pakistan
New Zealand have snapped their four-Test losing streak in comprehensive fashion, easing to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in Christchurch.
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, ...
Khawaja backs Burns ahead of third Test
A Queensland opener may yet be named in the third Test team for Australia – but few believe it will be incumbent Joe Burns.
South Africa draw with Victoria in pink ball cricket warm-up match
Under-siege captain Faf du Plessis has only managed a short innings against the pink ball as South Africa maximised their preparations for the third cricket Test.
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 ...