SYDNEY, Dec 9 AAP - She's being hailed as the Bradman of women's cricket and now Meg Lanning is promising yet more runs in what promises to be an explosive start to the WBBL ...

The lack of sting in England's bowling raises questions about the Mumbai pitch - but not for India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel.

• Rohan Connolly

Follow the action from the MCG, with ball-by-ball commentary, all the stats and and our live match tracker.

• Andrew Wu

Opener David Warner paid tribute to the man who taught him how to play after leading Australia to a clean sweep over New Zealand in the Chappell-Hadlee series on Friday night.

Mumbai: Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara shared a century stand as India made a strong start in their reply to England's total of 400 on the second day of the fourth Test at ...

Australian umpire Paul Reiffel won't officiate in the remainder of the fourth Test between India and England after suffering concussion following a blow to the back of his head.

• Andrew Wu

Another day, another game and another match-winning century to David Warner. It's just a pity there weren't many there to see it.

• Stathi Paxinos

Australian umpire Paul Reiffel was taken to hospital and will not officiate in the remainder of the fourth Test between India and England after he was hit in the head by an ...

• Myles Houlbrook-Walk

Sydney Thunder captain Alex Blackwell is going into the second season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) expectant and excited to face off against cross-town rivals Sydney ...

• Daniel Cherny

Having been denied a taste of competitive cricket since his controversial comments about Victorian captain Matthew Wade, Glenn Maxwell will at last get a chance to play on ...

• James Buckley

The second Women's Big Bash League will edge the sport a step closer to professionalism.

• Larissa Nicholson

Melbourne Stars players Morna Nielson and Michael Beer exchanged tips on left-arm spin bowling before the start of the Big Bash league season.

• Andrew Wu

It's not often in sport you get a chance to return the favour to those who sacked you but this is the scenario confronting Mickey Arthur.

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• Malcolm Knox

Whew. That's a sigh of relief, not a reaction to a bad smell. For a moment the Australian cricket team was at its lowest point since the mid-1980s. But that kind of talk is so ...

Cricket's oversized bats are to be cut down to size, with lawmakers recommending a reduction in willow dimensions among raft of rulings that will resound through all levels of ...

• Dean Jones

We've always assumed all Australian cricketers dream of wearing the Baggy Green in a Test match. But I know of one player who was being mentioned as a potential Test player in ...

Pakistan's tour of Australia off to a shaky start in Cairns, the visitors all out for 208 on day one of a warm-up match against an inexperienced Cricket Australia XI.

• Chris Barrett

Cricket Australia officials wined and dined Australian captain Steve Smith and David Warner in Melbourne on Wednesday night.

• Larissa Nicholson

With six teenagers in their squad, the Melbourne Renegades are doing things differently to their competitors.

• Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu

David Warner, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood sit on the informal body in the current Australian team - but not the captain Steve Smith.

• Andrew Wu

Josh Hazlewood's career-best summer has earned him rave reviews from the great Glenn McGrath, who rates the giant quick as the best fast bowler in world cricket.

• Larissa Nicholson

The new season of women's Big Bash Cricket begins this weekend with six matches over two days at North Sydney Oval.

• Andrew Wu

Uncertainty surrounds the immediate future of injured batsman Shaun Marsh, who finds himself in circumstances eerily similar to that which led to his "traumatic" run of outs ...

• Nick Hoult

A red-card penalty is set to be introduced into the laws of cricket for the first time.

Cricket Australia has taken another step towards introducing a Big Bash League game on Christmas Day by creating a working group to fast-track the concept.

• Andrew Wu

After the upheaval of last month, Australia will take an unchanged squad into the first Test against Pakistan at the Gabba.

Cricket great Allan Border has called on Glenn Maxwell to "get himself sorted" as he fights to earn a national recall and win back the trust of his peers.

Australian selector Mark Waugh has all but ruled out handing Pat Cummins a surprise recall for next week's first Test against Pakistan at the Gabba.

• Chris Dutton

The size of Manuka Oval is helping officials identify and eject pitchside betting activity.