Thunder's Kaur puts on a show, but Stars take home the win
Harmanpreet Kaur put on a show in her first women's Big Bash League match, smashing 30 off the last five overs for the Sydney Thunde
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BBL 2016-2017: Team by team preview
The Big Bash League – having long ago reached mainstream status – is entering its sixth season.
Handscomb looks for help to deal with Gabba pink ball
Peter Handscomb says he will talk to fellow Australian batsmen Usman Khawaja and David Warner to try to get a greater appreciation of how the pink ball behaves in day-night ...
Fielding helps Strikers to come-from-behind win over Renegades
Any total is defendable in Twenty20 cricket, as the Strikers showed the Renegades in North Sydney on Saturday.
Chappell: What Test cricket needs to survive
Greg Chappell fears Test cricket is under threat more than it has ever been in its history.
Pakistan bowlers run through CA XI
Pakistan's bowlers remain on-song ahead of next week's series-opening Test, easily dismissing a Cricket Australia XI for 109 to set up a 201-run win on Saturday's third and ...
Stars and Renegades in race to five figures
Melbourne's Big Bash League clubs are both still chasing an elusive first title, but while that race can't be won until late January, another between the clubs looks likely to ...
Underestimate them at your peril, for this is a very different Pakistan
The Pakistan cricket team has the reputation – some of it deserved, some not so much – for performing in an enigmatic and unpredictable fashion. Through the decades, Pakistan ...
On-fire Lanning set to light up WBBL
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 ...
India's 'better bowlers' expose struggling England
The lack of sting in England's bowling raises questions about the Mumbai pitch - but not for India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel.
As it happened: Australia v NZ, third ODI
Follow the action from the MCG, with ball-by-ball commentary, all the stats and and our live match tracker.
'Reverend' Warner pays tribute to late junior coach
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.
India make strong start in reply to England's 400
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 ...
Umpire Reiffel ruled out of Mumbai Test after being hit on head
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.
Warner stars as Aussies complete whitewash in front of poor crowd
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.
Ball to the head fells Australian Test umpire Reiffel
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 ...
Teammates become rivals ahead of WBBL
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 ...
Maxwell to return via club cricket
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 ...
WBBL springboard to professionalism
The second Women's Big Bash League will edge the sport a step closer to professionalism.
Left-arm spin Stars exchange tips ahead of new BBL season
Melbourne Stars players Morna Nielson and Michael Beer exchanged tips on left-arm spin bowling before the start of the Big Bash league season.
'It was hard': How Arthur made peace with sacking
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.
Beating the Kiwis doesn't suddenly make Australians world-beaters
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 lawmakers want to spike batting's big guns
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 ...
So you want to be a Test player?
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 ...
Pakistanis struggle against pink ball in tour opener
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.
CA wines and dines Smith and Warner ahead of pay war
Cricket Australia officials wined and dined Australian captain Steve Smith and David Warner in Melbourne on Wednesday night.
Renegades implement youth policy for aggressive, high-octane cricket
With six teenagers in their squad, the Melbourne Renegades are doing things differently to their competitors.
The quiet authority of Australia's 'leadership group'
David Warner, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood sit on the informal body in the current Australian team - but not the captain Steve Smith.
McGrath's high praise for Hazlewood
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.
How to watch Women's Big Bash League's launch weekend
The new season of women's Big Bash Cricket begins this weekend with six matches over two days at North Sydney Oval.