Jon Pierik is a sports writer with The Age, focusing primarily on AFL football, cricket and basketball. He has won awards for his cricket and basketball writing.
The debate over having two Australian sides playing concurrently is set to reignite after Sri Lanka claimed a five-wicket win off the final ball in game one of the Twenty20 series on Friday night.
It was an afternoon Meg Lanning had every right to be slightly bewildered by, but the Australian captain ultimately got what she craved – a first-up 40-run win in the three-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand.
The Southern Stars have been urged to use the six limited overs matches against New Zealand to refine their "game style" ahead of their mid-year World Cup defence.
Meg Lanning the cricketer is regarded by many as the best women's player in the world, a clever captain and the face of the sport here in Australia. But how far could she have gone in hockey, her other sporting love?
A back stress fracture would not be wished on anyone, but for Molly Strano it was a turning point in her career.
Former Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has left cricketing officials baffled by failing to turn up to court in person or have legal representation in his $2.6 million case against Cricket Australia.
The world's top cricketers are in favour of tightening anti-corruption measures but have raised concerns about a threat to their privacy.
Emerging batting star Peter Handscomb has vowed to adopt a positive mindset against India but cannot guarantee that will be a successful approach.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has sparked debate within cricketing circles by nominating Adam Gilchrist as the most valuable player of Australia's glorious era of dominance.
James Pattinson's hopes of a Test recall next month during the Indian Test tour are set to begin in earnest this week when he returns in the Sheffield Shield.
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