Dhoni pitching in for third Test preparations
M.S. Dhoni retired from Test cricket in Melbourne during the most recent series between Australia and India, but the iconic keeper has helped shape pitch preparations for the ...
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Clearing things up: A bluffer's guide to Monkeygategate
Who said sequels never work? The beauty of Monkeygate 2.0, or Monkeygategate as we call it here, is that it incorporates all the learnings from the original.
Injured Starc out of India series
Australia's hopes of achieving mission impossible in India have been dealt a devastating blow with star paceman Mitchell Starc to be sent home after breaking down with a ...
Hohns back as chairman in restructured panel
Selector Trevor Hohns, the man who presided over Australia's last glory era, has returned to the top job long term after Cricket Australia made radical changes to the ...
Steam stops play in bizarre break in Test match
Play in the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa resumed on Friday after a fire alarm in the main grandstand forced the evacuation of the venue and halted play for ...
Cummins back on track after Shield return
Pat Cummins has taken a giant stride towards regaining Test selection after a hugely successful return to Sheffield Shield in NSW's crucial eight-wicket win over South ...
India-Australia: Peace in our times
At last, a decision on which all can agree, without recourse to a third umpire, nor protest against it.
Hales, Root lead England to series clean sweep over Windies
England's Alex Hales and Joe Root struck centuries as the tourists cruised to a series sweep with a massive 186-run victory over West Indies in the third and final ODI at the ...
Australia, India call Test series truce after 11th-hour crisis talks
There has been a stunning overnight twist in Australia and India's bitter feud with both nations calling a cease fire, narrowly averting a major cricket crisis.
Sutherland can still act on Kohli
Virat Kohli stands to get away scot free with his unfounded allegations of systemic cheating unless Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland exercises a rarely used power and ...
Stoinis a Test bolter under horses-for-courses policy
Victorian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was picked ahead of the in-form Moises Henriques on a horses-for-courses policy, despite a wretched season in the Sheffield Shield.
Shocked Gavaskar slams ICC for Smith decision
BANGALORE: Indian great Sunil Gavaskar has condemned the International Cricket Council for failing to act on Steve Smith.
ICC turns blind eye to second Test antics
Steve Smith and Virat Kohli have both escaped censure as cricket's governing body effectively declared open slather for Australia and India for the rest of the series.
Mitchell Marsh sent home, replacement named
Ousted batsman Usman Khawaja is back in the frame for a Test recall after all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of the rest of the series with a shoulder injury.
Australia are back where they began; behind the eight ball
It is no longer possible for Australia to emerge from this series as No.1 in the world, and if South Africa prevail in New Zealand in the series that began on Wednesday, ...
Ed Cowan leads NSW Shield charge as South Australia wilt
An unbeaten century from Ed Cowan has helped NSW into a strong position in their must-win Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at the SCG.
Bushrangers bounce back against Shield nemesis
Victoria are well placed after day one of their match against Western Australia in Alice Springs, as they chase a berth in a third successive Sheffield Shield final.
'Outrageous': Sutherland slams Kohli
Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland has slammed Virat Kohli for questioning the integrity of the national team as pressure mounts on the Indian captain to produce the ...
Handscomb takes blame for Smith's DRS 'cheating'
Peter Handscomb has taken the blame for Australia's controversial use of the Decision Review System after former captain Michael Clarke expressed concern about whether the ...
Did Australia cheat on DRS? Yes, but it's a sideshow
The deep wrestle for advantage, not the surface shenanigans, was what made this one of the great Test matches.
The law catches up with cricket: changes to the game
For all its latter-day modernisation, cricket lives with such a hidebound past that sometimes common sense comes across as a radical new idea.
'Go' means stay? Smith, Marsh mix-up the turning point
A communication breakdown between Steve Smith and Shaun Marsh came at a critical point - and heralded a stunning collapse.
Clarke admits concerns over Australia's DRS actions
Michael Clarke says Virat Kohli's allegations that Australia were systematically rorting the Decision Review System (DRS) in Bangalore may have some merit, while two former ...
Kohli all but accuses Australia of cheating after epic Indian Test win
India captain Virat Kohli all but accused Australia of cheating over their use of the decision review system.
As it happened: dramatic end to 2nd Test
All the action live from Bangalore.
'YouTube that video': Who's in Kohli's sights now?
India captain Virat Kohli has returned fire at Australian Test great Ian Healy, saying the former wicketkeeper does not have a leg to stand on to criticise him.
Canberra to host Southern Stars in Women's Ashes
Canberra will get another taste of international cricket when the Southern Stars host England in the final two matches of the Women's Ashes series.
Starc and Hazlewood fire, Australia chasing 188
Mitchell Starc snapped a stump in half, sprayed batsmen and spearheaded an astonishing Australian fightback on day four of the second Test in Bangalore, where India have set ...
North Sydney Oval to host pink-ball women's Ashes Test
North Sydney Oval will host the first women's day-night Test in November when Australia plays England.
Bushrangers ready to bounce back against Warriors
The Victorian Bushrangers will seek to banish the memories of a defeat inside two days when they host Western Australia in a crucial Sheffield Shield clash in Alice Springs.