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 Australian Cricketers Association has questioned why Cricket Australia would want to end their successful financial partnership on a day the sport's governing body hailed a record-breaking summer in attendance and strong broadcast ratings.
Cricket Australia chairman David Peever has praised skipper Steve Smith for his "gracious" comments after an emotion-charged series defeat to India, and reminded all countries that the spirit of cricket must be upheld.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy may have been lost in a 2-1 series defeat but there was a lot to like about how Steve Smith's men almost came to pulling off what many had thought the unthinkable. Jon Pierik gives his tour ratings.
After a hard-fought tour, Steve Smith's men face a near impossible task stopping their hosts from seizing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Wedge politics was how one observer described Cricket Australia's pay offer to its players in a bid to end an ongoing dispute, and it's hard to argue against that.
Pay for Australia's top female cricketers will more than double and international male players will get a 30 per cent pay rise as part of a "landmark" Cricket Australia deal.
Bushrangers leader Aaron Finch has declared he has never seen James Pattinson bowl better as the pace ace prepares to play a key role in Victoria's quest for a hat-trick of Sheffield Shield titles.
James Pattinson is eying a stint in English county cricket in a bid to have himself fortified for next summer's Ashes series.
Australian cricketers and support staff in the Pakistan Super League will have to make a call within days whether they are prepared to risk their safety and play in the Twenty20 final in Lahore.
Australia's top cricketers may have to contemplate signing temporary series-by-series contracts should they decide to spurn a new revenue model Cricket Australia remains determined to introduce.
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