Record figures but CA warned to not forget domestic cricketers
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 ...
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Ashes marketing campaign could be victim of Cricket Australia pay war with players
Cricket Australia's promotion of next summer's Ashes could be jeopardised, leading players having a filmed an advertisement for the series that stands to be shelved unless a ...
English better than Australian? Balls, says cricket boss
Victorian cricket boss Shaun Graf says the introduction of English-made Dukes cricket balls to the Sheffield Shield this year has been a failure.
Afghanistan three matches away from historic Test berth
Afghanistan moved a step closer to the opportunity of securing Test cricket with a comprehensive victory over Ireland by an innings and 172 runs in their Intercontinental Cup ...
Veteran England batsman eyes Ashes record
Ian Bell admits he is eyeing an England return and has targeted making Ashes history.
Shield triumph to be White's captaincy swansong
Victoria were denied by South Australia in the final hour of the Sheffield Shield final but that barely mattered as the Bushrangers took out their historic third straight ...
Victoria completes 'accidental' Shield hat-trick
In 2014, Cricket Victoria reversed its emphasis. From time immemorial, it had set out to win Sheffield Shields, believing the bi-product would be a stream of Australian ...
Hodge apologises to Kohli after backlash
Brad Hodge has apologised for comments about Virat Kohli as they threaten to overshadow his coaching endeavours with Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League starting next week.
Australia could have dream pace attack for this year's Ashes
Australia's dream pace attack of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and James Pattinson could become a reality in this year's Ashes.
Some cricketers should be seen and not heard
The Test series between Australian and India was riveting, but there were some things we did not need to see or hear.
Vics set to be crowned yet again
Victoria are set to again be crowned Sheffield Shield champions on Thursday after they thwarted South Australian's resistance on day four at Traeger Park.
CA boss praises 'gracious' Smith, has dig at India
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 ...
Thunder bring in Kiwi as new GM
Sydney Thunder have named a new general manager to take over from Nick Cummins.
'Bradman-like': Lehmann's praise for Smith
Australia coach Darren Lehmann believes Steve Smith can become the greatest Test captain this country has seen, tipping him to surpass the records of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.
Small victories all round, but still the Indians prevail
Australia had moral victories, and personal victories, and technical victories, and an actual victory. They had a victory over doomsayers - and let's face it, we were legion - ...
Warner flops: Australian player ratings
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 ...
Late wickets give Redbacks a sniff
Two late wickets on day three gave South Australia a smidgen of hope with two days remaining in the Sheffield Shield final.
India series ends in acrimony
One of the most spiteful series in recent memory has ended in acrimony with India captain Virat Kohli declaring friendships have been lost while Steve Smith took aim at the ...
Smith hails Australian side's progress after series defeat
Steve Smith says Australia have taken giant strides to slay their subcontinental demons despite their brave campaign in India ending with a heavy defeat in the deciding Test ...
WBBL braces for clash of codes
The prospect of a showdown between the Women's Big Bash League and AFLW next summer is becoming more realistic, and Cricket Australia hopes its beefed-up pay offer to female ...
Australians staring at series defeat against India
After a hard-fought tour, Steve Smith's men face a near impossible task stopping their hosts from seizing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
'Why don't you get picked?' BCCI post clip of Aussies' row with Jadeja
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has published a video of an on- field verbal stoush involving Ravindra Jadeja and two Australians, which took place when the ...
India wears down Australia's last resistance
The impossible Australia did immediately, but the miracle is going to have to wait at least another couple of years.
Pattinson and Gotch take Vics into box seat
A historic third consecutive Sheffield Shield title is within Victoria's reach after the Bushrangers overcame a turbulent start to day two of the final at Traeger Park.
Smith unloads foul-mouthed cheating accusation
Australian captain Steve Smith is embroiled in another cheating scandal only this time he is the one pointing the finger.
Angry Aussies down and almost out on day of frayed nerves
Australia needs a miracle if they are to record an epic series victory their batsmen crumbled in the face of a turbo-charged India as tensions between both sides reached ...
Slinging speedster Tait retires from cricket
Shaun Tait, one of the fastest bowlers to play for Australia, has retired from cricket due to a chronic elbow injury.
The word cricket must remove from its vocabulary
PC f*** wit, idiot, f****** idiot, ponce, attention seeker, snowflake, cancer, pretend victim ... now that the name calling's out of the way let's have an adult discussion.
Michael Clarke questions 'negative' Indian batting
If India suffer a rare Test series loss at home to Australia they will rue "negative" batting in the Dharamsala decider, according to Michael Clarke.
Indian opener Rahul laments absence of Kohli
The absence of Virat Kohli has left an immense void in India's batting order during the Test series decider, but the injured captain was also sorely missed in the field, ...