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 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.
Southern Stars coach Matthew Mott says his batters are "under pressure" to perform when the tourists begin their one-day series against New Zealand on Sunday.
After reaching stumps on 9/256 on Day One, Australia will need to do everything right from here if they are to snap their nine-Test losing streak in Asia.
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