Cricket
Aussies look to shake off rust against Sri Lanka
IT’S been four months since the likes of Steve Smith and David Warner played a one-day international.
Anil Kumble India advertise for new head coach
INDIA has won all five of its Test series since Anil Kumble took over as coach but the leg-spinning great has been asked to reapply for his job just days before the Champions Trophy.
Union big gun ACA enlists heavyweight help for pay battle
AUSTRALIA captain Steve Smith has tried to downplay fears of an Ashes wipeout just as former union leader Greg Combet joined the players pay fight.
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Cricket’s pay Waugh goes way back
THE story started under the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1995, when Steve Waugh was tired of cricketers — himself included — grumbling about being underpaid.
Chappell slams CA for gambling on player greed
IAN Chappell has praised the unity of Steve Smith and his Test teammates, saying Cricket Australia unsuccessfully gambled on players’ greed in the ongoing spat.
Neither side willing to move on pay deal
THE mood has turned ugly in cricket circles with the warring parties being urged to put ego aside and end a pay stand-off which many in the industry believe has become “embarrassing”.
SA T20 franchises ready to pounce
CASHED-up South African Twenty20 franchises are set to target the likes of David Warner and Steve Smith in the catastrophic event of an Ashes lock-out.
Johnson’s astonishing over clinches IPL title
THE IPL final went down to the final ball with Australians Mitchell Johnson and Steve Smith both starring for their respective teams.
National contracts Mixed contract news for star Vics
VETERAN paceman Peter Siddle has lost his Cricket Australia contract but its better news for some of his Victorian teammates, including Peter Handscomb.
Shield final Vics claim historic Shield three-peat
VICTORIA has won 31 Sheffield Shield titles but this one was historic after the Bushrangers secured a first ever three-peat of Shield wins for the first time in a long and storeyed history.
Glory bound Bushrangers close in on three-peat
VICTORIA is on the cusp of a historic three-peat, batting South Australia into oblivion on day four of the Sheffield Shield final.
Teen tyros Teen duo offered cricket contracts
TEENAGERS Lauren Cheatle and Amanda-Jade Wellington are among Australia’s top female cricketers offered national contracts.
What’s The Buzz The brave victim of O’Keefe’s drunken abuse
THIS is Rachael Haynes, the female Australian cricketer on the receiving end of Test star Stephen O’Keefe’s drunken abuse on Steve Waugh Medal night.
Second offence O’Keefe’s ‘ugly slur’ at female cricketer
IT was Stephen O’Keefe’s ugly slur directed at a female cricketer at a Cricket NSW function that allegedly prompted Cricket Australia to come down so heavily on the Test spinner.
Contract list ‘Immense talent’ earns Billy a contract
QUEENSLANDERS Chris Lynn and Joe Burns have missed selection on a Cricket Australia contract list as has polarising batsman Shaun Marsh.
Code share Healy: Drop-in pitch at Gabba not required
TEST great Ian Healy believes cricket and AFL can comfortably coexist at the Gabba without the need for a drop-in pitch.
Bulls Hartley hidden behind the stumps
EVEN in his final days as a professional cricketer, Chris Hartley is flying under the radar.
Ashes Adelaide Ashes pink double dip
ADELAIDE Oval will get a double dose of pink ball action this summer — pay deal pending — with England to figure in a four-day tour match from November 8 before the second Ashes Test.
Cricket tour Carey a step closer to Test dream
REDBACKS wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey headlines four SA players in Australia A squads to tour South Africa.
Redbacks SA fast-bowling guru Cassell departs
SOUTH Australian cricket has suffered a blow with highly-rated fast bowling coach Rob Cassell quitting the Redbacks to join Cricket Ireland.
Third degree Ten burning questions CA must answer
AUSTRALIAN Cricketers’ Association president Greg Dyer has called on Cricket Australia to answer 10 burning questions as negotiations over a new pay deal heat up.
Shield loss Redbacks must back quicks
STAND in skipper Callum Ferguson says South Australia must back its herculean attack and put away rivals in close contests where excuses for failure no longer wash.
Fast Pace pair puts clamp on Warriors
KANE Richardson proved South Australia’s jack of all trades on Thursday, while Chadd Sayers’ Dukes-ball show left Western Australia on the ropes in an express Sheffield Shield clash at Glenelg Oval.
