Cricket
Pattinson’s staggering County numbers
JAMES Pattinson is making a mockery of the County cricket circuit, wreaking havoc with both bat and ball.
Pay dispute The ‘dangerous’ game Cricket Australia is playing
WITH eight days of negotiating to go, Cricket Australia’s pay war shows no sign of letting up — and they’re accused of being ‘disrespectful and unprofessional’.
Pay war Domestic player anger over CA plan
ANGER is rising among domestic cricketers who are now being told to their faces just why they don’t deserve to be partners in the game.
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Warne, Ponting caught in pay war
SHANE Warne and Ricky Ponting have found themselves caught in the crossfire of cricket’s pay war, as the game’s retired players join the fight for their share of $29 million.
KP predicts Test cricket’s imminent death
ENGLAND great Kevin Pietersen enjoyed a fruitful 104-Test career that laid the platform for earning T20 riches. But he fears that will not be the journey of future stars.
Champions Trophy could face the chop
IT is estimated that hundreds of millions of people tuned in to watch the Champions Trophy final. That may not be enough to save the showpiece tournament.
CA won’t lock out national stars
AUSTRALIA’S cricketers won’t be locked out of training facilities even if a new pay deal is not struck by June 30, after which most will be out of contract.
Perform or take a pay cut, players told
AUSTRALIA’S cricketers are fighting for the right cause but their payment system is still ripe for a major shake-up.
Next skipper Handscomb tipped to lead Bushrangers
AUSTRALIAN one-day batsman Aaron Finch has anointed Test star Peter Handscomb as Victoria’s next captain and believes there could even be national leadership honours in his future.
All-rounder Maxwell happy to stick with Bushrangers
GLENN Maxwell has pledged his long-term future to Victoria after Test selection rendered a move interstate unnecessary.
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.
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.
Popular pick Seccombe takes Bulls by horns
THE Queensland Bulls have picked popular and well-respected former gloveman Wade Seccombe to take over as coach from Phil Jacques.
Family first Bulls coach steps down
QUEENSLAND Bulls coach Phil Jaques has stood down from the role with a year left on his contract due to family reasons.
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.
Redbacks Sayers wants Rhino to return
CHADD Sayers says idol Ryan Harris could make a dream homecoming as South Australian bowling guru a decade after leaving Adelaide Oval.
Redbacks Chadd’s baggy green pay tip
CHADD Sayers believes cricket’s pay deal will be resolved but says it’s unlikely state players will totally drop tools if a new Memorandum of Understanding isn’t struck by June 30.
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.
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.
