Australia beat New Zealand in Cricket World Cup
Australia prove too good for New Zealand with a five-wicket win in glorious sunshine in Bristol.
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Ashes might not be dust after all
Priorities emerge after the latest twist in the ever more vexed and vexatious cricket pay war.
Top cricketers could be subcontracted to save Ashes
Players could be subcontracted to Cricket Australia to rescue marquee series, including the Ashes, if the damaging pay crisis threatens the home summer of cricket.
Emergency meeting: Cricketers warned of Ashes threat
As Australia's cricketers head into an emergency meeting in Sydney on Sunday, they have been reminded about potentially being barred from this summer's Ashes series should ...
NZ set to offer a stiffer test for Aussies
Australia are bracing themselves for the stiffest test of their Cricket World Cup campaign when they take on New Zealand in Bristol.
Warner says cricket's pay fight has made him lose 'family'
Australian vice-captain David Warner says the ugly pay fight with Cricket Australia means his 'workplace' no longer feels like family, ahead of a pivotal vote by players on Sunday.
Hit for six: How cricket's pay war got to this
When preliminary negotiations for a new pay deal between Cricket Australia and its players began in October, industry insiders tipped this one to be different. Even ugly.
Hazlewood: Cricketers ready to wake up unemployed
Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood says Australia's top cricketers are ready to wake up unemployed on Saturday, amid an extraordinary declaration from Cricket Australia that $1.2 ...
Learning to live without a national cricket team
Good morning, Australia. How does it feel to not have a national cricket team?
Rival factions must drop hostilities and do a deal now
Cricket in Australia is not so strong that it can take much more of this dogfight. Its long-assumed and assured title as the national game is wobbly.
Meg Lanning ton inspires Australia to record win
Australia skipper Meg Lanning says she never doubted her side would chase down a record target of 258 to beat Sri Lanka and seal a second successive win at the Women's Cricket ...
Behrendorff in tough spot as tour boycott looks likely
Jason Behrendorff could be faced with a daunting decision down the track if the tour is boycotted.
Spotlight falls on Sutherland as D-Day arrives in pay dispute
Cricket's D-Day has arrived and James Sutherland remains the only man who can avert the biggest industrial crisis the game has seen since World Series.
Talk show king Jones slams CA over pay dispute
Talk show king Alan Jones has weighed into cricket's industrial dispute, slamming Cricket Australia for their handling of pay negotiations with players.
Floros says cricketers are prepared for the worst
Australia's stars aren't looking back despite facing the prospect of being effectively unemployed.
Indian suitors poised as pay war careers towards deadline
Australia's cricketers will convene at a Sydney hotel on Sunday in one of the most extraordinary assemblies of players in years as Cricket Australia faces the prospect of ...
Australia consider changes for Sri Lanka clash
Australian captain Meg Lanning has hinted at possible changes for her side's second World Cup game against Sri Lanka.
Face up to revenue reality: Speed
It is "unrealistic" of Australia's cricketers to insist that revenue-sharing is the only way forward, say the man who signed off on the first revenue-sharing deal 20 years ago.
No masking it, Dottin takes safety-first approach
You may remember West Indies allrounder Deandra Dottin from her sickening collision with teammate Laura Harris while fielding during a Women's Big Bash League match last summer.
Pay war: Cricket Australia to offer unpaid contracts
Five of the country's elite cricketers will be offered the chance to join an Australia A tour of South Africa next month on unpaid contracts in an extraordinary move by ...
Pattinson stars again for Nottinghamshire
Australian paceman James Pattinson has continued his strong pre-Ashes form with three top-order wickets for Nottinghamshire against Kent in England's County Championship.
Australia hammers West Indies at Women's World Cup
The match started in chaotic fashion at the toss when the Windies skipper called correctly and elected to bat.
Cricket's pay dispute on verge of crisis
Australian cricket is on the verge of crisis, with players fearing they will be unemployed come Saturday and having taken it as a personal affront that James Sutherland has ...
Haynes hopeful of selection against Windies
Rachael Haynes hopes to cap a remarkable comeback to international cricket with selection for Australia's World Cup opener against the West Indies.
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Australia chases 7th World Cup
Australia will chase a record seventh ICC Women's World Cup crown in England.
Peever: Two new Test nations good for cricket
Cricket Australia chairman David Peever has welcomed Test cricket's latest additions, and says the new financial model for all nations is a "fair result".
Two new nations to play Test cricket after historic vote
Afghanistan and Ireland have been voted in as full members of the International Cricket Council, meaning they can play Test matches against the world's elite countries.
Australia win final Women's World Cup warm-up
Australia have recorded an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in their final hit-out before the women's World Cup in England.
Pay dispute set to fly off 'cliff' after players reject new offer
A revised Cricket Australia offer to players has not served as a circuit breaker to the ongoing feud.