Aussies to have no Ashes excuses: CA boss
Australian cricket's scheduling will give the Test team no excuses when the Ashes series rolls around, Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland says.
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Where the weakness lies in England's Ashes tilt
England have problems with three positions in their batting order.
Smith not expecting fireworks in Indian ODI series
Steve Smith expects tensions between Australia and India will cool during the ODI series that starts on Sunday.
The keys to England winning the Ashes in Australia
For England to retain the Ashes this summer – and their graph is going up after the two Test series wins this summer against South Africa and West Indies – there are two key ...
Joining 500 club 'surreal', says Jimmy Anderson
England seamer James Anderson described it as "surreal" as he became only the sixth bowler to take 500 test wickets on Friday
Could Canberra have its own BBL team within five years?
Cricket Australia wants to capitalise on the "explosive growth" of the Big Bash League.
Can Nathan Lyon topple Shane Warne and be the greatest?
Nathan Lyon proved once again he is the best spinner in Australia today. Can he best the best ever?
Wade and Maxwell on shaky ground for Ashes
Darren Lehmann has backed Usman Khawaja to play the first Ashes Test, but the Australian coach was considerably more equivocal when talking about the spots of Glenn Maxwell, ...
Player ratings: which Aussies stood up in Bangladesh?
Having gone 11 years without playing a Test against Bangladesh, Australia travelled to the subcontinent in the wake of the protracted pay dispute. Upset by the hosts in Dhaka, ...
Smith: Collapses an issue ahead of Ashes
Australian captain Steve Smith has identified his team's tendency towards collapsing as a key area that must be addressed as they ahead to the upcoming Ashes series, while ...
Windies hit back after Stokes' big haul
​West Indies have staged a spirited fightback against England after being skittled for 123 as batsmen suffered a torrid opening day of the series-deciding third Test at Lord's.
Record-breaking Lyon spins Australia to second Test victory
Nathan Lyon claimed the best match figures of his career and broke a 130 year-old Australian record as he spun the tourists to a series-levelling victory on day four at the ...
Bangladesh star alleged to have rubbed ball into dirt
Footage has emerged of Test cricket's top-ranked all-rounder appearing to rub the new ball into the dirt late on day three of the second Test.
Cricket Australia goes around the wicket
Like a Nathan Lyon variation, Cricket Australia has subtlely changed direction.
Big four pacemen will be ready for Ashes: Starc
Mitchell Starc expects Australia's fearsome pace battery will be back to full strength in time for the first Ashes Test.
Live cricket: Bangladesh v Australia, day four
Bangladeshi send-off gets tongues wagging
The line between what is and isn't acceptable behaviour on a cricket field is again in question after Bangladesh's Nasir Hossain gave a cheeky send-off to Australia's Pat Cummins.
More DRS woes for Aussies as Tigers apply clamps
Matthew Wade has lost another battle with the decision review system.
Lara lashes Croft, Holding and Richards for embarrassing cricket
​Brian Lara has used the MCC Spirit of Cricket Lecture to criticise the greats of the 1980s and imply they prompted the decline of West Indies cricket by setting a poor ...
Canberra's BBL hopes might not be in limbo for long
Canberra's hopes of securing a Big Bash League game may not be in limbo for much longer.
Live cricket: Australia vs Bangladesh, second Test, day three
Follow the day three action as the Aussies look to tie the series with Bangladesh.
O'Keefe's best friend questions his Test recall
One of Steve O'Keefe's best friends has questioned whether the left-arm spinner deserved a Test recall after his alcohol-fuelled indiscretion this year.
Facebook's $750m push to become the new home of cricket
With a cash pile of $US6.25 billion, Facebook will have more shots at bidding for live sporting events as it seeks to keep people glued to its expanding media network, even as ...
Lehmann lauds 'gutsy' Handscomb after battling through heat
Australian coach Darren Lehmann has lauded the "gutsy" Peter Handscomb after the Victorian overcame heat exhaustion to help steer the tourists to a strong position at stumps ...
Handscomb gets off canvas as Aussies in control
The Australian batsmen had given their team the upper hand by the end of day two at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
Could Nathan Lyon take 500 Test wickets? Ed Cowan says yes
Ed Cowan likened Nathan Lyon to a fine wine and says his "best is still to come".
Live cricket: Australia vs Bangladesh, second Test, day two
This Test match is fascinatingly poised after just one day. At stumps on day one, Bangladesh was 6-253.
Cricket team rocked after projectile thrown at bus in Bangladesh
The Australian cricket team has been shaken by an incident following play on day one in Chittagong in which a projectile was thrown at the team's bus as it returned from the ...
The toughest day of my Test career: Lyon
Nathan Lyon is nearing veteran status in the Australian team but he'd never had a harder day in the field than the one he encountered on Monday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury ...
Crafty Wade helps get crucial breakthrough
Matthew Wade only narrowly avoided the clutches of Australia's selectors and his quick reflexes were again called into action as he helped pull off a crucial breakthrough late ...