Afghanistan safety calls hypocritical: Deano
Dean Jones has labelled calls international players and commentators should leave a Twenty20 competition in Afghanistan following a deadly terrorist attack outside a stadium ...
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Dean Jones safe, three dead, after Afghanistan stadium blast
Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danesh said two of the dead were police officers and the other a civilian.
ICC backs return of international matches to Pakistan
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has agreed to back Pakistan's efforts to resume international cricket in their own country and said it would provide financial ...
Aussie carries bat, scores double ton in county cricket
He was once on the cusp of Test selection, and Cameron Bancroft has given Australian selectors a reminder of his class by carrying his bat for an unbeaten 206.
Could AFL broadcast rights be next for tech giants?
Twitter has reaffirmed its interest in the AFL, as league bosses begin to cast an eye towards the next round of broadcast rights which could involve media behemoth Amazon.
Time is right for England to win Ashes: Broad
Stuart Broad insists England are ready in terms of experience to take on Australia this summer and the Ashes will prove "our time as a team".
Big hitting all-rounder stars as Aussies win warm-up match
Australia got their tour of India off to a good start, defeating an India Board President's XI by 103 runs in Chennai.
Players call for change in CA governance
The pay dispute is officially over but there is no peace yet in the game with the head of the players union questioning Cricket Australia's governance in a bid to avoid a ...
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.
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.