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NSW chief defends Cowan non-selection

Outspoken: NSW veteran Ed Cowan will not take on South Australia.

New South Wales' decision to drop last summer's Sheffield Shield top run scorer Ed Cowan from the Blues' opening four-day match of the season has nothing to do with the former ...

I went too far with Ashes comments, says Warner

Fire and brimstone: David Warner.

David Warner concedes he went too far with some of his combative language directed at England in the lead-up to the Ashes but insists players need to have "some inward anger" ...

Nevill ready for crucial Shield stretch

Australia's Mitchell Starc right, and wicketkeeper Peter Nevill during last year's series against South Africa.

​Peter Nevill can't wait to work with Australia's Test attack during a crucial stretch that will decide who is behind the stumps for the Ashes opener.

Ashes calling: Five burning questions

Will Usman Khawaja keep hold of the No.3 spot in the Test team?

Australia's hopes of Ashes redemption - and a rise from No.5 on the International Cricket Council's rankings - begins in earnest this week with the opening round of the ...

Lanning-less Aussies on track for Ashes

Ellyse Perry has performed strongly in the middle-order for Australia.

Australia's top order can rack up enough runs to make up for the loss of injured captain Meg Lanning when the women's Ashes begins on Sunday, according to all- rounder Ash Gardner.

Stars hope Pietersen can play on beyond 2018

Kevin Pietersen is hopeful of another strong campaign in a powerful Stars batting line-up

While Kevin Pietersen has declared his English Twenty20 career is over, the Melbourne Stars hope the England batting great has more than a season left in his Big Bash League ...