premium_iconSmith the man to beat in Border Medal raceCaptain Fantastic A STERLING year during which Australian captain Steve Smith piled on 1754 runs across all three formats should secure him a second Allan Border Medal. nav_large_duration11mCombined Shape0
premium_iconOut-of-form Warner still in controlForm slump WINNING can paper over plenty of cracks but Australian Twenty20 captain David Warner’s lean form isn’t one of them. However teammates insist he’s still having a big impact. nav_large_duration13mCombined Shape0
premium_iconBird’s Test tour plans hamstrungScans JACKSON Bird has had two sets of scans on his injured hamstring, placing him in extreme doubt for the South African cricket tour. nav_large_duration19mCombined Shape0
Bailey calls on officials to put up their DukesNew balls KOOKABURRA are under pressure to lift the standard of their cricket balls with one of Australia’s wise old heads claiming the English Dukes produce a better game. nav_large_duration37mCombined Shape0
Matthew Wade development is bonkersWade’s transformation MATTHEW Wade must have thought, “screw it”. His summer took a bizarre turn not even Nostradamus could have seen coming. nav_large_duration4hCombined Shape0
WATCH: World’s biggest cricketer back with a bangLarger than life THE biggest man in world cricket is back — and he’s larger than ever, in deed and actual size. Rahkeem Cornwall, a 140kg man mountain, has hit hundreds in two of Antigua’s first three matches in the West Indies domestic one-day competition. Combined Shape0
WA back in Shield hunt with win over NSWSheffield Shield UNBEATEN across the first four round of the Sheffield Shield, NSW has now lost its past two games. Combined Shape0
Aussies find their groove in T20 formatT20 international AUSTRALIA may have finally uncovered the formula to winning Twenty20 cricket as it romped to victory against England and collected a third straight win to end the summer. Combined Shape0
Record blitz caps off South Africa winWanderers South Africa has kept its one-day international series hopes alive against India, overcoming yet another Shikhar Dhawan-Virat Kohli masterclass. A record breaking cameo put the cherry on top of their rain-affected win.
Injury puts Bird’s South African tour in doubtBlow JACKSON Bird’s place on Australia’s upcoming tour of South Africa is in extreme doubt after injuring his hamstring in Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland. Combined Shape0
premium_iconMaxwell bruised but still brilliantMax factor GLENN Maxwell has taken so many knocks this summer it seemed his international career had received a knockout blow, but those whacks have been the making of him. Combined Shape0
premium_icon‘Glenn Maxwell can win you the World Cup’Maxi riddle KEVIN Pietersen says if Australia want to defend their crown at next year’s World Cup, Darren Lehmann and Steve Smith must lift the burden they’ve placed on Glenn Maxwell’s shoulders. Combined Shape0
Workload ‘big factor’ in Warner’s form slumpLack of runs WHILE his leadership skills are not under question, there is growing anxiety over David Warner’s poor batting form after yet another single-figure score against England in Hobart on Wednesday night Combined Shape0
premium_iconMaxwell: I can still take it to another levelConfidence WITH his international career at a crossroads, Glenn Maxwell picked the perfect time to deliver an explosion of runs and he’s warned there is still plenty more to come. Combined Shape0
Wade charged over BBL final dummy spitBBL final MATTHEW Wade’s week has gone from bad to worse following his horror showing in the Hobart Hurricanes’ BBL final defeat to the Adelaide Strikers — now he’s been charged over a dugout dummy spit. Combined Shape0
Catch controversy: Did Maxi get lucky?Tough call GLENN Maxwell rode his luck to smash a matchwinning century against England last night but the Poms were fuming after this catch was controversially overruled. WATCH INCIDENT HERE Combined Shape0