Category: Cricket

Australian cricket great Mike Hussey has knocked back the Poms to join Australia’s coaching staff, with the former middle-order star set to play a big role in next year’s Ashes and beyond.

Veteran Australian T20 batter Chris Lynn has served a one-month ban after testing positive for cocaine following Northamptonshire’s T20 Blast triumph in July, England’s Cricket Regulator has revealed.

International cricket’s grandest farewell tour made a memorable stop at one of the world’s most iconic venues this week.

Just over a decade ago, a 17-year-old Jack Clayton had every intention of one day playing in the AFL.

There were bizarre scenes in the WBBL on Wednesday night as a rare stumping rule denied the Hobart Hurricanes a short at victory over the Melbourne Renegades.

Queensland coach James Hopes believes Jack Clayton could “absolutely” bat at No.3 for Australia, as the emerging Sheffield Shield prospect’s Test hopes continue to mount.

Crunch time has arrived in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s mission to redeem themselves at next year’s ODI World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

The second leg of India’s tour of New Zealand begins on Wednesday with the first game of the five-match ODI series at Auckland’s Eden Park.

• Explosive batter calls time having amassed 2,897 runs at 28.97

• 38-year-old will continue to play franchise cricket

Australian short-form cricket star Glenn Maxwell has retired from the international game. The 38-year-old had already retired from one-day international cricket in 2025 but has hung up his bat and gloves for Australia’s T20 team, as well as for his state.

“Post the last one-day game for Victoria, speaking to my teammates and letting them know that was going to be my last game for the state was probably harder than I thought it was going to be – got a little choked up,” Maxwell said on The Final Word podcast.

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Glenn Maxwell has announced his retirement from international cricket, but will continue to play in the Big Bash.

Former wicketkeeper Ian Healy says Test coach Andrew McDonald is “in the gun” after Australia’s series defeat in South Africa, which he believes should cost chief selector George Bailey his job.

On an early evening in Durban in mid-October, Australia’s premier attack were all smiles as they returned to the team hotel in the up-market suburb of Umhlanga after a brilliant win.

Australian coach Andrew McDonald has challenged claims the national selectors played a role in “crucifying” Marnus Labuschagne, whose Test career is in peril after he endured a torrid tour of South Africa.

Few positions in Australia’s Test batting order have come under greater scrutiny in recent times than No.3, the home of Marnus Labuschagne for the best part of seven years.