Category: Australia Cricket

Former Australian international Matthew Wade has called time on his Big Bash career nearly 15 years after playing in the T20 competition’s inaugural season.

Former Australian captain Steve Smith says he is still traumatised and is triggered by camera shutters as he prepares to return for a Test tour of South Africa for the first time since the infamous Sandpaper incident ruined his reputation and cost him the captaincy.

• Australia 294-8; Zimbabwe 235 | Australia win by 59 runs

• Batter scores 109; Nathan Ellis has figures of 5-31 ​in 9.1 overs

Australia’s Matt Renshaw scored a maiden one-day international century while Nathan Ellis took five ⁠wickets to guide their side to a 59-run win over hosts Zimbabwe in the first clash of ⁠their three-match series.

Australia ⁠chose to ​bat first, and the surprise decision from captain Mitchell Marsh was vindicated as they scored 294-8 in their ⁠50 overs, setting Zimbabwe an imposing target at Harare Sports Club.

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England captain Harry Brook’s blistering unbeaten century paved the way for a 119-run thrashing of Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international at Southampton on Tuesday.

Matt Renshaw scored a maiden one-day international century as world champions Australia beat Zimbabwe by 59 runs in Harare on Tuesday in the first of three matches.

Australian great Jeff Thomson was blunt when asked about the future of the nation’s Test team in the post Steve Smith era.

Australian Test captain Pat Cummins doesn’t believe lacklustre preparation was what cost his team in their shock Test loss to Bangladesh in August.

England white-ball coach Brendon McCullum says he hopes to Kevin Pietersen will “challenge” him, as the former English great begins his role as a batting consultant.

While Australia has a massive year of Test cricket ahead, in just over a year the Aussies will also be tasked with defending the World Cup title they won in stunning fashion in India in 2023.

Steve Smith has revealed he is no guarantee to feature in the 2027 Ashes series in England, as he sets his sights on a surprise number one goal for the remainder of his glittering career.

While Mitch Marsh cannot wait for the hostilities to resume against South Africa later this month, an ODI series against Zimbabwe beginning tomorrow night is crucial for an Australian team seeking to find its identity.

Australia’s 2027 World Cup preparations begin in earnest as the ODI squad heads to Zimbabwe and South Africa for a run of six ODIs.

There will be no shortage of pace and power at the Melbourne Stars this summer.

That may have been the worst Pakistan side in 50 years, but after trouncing them 3-0, England believe they have taken a big step towards winning back the Ashes next year.

England overcame a major wobble to beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday, sealing a 3-0 series sweep.