Category: Australia Cricket

The alarm bells were ringing at the SCG in January amid cries about the future of spin bowling in Australia, a craft that elevated Shane Warne to legendary status in cricket.

England fast bowler Brydon Carse’s nightclub controversy has taken another turn, with Derbyshire Police now investigating “allegations of assault” following the incident that saw him handcuffed outside a Derby venue.

It has perhaps been forgotten with Australia’s marathon year of Test cricket ahead that the ODI team’s bid to defend their World Cup crown is truly about to begin.

One of Australian sport’s most recognisable voices is headed to Kayo Sports’ cricket coverage with Gerard Whateley set to join the Fox Cricket commentary team for the Summer of the Century.

• Batter claims 2014 head knock was mismanaged by Brighton Grammar

• Pucovski retired from cricket aged 27 after long history of concussions

A private school football coach allegedly directed students to “go in hard” against each other during a training drill a Test cricketer claims left him with the first of a series of career-ending concussions.

Former Test cricketer Will Pucovski has launched legal action against his school Brighton Grammar over its handling of a concussion he suffered during an Australian rules football training session in 2014.

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Big Bash League clubs will reportedly no longer be required to sign overseas players as part of a major overhaul designed to give teams greater flexibility and ensure Australia’s top talent is properly rewarded.

Former Australian Test cricketer Will Pucovski has launched landmark legal action against the Melbourne private school he attended over the alleged mishandling of his first brain injury in a series of concussions that led to his premature retirement.

Joe Root expressed his frustration that a winning return as England Test captain has been overshadowed by another off-field incident that saw Brydon Carse dropped for the second Test against Pakistan.

The quick-fire series in the Northern Territory did little to answer batting line-up questions and the top of the order remains an almighty jumble

Cricket Australia didn’t host a Bangladesh Test for 23 years for a simple reason: it would have cost money to stage and earned less money back. That wouldn’t have been a concern for whichever generation of players would have taken the field, but for the suits, the equation was lose-lose. Now that the mandate of the World Test Championship has forced administrators to end that long wait, the result for Australia’s current batting outfit was also been lose-lose, even if the series scoreline ended up lose-win.

Defeat in the Darwin Test will remain a punchline at Australia’s expense, especially if the upcoming cavalcade of cricket against South Africa, New Zealand, India and England goes poorly. The follow-up win in Mackay, no matter the ruthlessness of concluding it in five sessions, won’t provide corresponding solace, given the manner in which it was built.

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Cricket Australia has encouraged curators shave more grass off, and reduce the moisture in, their pitches this summer as some tweaks have been announced to the Sheffield Shield to try find a better balance between bat and ball.

Australia’s selectors are back where they started a little more than a year ago.

England have removed Brydon Carse from the squad for their second Test against Pakistan, after the fast bowler was detained and handcuffed by police following an incident at a Derby nightclub.

Thirty wickets. Just 125 overs. A wicket every 25 balls and a Test match finished inside two days.

After a confidence building flourish at the end of Australia’s win over Bangladesh in Mackay, Nathan Lyon declared he was feeling better than ever with a view towards South Africa.

England fast bowler Brydon Carse was taken away in handcuffs by police outside a nightclub as a new late night, drinking incident embarrasses English cricket.