Category: Australia Cricket

Australia’s selectors have shown their hand ahead of two massive missions next year with Tuesday’s announcement of an ODI squad to tour Zimbabwe and South Africa as well as an Australia A squad to head to India for both red and white ball contests.

An emerging star of Australian cricket will travel to South Africa ahead of the highly-anticipated Test tour, but World Cup winning batter Marnus Labuschagne has been axed from the one-day international squad.

While an Australian legend believes Marnus Labuschagne’s hold on a pivotal top-order spot is untenable, the Queenslander is reportedly poised to still be selected for the Test squad to tour South Africa in October.

More than a decade after his last appearance in the Big Bash League, Ben Stokes is reportedly returning to Australia after agreeing to a blockbuster deal with the Adelaide Strikers.

Australia will examine its next generation of Test cricketers in India later this month with a view to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour next summer and the likelihood there will be significant change in the national squad after next year’s Ashes.

Pakistan have replaced head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and pace-bowling chief Umar Gul, and sent seven players home, in a dramatic response to successive Test thrashings by England.

England captain Joe Root urged his side to celebrate in a “grown-up way” after a 194-run success in the second Test at Lord’s on Sunday sealed a series win over Pakistan.

England great Stuart Broad has blasted Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq for an “all for show” act while suffering from a calf injury.

Australia’s hopes of success in the upcoming tour of South Africa have dramatically improved with reports superstar quick Kagiso Rabada is set to miss the Test series.

Former Australian ODI representative, now Durham coach Ryan Campbell took to social media to express his frustrations after his side were denied the chance to chase their target of four to win by Gloucestershire in a County Championship match at Chester-le-Street.

Dan Lawrence’s unbeaten fifty on Saturday left Pakistan needing to rewrite the record books in their quest for a series-levelling win against England in the second Test at Lord’s.

Jamie Smith and Jordan Cox both scored fifties as England recovered from a top-order collapse against Pakistan to reach 248-9 when bad light ended Thursday’s opening day of the second Test at Lord’s — as a heated diplomatic incident hit the match.

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.