Category: Australia Cricket

Should India win tonight’s Champions Trophy final in Dubai, the triumph will be accompanied by an asterisk and a footnote.

Test all-rounder Beau Webster made an unbeaten 64 for Tasmania, however it almost certainly won’t be enough to stop Queensland keeping its slim hopes of reaching the Sheffield Shield final alive with a win at Bellerive Oval.

Ten finals. Ten titles.

Former Test seamer Michael Neser almost produced a clean sweep of Tasmania as he drove Queensland to a commanding position with a magical spell in Hobart.

Following a breakout summer headlined by twin Sheffield Shield hundreds a thrilling Test debut at the MCG, Sam Konstas has become Australian cricket’s most captivating enigma.

So well was Steve Smith performing prior to his retirement from one-day cricket this week, even respected players and pundits from Australia’s greatest rival lavished him with praise.

England cricket supremo Rob Key said on Thursday “it would be stupid” to rule Test captain Ben Stokes out of consideration for the role of skipper of the struggling white-ball team.

Following a well-earned break, Usman Khawaja has ramped up preparation for the upcoming World Test Championship final by notching a century during Queensland’s Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in Hobart.

Eagle eyed cricket fans have spotted the moment that revealed Steve Smith was retiring from One Day International cricket.

Jason Gillespie has slammed his Pakistan coaching successor Aaqib Javed as “a clown” after he blamed instability in the team and the PCB for a failed Champions Trophy campaign — having himself “undermined” the Australian to become coach.

Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson struck hundreds as New Zealand eased to a 50-run win over South Africa in Lahore on Wednesday to set up a rematch with India in the Champions Trophy final.

Steve Smith announced his retirement from One Day International Cricket on Wednesday, declaring Test cricket “remains a priority” as he enters the final years of his career.

While the dominant Test cricket nation in the world, Australia’s hold on ICC Championship trophies remains at two after a brave but ill-fated campaign in Pakistan and Dubai ended with a four wicket loss to India in a semi-final early on Wednesday.

Indian maestro Virat Kohli dug the knife in deeper after a starring role in his team’s Champions Trophy semi-final win over Australia, declaring opponents “give in” when he gets on top.

Steve Smith lamented the inexperience of the bowling group that fell a game short of the Champions Trophy final, but the Australian captain walked away adamant those players would “get bigger and better” after helping his team exceed expectations.