Category: Australia Cricket

The current round of Sheffield Shield action got off to a wild start at the SCG with Sam Konstas and Nic Maddison smashing 30 runs off the opening two overs before Konstas was dismissed in extraordinary fashion.

Matt Kuhnemann’s month has gone from bad to worse with an injury ruling the spinner out of Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia.

Following an eight-year hiatus, the Champions Trophy returns for its ninth edition this week, with Pakistan hosting its first ICC tournament in nearly three decades.

The Delhi Capitals’ dramatic final-ball victory over the Mumbai Indians at Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium was marred by a trio of contentious umpiring decisions that influenced the match outcome.

Is Steve Smith as opener the answer to Australia’s ODI batting woes?

Matt Kuhnemann “will pass” all tests he has to go through after being reported for a suspect action according to Test teammate Steve Smith who was shocked the spinner was reported in the first place.

Australian captain Steve Smith has confessed that Jake Fraser-McGurk needs to improve his shot selection following another failure with the bat, but warned the rising star remains a “dangerous” threat ahead of the Champions Trophy.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have gotten their Women’s Premier League defence campaign off to a flying start with a comeback victory over the Gujarat Giants at Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium on Saturday morning AEDT.

Pace bowler Will O’Rourke claimed four wickets while Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham hit half centuries as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets to clinch the tri-nations series final on Friday.

• Tourists crumble again after being set 282 in Colombo
• Steve Smith top scored with 29 in dismal reply

Sri Lanka have completed their first whitewash of Australia in a one-day series with a record-breaking 174-run victory at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Set a challenging 282 to win, Australia were bowled out for just 107 in 24.2 overs on Friday to give Sri Lanka a 2-0 series sweep in a dreadful warm-up for the Champions Trophy beginning in Pakistan next week.

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Sri Lanka have completed an emphatic ODI series clean sweep, bowling Australia out for their lowest-ever ODI total in Asia to win by 174 runs.

The third edition of the Women’s Premier League gets underway this week, with Australian leg-spinner Alana King finally getting an opportunity to prove her worth in the lucrative T20 tournament.

Sri Lanka’s batters had reportedly raised concerns about Matthew Kuhnemann’s bowling following the first Test of the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy, with the Australian spinner set to undergo mandatory testing after he was reported for a suspect action.

Pakistan players Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam have been fined by the International Cricket Council for misconduct during Wednesday’s ODI against South Africa in Karachi.

Head coach Brendon McCullum has been forced to defend England’s training regime after the national team’s work ethic came under scrutiny ahead of the Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan.