Category: Australia Cricket

Australian Test opener Usman Khawaja will not feature in Queensland’s crucial Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in Adelaide with a finals spot up for grabs.

The Mumbai Indians have booked their spot in the Women’s Premier League final with a dominant 47-run victory over the Gujarat Giants in Thursday’s Eliminator at Brabourne Stadium.

Cricket Australia has confirmed the Sheffield Shield final will take place at Karen Rolton Oval after the AFL blocked South Australia’s bid to host the marquee fixture at Adelaide Oval.

England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out for four months following an operation on his left knee, effectively ruling him out of an upcoming Test series at home to India.

West Indies legend Sir Andy Roberts has declared “India can’t get everything”, slamming their perceived “advantage” by playing in Dubai during their ICC Champions Trophy victory.

Cricketing great Stuart MacGill has been found guilty of facilitating a cocaine deal between his brother-in-law and a street-level drug dealer after a jury rejected his claim that he simply introduced the pair.

New South Wales coach Greg Shipperd has declared that teenage prodigy Sam Konstas is “highly likely” to feature in Australia’s squad for June’s World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s while stressing the batting wunderkind remains a work in progress.

David Warner’s Big Bash League heroics have paid off, with the veteran Australian opener snapped up by the London Spirit for AU$245,000 in The Hundred Draft.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says he won’t be bowing to a “galling” request from the Adelaide Crows for a financial incentive to allow the Sheffield Shield final to be played at the Adelaide Oval between two AFL games.

AFL clubs are interested in recruiting South Australia cricketer Kyle Brazell as a potential category B rookie.

• First men’s pink-ball Test to be played at famous Melbourne venue
• Rivals to meet for historic match starting 11 March 2027

The historic 150th anniversary Ashes Test at the MCG in 2027 will be staged as a day-night match.

Long locked in for 11 to 15 March, Cricket Australia confirmed – exactly two years out – Australia’s one-off match against England would be the first men’s pink-ball Test at the venue.

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Pakistan cricket greats Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar have expressed their disappointment at the absence of Pakistani representation during Sunday’s presentation ceremony for the Champions Trophy final in Dubai.

An Adelaide Oval Sheffield Shield final wedged between two AFL games at the same venue is “gaining momentum” according to Redbacks coach Ryan Harris after his team secured a shot at a first title since 1996.

Australia and England will play a pink-ball Test match under lights at the MCG in March 2027 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket, Cricket Australia has confirmed.

India has become the first nation to win three Champions Trophy titles after Sunday’s tense final against New Zealand in Dubai.