Category: Australia Cricket

Pat Cummins has confirmed his side for the first Test against the West Indies with the Australian skipper opting against playing a second spinner.

Just 12 days after Australia’s defence of the World Test Championship ended with a surprising loss at Lord’s, its bid to win back the Mace begins in Bridgetown on Wednesday night in what is an intriguing period for the champion side.

Ben Duckett’s superb 149 laid the foundation for a record-breaking England win as they beat India by five wickets in a dramatic first Test at Headingley on Tuesday.

Usman Khawaja has hit back at criticism of his ability to handle the world’s best pace bowlers in the aftermath of Australia’s World Test Championship final loss to South Africa.

Josh Inglis still doesn’t know exactly where he’ll bat in his return to the Test team when Australia take on the West Indies in the early hours of Thursday morning AEST but all his white-ball experience has him confident he can bat anywhere.

Having lost their T20 crown, the powerhouse Australian women’s cricket team returns to the subcontinent for this year’s World Cup with “something to prove”, according to bowler Kim Garth.

For the first time in four years, Jofra Archer has taken a first-class wicket.

Rishabh Pant became the first India batsman to score hundreds in both innings of a Test against England on Monday’s fourth day at Headingley before the hosts hit back to set up a dramatic finale to the series opener.

After the disappointment of the World Test Championship final defeat, Australia’s return to the Caribbean was always going to feel like a bit of a reset heading into the new WTC cycle.

Australian batting star Travis Head is confident Josh Inglis will “excel” with a prolonged run in Test cricket as the tourists prepare for an unknown wicket after rain wreaked havoc on Sunday ahead of the first clash with the West Indies.

In the immediate aftermath of Australia’s loss to South Africa in the World Test Championship at Lord’s last Saturday, skipper Pat Cummins foreshadowed a reset that is now coming to fruition.

Harry Brook fell for 99 on his home ground while the brilliant Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets on Sunday to leave the first Test between England and India at Headingley finely poised.

Sean Abbott is fully aware of his position in Australia’s pace bowling pecking order, but the New South Welshman has earmarked the chaotic 2026/27 schedule as a potential window for his long-awaited Test debut.

The cricket world is familiar with Rishabh Pant’s bravery and flamboyance with bat in-hand at Test level.

Australian opener Sam Konstas feels like his cricket has “come a long way” since his unforgettable Test debut at the MCG, but the teenager doesn’t feel the need to prove his critics wrong in the Caribbean this week.