The multi-format Ashes series begins on Sunday as Australia and England meet in the first of three ODIs, with T20s to follow before a day-night Test to cap off the action at the end of the month.
Legacies on line for Ashes greats; young guns that could break decade-long drought: State of Play
It’s been over a decade since England left Australian shores with an Ashes series victory, but their recent history is no longer indicative of their potential to walk away with one in three weeks time.
Tim David’s whirlwind knock sees Hurricanes surge to top of table as Warner brilliance goes in vain
The Hobart Hurricanes have surged to the top of the Big Bash table with a commanding six-wicket win over the Sydney Thunder on Friday night.
Nervous 9999s: Steve Smith rues milestone miss as he backs teenage tyro to be a hit
- 35-year-old one run short of 10,000 Test runs ahead of Sri Lanka tour
- Australia stand-in captain to guide Sam Konstas to play his own way
Steve Smith has conceded he thought “too much” about reaching the 10,000 Test runs milestone against India before falling one run short in the fifth Test. The stand-in captain will head to Sri Lanka needing a single to join Ricky Ponting, Allan Border and Steve Waugh in an exclusive Australian cricket club.
Smith, famously fidgety and a poor sleeper during Tests – particularly while he is batting – reckons he has never cared much for statistics and milestones in a 114-Test career in which he’s averaged nearly 56. But, after falling for four in the second innings at the SCG to leave his home crowd, packed with family, friends and the three cricketing greats above him on that list gutted, he couldn’t pretend it didn’t hurt.
Continue reading...Steve Smith opens up on captaincy return, milestone miss that ‘hurt’ and what he’ll teach Konstas
Superstar batter Steve Smith has vowed to “pass on as much knowledge as I can” when he takes charge of a Test squad loaded with emerging talent in Sri Lanka declaring boom teenager Sam Konstas has “all the tools” to thrive as a key part of the next generation of stars.
’Hadn’t truly deserved it’: ‘Worst winning feeling ever’ still driving Aussies in Women’s Ashes
It’s been over a decade since England won a women’s Ashes title, but the Australians aren’t showing any signs of complacency ahead of the multi-format series that gets underway this weekend.
‘This shouldn’t happen’: Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques left fuming after bizarre DRS snub
Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques was left fuming after the men in magenta were potentially denied the crucial wicket of Glenn Maxwell during Thursday evening’s Big Bash League match against the Melbourne Stars at the MCG.
‘I’m ready’: Georgia Voll cracks rapid fifty in Governor General’s XI match as rain ruins Alyssa Healy’s Ashes warm-up
Rising star Georgia Voll sent a timely reminder to the national selectors of her big-hitting capabilities before rain forced a premature end to the Governor General’s XI match against England at North Sydney Oval on Thursday.
Australian captain Pat Cummins in doubt for Champions Trophy as ankle injury revealed
Pat Cummins is under an injury cloud ahead of next month’s Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan, with the Australian captain set to undergo scans on a sore ankle this week.
BBL chaos as Maxi ignites in Aussie statement, catch controversy strikes again
The Melbourne Stars have kept their Big Bash League season alive with Glenn Maxwell powering them to a stunning 16-run victory against the top of the table Sydney Sixers in a night full of drama at the MCG.
Switch that re-ignited Aussie spin star; big names facing end of the road: Winners and losers
Australia has named a 16-player squad ahead of the upcoming Test tour of Sri Lanka, with Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann earning a recall and Cooper Connolly the shock bolter.
Aussie shock as young gun wins Test race; Maxwell, big guns snubbed again
Cooper Connolly has earned a maiden Test squad call up with Australia naming a 16-man group to tour Sri Lanka that’s missing several big names, including Glenn Maxwell.
‘Unlikely he plays again’: Omitted Marsh facing end of the road in sad fallout to India series
Former Australian captain Aaron Finch has declared the Test career of reigning Allan Border medallist Mitch Marsh is all but over.
‘Outrageous’: Kiwi star stuns cricketing world with ‘superman’ catch, overshadows hat-trick
New Zealand’s Nathan Smith has wowed the cricketing world with an outstanding boundary catch in the Black Caps’ 113 run win over Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
Three-way tie at the top of BBL ladder after Thunder v Hurricanes match abandoned
Sam Konstas’ BBL return has been ruined by rain with the Thunder’s match against the Hurricanes washed out which sees both teams join the ladder-leading Sixers on nine competition points.