Category: Australia Cricket

Australian coach Andrew McDonald says former Tasmanian bowler Adam Griffiths will add “invaluable” expertise after being put in charge of Australia’s fast bowling present and future as the new pace bowling coach.

The Sydney Thunder are through to their second BBL final after claiming victory over rivals the Sydney Sixers in a thrilling Challenger clash on Friday night.

Three Australians could potentially make their Test debut over the coming fortnight as the tourists grapple with how to balance their starting XI for the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy campaign against Sri Lanka.

It has been another huge summer for the Big Bash League — and cricket officials are discussing major rule changes that could make the competition even more entertaining for fans next season, a new report says.

The Sydney Thunder are embracing their underdog tag ahead of Friday’s Challenger against cross-town rivals the Sixers, with the men in lime green needing to break an eight-year drought at the SCG to qualify for their first Big Bash League final since 2016.

Alyssa Healy is in a race against the clock to recover from a foot injury before next week’s pink-ball Ashes Test at the MCG, with Australia unveiling its 13-player squad for the historic fixture.

Indian Test captain Rohit Sharma has failed on his return to first-class cricket for the first time in nearly a decade, as several of his teammates also struggled to make an impact with the bat.

Rising English star Rocky Flintoff has stamped his mark on the cricketing world, belting 108 off 127 balls against a Cricket Australia XI on Thursday.

An untimely rain interruption has denied England a chance at its first victory of the women’s Ashes campaign as Australia clinched a tense six-run victory (via DLS method) in the second T20 at Canberra’s Manuka Oval on Thursday evening.

Former Australian Test captain Michael Clarke has been labelled a “player who defined his generation” after confirmation he would be inducted in to the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

Rising spin star Tanveer Sangha has lit the fuse for an explosive showdown in Friday’s all-Sydney showdown for a spot in the BBL final, with the Thunder gun calling out his Sixers opponents as “scared to face” his team.

Inspired bowling and a 34-ball 79 by opener Abhishek Sharma helped India to a crushing seven-wicket win over England in the first T20 international on Wednesday.

Stars batsman Peter Handscomb has survived clearly being caught behind after neither the Thunder bowler or wicket-keeper appealed in stunning scenes at the SCG on Wednesday night.

The Melbourne Stars’ quest for an elusive maiden Big Bash title is over after Tanveer Sangha spun the Thunder out of a big hole, moving the Sydneysiders a step closer to a spot in next week’s final in Hobart.

It hasn’t taken long for controversy to strike in the elimination final between the Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars. on Wednesday night.