Category: Australia Cricket

English leg-spinner Jafer Chohan didn’t bother watching this year’s Big Bash League Draft, opting instead for a lie-in.

The pros and cons of a pre-Christmas Test in Brisbane will be played out this week, with poor weather forcing Australia to train indoors but expectations of a “fresher” Gabba pitch set to hand Pat Cummins’ bowling crew the ideal setting to hit India hard from Saturday.

Two very different types of selection headaches face Australia and India ahead of the third Test this Saturday, as the tourists desperately search for a return to form.

David Warner says Usman Khawaja isn’t the only Australian batsman who should be feeling pressure, with the former Test opener calling on the rest of the top six to score big runs after a lean start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Australia has sealed a 3-0 series whitewash over India after all-rounder Annabel Sutherland smacked a second ODI century in sweltering conditions at the WACA on Wednesday.

Another season, another crop of players ready to stamp their mark on Australian cricket in the country’s biggest and best T20 showcase.

Australian batting marvel Travis Head has flourished since the departure of former coach Justin Langer, who tried to curtail the South Australians attacking flair, according to former Test captain Tim Paine.

Josh Hazlewood is back for the third Test at the Gabba as Pat Cummins confirmed that Scott Boland will once again by the unlucky one to miss out.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s relationship with star fast bowler Mohammed Shami is under scrutiny at a crucial time in the Border-Gavaskar Test series, with claims the pair had a “heated exchange”.

Keshav Maharaj took five wickets as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 109 runs on the fifth day of the second Test at St George’s Park on Monday.

Tasmania coughed up one of the worst losses in Sheffield Shield history, after Riley Meredith was inexcusably run out on the final ball against South Australia.

Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj have been found guilty of breaching cricket’s code of conduct following their fiery confrontation during the Adelaide Test.

• Indian bowler fined and given demerit point after incident
• Australian batter reprimanded and given demerit point

Australian batter Travis Head and Indian bowler Mohammed Siraj have been found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct for their verbal spat in the second Test in Adelaide.

Siraj was fined 20% of his match fee after being found to have breached article 2.5 of the code, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon dismissal”.

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Josh Hazlewood said the next day is critical to his hopes of being able to rejoin the Australian team for what shapes as a pivotal Test in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Brisbane.

England’s investment in its emerging young talent is paying big dividends, according to UK media, who’ve warned Australian selectors about being too reliant on experienced players ahead of next year’s Ashes.