Category: Australia Cricket

Cricketing great Stuart MacGill allegedly facilitated a meeting and drug deal between a street level dealer and his brother-in-law during which $330,000 was exchanged for a 1kg block of cocaine, a court has been told.

A quarter century after debuting against India in the Boxing Day Test, Brett Lee believes the Border-Gavaskar Trophy now rivals the Ashes as Australia’s most important series.

Fox Cricket has launched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Melbourne’s Federation Square, with some of the biggest names in cricket helping preview the blockbuster series.

Fox Cricket commentator David Warner has given Australia’s top six bats one final blessing ahead of this Friday’s Test summer opener against India, and noted the country must be “patient” with his opening successor Nathan McSweeney.

Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah appears increasingly likely to lead his nation for this week’s first Test against Australia, meaning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener will have two pace bowling captains on a bouncy Perth deck.

Sitting at the top of the Sheffield Shield run-scorers list going in to a massive Test series is a good place for Australian keeper Alex Carey to be and his teammate and great friend Travis Head doesn’t think he’s ever batted better.

India’s “paranoid” approach — and startling silence — leading into the Border–Gavaskar Trophy has been questioned as the powerhouse nation enters Friday’s opening Test under immense pressure.

The Pakistan Cricket Board strongly refuted claims Jason Gillespie would be removed as head coach, only to then make its first move against him by announcing a new white ball coach.

An inexperienced Australian team has dismantled Pakistan in a commanding T20 whitewash, securing a third-consecutive victory in Hobart on Monday evening.

Australia have massacred Pakistan in the third and final T20 International after Marcus Stoinis produced one of the most brutal innings you’ll see this summer to complete the ruthless clean sweep with a seven wicket drubbing.

Australia bounced back from a regrettable ODI campaign to secure a T20 series whitewash against Pakistan, ending the men’s international white-ball summer on a high.

Marcus Stoinis starred for Australia as the hosts secured their first T20 series whitewash over Pakistan with a commanding seven-wicket victory in Hobart on Monday.

Corey Rocchiccioli has become the second West Australian cricketer to take a Sheffield Shield hat-trick, achieving the feat across two innings during this week’s loss to Victoria at Junction Oval.

Adam Gilchrist secured a King Pair as a world record Australian winning streak came to an end, but the champion wicketkeeper has no doubts that the phenomenal second Test against India in Kolkata in 2001 is the greatest match he featured in.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has expressed bemusement at India’s decision not to play a proper warm-up match ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, questioning whether the tourists have adequately prepared for the marquee series.