Category: Australia Cricket

The talented batter once seemed a sure thing but after one Test and a series of concussions, cricket fans look set to be left wanting so much more

There has been a spike in interest in the Sheffield Shield this spring – queues snaking around the MCG concourse, world-class lineups and genuine rivalries taking shape, and a lift in media coverage. Much of the intrigue has centred on the Test opening spot – a mix of the anointed, the speculative and the maligned. As helpful as ever, David Warner spruiked his wares. It landed like a shot put. “This is a drive-by shooting from a bloke in a clown car,” veteran cricket journalist Peter Lalor called it.

The contenders will audition again at the hallowed Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay. Nathan McSweeney will captain Australia A against India A, in another sign that he is being groomed as a future leader. But McSweeney has never averaged more than 35 in a Shield season, and there are still doubts on whether he has the technique of a Test opener. Sam Konstas is preternaturally talented, but only just turned 19.

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Virat Kohli is baring the brunt of the fallout from India’s first Test series loss at home in 12 years.

Test captain Pat Cummins says age is just a number when it comes to boom young batter Sam Konstas, who has two core chances to impress selectors before the first match against an Indian side that will come to Australia on the back of a humbling home loss to New Zealand.

Australian selectors will be spread thin over the next fortnight as they finalise the Test side tasked with reclaiming the Border Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.

Despite his own comments, there is no chance David Warner will be making a comeback to international cricket this summer according to his wife Candice Warner.

Australia’s cricket stars have expressed their disappointment after discovering they won’t get an opportunity to defend their gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Adelaide Strikers wicketkeeper Bridget Patterson was forced off the ground after copping a 119km/h delivery to the face during Tuesday’s WBBL victory over the Sydney Sixers at North Sydney Oval.

Matthew Wade knew his international career was over when Australia made an early exit at the T20 World Cup, and he’s confirmed a move into coaching after his official retirement announcement.

There is great fascination surrounding the upcoming Australia A matches against an Indian reserve squad in Mackay and the MCG given their importance when it comes to the nation’s Test side for the Border Gavaskar Trophy beginning in Perth on November 22.

Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten has resigned after just six months in the job and a week before a tour of Australia begins.

Australia will have a new T20 captain for next month’s home series against Pakistan as the Test stars put their feet up ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

October has been a riveting month of Test cricket with New Zealand’s historic series win in India and England being spun out by Pakistan having massive ramifications for the race to next year’s World Test Championship final at Lords.

Newcastle teenager Caoimhe Bray has made a stunning WBBL debut at just 15 years, claiming a wicket for the Sydney Sixers and striking the winning runs against Melbourne Renegades at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

Indian cricket has gone into meltdown.

Dual athlete Caoimhe Bray only celebrated her 15th birthday last month, but two of the nation’s biggest sporting codes are already fighting over her signature.