It is the blockbuster schedule that shapes as the ultimate challenge for Australia, a legacy-defining stanza set to test the mettle of some of the nation’s best ever according to a couple of former greats.
Speedster set to end 11-month hiatus after Aussie star ruled out of IPL with injury: Ultimate Guide
The Chennai Super Kings have signed Australian quick Spencer Johnson as a replacement player for Nathan Ellis, who has been ruled out of this year’s Indian Premier League due to injury.
What time is the Sheffield Shield Final and how to watch
Victorian seamer Mitch Perry has missed selection for this week’s Sheffield Shield final against reigning champions South Australia in Melbourne.
‘It tells you something…’: How blow-up exposed uncomfortable $4m question around Green
In December, Cameron Green became the highest-paid international cricketer in Indian Premier League history, signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders for 25.2 crore, about AU$4.17 million.
Ben Duckett pulls out of £200,000 IPL deal in bid to save England Test spot
England opener now faces three-year ban from IPL
‘My journey into Test team has come from county cricket’
Ben Duckett has pulled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League and now faces a three-year ban from the tournament after deciding he needs county cricket to shore up his place in England’s Test team.
The opener was signed by Delhi Capitals at the IPL auction in December in a deal worth £200,000 and, with the competition starting on Saturday, he was due to miss the first two months of the English season.
Continue reading...Healy replacement proves her worth with rapid hundred as Aussies seal series whitewash
Rising star Georgia Voll has proven she’s a worthy successor for the retired Alyssa Healy in the national side, cracking her maiden T20I century during the rain-affected series finale against the West Indies in St. Vincent.
‘It’s a cult’: How Ashes greats reacted to Bazball axe call as Aussie duo issue warning
Brendon McCullum and England’s leadership cohort have survived the Ashes debacle but Aussie icon Adam Gilchrist said it is clear the rival regime needs to learn from the mistakes they made in a disastrous tour of Australia.
From 2-1… to 2-630! Gold Coast duo shatters record books with absurd partnership
The Gold Coast Dolphins are on the verge of winning their first Queensland Premier Cricket title in 17 years courtesy of a record-breaking partnership between Hugo Burdon and Stephan Muller at Allan Border Field over the weekend.
‘Treating us like idiots’: No casualties from Ashes post-mortem as England legend shreds call
England coach Brendon McCullum will keep his job despite the team’s Ashes debacle, with cricket chief Richard Gould insisting he can “adapt and evolve”.
ECB has taken a risk keeping McCullum and Key – who must now placate the public | Ali Martin
Anger remains after England’s heavy Ashes defeat and whatever happens next is on the ECB’s chiefs
Having endorsed Brendon McCullum’s continuation as men’s head coach after an Ashes defeat riddled with self‑owns and kept Rob Key above him as team director, the England and Wales Cricket Board could in one sense be viewed as having taken the path of least resistance.
McCullum’s contract runs to the end of 2027 and it would cost a pretty penny to cut him loose. The players enjoy the pair’s methods and tend to call the shots in the modern era. There may not be an all-format candidate for head coach out there. Besides, look over there: the Hundred returns in July, ready to overload your eyeballs with multicoloured content.
Continue reading...‘History will be the judge’: Cricket boss reacts to NZ snub as BBL expansion bid remains alive
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg remains confident the BBL is well positioned to expand internationally despite an offer to New Zealand for inclusion in the T20 league from 2028 being rejected on Monday.
Inside Mark Howard’s eight years at FOX Cricket… and who he considers the ‘No.1 caller on the planet’
During the 2022 New Year’s Ashes Test at the SCG, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison walked into the Fox Cricket broadcast studio ahead of a brief cameo in the commentary box.
Pace quartet sidelined in fresh setback as IPL prepares for $21.7m Aussie invasion
Four of Australia’s best white-ball fast bowlers are set to miss the start of the Indian Premier League season as they continue recovering from injury setbacks.
India series dates revealed as huge Aussie 2026-27 summer of cricket gets even more jam-packed
Smashing England in the Ashes was huge. Knocking off India in a thrilling series was just as big a year prior. But the totality of the summer to come shapes as being just as significant for Australia. And Australian great Adam Gilchrist is pumped about it.
Big Ashes problem sparks Test dilemma; Olympic mystery deepens — Talking Points
Cricket Australia has unveiled its schedule for the 2026/27 season, with New Zealand, England and Bangladesh touring down under next summer.