Category: Cricket

The red-ball series against Australia, 10 Test-starved months from now, lurks potently – and with good reason

“Aw look, the Ashes is a long, long way away.” Is it, though? Is it, really? Ben Duckett hit all the right notes on Channel 7’s Big Bash coverage in the past week, speaking after his Green Team had beaten their Red Team local rivals at a beautifully sun-dappled Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Duckett clearly loves being in Australia. It suits him. The clipped cod-antipodean go-well-mate style. Beard, glasses, salt-stained nylon cap, the iconography of the alpha franchise dude. At that moment his scores for the Melbourne Stars this season read: 0, 68, 67, 0, 67, 20, which is also deeply in character. Go hard. Go home. Whichever. It’s a vibe, babes.

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Australia has announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy competition, with big-name stars missing out on selection.

Australian selection chief George Bailey admits captain Pat Cummins has been named for the Champions Trophy in February without any extra information on the ankle he injured during the Test series against India, as batting dynamo Jake Fraser-McGurk paid the price for a horror run in the Big Bash and was axed.

Glenn Maxwell has backed the Australian selectors’ decision to leave him out of the squad bound for Sri Lanka despite “desperately” seeking a Test return.

A “genius” Glenn Maxwell produced a stunning 90-run knock for the ages to lift the Melbourne Stars from disaster in their must-win derby against the Renegades on Sunday night.

White-ball star Adam Zampa has opened up on his omission from Australia’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, before delivering a message for aspiring leg-spinners around the country.

After an underwhelming couple of years with the bat, Australian all-rounder Ash Gardner considered Sophie Ecclestone’s dropped catch during the dying overs of Sunday afternoon’s six-wicket victory at North Sydney Oval to be proof her luck was finally starting to turn.

Jhye Richardson’s summer is over, with the Australian fast bowler preparing to undergo surgery on his troublesome right shoulder later this week following another frustrating injury setback.

Everyone loves a crowd catch and we may have just witnessed the best one ever.

Steve Smith’s long-term red ball future remains one of cricket’s greatest mysteries, but the stand-in Test skipper has revealed for the first time his desire to still be around for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics when T20 makes its debut.

Australia’s defence of the women’s Ashes is off to the perfect start with all-rounder Ash Gardner leading the hosts towards a four-wicket victory over England in Sunday’s ODI series opener at North Sydney Oval.

It’s fair to say the odds of cleanly catching a six in the crowd at the Adelaide Oval during a Big Bash game are quite high

The multi-format Ashes series begins on Sunday as Australia and England meet in the first of three ODIs, with T20s to follow before a day-night Test to cap off the action at the end of the month.