Cricket Australia has announced a relatively stable men’s contract list for a bumper 2025/26 season, but there have still been several big calls made.
Sam Konstas rewarded for breakout summer with first Cricket Australia contract
- Opener no guarantee to win back spot for WTC final
- Matt Kuhnemann and Beau Webster also added to 2025-26 list
Teenage sensation Sam Konstas has been rewarded with his first Cricket Australia contract but is no guarantee to win back his opening spot for the World Test Championship final. The NSW opener joins spinner Matt Kuhnemann and Tasmania allrounder Beau Webster as additions to the contract list for the 2025-26 season.
Kuhnemann starred across two Tests in Sri Lanka, before having to deal with clearing his name after being reported for a suspect action. Webster had already been upgraded last season, but has been retained following a stunning ascension to Test level for the Border-Gavaskar series decider in January.
Continue reading...Cricket Australia reveals list of contracted men’s players for 2025/26 season
Cricket Australia has announced its list of contracted men’s players for the 2025/26 season, with spinner Matthew Kuhnemann, teenage opener Sam Konstas and all-rounder Beau Webster earning a contract for the first time.
Too easy to ‘throw stones’: Aussie superstar hails fallen Knight amid warning of English revival after Ashes debacle
While the ramifications from Australia’s whitewash of the women’s Ashes continue in England, star all-rounder Ellyse Perry opted against rubbing salt into the rawest of wounds when declaring their arch rivals will bounce back from the drubbing last summer.
‘Extremely old and tired’: Cricket bosses call for SCG upgrade amid stadium arms race
Cricket NSW chief executive Lee Germon has backed calls for the Sydney Cricket Ground to undergo a facelift as pressure mounts on the iconic venue to keep pace with rival cities.
‘Heartbroken’: Nathan Lyon throws support behind ‘gutted’ Matthew Kuhnemann after testing ordeal
Australian spinner Nathan Lyon was left “heartbroken” after match officials reported fellow tweaker Matthew Kuhnemann for a suspect bowling action, supporting calls for the testing process to be conducted behind closed doors.
England Test captain Ben Stokes to miss early county games in fitness battle
Ben Stokes is not expected to play in the early rounds of the County Championship as he battles to be fit to lead England, his Durham coach Ryan Campbell said on Monday.
Swing king Ashwani Kumar powers Mumbai to first IPL win of the season
A sparkling debut performance by medium pacer Ashwani Kumar helped IPL powerhouses Mumbai Indians register their first win of the season on Monday, downing Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets.
Kraigg Brathwaite quits as West Indies Test skipper after four-year reign
Kraigg Brathwaite has quit as West Indies Test captain after four years in charge while ODI skipper Shai Hope was handed leadership of the T20 team, officials said.
‘Remembered forever’: Stunning SA Shield scenes proof ‘domestic cricket is alive and thriving’
The party is continuing for South Australia’s triumphant Sheffield Shield team, which received a heroes reception in Adelaide on Monday as interstate rivals admitted watching the wild celebrations that unfolded with envy.
Aussie quick’s stunning career first and cheeky sledge at Test teammate – IPL Wrap
Mitchell Starc claimed his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket and Nitish Rana smashed a 36-ball 81 as Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals registered victories in the IPL on Sunday.
QLD, WA big winners as 2025-26 Aussie summer of cricket schedule including Ashes unveiled
The Olympic thrust that will see Queensland Cricket find a new home at Victoria Park in Brisbane from 2032 will begin later this year with the state to play a significant role in hosting international cricket through winter.
Yorkshire’s fresh start: ‘It will be tough, but we’ve got everything in place’
After years of strife, Headingley starts the County season with a new coach, a strong squad and a burning desire to prove the critics wrong
The spring sun beams down benevolently on Leeds and the mood at Headingley is buoyant. After the turbulent years following the fallout from Azeem Rafiq’s revelations, relegation in 2022 and two years of fines, disappearing sponsors, a points deduction and strained relationships between players and management, an uncanny calm seems to have settled over the spikey old ground.
There’s a new coach in town, a new captain, two new fast antipodean bowlers to pound into the Yorkshire turf in Jordan Buckingham and Ben Sears. The club are debt free after Sunrisers Hyderabad took a 100% stake in Northern Superchargers – though an argument over demutualisation is brewing on the horizon. There’s even a new coffee machine in the press box.
Continue reading...‘My career was over’: Jason Sangha’s 12-month journey from forgotten discard to state hero
Twelve months ago, Jason Sangha’s career reached a crossroads.
Historic chase complete in wild scenes as South Australia ends Sheffield Shield drought
Inspired by second-innings centuries Jason Sangha and Alex Carey, South Australia has won the Sheffield Shield title for the first time in 29 years with a four-wicket victory over Queensland in the final at Karen Rolton Oval.