Category: Cricket

Former Big Bash leg spinner Tom O’Connell has sparked controversy as was bizarrely dismissed twice in the space of one ball in the Bangladesh Premier League.

A career-best 4-16 from Jackson Bird was not enough to stop the Hobart Hurricanes from rising to a dominant 50-run win over the Sydney Sixers on New Year’s Day.

Sam Konstas’ inclusion has re-energised the Australian Test team’s top order after an unprofitable start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but wicketkeeper Alex Carey doesn’t expect the teenage opener’s Boxing Day bonanza to become his blueprint going forward.

Short format big guns Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis have kept the Melbourne Stars’ BBL finals hopes alive by snapping an eight-game losing streak and 0-5 start to the season with a handful of magic moments at the Gabba.

An explosive report has lifted the lid on tension and fractures within the Indian camp, claiming head coach Gautam Gambhir declared he “had enough” after India’s loss to Australia in the fourth Test.

A former India player has branded the current team “liars” over the Boxing Day Test DRS controversy, saying Yashasvi Jaiswal clearly hit the ball when given out by the third umpire.

It seems like every year, the sporting calendar just gets busier and busier.

Tempers threatened to boil over in Adelaide’s spicy New Year’s Eve loss to Perth as rival BBL imports went toe-to-toe.

Amid the celebrations following Australia’s thrilling Boxing Day triumph over India at the MCG, Fox Cricket presenter Isa Guha found Mitchell Starc in the outfield and asked about his back.

Australian coach Andrew McDonald has described dashing opener Sam Konstas as a “quick learner” who will flourish with his exposure to champion performers including Steve Smith.

Former Australian opener David Warner has praised Sam Konstas’ aggression on Test debut and has called on some of his senior teammates to also take it to Indian spearhead Jasprit Bumrah who has dominated the series with the ball.

India’s media is raving over “mad” Aussie rookie Sam Konstas, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are being branded as surplus to requirements for the next generation of the Indian Test team.

A Big Bash record ninth-wicket partnership wasn’t enough to save the Adelaide Strikers from a fourth loss, Finn Allen belting a crucial half-century as the Perth Scorchers spoiled the New Year’s Eve party for the sellout crowd at Adelaide Oval.

The Superman trailer dropped last week, but it was Will Sutherland who looked more like a bird or a plane as he flew through the air to hold onto the catch of the summer which he says isn’t even the best one he’s taken in the BBL.

From a teenager’s stunning feat on the Olympic stage to records falling on the track and field, there were plenty of reasons to smile as Australian sports fans in 2024.