World Cup winning former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has called for Big Bash final hero Mitch Owen to be parachuted into Australia’s Champions Trophy squad as a replacement for injured all-rounder Mitch Marsh, while Pat Cummins is considered “highly unlikely”.
Sam Konstas leaves Australia’s Sri Lanka tour early to play Sheffield Shield
- Batter flies home after Travis Head was preferred in first Test
- Konstas will line up for NSW against Queensland this weekend
Sam Konstas’s Sri Lanka tour is officially over with the teenage batter returning to Australia to play Sheffield Shield for NSW.
Despite an impressive first two Tests, Konstas was replaced at the top of the batting order by the more experienced Travis Head in last week’s series opener in Galle.
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As the pressure on Marnus Labuschagne’s Test position continues to build, a curious training move in Galle on Tuesday has done nothing to quieten the noise surrounding his position.
Konstas leaves Sri Lanka early as Aussies prepared for second Test change-up with ‘baking’ pitch
Australia expects a more traditional Galle pitch for the second and final Test in Sri Lanka, after taking full advantage of conditions to dominate the series opener.
‘Won’t pick him’: Fresh calls for Konstas to leave Test squad as Aussie set to be snubbed
Australian legend Ian Healy is the latest high-profile name calling for Sam Konstas to return home from Sri Lanka so he can get some crucial Sheffield Shield matches under his belt before the World Test Championship later this year.
Travis Head and Annabel Sutherland are named Australia’s cricketers of the year
- South Australian wins Border Medal after brilliant year
- Ashes centurion claims Belinda Clark award
Travis Head is Australian cricket’s Allan Border Medallist and Annabel Sutherland has won the Belinda Clark award as the top woman in a surprise result.
It was the first time either player had won Australian cricket’s highest individual honours.
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With the men’s Test squad over in Sri Lanka and missing the Australian Cricket Awards, it was up to the dominant women’s players to light up the function.
‘Won it with 10 players’: Marsh’s perfect interview as ‘4yo Bumrah’ gag leaves hosts in stitches
The reign of the most popular Allan Border Medallist in recent history is over - but not without a few more brilliant gags.
Blue carpet picture special: Big names arrive for Aussie cricket’s night of nights
Some of the biggest names in Australian cricket have made their way to Melbourne’s Crown Palladium for the 2025 Australian Cricket Awards.
‘Revolutionised the game’: Aussie legend’s ultimate honour as icon forces HOF change
His last ball four to take down the West Indies in an ODI at the SCG is one of Australian cricket’s most memorable moments, and now Michael Bevan has been rewarded for the entirety of his illustrious cricket career with inclusion in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
Superstar’s 25-year first as MCG history-maker also claims Aussie cricket’s top gong
Travis Head can recall the crossroads innings which kickstarted his dazzling international career and played a crucial role in his Allan Border Medal triumph on Monday night.
‘Icon and pioneer’: Australia’s ODI great Michael Bevan elevated to Hall of Fame
- Batter finally inducted after committee reviews selection criteria
- Bevan acknowledged for revolutionising white-ball game
Michael Bevan has been elevated to the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame after a tweak to the criteria governing selection.
Bevan, one of Australia’s greatest white-ball players, scored 6,912 runs at 53.58 from 232 ODIs while routinely steering his side to victory in chases.
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India’s Abhishek Sharma hit a brutal 135 to set up a crushing 150-run win over England in the fifth T20 international and seal the series 4-1 on Sunday.
‘Send him home’: Great’s blunt advice on snubbed Test sensation
Brad Haddin has urged Australian selectors to send Sam Konstas home to play state cricket if he isn’t in their plans for the second Test against Sri Lanka.
‘Thought he was gone’: Brisbane ‘magician’ behind Aussie’s heroics after gruesome injury
Australian coach Andrew McDonald has confessed he thought spinner Matthew Kuhnemann would miss the Test tour of Sri Lanka following last month’s gruesome thumb injury.