Category: Cricket

Australia’s summer of cricket officially begins in just a few days time, this year against Pakistan in a two-week long white-ball tour.

After watching Matt Short wield the willow in wicked fashion against New South Wales last week, former Australian spinner Bryce McGain pondered whether the Victorian might prove the solution to the vacancy at the top of the Test batting order.

India were in deep trouble at 4-86 in their reply after spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar helped bowl out New Zealand for 235 on day one of the third Test on Friday.

The Thunder have sent an ominous warning to the rest of the WBBL after they posted the equal third-highest total in competition history to smash the Strikers by 64 runs thanks to a career-best 92 to Georgia Voll.

Former Australian representative Kurtis Patterson has fallen agonisingly short of a century in his long-awaited Sheffield Shield return, dismissed for 91 on day one of New South Wales’ match against Queensland at Cricket Central.

Babar Azam has built his superstar status by plundering runs in the modern age of cricket but the Pakistan star was eager to soak in the history on offer during a visit to the MCG on Friday ahead of an intriguing one-day series against Australia.

Matt Short’s meteoric rise through Australia’s white-ball ranks could extend to the T20 captaincy, as the opener confirmed he was in discussions for the leadership role.

Australian selectors are still no closer to resolving their opening vacancy at the end of Day 2 of Australia A’s match against India A.

Two of South Africa’s best cricketers will lock horns when the Sydney Thunder host reigning champions the Adelaide Strikers at North Sydney Oval on Friday afternoon.

The outcome of the five Test Border Gavaskar Trophy beginning in three weeks time in Perth could rest on the ability of champions Steve Smith and Virat Kohli to rediscover vintage form in their mid-30s.

Just two Australians were retained while a number of big names, including Mitchell Starc — the Indian Premier League’s most expensive player — will be headed to auction.

Not even one of the greatest catches in WBBL history could save the Hurricanes as the Thunder avenged Monday night’s loss in Hobart to pick up their first victory of the season with a 33-run win in a rain-affected match at North Sydney Oval.

Batsmen have forgotten how to defend in Test cricket because of the T20 game, India coach Gautam Gambhir said Thursday ahead of the third and final match against New Zealand.

Before Sam Konstas emerged as a future star of Test cricket this month, the most hyped cricketer in the country was Jake Fraser-McGurk, who is set to re-emerge in Australian colours in the one-day series against Pakistan beginning at the MCG on Monday.

Australian coach Andrew McDonald is in no hurry to phase out senior members of the national side but says overseeing a transition in personnel will be a top priority.