England have been dropped into a fresh debate around the ‘spirit of cricket’ after a young batter got himself dismissed at the U19 World Cup. Hamza Shaikh was in the early stages of his innings when the 17-year-old attempted to help his Zimbabwean opponents by picking up a ball that had been trapped by his … Read more
World Cup hero Travis Head has been released from Australia’s white-ball squads to rest ahead of the tour to New Zealand. The 30-year-old will sit out the last two ODIs against the West Indies, as well as three Twenty20s against the tourists, following a busy 12 months. It comes during a torrid time with the … Read more
Australian cricket legend Justin Langer says he remembers the moment “like it was yesterday”. In an extraordinary column for The West Australian, Langer has recalled the death of his good friend and West Coast hero Chris Mainwaring. Click here to read Langer’s full column in The West Australian. Analysis, local footy and the biggest moments, … Read more
Australia have cantered to a eight-wicket win over the West Indies at a sparsely populated MCG in their first ODI since stunning India in last year’s World Cup final. Despite missing six of the XI who claimed a sixth one-day crown in Ahmedabad in November, Australia made light work of an even-more decimated Windies unit … Read more
India 1st innings Total 58 for –1, from 21.3 overs. Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Jaiswal not out; 35 runs, 77 balls, 5 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 45.45 Sharma (c) c Pope b Bashir; 14 runs, 41 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 34.15 Gill not … Read more
Ricky Ponting could become the biggest signing coup in Major League Cricket’s short history after confirming he is in talks to coach the Washington Freedom. The legendary former Australian captain is deciding if he can commit to both the US-based MLC competition and commentary duties at the T20 World Cup, to be held in North … Read more
Mitchell Marsh stole the show at the Cricket Australia Awards on Wednesday night — and not just because he won the Allan Border Medal. The Aussie allrounder, whose career resurgence in 2023 saw him claim the highest honour in Australian men’s cricket, had the crowd in equal parts laughter and tears during an epic acceptance … Read more
Australia’s cricketing heroes have stepped out on the blue carpet to celebrate their night of nights at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium. The star players and their partners dazzled ahead of the annual event where the Belinda Clark Award and Allan Border Medal will be awarded to the top female and male player for the year. It’s … Read more
Former Test captain Tim Paine has slammed the positive reaction given to the West Indies after their famous win over Australia at the Gabba on Sunday evening. The tourists pulled off one of the greatest upsets in recent history to win the Test by just eight runs with bowling sensation Shamar Joseph grabbing the final … Read more
Australian cricket great Allan Border has opened up on his devastating battle with Parkinson’s disease, and admits he is fearful of the “slow decline process”. The 68-year-old also shared details of the first time a doctor told him he had it … and said one image immediately hit him. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Allan Border … Read more
