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2020 May
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Wed, May 27, 2020
Australian paceman Pat Cummins is supporting plans for an IPL tournament to replace the Twenty20 World Cup if the global event is postponed.
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Tue, May 26, 2020
A private collector has put the baggy green caps of Arthur Morris and Sam Loxton, who were both part of Don Bradman's 1948 Invincibles, up for auction.
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Tue, May 26, 2020
Mitchell Starc says something needs to be done to address the balance between bat and ball if players won't be allowed to shine the ball with saliva.
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Tue, May 26, 2020
Star paceman Mitchell Starc says Cricket NSW deserves praise for pushing back and asking questions in response to Cricket Australia's cost-cutting mission.
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Mon, May 25, 2020The ICC's cricket committee has discussed allowing an artificial wax to shine the ball, but has decided it isn't viable given a recent tampering crackdown.
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Mon, May 25, 2020
Queensland Cricket has confirmed its workforce will be reduced by 29 per cent as it prepares for a big drop in ticket sales and funding from Cricket Australia.
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Sun, May 24, 2020
Former CA director Mark Taylor says T20 World Cup postponement would allow Australians to be released to play in the IPL should it be staged later this year.
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Sat, May 23, 2020Umpires wearing gloves to inspect the ball is among changes that cricket administrators will likely implement when the sport returns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thu, May 21, 2020
Plans are afoot to stage an Indian Premier League this year and Pat Cummins is upbeat it will happen, suggesting it could be an ideal end to cricket's shutdown.
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Wed, May 20, 2020
India are on track to tour and deliver a $300 million boost to Cricket Australia, but the governing body's mission to cut costs by 25 per cent is ongoing.
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Wed, May 20, 2020
Cricket Australia's head of sports science Alex Kountouris says players will adapt to new COVID-19 training protocols but mistakes are inevitable.
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Tue, May 19, 2020
Cricket Australia could shorten the Women's Big Bash League to a 10-round season as one of several options being considered by the sport amid the coronavirus.
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Mon, May 18, 2020
Ashton Agar, who was set to be a key player in Australia's Twenty20 World Cup campaign, says players have to be ready for whatever schedule is thrown at them.
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Sun, May 17, 2020
In 1989 Australia toured England as massive outsiders but returned home 4-0 winners - the biggest away triumph since Bradman's 1948 Invincibles.
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Sun, May 17, 2020
It's been 31 years since Australia last regained the Ashes on English soil, a closer look at what the players who won the 1989 series are up to now.
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Sat, May 16, 2020
Darwin cricket will be among the first in the world to return in June and they are waiting to see if the ICC approve umpires shining the ball using wax.
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Sat, May 16, 2020
Debate over cricket's path out of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Twenty20 World Cup, will soon heat up when the International Cricket Council board meets.
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Fri, May 15, 2020
England's managing director of men's cricket Ashley Giles says cricket boards across the world must unite to protect the future of the game.
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Thu, May 14, 2020
South Australia skipper Travis Head says his Adelaide Oval home ground is uniquely well equipped to produce pitches for back-to-back Tests.
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Thu, May 14, 2020
England's cricketers will return to individual training from Monday as the sport takes its first steps towards a possible resumption.
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Thu, May 14, 2020
Cricket Australia's updated revenue forecasts will dictate the next stage of pay talks, with players concerned about the prospect of cuts to domestic cricket.
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Wed, May 13, 2020
Cricket Australia and two state associations remain deadlocked in a standoff over funding cuts as the end of the financial year approaches.
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Wed, May 13, 2020
Adam Zampa, among the Australian spinners gunning to be Nathan Lyon's understudy on Test tours, hopes Sheffield Shield pitches will offer tweakers more help.
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Tue, May 12, 2020
Adam Zampa, who is set to leave South Australia and join NSW, admits a delay in domestic contract lists has been frustrating for some state cricketers.
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Mon, May 11, 2020
Sport in the UK looks unlikely to go ahead soon, putting Australia's white-ball tour of England, slated for July, in doubt unless a later date can be agreed.
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Mon, May 11, 2020
Suresh Raina, who represented India in 322 games, says he and other veterans should be allowed to play in the Big Bash League and other Twenty20 competitions.
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Sat, May 09, 2020
Veteran batsman Usman Khawaja has joined calls for domestic pitch preparation to change or else Australia will see a drop in the quality of its spin bowlers.
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Fri, May 08, 2020
A split-innings proposal for the 10th Big Bash League season is unlikely to get the green light, but there could be more free hits on offer this summer.
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Fri, May 08, 2020
Cricket Australia is increasingly upbeat regarding a lucrative Test series against India, but its summer schedule is still yet to be pencilled or locked in.
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Thu, May 07, 2020
Test opener Joe Burns hopes Cricket Australia does not trim the length of the Sheffield Shield season as it looks to cut costs in 2020-21.
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Wed, May 06, 2020
Cricket Australia and other national boards are sharing information to help each other finalise biosecurity plans that will be key to the sport's resumption.
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Wed, May 06, 2020
Former NZ skipper Brendon McCullum says the best way to spice up a Big Bash League lacking international star power will be to inject a Kiwi franchise.
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Mon, May 04, 2020Federal sports minister Richard Colbeck says the main issue regarding the Twenty20 World Cup in October will be crowds, not bringing 15 squads to Australia.
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Mon, May 04, 2020
Marnus Labuschagne says Australia's top-ranked Test team will adapt to whatever rules and resources in place whenever they next come together to train.
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Sun, May 03, 2020
Justin Langer is keen to see how his players have coped during the virus shutdown and says COVID-19 presents a great opportunity to rebuild grade cricket.
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Sat, May 02, 2020
Cricket NSW has recruited former opener Greg Mail as head of cricket, a new senior role that will oversee high performance and development.
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Sat, May 02, 2020
Usman Khawaja says he was shocked, confused and disappointed to see Cricket Australia stand down so many workers because of cash-flow problems.
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Sat, May 02, 2020
Marnus Labuschagne, who became one of the world's best cricketers by being the world's busiest cricketer, is ready for a relentless schedule after COVID-19.
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Sat, May 02, 2020
A return to Cricket Australia's contract list (and surge up its rankings that dictate players' salary) was the latest step in Marnus Labuschagne's rapid rise.
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Sat, May 02, 2020
Jess Jonassen, one of eight Australians from the Twenty20 World Cup final to sign up for The Hundred, says the ECB's postponement is expected but disappointing.
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Fri, May 01, 2020
Australia have moved into top spot on both the Test and Twenty20 rankings in the latest International Cricket Council update.
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Fri, May 01, 2020
Mitch Marsh says Marcus Stoinis, who was dumped from Cricket Australia's national contract list, is a determined player and will be back at the highest level.
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Fri, May 01, 2020Swing bowler Sarah Aley has announced her retirement from one-day cricket, three years after making her debut for Australia.
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Fri, May 01, 2020
Australia now occupy top spot in both Test and Twenty20 rankings after the latest update from the International Cricket Council.
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Fri, May 01, 2020
Uncertainty hangs over the prospect of an English summer of cricket with The Hundred competition postponed until 2021.
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Fri, May 01, 2020
Prolific batsman Ross Taylor has remembered late mentor Martin Crowe after being anointed New Zealand cricketer of the year.
2020 April
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Thu, Apr 30, 2020
Chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns says Australia's Twenty20 World Cup squad could almost be named this week if needed, such is the settled nature of the XI.
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Thu, Apr 30, 2020
Annabel Sutherland is one of three new players to earn women's national contracts from Cricket Australia for 2020-21, with an eye cast to the one-day World Cup.
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Thu, Apr 30, 2020
Cricket Australia's notable contract news for the 2020-21 season.
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Thu, Apr 30, 2020
Cricket Australia has dumped Usman Khawaja from its 20-strong men's national contract list, but selectors say the veteran could yet return as an opener.
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Thu, Apr 30, 2020
Ellyse Perry insists organisations will need women's sport more than ever when the coronavirus subsides and any financial pain can boost the female game.
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Wed, Apr 29, 2020
Cricket Australia is weighing up various changes for the 10th edition of the Big Bash League, including the idea of splitting games into four innings.
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Wed, Apr 29, 2020
Ellyse Perry has re-signed with the Sydney Sixers for two WBBL seasons, ending the Melbourne-based star allrounder's potential to play for a Victorian rival.
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Wed, Apr 29, 2020
Hobart Hurricanes blaster D'Arcy Short would welcome the inclusion of national stars in the Big Bash and has no issue with playing at empty grounds.
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Wed, Apr 29, 2020
Usman Khawaja headlines the list of six male Australian players who are likely to lose their national contracts.
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Wed, Apr 29, 2020
Chris Lynn believes the Indian Premier League, rather than the 2020 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, will be held in October.
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Tue, Apr 28, 2020
Cricket Australia and state-association owners could soon be rowing in the same direction, while CA's 2020-21 national contract list will soon be unveiled.
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Sun, Apr 26, 2020
Test captain Tim Paine says Australia's cricketers won't be greedy as they await more financial information from Cricket Australia prior to a possible pay cut.
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Sat, Apr 25, 2020
Beth Mooney, one of Australia's leading lights in their Twenty20 World Cup triumph, was saddened to see support staff stood down by Cricket Australia.
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Fri, Apr 24, 2020
Middlesex skipper Peter Handscomb, who played the most recent of his 16 Tests in 2019, is talking regularly with teammates regarding the in-doubt county season.
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Fri, Apr 24, 2020
Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings and players' union counterpart Greg Dyer have discussed the need to work collaboratively amid fears of a pay stoush.
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Thu, Apr 23, 2020
Australian Cricketers' Association delegate Peter Handscomb says players are worried about their future as they wait for Cricket Australia to open its books.
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Thu, Apr 23, 2020
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has indicated the deadline for a final call on the Twenty20 World Cup may be as late as August.
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Wed, Apr 22, 2020
Former Test umpire Ian Gould admits he was stunned by length of the bans handed to Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft.
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Wed, Apr 22, 2020
Cricket Australia boss Kevin Roberts says talks with the players' union are ongoing but he won't push for cuts beyond what has happened at the governing body.
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Tue, Apr 21, 2020
Josh Hazlewood wants to play Tests around Australia this summe, but if COVID-19 calls for a single hub then he believes Adelaide Oval would be the best option.
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Tue, Apr 21, 2020
Cricket Australia chief Kevin Roberts says playing an additional Test against India is possible next summer as it looks to avoid further financial losses.
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Mon, Apr 20, 2020
Josh Hazlewood hopes Cricket Australia will be transparent as players prepare to take a pay cut and their employers continue complex negotiations.
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Sun, Apr 19, 2020
Former national captains Mark Taylor and Adam Gilchrist say cricketers will take some form of pay cut as COVID-19 uncertainty clouds the next summer.
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Sun, Apr 19, 2020
Brisbane Heat star Chris Lynn finds it absurd Cricket Australia has stood down so many workers on part pay, but is ready to take a pay cut if called upon.
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Sun, Apr 19, 2020
Former fast bowler Jason Gillespie says the use of saliva to shine the ball will have to be considered whenever cricket returns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sat, Apr 18, 2020
Alex Carey, already regarded by some as a future Test captain, says there is a lot of water to pass under the bridge before he potentially dons a baggy green.
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Sat, Apr 18, 2020
Glenn Maxwell and James Faulkner are the latest Australian players to lose English County Cricket contracts due to uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak.
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Fri, Apr 17, 2020
Cricket Australia has stood down 80 per cent of its staff because of COVID-19 and must now shift attention to players, with an April 30 deadline looming large.
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Fri, Apr 17, 2020
Australia vice-captain Alex Carey says he'd love to see fans attending games at the Twenty20 World Cup, even if that means delaying the event.
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Thu, Apr 16, 2020
Steve Smith was one of 10 Australians set to play in the inaugural season of The Hundred, but the new cricket competition is likely to be pushed back to 2021.
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Thu, Apr 16, 2020
Cricket Australia has stood down the majority of its staff, becoming the latest sporting body to take unprecedented action amid the current health crisis.
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Wed, Apr 15, 2020
Australia have won their last 18 women's ODIs and hope the coronavirus stoppage doesn't hurt their momentum ahead of next year's World Cup.
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Wed, Apr 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic will keep Nathan Lyon away from England this year, but the offspinner is keen to play county cricket with Hampshire in the future.
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Tue, Apr 14, 2020
Allan Border believes the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia will be postponed if fans aren't allowed to attend matches because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tue, Apr 14, 2020
Nathan Lyon says the potential absence of spectators won't affect India skipper Virat Kohli, who tends to feed off the energy of chaotic crowds, this summer.
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Mon, Apr 13, 2020
Sourav Ganguly says he will soon provide an update on the in-doubt Indian Premier League, with the prospect of an indefinite delay looming large.
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Sun, Apr 12, 2020
Australia Test bowler Pat Cummins is hopeful the Indian Premier League season will go ahead, even if it means playing without fans due to the pandemic.
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Sun, Apr 12, 2020Nick Hockley, head of the Twenty20 World Cup organising committee, says the epic MCG women's final may not have gone ahead if it was staged just 72 hours later.
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Sun, Apr 12, 2020
Australia's Twenty20 superstar Glenn Maxwell believes the Indian Premier League is more likely to survive without crowds than the Twenty20 World Cup this year.
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Sun, Apr 12, 2020
With the UK government ordering people to stay in over Easter, sports-starved fans have been gorging out on re-runs of the epic Ben Stokes Ashes Test.
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Sat, Apr 11, 2020
Justin Langer says the 2018-19 loss to India will be his making as a coach, just like his 2001 axing as a player that prompted his rise to being a great opener.
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Fri, Apr 10, 2020
Pat Cummins felt weird and relaxed playing an ODI without a single fan at the SCG but knows that could be the norm whenever international cricket resumes.
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Thu, Apr 09, 2020
The two-Test series between Australia and Bangladesh will not take place in June, having been postponed because of the current coronavirus crisis.
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Thu, Apr 09, 2020
Marnus Labuschagne, Pat Cummins and Ellyse Perry have been named three of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year, a prestigious title dating back to 1889.
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Wed, Apr 08, 2020The Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) will issue grants and loans from a $250,000 fund to help former stars experiencing financial hardship.
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Wed, Apr 08, 2020Former Australian batsman Dean Jones has launched a scathing attack at Cricket Victoria after he rescinded his life membership.
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Wed, Apr 08, 2020
Allrounder Michael Neser admits he will wonder what might have been this 2019-20 summer despite sweeping the Queensland Cricket awards.
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Tue, Apr 07, 2020
The 2020 Indian Premier League remains in doubt because of the global health crisis, while plans for 2021's lucrative 'mega auction' may also be affected.
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Tue, Apr 07, 2020Leah Poulton has been appointed Cricket NSW's head of female cricket as part of the restructure announced in March.
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Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Steve O'Keefe has called for more opportunities for spinners at Sheffield Shield level as he looks forward to cricketing life away from the NSW Blues.
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Sun, Apr 05, 2020
Former Test spinner Stephen O'Keefe has retired from first-class cricket after being overlooked for a NSW contract for next season.
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Sun, Apr 05, 2020
Nick Hockley, head of the Twenty20 World Cup organising committee, says the event will capture Australians' attention even if it overlaps with the AFL and NRL.
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Sat, Apr 04, 2020
Former Test batsman Shaun Marsh and NSW opener Daniel Hughes are among the leading cricketers to receive major state awards in 2019-20.
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Sat, Apr 04, 2020
There have been no end-of-season functions for state cricketers around Australia for obvious reasons, but Shaun Marsh and others have been awarded major gongs.
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Sat, Apr 04, 2020
Pat Cummins says "in a perfect world" leading Australia in Test cricket would not be the first taste of captaincy for the likes of he and Marnus Labuschagne.
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Fri, Apr 03, 2020
Australia spearhead Pat Cummins doesn't expect to be playing cricket for a while but is hopeful a delayed Indian Premier League season will take place in 2020.
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Fri, Apr 03, 2020
The New Zealand Black Caps' mid-year cricket tours are set to become the next sporting events wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Thu, Apr 02, 2020Brisbane Heat batter Laura Harris has given a first-hand account of tackling Australia's coronavirus outbreak in her role as an emergency department nurse.
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Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Australia's international cricketers have suggested a new pay structure to Cricket Australia to ensure the game stays healthy and survives the pandemic.
2020 March
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Tue, Mar 31, 2020
Isolation took an unwanted twist for Australian Test cricket captain Tim Paine when he found his car broken into and his wallet stolen on Tuesday.
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Tue, Mar 31, 2020South African-born Devon Conway can play cricket for New Zealand as soon as August after gaining clearance from the ICC.
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Tue, Mar 31, 2020
Australian cricket captain Tim Paine couldn't hide his delight when told English opposite Joe Root had been motivated by watching "The Test" documentary.
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Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Australia captain Meg Lanning is weighing up her WBBL options and admits a planned cameo in India during the IPL finals is now looking very unlikely.
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Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Cricket Australia's national contract list announcement has been pushed back at least a month due to uncertainty caused by the coronavirus.
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Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Steve Smith is now free to captain Australia again if called upon after his leadership ban from the ball-tampering scandal expired quietly over the weekend.
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Sat, Mar 28, 2020
It's 25 years since Queensland first lifted the Sheffield Shield but memories of that day at the Gabba remain vivid for Bulls great Allan Border.
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Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Cricket Australia has announced its final awards for the domestic season with Moises Henriques and Nic Maddinson sharing Sheffield Shield player of the year.
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Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Justin Langer says Australia's selectors have already mapped out plans for the Twenty20 World Cup, a tournament they may enter with limited match practice.
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Fri, Mar 27, 2020
The past three weeks has felt like an eternity for so many people in Australia, including star cricketer Megan Schutt and her Twenty20 World Cup-winning team.
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Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Justin Langer is finalising Cricket Australia's 2020-21 contract list and telling players to look for positives, like respite from cricket's congested calender.
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Wed, Mar 18, 2020
A coronavirus travel ban will likely ensure Australia's best cricketers miss out on this year's Indian Premier League, should the Twenty20 bonanza proceed.
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Tue, Mar 17, 2020
NSW have won the Sheffield Shield with Cricket Australia saying there's no prospect of a final being played as scheduled later this month.
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Mon, Mar 16, 2020
New Zealand's 115-year-old domestic first class cricket competition has joined the long list of sports leagues ruined by coronavirus.
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Sun, Mar 15, 2020
Cricket Australia has cancelled the final round of the Sheffield Shield season due to the coronavirus with a decision yet to be made on the status of the final.
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Sun, Mar 15, 2020
Former Australian quick Peter Siddle is known for his birthday Ashes hat-trick, but the only present he wants is for Phillip Hughes to still be alive.
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Sat, Mar 14, 2020
Australia's three-match one-day series has been abandoned after the first match with New Zealand needing to rush home due to coronavirus precautions.
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Sat, Mar 14, 2020New Zealand quick Lockie Ferguson has been quarantined away from his teammates and undergone tests after reporting a sore throat after playing Australia.
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Sat, Mar 14, 2020
Australia quick Pat Cummins says he enjoyed the "different" experience of playing in an empty SCG, conceding having no fans inside the stadium helped him relax.
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Sat, Mar 14, 2020
David Warner and Aaron Finch are now one of just eight opening pairs in one-day cricket to have 10 or more century stands together.
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Fri, Mar 13, 2020
Australia's one-day series against New Zealand will mark their first international cricket at home in two months, as players vow to beat fatigue to perform
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Fri, Mar 13, 2020
Australia fast bowler Kane Richardson has been cleared of coronavirus after missing the first ODI against New Zealand with a sore throat.
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Fri, Mar 13, 2020
Australia's one-day cricket series against New Zealand started in front of clapping cameramen as a fan in a gas mask waited outside the locked SCG gates.
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Fri, Mar 13, 2020
Adam Zampa has bowled a ball for the ages as Australia recorded a 71-run ODI victory over New Zealand at an SCG devoid of fans due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Thu, Mar 12, 2020
Australia's batsmen have been told they need to make more match winning totals against New Zealand to end a five-match losing streak in one-day cricket.
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Wed, Mar 11, 2020
Australia's one-day form on foreign soil is a concern but they can finish just their third unbeaten home summer of the modern era against New Zealand.
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Wed, Mar 11, 2020Women's World Cup cricket powerhouses Australia and England will square off in the opening weekend of next year's tournament in New Zealand.
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Wed, Mar 11, 2020Greg Blewett will be SA cricket's interim coach as Jamie Siddons departs the role after five years.
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Wed, Mar 11, 2020
David Warner told teammates of how he'd spent a year self-reflecting and thinking of how to be a better team person in his first meeting back after his ban.
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Tue, Mar 10, 2020
Marnus Labuschagne insists Australia have found the right formula with their one-day middle order despite the team having lost five of their past six outings.
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Tue, Mar 10, 2020
The new documentary of the Australian team between the ball-tampering affair and last year's Ashes gives a rare behind-the-scenes look at Justin Langer.
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Tue, Mar 10, 2020Bowling coach Shane Jurgensen has warned Australia that New Zealand's pace attack is fit and ready to make a point in their three-match ODI series.
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Tue, Mar 10, 2020
New Zealand coach Gary Stead says the horrors of their Test series thrashing in Australia earlier this summer won't scar his team ahead of the one-dayers.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2020
Star opener Alyssa Healy has revealed the Australian team drew inspiration from a comic book superhero during their successful T20 World Cup campaign.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2020
As Australia's World Cup-winning heroes danced with Katy Perry on stage at the MCG, vice-captain Rachael Haynes had to do a drug test.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2020
A 'weary' Australian one-day international squad has just days to prepare for hosting World Cup runners-up New Zealand after returning home from South Africa.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2020
Harmanpreet Kaur is hopeful India's T20 World Cup final loss to Australia at the MCG will have a silver lining.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2020
Australian captain Meg Lanning says her team played the perfect match in demolishing India to win their fifth Twenty20 World Cup final.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2020
New Zealand's cricketers are in disbelief that former Australian skipper Michael Clarke has written off the looming trans-Tasman series as "token".
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Mon, Mar 09, 2020
Western Australia completed a remarkable match, pushing for victory on a costly final day for Sheffield Shield final aspirants Queensland.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2020
South Australia's Sheffield Shield final hopes are over after a crushing home defeat against Victoria who kept their title ambitions alive.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020
Australia have produced a dominant allround performance to crush India by 85 runs at the MCG and win their fifth women's Twenty20 World Cup final.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020
Australian opener Alyssa Healy felt calm walking out to bat before her destructive 75 in the Twenty20 World Cup final against India.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020
Having been whitewashed in South Africa, Australia's one-day international side has just days to prepare for facing a New Zealand outfit in hot form.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020The key talking points and questions ahead of the women's Twenty20 World Cup final between Australia and India at the MCG on Sunday.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020
Australia have slumped to a 3-0 series defeat in South Africa with a six-wicket loss in Potchefstroom, despite Marnus Labuschagne's maiden ODI century.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020
South Australia need to score 319 runs with just six wickets in hand if they are to keep their Sheffield Shield season alive after Victoria dominated day three.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020
A snapshot of the women's Twenty20 World Cup final between Australia and India.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020The Twenty20 World Cup final between Australia and India has fallen just short of breaking the record for the highest attendance at a women's sporting event.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020
Tasmania have beaten Sheffield Shield table-toppers New South Wales by nine wickets inside three days at Bellerive Oval.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020Western Australia will need a massive turnaround on the final day of their Shield clash, with second-placed Queensland in the box seat to grab a vital win.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020
Cricket Australia's move to bump up their women's team's prize money to be in line with the men's Twenty20 World Cup reward can be a game changer for sport.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020Australia are open to making changes for their women's Twenty20 World Cup final against India, with up to 90,000 expected for the MCG clash.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020
After already being brought undone by Indian's lethal spinners this World Cup, Australia feel equipped to handle the turning ball better in the final.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020Australian allrounder Ellyse Perry will have surgery on her injured hamstring next week, ruling her out for up to six months.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020India's teen batting star Shafali Verma won't be overawed by a record crowd for the World Cup final at the MCG, according to her captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020A crowd of up to 90,000 is expected for Sunday's Twenty20 final, a sharp contrast to Australia's 1988 women's World Cup win in front of about 5000 fans.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020New South Wales are 3-105 at stumps on day two of their Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval, an overall lead of just 30.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020
A century from rookie Bryce Street has Queensland well-placed after day two of their all-important Sheffield Shield match in Western Australia.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020South Australia have suffered a middle-order collapse which might prove fatal as Sheffield Shield holders Victoria take charge of their match in Adelaide.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020Eighteen months after a neuropsychologist asked her if she wanted to continue with cricket, Ashleigh Gardner is preparing for the biggest game of her life.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020Hopes the Twenty20 World Cup final will break the record for the biggest crowd at a women's sporting event is a reality with ticket sales surpassing 75,000.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020
Having watched nervously as Australia's women waited for the rain to clear, Mitchell Starc has called for all World Cup knockout matches to have reserve days.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Australia's women's cricketers have been asked about the Twenty20 World Cup final at the MCG since January 2018. On Sunday they can finally play in it.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Some member of Meg Lanning's team had given up hope of reaching the Twenty20 World Cup final, believing heavy rain would wash out their semi-final at the SCG.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020Poonam Yadav created chaos when India toppled Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup opener, now the hosts will aim to turn the tables at the MCG in the final.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Nathan Ellis has taken six scalps for the second time in two Sheffield Shield matches for Tasmania on a bowler-dominated opening day against NSW in Hobart.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020India captain Harmanpreet Kaur will play in front of her parents for the first time in Twenty20 World Cup final against Australia, which falls on her birthday.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Western Australia have battled to a first innings total of 277 against Queensland on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA ground.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Losing superstar Ellyse Perry to injury was a cruel blow for Australia, but Sophie Molineux was waiting in the wings ready to fill the allrounder void.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Superstar Ellyse Perry has shelved her personal disappointment of missing a historic Twenty20 World Cup final to help drive Australia's push for another title.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Megan Schutt admits India's openers have found her easy to play in the past ahead of Sunday's Twenty20 World Cup final between Australia and India.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Mitchell Starc will depart South Africa early to attend the women's T20 World Cup final in person and cheer on wife Alyssa Healy and the Australian team.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Daniel Worrall and Joe Mennie have taken four wickets apiece as South Australia dismissed Victoria for 292 at stumps on day one in the Sheffield Shield.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020
Captain Meg Lanning stepped up when Australia needed her to for the umpteenth time in a decorated career, marching the Twenty20 World Cup hosts into the final.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020Australia beat South Africa by a rain-affected five runs in a dramatic women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final, setting up a date with India in the decider.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020
Queensland and New South Wales will welcome back crucial talent for the penultimate Sheffield Shield round.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020
Marnus Labuschagne's South African relatives have revealed the depths of the Australian batting prodigy's cricket obsession.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020The first Twenty20 World Cup semi-final has been washed out without a ball being bowled, prompting 'beaten' England to call for a reserve day in future events.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020
Australia have lost their one-day international series to South Africa after Lungi Ngidi ripped through the tourists in Bloemfontein.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020
Australia captain Tim Paine has no retirement date in mind and says he is in better shape than most 35-year-olds.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020
Rain is forecast for Sydney on Thursday but the SCG curator insists his ground will be ready to get a game in for the women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020Georgia Wareham is aged just 20 but the legspinner has already proven she can perform in the big games in World Cups for Australia.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020
The ICC won't install reserve days for the men's and women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals, despite the men's 50-over tournament featuring them last year.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020
It has been almost two months since Australia's leading men's cricketers, currently on tour in South Africa, played an international fixture at home.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020Sophie Molineux could play her first game of the T20 World Cup in Australia's semi-final with South Africa as the team grapple with Ellyse Perry's absence.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020
Australian opener Beth Mooney will go into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa after the best home summer by an Australian woman in 35 years.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020
New Zealand has their full complement of quicks back for the three-match ODI series in Australia starting next week.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020India tweaker Poonam Yadav rocked Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup opener, now she looms as a key threat for England in the SCG semi-final.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020Forecast rain, the absence of a reserve day and Ellyse Perry's replacement shape as some of the key issues in Australia's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020South Africa say they are better placed than ever to break their duck against Australia in Thursday night's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020
South Africa skipper Dane van Niekerk says she has learned so much about leadership and cricket from Sydney Sixers teammates Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy.
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Tue, Mar 03, 2020
Australia will keep star allrounder Ellyse Perry in the squad as a mentor after she was ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup finals with a hamstring injury.
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Tue, Mar 03, 2020Australia will face South Africa in Thursday's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final at the SCG after the Proteas last group game was washed out against West Indies.
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Tue, Mar 03, 2020
Australia's glovesman Alex Carey has taken plenty of inspiration from watching South African captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock in action.
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Tue, Mar 03, 2020
Australia are taking confidence from the SCG's Big Bash final drainage and their hard-hitting top-order if rain disrupts the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final.
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Tue, Mar 03, 2020Thailand's shot at a maiden victory in the women's cricket World Cup was denied with rain washing away their chances after hitting 3-150 against Pakistan.
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Mon, Mar 02, 2020
Michael Clarke has reiterated calls for Pat Cummins to become Australia's captain, suggesting in a year he could be skipper in all three formats.
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Mon, Mar 02, 2020
New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine took time after her team's heartbreaking T20 World Cup defeat to lament the loss to injury of Australia's Ellyse Perry.
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Mon, Mar 02, 2020
Superstar allrounder Ellyse Perry has injured her right hamstring as Australia reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a four-run win against New Zealand.
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Mon, Mar 02, 2020
Steve Smith will be free to captain Australia again at the end of March but a return to national leadership remains a long way off his radar.
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Mon, Mar 02, 2020Sri Lanka have sent skipper Shashikala Siriwardene intro retirement with a nine-wicket victory in their women's Twenty20 World Cup match against Bangladesh.
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Sun, Mar 01, 2020
Matched up against a virtually full-strength Australia in Paarl, a depleted South Africa proved too good in the one-day international series opener.
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Sun, Mar 01, 2020
Australian superstar Ellyse Perry remains in doubt for Monday's sudden-death Twenty20 World Cup game against New Zealand with a hip injury.
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Sun, Mar 01, 2020
Australia don't intend to rest players unnecessarily in a one-day international series in South Africa being played several years out from the next World Cup.
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Sun, Mar 01, 2020South Africa have qualified for the semi-finals of the women's Twenty20 World Cup after beating Pakistan by 17 runs in Sydney on Sunday.
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Sun, Mar 01, 2020England have flogged the West Indies by 46 runs to qualify for the women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals, knocking out their opponents in the process.
2020 February
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Sat, Feb 29, 2020"I'm pretty sure the World Cup means as much to NZ as it does to us," says Australia women's Twenty20 World Cup coach Matthew Mott ahead of crunch clash.
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Sat, Feb 29, 2020India have ended the group stage of the women's Twenty20 World Cup undefeated after crushing Sri Lanka by seven wickets at the Junction Oval.
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Sat, Feb 29, 2020
Australia's ODI series in South Africa will be a special one for Marnus Labuschagne, who is set to play senior cricket in his birth nation for the first time.
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Sat, Feb 29, 2020New Zealand have managed to defend a paltry 91 against Bangladesh in their women's Twenty20 World Cup game, setting up a sudden-death showdown with Australia.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020England are still alive in the Women's T20 World Cup after dispatching Pakistan by 42 runs at Manuka Oval in Canberra.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020Australia face New Zealand in a mouth-watering clash on Monday to decide the teams' T20 World Cup finals fate.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Australia will be looking to continue building momentum towards the T20 World Cup when a three-match one-day international series begins in South Africa.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Ellyse Perry is in doubt to play in Australia's sudden-death women's Twenty20 World Cup game against New Zealand due to a sore hip.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020South Africa posted the highest total ever recorded at a women's T20 World Cup as they thrashed minnows Thailand by 113 runs in Canberra on Friday.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020
As Australia look forward to Monday's T20 World Cup do-or-die clash with New Zealand, more than 50,000 tickets have already been sold for the MCG final.
