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2020 August
- Mon, Aug 03, 2020
Alyssa Healy and Australia teammates are disappointed that India's cricket board is looking to stage a women's Twenty20 series at the same time as the WBBL.
- Sun, Aug 02, 2020
Australia's limited overs cricketers will be in the safest places in the UK if a tour proceeds next month, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board.
2020 July
- Thu, Jul 30, 2020
Beth Mooney, the top-ranked Twenty20 batter in the world, says WBBL teams will have to be flexible amid the prospect of COVID-19 affecting their schedule.
- Wed, Jul 29, 2020 Opener Beth Mooney, who dominated the Twenty20 World Cup in record-breaking fashion for Australia, has left WBBL club Brisbane Heat and joined Perth Scorchers.
- Tue, Jul 28, 2020
David Warner says it is possible Australia won't have any red-ball matches before their first Test against India but they just have to adapt to the situation.
- Wed, Jul 22, 2020
WBBL franchise Melbourne Stars have announced the return of inaugural skipper Meg Lanning, arguably the world's best batter.
- Tue, Jul 21, 2020Interim Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley has warned there is a "huge amount at stake" if this summer's international calendar does not proceed as planned.
- Tue, Jul 21, 2020
Ben Stokes' masterclass in the second Test victory over the West Indies has convinced England captain Joe Root that sky was the limit for "Mr Incredible".
- Mon, Jul 20, 2020
Josh Hazlewood is keen to take part in Australia's tour of England - and knows how easily a COVID-19 biosecurity breach could scupper the series.
- Sat, Jul 18, 2020South Australian cricket icon Barry Jarman, who played 19 Tests and once captained Australia, has died.
- Thu, Jul 16, 2020
Cricket Australia has named 26 players in a squad for a possible limited-overs tour of England later this year, which includes an uncapped trio.
- Wed, Jul 15, 2020
Cricket Australia has revealed this summer's BBL and WBBL schedule, also suggesting plans are afoot for international stars to play in both competitions.
- Wed, Jul 15, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic means there are still plenty of unknowns about the next BBL and WBBL seasons.
- Sun, Jul 12, 2020
Tim Paine has revealed how he lost sleep, confidence and his love for playing cricket as his career stalled during his seven-year gap between Test appearances.
- Mon, Jul 06, 2020The Board of Control for Cricket in India says it can't wait any longer and will start drawing up plans for this year's delayed Indian Premier League.
- Sat, Jul 04, 2020
Cricket Australia have reset their financial modelling for the 2020-21 financial year, giving them a chance to see a clearer picture while pleasing players.
- Thu, Jul 02, 2020
Cricket Australia has confirmed the coming Sheffield Shield season will not feature Dukes balls, much to the disappointment of the British manufacturer.
- Thu, Jul 02, 2020
Peter Fulton is stepping down as New Zealand batting coach less than a year after his appointment.
- Wed, Jul 01, 2020
Wicketkeeper Sam Harper has revealed the aftermath of his freak concussion in 2017, when he spent three weeks in a dark hospital room and relearned how to walk.
- Wed, Jul 01, 2020 Ben Stokes will captain England for the first time in the opening Test against the West Indies due with Joe Root's wife due to give birth.
2020 June
- Tue, Jun 30, 2020Cricket Australia says it will work with Zimbabwe Cricket to reschedule an ODI series that has been postponed because of COVID-19.
- Tue, Jun 30, 2020
Cricketers around the world are worried about what impact a ban on using saliva to shine the ball will have on Tests, but not the sport's shorter formats.
- Mon, Jun 29, 2020WA have not won a Sheffield Shield title in 21 years, but last season's leading wicket taker Cameron Gannon hopes he can help his new side end that drought.
- Fri, Jun 26, 2020 Cricket Australia will contact every junior club in the country to bridge the gap of lost development officers in some states due to the coronavirus crisis.
- Thu, Jun 25, 2020
Paceman Chris Tremain and legspinner Adam Zampa will play for NSW this summer after leaving Victoria and South Australia respectively.
- Wed, Jun 24, 2020
Nathan Lyon says he has no idea when Australia will next take the park amid rumblings that a limited-overs tour of England could include some Tests.
- Wed, Jun 24, 2020Chris Green, who was in danger of missing the Indian Premier League because of an illegal action, has been cleared to resume bowling after biomechanical tests.
- Wed, Jun 24, 2020
Queensland captain Usman Khawaja has not given up on another recall to Australia's Test lineup.
- Tue, Jun 23, 2020
Shane Watson, a powerbroker at the Australian Cricketers' Association, says it's bizarre to think Greg Dyer should follow Kevin Roberts in falling on his sword.
- Tue, Jun 23, 2020
WA coach Adam Voges has made the tough decision to overlook Nathan Coulter-Nile and AJ Tye for central contracts with the Warriors.
- Tue, Jun 23, 2020
Test captain Tim Paine says former Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts had given him and the national team 'brilliant support behind the scenes'.
- Sat, Jun 20, 2020
Cricket bosses are mulling how best to rejig the schedule, with delaying the men's T20 World Cup likely to have a knock-on effect on the women's ODI World Cup.
- Fri, Jun 19, 2020Nick Hockley, the first Englishman to act as Cricket Australia CEO, is optimistic about the summer ahead as he seeks to reunite the sport's fractured community.
- Fri, Jun 19, 2020
Star allrounder Ellyse Perry says cutting high-performance luxuries and spending on what matters most could be a positive for Australia.
- Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings believes his sport will be one of many to reconsider their risk management and cash reserves after the coronavirus.
- Thu, Jun 18, 2020
National coach Justin Langer says Christina Matthews, a contender to be Cricket Australia's next chief executive, is honest, hard working and a good mate.
- Thu, Jun 18, 2020 National coach Justin Langer says there will be disastrous outcomes if Cricket Australia and its stakeholders do not come together.
- Wed, Jun 17, 2020
Cricket Australia is holding hope it can still pack out stadiums for the Tests against India this summer as the country emerges from the coronavirus.
- Wed, Jun 17, 2020Former Cricket Australia chief executive Malcolm Speed says it would be wrong for disgruntled states to push for governance restructure and/or board changes.
- Wed, Jun 17, 2020Cricket Australia has revealed 40 staff will be let go as the governing body seeks to cut costs by approximately $40 million in the next financial year.
- Tue, Jun 16, 2020 Cricket Australia has removed Kevin Roberts as chief executive, naming Nick Hockley interim CEO.
- Tue, Jun 16, 2020 Women's teams have filled the top four spots in a survey that measured Australian sports fans' emotional connection with their national teams.
- Mon, Jun 15, 2020
Cricket Australia will soon be searching for a new chief executive as it prepares to part ways with Kevin Roberts.
- Mon, Jun 15, 2020 Kevin Roberts was appointed chief executive of Cricket Australia in 2018 but it is expected he will soon be removed by the board.
- Sun, Jun 14, 2020
International leg-spinner Adam Zampa has signed to return from South Australia to play for NSW.
- Thu, Jun 11, 2020
Kane Richardson has returned to pre-season with a coachless South Australia, but says he is ready to roll for whatever is thrown at him this season.
- Thu, Jun 11, 2020
The ICC says it will make a decision on whether the T20 World Cup will go ahead in Australia later this year next month.
- Thu, Jun 04, 2020 The Australian Cricketers' Association is criticising what it says is a lack of detail in fresh financial forecasts presented by Cricket Australia.
- Thu, Jun 04, 2020 Australia women's cricket captain Meg Lanning is staying tight-lipped on a rumoured WBBL return to the Melbourne Stars.
- Wed, Jun 03, 2020 Cricket Australia will on Wednesday give the players' union revised financial forecasts which form the base of their next contracts.
- Tue, Jun 02, 2020Trent Woodhill is Melbourne Stars' new WBBL coach but will remain the club's list manager for both their men's and women's teams.
- Mon, Jun 01, 2020
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith says he'll need just two weeks to be ready to play cricket again given the shape he's in.
2020 May
- Fri, May 29, 2020 Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts says the organisation faces losing $80 million in funds this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Fri, May 29, 2020
Former Test quick Peter Siddle is looking forward to a mentoring role after joining the Tasmanian Tigers, capping a shift from Victoria at the age of 35.
- Thu, May 28, 2020 Cricket Australia has confirmed the schedule for the upcoming 2020/21 men's international summer season.
- Thu, May 28, 2020
Cricket Australia has confirmed the schedule for the upcoming 2020/21 women's international summer season.
- Thu, May 28, 2020 Western Australian cricket officials have lashed the decision to overlook Optus Stadium for hosting one of Australia's four Tests against India this summer.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
