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2021 January
- Mon, Jan 18, 2021Australia have reached 4-149 at lunch on day four of the series-deciding fourth Test against India in Brisbane, with the hosts leading by 182 runs.
- Mon, Jan 18, 2021
Josh Hazlewood says Australia's quicks are ready to dig deep in the final innings at the Gabba, having pulled up well after a taxing finish to the SCG Test.
- Mon, Jan 18, 2021India are yet to give up hope that injured paceman Navdeep Saini could bowl in Australia's second innings at the Gabba.
- Mon, Jan 18, 2021Melbourne Stars quick Liam Hatcher, man of the match against the Renegades, is thriving after his move to the BBL team this season from Sydney Thunder.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021
Allan Border, Adam Gilchrist and Justin Langer agree that Test cricket's rules regarding rain delays and resumptions should be reviewed.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021Liam Livingstone has returned to form at the right time for the Perth Scorchers, as the race for Big Bash finals spots goes into the last matches.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021
The Melbourne Stars made tough work of a six-wicket win over the Melbourne Renegades in their BBL derby at the MCG before Nic Maddinson steered them home.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021
Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar says Rohit Sharma gifted his wicket to Australia in Brisbane, roasting the veteran for his lack of restraint.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021An entertaining seventh-wicket stand between India's unheralded Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar has continued a rollercoaster Test series.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021
A snapshot of day three of the fourth cricket Test between Australia and India at the Gabba.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021The Sydney Thunder have made a deliberate plan to have their full squad available all season and they expect it to pay off more as the Big Bash finals near.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021
Chasing a 400th Test wicket, Australian spinner Nathan Lyon hasn't been able to reach the milestone on day three at the Gabba.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021
Allrounder Cameron Green has now bowled more balls in a series without earning a Test wicket than any other Australian seamer this century.
- Sun, Jan 17, 2021
Australia reached 0-21 at stumps on day three of their series-deciding fourth Test against India at the Gabba, where they lead by 54 runs.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021Australia assistant coach Andrew McDonald says his cricket side are planning to fly to South Africa for a three-Test tour.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021
Marnus Labuschagne says the Gabba pitch is dryer than normal, highlighting some inconsistent bounce on day one of the fourth Test.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021India's makeshift attack has delivered for the tourists in the final Test at the Gabba, dismissing Australia for 369 in the first innings.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021
Less than a week after a day to forget at the SCG, Australian captain Tim Paine has lifted his team's total at the Gabba with another gutsy batting display.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021
Josh Philippe has hit his second straight half-century to help the Sydney Sixers to a BBL win over Perth Scorchers and prompt calls for Australia selection.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021
India have reached 2-62 at stumps on a rain-hit second day of the series-deciding fourth Test at the Gabba, after Australia were bowled out for 369.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021 Injured paceman Navdeep Saini has not returned to the field for India on day two of the series-deciding fourth Test at the Gabba.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021
The BBL's power surge has made life tougher for opening batsmen, but Sydney Thunder's Alex Hales claims the field spreading earlier is behind his big hitting.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021 A snapshot of day two of the fourth cricket Test between Australia and India at the Gabba.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021
Renegades skipper Aaron Finch says he needs to rediscover his attacking mindset as his team take on derby rivals Melbourne Stars at the MCG.
- Sat, Jan 16, 2021
Melbourne Stars opener Andre Fletcher has revealed details of a surprise phone call from Brian Lara that sparked his match-winning innings against Adelaide.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Australia have reached 5-274 at stumps on day one of the fourth Test against India in Brisbane, where Marnus Labuschagne posted a century.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021 Cricket Australia have started conversations with state governments on allowing Test players to exit Brisbane and play BBL, hopeful the bio-bubble will help.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021Thangarasu Natarajan missed his daughter's birth to tour as a net bowler, but on Friday became the first Indian to debut in all three formats on the same tour.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Andre Fletcher smacked 89 not out and Adam Zampa claimed 5-17 to guide the Melbourne Stars to a big win over the Adelaide Strikers at the MCG.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021Navdeep Saini limped off the Gabba with a suspected groin injury, becoming the latest on a long list of Indians to suffer a setback in the Test series.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021 Marnus Labuschagne has scored his fifth Test century to steer Australia out of early danger in the series-deciding fourth Test against India at the Gabba.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021Nathan McAndrew grew up playing on the fields named after Shane Lee in the Illawarra, but now the Sydney Thunder allrounder has impressed his childhood idol.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Former South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel played his first match in five months as Brisbane Heat scored a five-wicket BBL win over the Melbourne Renegades.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Australia's search for a functioning opening partnership continues after David Warner and Marcus Harris were out cheaply against India's makeshift Test attack.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021 A snapshot of day one of the fourth cricket Test between Australia and India at the Gabba.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021
India's batting coach Vikram Rathour has become the latest person to defend Steve Smith, saying that the much-maligned incident hardly mattered to the tourists.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021Wickets have proven more important than runs during the power surges of this year's Big Bash, with teams unable to recover from a flurry of wickets.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021
The Gabba's head groundsman David Sandurski is confident all the wicket's hallmarks will be on display when the fourth Test begins on Friday.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021 Gabba security is on alert for any unacceptable abuse from fans at the fourth Test, with Tim Paine and Nathan Lyon urging supporters to be respectful of India.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021 Will Pucovski has failed a fitness test at the Gabba, with Marcus Harris locked in to open the batting in Australia's Test series decider against India.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Jasprit Bumrah is yet to be ruled out of the fourth Test in Brisbane, where India are refusing to confirm if they could roll the dice on the injured spearhead.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Joe Burns hit 31 not out from 15 balls to steer Brisbane Heat to a five-wicket win over Melbourne Renegades after some nervous moments in the BBL.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Melbourne Stars allrounder Marcus Stoinis will resume bowling in the Big Bash after being hampered by a side strain.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021 Tim Paine says he should have been a better captain and kept Mitchell Starc more relaxed at the SCG, where the left-armer recorded match figures of 1-127.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021
A five-match winning streak has silenced the early-season critics of Perth Scorchers coach Adam Voges.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021
The Sydney Sixers have had the toughest Big Bash road schedule of any team due to COVID-19, but they've turned it into a positive to go top of the standings.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021
Many other countries just don’t get test cricket.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021 Josh Hazlewood says touring sides don't like to play at the Gabba, while Australia grow a leg when in action at the venue because of their undefeated streak.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021
India have arrived in Brisbane for the fourth Test but angst about their biosecurity bubble continues to bubble away, according to several reports in India.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021 It has been an injury-cursed summer of cricket for both teams, prompting Justin Langer to ponder whether the rescheduled Indian Premier League played a part.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021
Australia coach Justin Langer says he is "really hopeful" that injured young gun Will Pucovski will be cleared to play the Test series decider against India.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021 Australian coach Justin Langer is appalled by commentary suggesting Steve Smith had scuffed the crease to put off the Indian batsmen on day five at the SCG.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021 Offspinner Nathan Lyon says he is humbled and excited by the fact he will soon become only the 13th man to play 100 Tests for Australia.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021
In-form Perth Scorchers allrounder Mitch Marsh won't be able to bowl again this season after scans confirmed he has suffered a moderate side strain.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021
They may be without star allrounder Mitch Marsh for several games, but the Perth Scorchers loom as the team to beat for the BBL title this season.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021 Justin Langer is backing under-fire captain Tim Paine but knows it only takes one incident to ruin Australia's rebuild following the 2018 ball-tampering saga.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021
Steve O'Keefe took a career-best 3-15 before Josh Philippe scored 64 to help the Sydney Sixers to a Big Bash win over the Sydney Thunder.
- Tue, Jan 12, 2021 Australia's bowlers will be forced to deal with their toughest turnaround in eight years for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy decider against India at the Gabba.
- Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Nic Maddinson says he will continue banging on the Australian selectors' door as he bids to add to his Test tally.
- Tue, Jan 12, 2021 Jasprit Bumrah will reportedly be an enforced omission for the Test series decider in Brisbane, having been one of several fresh injury concerns for India.
- Tue, Jan 12, 2021 Perth Scorchers star Mitch Marsh will undergo scans on Wednesday after suffering a suspected side strain while bowling against the Hobart Hurricanes.
- Tue, Jan 12, 2021 Tim Paine says his behaviour was out of line on day five at the SCG, where he was criticised for verbals directed at India veteran Ravichandran Ashwin.
- Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Australia's star pacemen and young batsman Will Pucovski will be monitored closely before the four-Test series decider against India starts in Brisbane.
- Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Tim Paine says there was nothing untoward about Steve Smith's marking of centre at the SCG during India's second innings.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021
A snapshot of day five of the third cricket Test between Australia and India at the SCG.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021All Big Bash games have been moved from Sydney due to the COVID-19 outbreak after Cricket Australia confirmed the final parts of their schedule.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021
Daniel Christian's composure in a successful Sydney Sixers run chase has ended Brisbane's winning streak and denied them a rise to third on the BBL ladder.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley says his organisation and NSW Police are still investigating alleged racial abuse of Indian players at the SCG.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021 The fourth Test between Australia and India will be played in Brisbane from Friday with the crowd capped at 50 per cent capacity at the Gabba.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021 Mitch Marsh hopes he will stay a one-club BBL player after re-signing with the Perth Scorchers for a further four years.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021 Cameron Green has made a seamless transition to Test cricket and is living up to the hype, having top-scored in Australia's second innings of the SCG Test.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021 Australia captain Tim Paine, fined for dissent over an incident on day three of the SCG Test, says he must set a better example for children watching on TV.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021 India have batted through the final day for a crucial draw in the third Test against Australia at the SCG.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021 Hanuma Vihari is the latest member of India's squad to suffer an injury, while it is unclear whether Rishabh Pant will be able to take the gloves in Brisbane.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021 A shoulder injury to exciting young opener Will Pucovski is a concern for Australia heading into the series-deciding fourth Test starting in Brisbane on Friday.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021
After a disciplined performance with the ball, the Adelaide Strikers overcame a mid-innings stagger with the bat to sneak past the Melbourne Stars.
- Mon, Jan 11, 2021
David Warner says he is finding it quite difficult to play with a restrictive groin injury as he confronts a three-day turnaround between Tests.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021
Queensland has reported consecutive days of zero COVID-19 cases but India are yet to confirm whether the four-Test cricket series will finish in Brisbane.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021
Veteran Daniel Christian has held his nerve to pilot the Sydney Sixers to a last-ball victory over the Brisbane Heat in the BBL on the Gold Coast.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021 India have gone to stumps on day four at 2-98, trying to hold on for a draw or run down what would be an SCG record chase of 407 against Australia.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021
Pat Cummins claims he is bowling better than at any point in his career after swinging the third Test at the SCG in Australia's favour against India.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021 India star Cheteshwar Pujara says a finger injury is still causing him some issues but is not affecting his batting in the SCG Test.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claims abuse has long time been an issue at the SCG, after claims of racial abuse from members of the crowd.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021India will need to complete a record run chase of 407 if they are to win the SCG Test.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021
Perth Scorchers paceman Jhye Richardson boasts a stunning bowling average of 10.47 this BBL season after making a successful return from shoulder surgery.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021India's stocks for the fourth Test at the Gabba have been further diluted with Ravindra Jadeja believed to be out of the series and Rishabh Pant strapped up.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021 Cricket Australia is probing allegations that some members of the SCG crowd racially abused Indian players, prompting strong reactions in Australia and India.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021 A snapshot of day four of the third cricket Test between Australia and India at the SCG.
- Sun, Jan 10, 2021
Matthew Wade has failed to reach 50 during his past 12 Test innings, which have all been in Australia.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021 Day three of the Sydney Test has been overshadowed by claims of abuse from members of the crowd towards Indian players.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021 Australia's captain Tim Paine swore at umpire Paul Wilson and asked for DRS consistency after a call went against the hosts in the SCG Test against India.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021
Steve Smith says good bowling from Jasprit Bumrah was part of the reason Australia lost 4-46 either side of lunch on day two of the third Test.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021 Pat Cummins starred with the ball before Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne helped Australia to a 197-run lead over India at stumps on day three at the SCG.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021
The Renegades have finally broken their long losing spell, thanks to the unlikely combination of a Melbourne teenager and an Afghani veteran.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021 Cricket Australia won't breathe easy until India land in Brisbane but Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says talks about the fourth Test remain positive.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021 India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja have undergone scans after suffering injuries while batting on day three at the SCG.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021
Perth Scorchers paceman Jhye Richardson has snared 4-24 to help lead his side to a 17-run win over the Sydney Thunder at Optus Stadium on Saturday.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021
Ravindra Jadeja has classed his direct-hit run out of Steve Smith as the best of his career, with the allrounder again proving his worth to India in all areas.
- Sat, Jan 09, 2021
A snapshot of day three of the third cricket Test between Australia and India at the SCG.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021 Steve Smith says umpire Paul Wilson changed his mind as to whether India skipper Ajinkya Rahane offered a shot after a Nathan Lyon lbw shout.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021
Marnus Labuschagne's energetic theatrics out in the middle are well known but it appears Shane Warne and Andrew Symonds are not fans.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021
Brisbane have hit their BBL straps, but could soon be without spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman who is waiting for clarity on Afghanistan's series against Ireland.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021
The Brisbane Heat have beaten the Melbourne Stars by 18 runs in a 10-over-a-side shootout on a wet Gold Coast night, moving them to fifth on the BBL ladder.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021
Hobart Hurricanes opener D'Arcy Short will be aiming to break out of his mini batting form slump when he fronts up for the BBL clash with the Perth Scorchers.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021 India believe short balls still pose the biggest threat to Australia's debutant Will Pucovski, confirming it was a plan to bounce him on his Test debut.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021
Marnus Labuschagne has been dismissed in the 90s for the first time in his Test career, falling to Ravindra Jadeja on day two of the SCG Test.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021The Queensland government has announced a hard lockdown as speculation about whether the Gabba will host a Test continues to swirl.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021
Mohammad Nabi's 71 not out has carried the Melbourne Renegades to a much-needed Big Bash win over Adealaide Strikers with one ball to spare.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021Cricket Australia has moved three Big Bash League games from Sydney to Canberra due to COVID-19, while Queensland's lockdown caused more headaches.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021 The crucial third Test between Australia and India is on a knife's edge after Steve Smith's first Test century at home in more than three years.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021
Steve Smith has found the answer for bowlers trying to tie him down, taking on India's spinners and scoring a century in the third Test at the SCG.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021
A snapshot of day two of the third cricket Test between Australia and India at the SCG.
- Fri, Jan 08, 2021
Matthew Wade's dismissal has triggered a collapse of 4-46 on day two of the SCG Test, earning him criticism from Ricky Ponting and Mark Waugh.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021 Australia captain Tim Paine says his batsmen must have the courage to execute their plans against India's bowling to turn around their poor start to the Tests.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021
Cricket Australia will seek clarification from India as reports continue to emerge of BCCI frustration and a push for the Gabba Test to be moved.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021
Mitch Marsh says he's happy he decided to hand over the captaincy to Ashton Turner for this BBL campaign - but he's not sure what he'll do next season.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021
Will Pucovski says being targeted with the short ball doesn't worry him after 62 on Test debut helped Australia to 2-166 after day one against India in Sydney.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021 Having overcome nine concussions and taken multiple mental-health breaks, Will Pucovski has taken to Test cricket like a duck to water.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021
Rain has again interrupted the Sydney Test but the smattering of masked fans in the SCG's grandstands made it clear this is no normal summer.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021 India's Test side, reprieved batsman Will Pucovski and legend Ricky Ponting all had different views of a catch that keeper Rishabh Pant claimed at the SCG.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021 A snapshot of day one of the third cricket Test between Australia and India at the SCG.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021
Sachin Tendulkar will form part of the McGrath Foundation's pink Test with the 2021 edition looking significantly different due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021
Usman Khawaja scored 49 off 33 balls and Nathan McAndrew starred with the ball to help lift the Sydney Thunder to a 39-run win over Hobart.
- Thu, Jan 07, 2021
David Warner scored just five runs and grimaced with pain while batting during his return from a groin injury in Australia's third Test against India.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021 Josh Hazlewood says he and fellow star pacemen Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are feeling fresh and will be right to play all four Tests against India.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021 Australia have discussed how to combat India's new-look Test attack at the SCG, mulling plans for Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini and Thangarasu Natarajan.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021 Australia captain Tim Paine says the bouncer is how teams 'test what you're made of' and he expects plenty more from both sides in the current Test series.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021 The NSW government, reeling from news the MCG is now a potential COVID-19 exposure site, is set to fine any cricket fans at the SCG Test that don't wear a mask.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021 India captain Ajinkya Rahane says any call on the Gabba Test is up to team management and will not be drawn into debate around hotel quarantine.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021
Australia's captain Tim Paine expects tensions to show at the SCG with India's comments about the fourth Test at the Gabba annoying the hosts.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021 Renegades skipper Aaron Finch had some harsh words to say about his team's season-long batting woes after yet another big BBL loss.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021 The Sydney Sixers remain on top of the BBL table despite suffering one of the worst losses in their history at the hands of the Perth Scorchers.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021Sydney Thunder coach Shane Bond says Cricket Australia must bring umpire reviews in immediately, saying concerns about stoppages don't stand up.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2021 Australia captain Tim Paine says would-be debutant Will Pucovski is excited, feeling fresh and ready to go if called on to open in the SCG Test.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021 Upsets in sport are common enough. But there are upsets and then there are upsets.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021 Nathan Lyon admits that Australia's batsmen are still trying to find a way to deal with India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin's line.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021The start of the Women's National Cricket League has been pushed back to January 25, with the final still scheduled for March 27.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021
Joe Burns struck a decisive half-century for the Brisbane Heat as they chased down the Sydney Thunder's 174 with five balls to spare at the Gabba.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021
At the centre of intense scrutiny before his axing for the Sydney Test, Australian opener Joe Burns insists he hasn't lost faith in his game.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021
The NSW government will fine residents from Berala and nearby suburbs if they attend the cricket Test at the SCG.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021 Injured batsman KL Rahul will return home to India and play no part in the ongoing Test series.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021
The Perth Scorchers are riding a two-game winning streak, and the astuteness of coach Adam Voges has played a key role.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021 Steve Smith is averaging a career-worst 3.33 in the current Test series but coach Justin Langer says it's a matter of time before the superstar returns to form.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021
Melbourne Stars allrounder Marcus Stoinis is on the verge of returning to bowling in the Big Bash after being hampered by a side strain since.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021
After losing Aaron Finch first ball, the Melbourne Renegades never recovered against the Adelaide Strikers as they succumbed to yet another humbling BBL defeat.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021
Callum Ferguson is confident his side's consistency will help them bounce back after Brisbane Heat ended their five-game BBL winning streak.
- Tue, Jan 05, 2021 David Warner is set to return from a groin injury at the SCG, where Will Pucovksi is in the mix to make his Test debut against India.
- Mon, Jan 04, 2021
Sydney Sixers captain Daniel Hughes believes it's only a matter of time before opener Josh Philippe is playing cricket for Australia.
- Mon, Jan 04, 2021 Australia will draw on memories of the most recent Ashes, when they bounced back from a shock loss, and other series as they hunt a win over India at the SCG.
- Mon, Jan 04, 2021 Further changes to this year's Big Bash schedule look inevitable as Sydney and Melbourne continue to battle COVID-19 outbreaks.
- Mon, Jan 04, 2021 Australia and India's squads have tested negative for COVID-19 as Nathan Lyon urged players to 'suck it up' regarding protocols and just play in Brisbane.
- Mon, Jan 04, 2021He's one of the most experienced T20 players in the world and he loves the BBL, but Scorchers blaster Colin Munro doesn't like the Bash Boost bonus point.
- Mon, Jan 04, 2021
Reserve paceman James Pattinson's hopes of a Test call-up in Sydney have been dashed by a rib injury.
- Mon, Jan 04, 2021
The SCG will be limited to 25 per cent capacity on day one of the cricket Test but acting NSW Premier John Barilaro wants fans from regional NSW to stay away.
- Mon, Jan 04, 2021 Marcus Stoinis has hit an unbeaten 97 from 55 balls to set up a thrilling 10-run win over the Hobart Hurricanes, who fell just short despite Ben McDermott's 91.
- Sun, Jan 03, 2021
The Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers will each play a BBL game in Perth under police directions, with hub members able to enter after time in Victoria.
- Sun, Jan 03, 2021
Joe Burns' lean summer has continued with the axed Test batsman dismissed for just one in Brisbane's four-wicket BBL win over the Sydney Sixers.
- Sun, Jan 03, 2021
A four-wicket win over reigning BBL champions the Sydney Sixers has Brisbane eyeing a push to the finals with captain Chris Lynn nearing a return from injury.
- Sun, Jan 03, 2021
Players will be able to leave hotel rooms and mix with teammates while in Brisbane, potentially appeasing India and helping keep the fourth Test at the Gabba.
- Sun, Jan 03, 2021
The Melbourne Renegades have lost their sixth match in a row after another batting collapse saw them dismissed for 89 against the Perth Scorchers.
- Sun, Jan 03, 2021 The Sydney Sixers have claimed a seven-wicket win over the Adelaide Strikers at Metricon Stadium to move to the top of the BBL ladder.
- Sat, Jan 02, 2021
Sydney Thunder veteran Chris Tremain fears that the Big Bash's x-factor rule is detrimental to player development and could hurt the competition's youngsters.
- Sat, Jan 02, 2021 The Australian Medical Association says crowds at the SCG Test could 'supercharge the spread of COVID-19' as a video emerged of India Test players dining out.
- Sat, Jan 02, 2021 David Warner says he is unlikely to be 100 per cent fit for the third Test and will only play if he is able to prove he will not be a hindrance in the field.
- Sat, Jan 02, 2021
Melbourne Stars skipper Glenn Maxwell has blasted 70 from 37 balls but it wasn't enough to prevent the Hobart Hurricanes from notching a 21-run Big Bash win.
- Sat, Jan 02, 2021 Cheteshwar Pujara has been struck on the gloves but returned to batting in the nets as India mull their new-look top six for the SCG Test.
- Sat, Jan 02, 2021 David Warner says strong body language, loud calling between the wickets and an in-your-face mentality can help Australia lift their run-rate in Sydney.
- Sat, Jan 02, 2021 The Renegades are set to fly to Perth on BBL duty despite concerns that WA's border restrictions might affect leading players, including captain Aaron Finch.
- Fri, Jan 01, 2021 Australia put down seven catches at the MCG and will need to improve their fielding if they are to bounce back and win the third Test against India in Sydney.
- Fri, Jan 01, 2021Cricket Australia is confident WA's closure of its Victorian border won't stop BBL players due to play matches in Perth over the next fortnight.
- Fri, Jan 01, 2021
Jackson Bird has overcome a calf injury to be fit for the Sydney Sixers' Big Bash side after briefly fearing for his career last month.
- Fri, Jan 01, 2021 Prime Minister Scott Morrison would happily attend the SCG Test and has backed the NSW government's call to allow a crowd despite COVID-19 concerns.
- Fri, Jan 01, 2021 Test bowlers are partying like it's the 1880s, with Australia and India's batsmen enduring the toughest summer in Australia in 133 years.
- Fri, Jan 01, 2021 Sydney Thunder have claimed an seven-run win over the Melbourne Renegades under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method after a rain-hit BBL game on the Gold Coast.
- Fri, Jan 01, 2021The NBL, BBL, and A-League may need to drastically alter their fixtures depending on whether NSW and Victoria can contain the latest COVID-19 outbreaks.
- Fri, Jan 01, 2021 Explosive left-hander David Warner is in a race against time to overcome a groin injury and play in the crucial third Test against India at the SCG.
- Fri, Jan 01, 2021Injured quick Umesh Yadav is set to miss the rest of India's Test series against Australia, forcing the tourists to rejig their bowling attack for the SCG Test.
2020 December
- Thu, Dec 31, 2020 Adam Zampa has been banned for one Big Bash game after being charged with audible obscenity in the Melbourne Stars' loss to the Sydney Thunder.
- Thu, Dec 31, 2020Australia will eye off two world titles and a home Ashes series in 2021 but the greatest challenge could well be doing it all while still in bubbles.
- Thu, Dec 31, 2020The Indian women's three-match one-day tour of Australia has been postponed until next summer, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Thu, Dec 31, 2020 Brisbane captain Jimmy Peirson hopes a return to the Heat can provide the environment Test outcast Joe Burns needs to rediscover his batting form.
- Thu, Dec 31, 2020Afghan teenager Mujeeb Ur Rahman's 5-15 proved in vain as Hobart claimed a thrilling one-run BBL win over Brisbane Heat at the Gabba.
- Thu, Dec 31, 2020 The Perth Scorchers have defeated the Adelaide Strikers by seven wickets in the New Year's Eve BBL match at Adelaide Oval.
- Thu, Dec 31, 2020 Will Pucovksi's tendency to score runs after numerous concussions gives assistant coach Andrew McDonald confidence the young batsman can make his Test debut.
- Thu, Dec 31, 2020 Steve Smith has lost the top spot in the ICC's world batting rankings to Kane Williamson, dropping down to No.3 for the first time since returning from his ban.
- Thu, Dec 31, 2020Chris Green spent six months fixing his action after being banned for bending his elbow, but the Sydney Thunder spinner is now a better bowler for the change.
- Wed, Dec 30, 2020
Australian quick Pat Cummins is adamant Steve Smith will bounce out of his form slump and soon recapture the form he showed in the recent ODI series.
- Wed, Dec 30, 2020
Pat Cummins concedes some players will find it difficult entering strict quarantine but says they are willing do whatever it takes for the SCG Test to go ahead.
- Wed, Dec 30, 2020 Poor form at the top of the order has cost Joe Burns his place in the Australian cricket team for the third Test against India.
- Wed, Dec 30, 2020India's stunning turnaround after their collapse in Adelaide will be remembered as one of the great Test performances, coach Ravi Shastri says.
- Wed, Dec 30, 2020 Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley says a jump in NSW COVID-19 cases could not stop the SCG Test and players would be able to enter Queensland.
- Wed, Dec 30, 2020
The Perth Scorchers sit dead last on the BBL table and their finals hopes will be hanging by a thread if they lose to the Adelaide Strikers on Thursday.
- Wed, Dec 30, 2020NSW is still pushing towards a crowd capacity of 50 per cent at the SCG for the third Test between Australia and India despite a spike in COVID-19 cases.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020 A snapshot of day four of the second cricket Test between Australia and India at the MCG.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020 Australia's Boxing Day Test flop has gone from bad to worse with the team docked ICC Championship points for a slow over-rate.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020 Australia failed to pass 200 at the MCG for the third straight completed innings against India, but captain Tim Paine denies personnel is the problem.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020 Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan says he's blessed to not only win the ICC's T20 player of the decade award but to alter the perception of his homeland.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020
The Sydney Sixers needed 14 from four balls before Jason Holder powered them to a two-wicket win over the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020Ajinkya Rahane says India's fighting spirit was the key to the tourists lifting themselves of the canvas to register a convincing win in the Boxing Day Test.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020 India have recovered from their record collapse in the first Test to stun Australia at the MCG, winning by eight wickets to level the series at one-all.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020 Australia captain Tim Paine claims he didn't hit the ball despite the third umpire giving him out during the second innings at the MCG.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020 The Perth Scorchers are winless and sit last on the ladder after four games, but coach Adam Voges is confident they have the talent to turn things around.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020Big Bash League officials said financial challenges prevented umpire reviews being introduced this summer but they will be considered for next season.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020The SCG will host the third cricket Test between Australia and India despite the COVID-19 cluster on Sydney's northern beaches.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020 Australia batsman Steve Smith has averaged just 26.30 in Test matches since his brilliant 2019 Ashes series and is yet to reach double figures this summer.
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- Tue, Dec 29, 2020
Alex Hales hit a 21-ball 50 to bring up the fastest half-century in Sydney Thunder's history as they flogged the Melbourne Stars by 75 runs.
- Tue, Dec 29, 2020 Pat Cummins belted his best Test score at the MCG two years ago and the quick might need to better that in order to set India a difficult run chase.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020 A snapshot of day three of the second cricket Test between Australia and India at the MCG.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020
Australian cricketer Ellyse Perry has won the ICC's female player of the decade award, with Steve Smith named the men's Test player of the decade.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020Sam Billings has had games called off, a tour abandoned and hotel quarantine since his last cricket but he insists he's ready to go for the Sydney Thunder.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020 South Africa has recorded its one million cases of COVID-19, highlighting the increasing doubts around Australia's Test cricket tour.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020 Ajinkya Rahane produced a century for the ages to put India in a strong position in the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020
Hobart captain Peter Handscomb doesn't know when Sandeep Lamichhane will be available for the BBL team, but he is backing the spinner to make an impact.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020English allrounder Lewis Gregory starred in Brisbane's first win of the BBL season but he's just at the start of fulfilling his ambitions with the Heat.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020Veteran India quick Umesh Yadav has been forced off the MCG with a lower-leg injury during Australia's second innings of the Boxing Day Test.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020 India are on the verge of levelling the Border-Gavaskar series after demolishing Australia's batting line-up on day three of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020The star member of the Aboriginal team to tour England in 1868, Johnny Mullagh, will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in February.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020 Joe Burns was out for four in Australia's second innings against India, after a first-innings duck in the Boxing Day Test.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020
After 11 wickets tumbled on a lively first day, Australian quick Mitchell Starc says the MCG wicket has flattened out, making life difficult for the bowlers.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020 Ravindra Jadeja's attempted quick single cost Ajinkya Rahane his wicket, but India's stand-in captain is focused on levelling the Test series against Australia.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020
The Adelaide Strikers have beaten the Perth Scorchers by 71 runs in their BBL match at Adelaide Oval.
- Mon, Dec 28, 2020The out-of-form Melbourne Renegades have suffered another blow in the Big Bash League, with South Africa spinner Imran Tahir withdrawing for personal reasons.
- Sun, Dec 27, 2020A snapshot of day two of the second cricket Test between Australia and India at the MCG.
- Sun, Dec 27, 2020India stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane capitalised on Australia's wasted chances as he posted a classy century in the Boxing Day Test.
- Sun, Dec 27, 2020
Nathan Coulter-Nile's injured calf proved costly as it stopped him bowling the final over in Melbourne Stars' one-wicket BBL Boxing Day loss to Sydney Sixers.
- Sun, Dec 27, 2020 David Warner is still to convince Australia coach Justin Langer that he will recover from a groin injury in time for the third Test against India.
- Sun, Dec 27, 2020A three-wicket haul by Lewis Gregory on his BBL debut has lifted Brisbane to their first win of the summer, beating Hobart by four wickets at the Gabba.
- Sun, Dec 27, 2020 After a strong bowling performance, India need their batsmen to cash in on day two as they attempt to level the Test series with Australia.
- Sun, Dec 27, 2020 Ajinkya Rahane's 12th Test ton has put India in a strong position at stumps on day two at the MCG, with the tourists building an 82-run lead over Australia.
- Sun, Dec 27, 2020
The Melbourne Renegades believe they can recover in the Big Bash despite suffering the competition's two biggest losses in a two-week period.
- Sun, Dec 27, 2020 A brilliant innings by Sydney Sixers batsman Daniel Hughes has inspired his team to a one-wicket BBL win over the Melbourne Stars.
- Sat, Dec 26, 2020There was a fitting tribute to Australian cricket great Dean Jones, who died suddenly in September, as fans returned to the MCG for the Boxing Day Test.
- Sat, Dec 26, 2020 India lost a late wicket, but still claimed early honours on an eventful first day of the Boxing Day Test after rolling Australia for 195 at the MCG.
- Sat, Dec 26, 2020 Joe Burns posted a second successive Boxing Day duck as selectors weigh up the best way to reintegrate opening batsman David Warner when he is fit.
- Sat, Dec 26, 2020
The Sydney Thunder's next generation of Big Bash talent has helped the club to the second biggest Big Bash win in history over the Melbourne Renegades.
- Sat, Dec 26, 2020The Victorian government will closely monitor the success or otherwise of its COVID-19 protocols as crowds return to the MCG for the first time since March.
- Sat, Dec 26, 2020 A snapshot of day one of the second cricket Test between Australia and India at the MCG.
- Sat, Dec 26, 2020
Australia captain Tim Paine is adamant makeshift opener Matthew Wade is only improving as a Test cricketer ahead of the Boxing Day Test.
- Fri, Dec 25, 2020 Even after their big win over India in Adelaide, Australia want to keep the heat on the visitors when the second Test starts at the MCG on Saturday.
- Fri, Dec 25, 2020
India have made four changes for the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG as they aim to bounce back from a horror collapse in Adelaide.
- Fri, Dec 25, 2020 Star opener David Warner is shaping up well to return from injury for the third Test against India, Australian coach Justin Langer says.
- Fri, Dec 25, 2020 Zahir Khan spent as long in hotel quarantine as anyone in the Big Bash, but will play his first game for the Melbourne Stars against Sydney Sixers on Saturday.
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020 Blink and you missed it. 2020 has seen some abhorrent and weird things – Day 3 in Adelaide was a lovely exclamation point and perfect encapsulation of the year.
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020 Australian coach Justin Langer has declared he would be a brave man to make any changes for the Boxing Day Test as the hosts seek to go 2-0 up against India.
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020 Cricket Australia's board still wants the third Test to be held in Sydney but is preparing a contingency plan for Melbourne to host another match against India.
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020
Travis Head has been floated as one to make way once David Warner returns, but Nathan Lyon is adamant his Australian teammate deserves his Test spot.
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020 Winless Brisbane are facing a packed BBL schedule without talisman Chris Lynn, who will miss three weeks because of a hamstring injury.
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020
The 36-year-old Steve O'Keefe, who has been on the Sydney Sixers' books since the start of the Big Bash, is keen to keep playing as long as he offers something.
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020
Shane Warne has told Cricket Australia to stump up for a review system in the BBL after another umpiring howler marred Adelaide's win over Brisbane.
- Wed, Dec 23, 2020 Adelaide's nailbiting two-run BBL win over Brisbane at the Gabba has been overshadowed by another umpiring howler.
- Wed, Dec 23, 2020 Star Australian opening batsman David Warner has been ruled out of the second Test against India at the MCG as he recovers from a groin injury.
- Wed, Dec 23, 2020 Oliver Davies could not have his northern beaches-based family at his Big Bash debut due to Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak but he gave them plenty to cheer about.
- Wed, Dec 23, 2020 Australian offspinner Nathan Lyon is backing India to come out firing at the MCG after the tourists crumbled for 36 in a first Test horror-show.
- Wed, Dec 23, 2020
Perth captain Mitch Marsh has added to calls for a review system in the Big Bash after another howler, but says Cricket Australia must go all-in on technology.
- Wed, Dec 23, 2020
The Perth Scorchers will be bolstered by the additions of big-hitting Englishmen Jason Roy and Liam Livingstone for their two games in Adelaide.
- Tue, Dec 22, 2020
Alex Carey, Harry Conway and Nic Maddinson will each miss their team's next BBL match after being locked out of Queensland by COVID-19 border closures.
- Tue, Dec 22, 2020Sir Donald Bradman's first baggy green Australian cap has sold for $450,000, to the buyer who also paid a world-record price for a guitar of Kurt Cobain.
- Tue, Dec 22, 2020 Youngster Oliver Davies hit 36 from 21 balls in his Big Bash debut as the Sydney Thunder beat the Perth Scorchers by seven wickets in Canberra.
- Tue, Dec 22, 2020 Brisbane Heat paceman Mark Steketee is backing captain Chris Lynn to take out his frustrations after a disappointing BBL start on Adelaide at the Gabba.
- Tue, Dec 22, 2020 All eyes will soon be on the MCG pitch, which has been much maligned in recent years but produced a better deck for the 2019 Boxing Day Test.
- Tue, Dec 22, 2020 Steve Smith says his back injury is manageable heading into the Boxing Day Test after struggling with the bat in the series opener against India.
- Tue, Dec 22, 2020 Time is running out for Cricket Australia to make a call on the third Test between Australia and India as Sydney's coronavirus cluster presents hurdles.
- Mon, Dec 21, 2020 Hard-hitting Sydney Thunder opener Alex Hales still doesn't know if he's already battled COVID-19, but it's made him appreciate hotel quarantine to play BBL.
- Mon, Dec 21, 2020 India are reportedly ready to make four changes to the XI that lost the first Test, with batsman Shubman Gill set to be one of two debutants in Melbourne.
- Mon, Dec 21, 2020 Australia opener Joe Burns says his side must show the same intent at the MCG that created 'scars' at Adelaide Oval, where India were skittled for 36.
- Mon, Dec 21, 2020 Ricky Ponting says a 4-0 series sweep could be on the cards as India seek to conjure some confidence after a shambolic loss to Australia in the first Test.
- Mon, Dec 21, 2020 Joe Burns has detailed the pre-Test pep talk from coach and former opener Justin Langer that helped him find form at Adelaide Oval.
- Mon, Dec 21, 2020
Cricket Australia is yet to make a call on the SCG Test but Queensland-based BBL players have been told they won't be able to visit family homes for Christmas.
- Sun, Dec 20, 2020 Australian opener Joe Burns has been cleared of a broken arm but Will Pucovski will remain on the sidelines because of concussion.
- Sun, Dec 20, 2020 Cricket Australia insists it won't be rushed into a decision on the Sydney Test, insistent the preference is to still play there despite the COVID cluster.
- Sun, Dec 20, 2020 Spearhead Pat Cummins hopes the MCG pitch will offer some juice for Australia's bowlers in the Boxing Day Test.
- Sun, Dec 20, 2020
Dan Christian has whacked the second quickest half-century in BBL history to set up the Sydney Sixers' 38-run win over Adelaide Strikers at Blundstone Arena.
- Sun, Dec 20, 2020
India media is reporting that paceman Mohammad Shami has a broken arm and will likely miss the rest of the Test series against Australia.
- Sun, Dec 20, 2020 Paceman Josh Hazlewood is warning his Australian teammates not to write off India despite the departure of their captain and star batsman Virat Kohli.
- Sun, Dec 20, 2020Adam Milne opted for a BBL stint with the Sydney Thunder, rather than domestic cricket at home in New Zealand, to bolster his bid for a T20 World Cup call-up.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 A list of bowlers to take the fewest Test matches to claim 150 wickets.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 Under-pressure opener Joe Burns has finished 51 not out in Adelaide, where he copped a blow to the elbow while finding form in the day-night Test.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin says Test cricket's coronavirus-enforced pause has helped him rediscover his love for the game.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 Australian captain Tim Paine had a hunch and tossed the ball to Pat Cummins in a decision which has cracked open India in the first Test in Adelaide.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 Australia have secured a 1-0 lead in their four-Test series against India after skittling the tourists for a record-breaking 36 at Adelaide Oval.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 India's collapse had statisticians scrambling for the record books on day three of the day-night Test.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020
Indian captain Virat Kohli says he's almost lost for words when trying to describe his team's feelings after the humiliating first Test loss to Australia.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 Virat Kohli will be kicking himself after his dismissal to a fired-up Pat Cummins resulted in India crashing to 6-19 on day three of the day-night Test.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 Ben McDermott hit an unbeaten 89 off 55 balls to lead the Hobart Hurricanes to a six-wicket BBL win over the Melbourne Renegades at Blundstone Arena.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 Marnus Labuschagne and Tim Paine say having an additional review per innings will prompt Australia to adjust the way it approaches the system.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 A snapshot of day three of the first cricket Test between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval.
- Sat, Dec 19, 2020 David Warner and Sean Abbott have been forced to rejig their plans because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the pair set to arrive in Melbourne ahead of schedule.
- Fri, Dec 18, 2020 Australia's new opening partnership was unconvincing in a 16-run stand against India on day two of the first Test in Adelaide.
- Fri, Dec 18, 2020
Australian spinner Nathan Lyon says he checked Virat Kohli's glove after the Indian captain survived a tight decision in the first Test in Adelaide.
- Fri, Dec 18, 2020Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley says biosecurity rules have been designed to help secure border exemptions in the event they become necessary this summer.
- Fri, Dec 18, 2020 Veteran batsman Shaun Marsh believes his Test days are over and is focused on BBL and state duties after missing selection in Australia's squad to face India.
- Fri, Dec 18, 2020 Tim Paine's unbeaten 73 has helped Australia fight back on day two of the day-night Test in Adelaide, where India reached 1-9 at stumps to boast a 62-run lead.
- Fri, Dec 18, 2020 Australian white-ball captain Aaron Finch has taken leave from the Big Bash League bubble after a gruelling few months on the road in quarantine hubs.
- Fri, Dec 18, 2020 A snapshot of day two of the first cricket Test between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval.
- Fri, Dec 18, 2020 Mitchell Starc set the tone for Australia on the opening day of their four-Test series against India, living up to his reputation as a pink-ball wizard.
- Thu, Dec 17, 2020A bid of $391,500 has been logged for Sir Donald Bradman's first baggy green Test cap.
- Thu, Dec 17, 2020 Australian opening batsman Joe Burns will play against India in the first Test starting Thursday amid a desire from selectors for a stable team.
- Thu, Dec 17, 2020 Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, the world's two best batsmen, have grilled each other about a range of topics in an insightful chat captured by Cricket Australia.
- Thu, Dec 17, 2020 India captain Virat Kohli has now made more Test runs at Adelaide Oval than any other venue in the world.
- Thu, Dec 17, 2020 Virat Kohli (74) was run out for just the second time in his Test career as India reached 6-233 at stumps on day one of the day-night Test in Adelaide.
- Thu, Dec 17, 2020
James Pattinson says he will be ready to play at any point in the four-Test series between Australia and India, which features two tight turnarounds.
- Thu, Dec 17, 2020 A snapshot of day one of the first cricket Test between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval.
- Thu, Dec 17, 2020 Matthew Wade says batting in Hobart during recent years will hold him in good stead when he opens for Australia in their day-night Test against India.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020Adelaide Oval's head curator says coronavirus and Santa Claus were among his challenges to prepare a pitch for the first Test between Australia and India.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020 Restrictions on the amount of bowling by Cameron Green will be lifted when he makes his Test debut against India at Adelaide Oval.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020 A tale of the tape for Test cricket between Australia and India.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020 Australia skipper Tim Paine says his team won't take a backward step if antagonised by Virat Kohli but India's captain can't foresee any unnecessary tension.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020 Jasprit Bumrah's first pink-ball Test has been on the mind of India's spearhead for months, with his potent yorkers unlikely to be easy to pick up in Adelaide.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020 Some of the key players in Australia's Test series against India which starts at Adelaide Oval.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020 Australia coach Justin Langer says Will Pucovski can overcome his concussion woes and have a long and productive career, hopefully for the national side.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020 India opener Prithvi Shaw has been backed to play his first Test in Australia, while Wriddhiman Saha will take the gloves ahead of Rishabh Pant in Adelaide.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020 The Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers' Big Bash League clash was washed out on Wednesday night in Launceston.
- Wed, Dec 16, 2020 A sore back failed to stop Steve Smith training on the eve of the day-night Test as Australia appeared likely to back Joe Burns and Matthew Wade to open.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020 In the current/post COVID era, just getting to watch Test Cricket involving countries that have to travel the world and quarantine is a great thing for all.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020Ajinkya Rahane says he and every other member of India's top six are more than capable of adjusting to local conditions and dealing with a bouncer barrage.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020Cricket Australia and its disgruntled broadcaster Seven West Media have agreed the next stage of their contract dispute will come in Federal Court on March 15.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020 Cameron Green has batted and bowled in the nets as he continues his recovery from a minor concussion, with the allrounder set to debut in the first Test.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020 The Brisbane Heat as well as captain Chris Lynn and teammate Dan Lawrence have been fined a combined $70,000 for a COVID-19 protocol breach in Canberra.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020 The Australia-India Test series will start soon, coming after nine months of COVID-19 concerns, weeks of tune-ups and mountains of Virat Kohli clickbait.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020
A look at those in line to be part of Australia's likely XI in their first Test against India at Adelaide Oval.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020 A look at those in line to be part of India's likely XI in the first Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020 Australia coach Justin Langer and offspinner Nathan Lyon say Mitchell Starc is determined to ensure he dominates yet another day-night Test.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020
Peter Siddle has taken a career-first five-wicket haul in the Big Bash League to set up a comfortable five-wicket win for Adelaide over Hobart.
- Tue, Dec 15, 2020 The 21-year-old Cameron Green will make his Test debut in Adelaide if passed fit, joining an elite list of Australians to start their career at a young age.
- Mon, Dec 14, 2020
Melbourne Renegades coach Michael Klinger says his team's decision to chase a bonus point in an eventual record loss to the Sydney Sixers was the right call.
- Mon, Dec 14, 2020 Chris Nowinski, who has been at the forefront of research into AFL, NRL and NFL head knocks, says cricket must fully embrace concussion subs.
- Mon, Dec 14, 2020 Cameron Green will fly to Adelaide as he continues to recover from concussion, with Australia yet to make a call as to whether he could play the first Test.
- Mon, Dec 14, 2020 Cricket Australia is investigating a COVID-19 protocol breach involving Brisbane Heat captain Chris Lynn ahead of the team's BBL clash in Canberra.
- Mon, Dec 14, 2020
Australian selectors have summoned Moises Henriques for the first Test against India starting on Thursday.
- Mon, Dec 14, 2020 Hanuma Vihari, who scored a ton in India's final tune-up before the first Test, says Virat Kohli and other stars didn't need to play the pink-ball tour game.
- Mon, Dec 14, 2020 More known for his bowling, Daniel Sams has blasted the fastest 50 by a Sydney Thunder player to secure an unlikely BBL victory over the Brisbane Heat.
- Mon, Dec 14, 2020
Nathan Lyon says Australia's attack is the best in the world and ready to show the lessons they learned during a series loss to India in 2018-19.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020 Centuries from Australia A's Ben McDermott and Jack Wildermuth have thwarted India's push for victory on the final day of their pink-ball tour game in Sydney.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020 Joe Burns and Marcus Harris have both been dismissed cheaply by India paceman Mohammed Shami, failing to fire in their final game before the first Test.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020Brisbane will welcome back teenage spin prodigy Mujeeb Ur Rahman as the Heat look to bounce back from an opening game loss in the Big Bash League.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020
Sydney Thunder recruit Ben Cutting has revealed his initial pain at leaving Brisbane Heat, upset with treatment by management ahead of clash Monday's BBL clash.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020 Fellow quick Josh Hazlewood has no doubt Mitchell Starc will be ready to play the first Test against India as he makes his return to the Australia squad.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020
Chris Rogers, a former Test opener and coach of Will Pucovksi at Victoria, says the batsman will be mentally ready for bouncers when he returns from concussion.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020Peter Hatzoglou impressed with the ball on debut for the Melbourne Renegades, who thrashed the Perth Scorchers to open their Big Bash League account.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020 D'Arcy Short has led the Hobart Hurricanes to an 11-run win over the Adelaide Strikers with his side registering back-to-back victories to start the BBL season.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020The Sydney Sixers have thrashed the Melbourne Renegades by 145 runs, headlined by 95 from 57 balls from young gun Josh Philippe.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020
He's had a great run against Virat Kohli with the white ball, but Josh Hazlewood knows Test match cricket will be a different challenge against the Indian star.
- Sun, Dec 13, 2020
Adam Zampa has gone at more than a run a ball in just one of his past six Twenty20 matches, with Glenn Maxwell lauding the selflessness of his Stars teammate.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020Harry Conway has been diagnosed with concussion and substituted out of the tour game between Australia A and India.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020 Australia have an unblemished record in pink-ball Tests but India's quicks have given them a glimpse of the challenge they face under lights in Adelaide.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020
Three poor decisions that removed big-name batsmen have reignited calls for the DRS in the Big Bash League as Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Thunder by 22 runs.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020 Cameron Green would need to make a remarkably quick recovery from concussion if he is to line up for his Test debut at Adelaide Oval.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020 Nathan Coulter-Nile took four wickets in Melbourne Stars' opening BBL win but is resigned to no state team picking him up for the domestic one-day competition.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020
Headlined by debutant Peter Hatzoglou and Shaun Marsh, the Melbourne Renegades have opened their BBL summer with a convincing victory over the Perth Scorchers.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020The Brisbane Heat are hopeful Mujeeb Ur Rahman could be back playing in the BBL by Monday after recovering from COVID-19 and being released from hospital.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020 Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant have all passed 50 on a lopsided second day of India's pink-ball tour game at the SCG.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020 Marnus Labuschagne expects to bat at No.3 in Adelaide but would be willing to open for the first time in almost five years in the first Test if needed.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020 Will Pucovski has been ruled out of the first cricket Test against India after suffering his ninth concussion, with Marcus Harris to come into the squad.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2020 Injured veteran Rohit Sharma could yet feature in the upcoming four-Test series, with the batsman to fly out of India and head to Australia soon.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020
India, minus rested stars Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara, were bowled out for 194 on day one of their pink-ball tour game against Australia A.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020 Jasprit Bumrah piled more misery on out-of-form Australian opener Joe Burns, dismissing him for a second-ball duck in the pink-ball tour game at the SCG.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020 Nathan Coulter-Nile took career-best figures of 4-10 as the Melbourne Stars demolished the Brisbane Heat by six wickets in the Big Bash League.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020 Pat Cummins' decision to rest from Australia's Twenty20 series drew some backlash, but the star quick says it was vital ahead of a Test battle against India.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020
Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke says there's only one candidate to succeed Tim Paine as Test captain, and that's fast bowler Pat Cummins.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020 Allrounder Cameron Green has been substituted out of the tour game at the SCG after being struck on the head by a ball.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020 Alex Hales is the most destructive overseas batsman in the Big Bash's history, and he hopes more runs can force an England return after two years on the outer.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020Hobart's new recruit Tim David, who was smashing sixes for Singapore in March, top scored in the Hurricanes' Big Bash League win over the Sydney Sixers.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020 Queensland captain Usman Khawaja has no doubt leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson is ready for Test cricket should he get the nod to play against India this summer.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020
A change in his bowling technique has helped Perth Scorchers paceman Andrew Tye nudge close to the 145km/h mark.
- Fri, Dec 11, 2020
Sydney Sixers batsman Jordan Silk admits his side didn't quite nail the new Big Bash League power play rules in their 16-run loss to the Hobart Hurricanes.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020 Australia A captain Alex Carey is hoping India will field their Test XI in their tour game at the SCG starting on Friday so they can have a crack at them.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020An auction of Sir Donald Bradman's first baggy green Australian Test cap has attracted an opening offer of $250,000.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020 State government has signed off on a late change to the attendance cap for the Boxing Day Test, with 30,000 fans now allowed into the MCG for each day.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020
Australia reported yet another injury from the white-ball series against India, with hamstrung allrounder Moises Henriques forced to miss the SCG tour game.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020 The Hobart Hurricanes have pulled off a 16-run victory over reigning Big Bash League champions the Sydney Sixers in the 2020-21 season opener.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020 Sydney Thunder batsman Usman Khawaja is concerned the three rule changes for this summer's Big Bash League is a case of too much, too soon for the tournament.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020
In-form Australian master blaster Glenn Maxwell's focus is on leading the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League, not trying to reclaim his Test spot.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020
Melbourne Stars' captain Glenn Maxwell is expecting a slog-a-thon between teammate Andre Fletcher and Brisbane's Chris Lynn in the BBL clash in Canberra.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020 David Warner's injury-enforced absence, coupled with several other factors, has created a sense of uncertainty about Australia's top six for the first Test.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020 Steve Smith says he will keep doing what is in Australia's best interests regarding the captaincy, praising the leadership of Tim Paine and Aaron Finch.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020
Kane Williamson has made an 11th-hour decision not to play in the second Test against the West Indies with the looming birth of his first child.
- Thu, Dec 10, 2020 Promoting Matthew Wade to opener could be a solution that allows Cameron Green to make his Test debut, according to former Australia captain Michael Clarke.
- Wed, Dec 09, 2020 The Victorian government says there is a chance the COVID-safe capacity of 25,000 fans at the MCG for Boxing Day could be increased.
- Wed, Dec 09, 2020Jono Cook has learned to fit Sydney Thunder preparations, his own training and full-time work in a busy schedule before taking leave to play in the BBL.
- Wed, Dec 09, 2020
India won't consider adding in-form allrounder Hardik Pandya to their Test squad against Australia until he is able to be back bowling long spells again.
- Wed, Dec 09, 2020 The Sydney Sixers and Hobart Hurricanes will meet in Thursday night's Big Bash League opener which will be played with three new rules.
- Wed, Dec 09, 2020 Cameron Green has a new challenge as he tries to further his case for Test selection when he plays for Australia A in the day-night tour match against India.
- Wed, Dec 09, 2020 Virat Kohli feels in good form and is loving the return of crowds to cricket at the SCG, where a replay proved a sticking point for India in the final Twenty20.
- Wed, Dec 09, 2020 In-form spinner Mitch Swepson will have a golden chance to test himself against India's Test batsmen in a pink-ball tour game at the SCG.
- Wed, Dec 09, 2020Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first tied Test, Alan Davidson and Neil Harvey are urging Australian selectors to give youth a go.
- Wed, Dec 09, 2020 David Warner has been ruled out of the first Test against India at the Adelaide Oval, while Will Pucovski is progressing as expected following his concussion.
- Tue, Dec 08, 2020 Australia have recorded a 12-run consolatory win over India in the third Twenty20, scoring 5-186 before surviving a masterful knock of 85 from Virat Kohli.
- Tue, Dec 08, 2020 Matthew Mott first coached Cameron Green in an under-15s schoolboy side and now he is convinced he has seen Australia's next Test allrounder.
- Tue, Dec 08, 2020 England's four Big Bash players still in South Africa will be able to fly to Australia this week after others in their national camp were cleared of COVID-19.
- Tue, Dec 08, 2020 Australia's preparation for their first Test is notably different compared to previous summers but Matthew Wade says there is enough time to get ready.
- Tue, Dec 08, 2020 Callum Ferguson plans on playing many more years in the BBL despite retiring from first-class cricket.
- Tue, Dec 08, 2020 Will Pucovski's hopes of a Test debut have been dealt a serious blow after copping a ball to the head and retiring hurt in the Australia A tour match.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020 Australia must build a playbook on how to crack India's wall Cheteshwar Pujara or else risk watching him bat for days on end again this summer.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020 Australia is set to play in front of a full house for the first time this summer but the situation will be different in Hobart and Canberra for the BBL.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020
South African finger spinner Johan Botha, 38, will come out of retirement to play in the Big Bash with the Hobart Hurricanes this season.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020Sir Donald Bradman's first Australian baggy green Test cap will be auctioned on Thursday.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020 Cricket Australia are monitoring the COVID-19 situation in South Africa as England's white-ball tour there remains in significant danger of being abandoned.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020 Cameron Green has staked his Test claim with a century against the Indians after the Australia A bat-off between Will Pucovski and Joe Burns flopped.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020
Australia have lost their past three white-ball clashes with India but workload concerns and a stack of injuries are a bigger concern ahead of the Test series.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020
English quick Tom Curran has pulled out of the Sydney Sixers' Big Bash squad, needing a break from biosecure bubbles.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020 Matthew Wade says Steve Smith and other experienced players in Australia's XI ensured his first game as stand-in skipper was as smooth as possible.
- Mon, Dec 07, 2020 Hardik Pandya, the form player of India's tour of Australia, will soon return home unless the visitors decide to belatedly add him to their Test squad.
- Sun, Dec 06, 2020 India have wrapped up a Twenty20 series win over Australia with two balls remaining in the second game at the SCG.
- Sun, Dec 06, 2020 Ajinkya Rahane hit an unbeaten ton in India's first red-ball tour match as he prepares to replace Virat Kohli as captain after the first Test.
- Sun, Dec 06, 2020 Steve Smith has been involved in a horrible mix-up between the wickets with Matthew Wade, who was preferred as stand-in skipper of Australia's Twenty20 side.
- Sun, Dec 06, 2020 Mitchell Starc will miss Australia's remaining Twenty20 internationals against India after being granted permission to leave camp for a family illness.
- Sun, Dec 06, 2020 Mitch Swepson says he and fellow legspinner Adam Zampa can form a strong partnership in Australia's Twenty20 side.
- Sat, Dec 05, 2020
Brisbane Heat import Tom Banton has opted out of the Big Bash League after his mental health deteriorated from an extended time in quarantine bubbles.
- Sat, Dec 05, 2020 Aaron Finch will be given until match day of Australia's second Twenty20 against India to prove his fitness as selectors mull caretaker captain options.
- Sat, Dec 05, 2020 Moises Henriques has learned to deal with the rigours of selection and injury after bursting onto the scene as a teenage cricket prodigy 15 years ago.
- Sat, Dec 05, 2020 India have scored more than twice as many runs as Australia during the final five overs of innings in the two white-ball matches played in Canberra.
- Sat, Dec 05, 2020
Some seven Test squad members will play for Australia A in a tour game, with captain Travis Head saying they must put India's red-ball stars under pressure.
- Sat, Dec 05, 2020 Test paceman James Pattinson says India spearhead Jasprit Bumrah happily shared his fast-bowling wisdom as they combined to help Mumbai win another IPL title.
- Sat, Dec 05, 2020 Mitch Swepson, who was rushed into Australia's Twenty20 side and dismissed Virat Kohli on Friday, hopes to face India in the second of two three-day games.
- Sat, Dec 05, 2020
Meg Lanning and other Australian stars will soon return to training with state squads before an expected January start to the domestic 50-over competition.
- Fri, Dec 04, 2020
The stakes will be high for eight clubs but also Cricket Australia during the 10th edition of the BBL, which starts next week in a Tasmanian hub.
- Fri, Dec 04, 2020Brisbane Heat import Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been taken to hospital from hotel quarantine on the Gold Coast after testing positive to COVID-19.
- Fri, Dec 04, 2020WBBL organisers want to see every game televised in full in coming seasons as part of the next step in the tournament's growth.
- Fri, Dec 04, 2020 Spinner Ravindra Jadeja suffered a hamstring injury that could put his Test spot in doubt, while he was subbed out of India's T20 win after a head knock.
- Fri, Dec 04, 2020
Yuzvendra Chahal came onto the field as a controversial concussion substitute for Ravindra Jadeja before spinning India to an 11-run T20 win over Australia.
- Fri, Dec 04, 2020The touring men's Pakistan cricket team will be spending the entirety of their COVID-19 quarantine in their hotels and won't be allowed to train.
- Fri, Dec 04, 2020 Will Pucovski says he and Joe Burns get along well and are learning more about what makes each other tick as they prepare to open for Australia A and Australia.
- Fri, Dec 04, 2020
Team-by-team preview for the upcoming Big Bash League, which is entering its 10th edition.
- Thu, Dec 03, 2020 Mitchell Starc sat out the loss to India in the third ODI in Canberra but Australia expect the paceman to return from rib soreness in Friday's first Twenty20.
- Thu, Dec 03, 2020 Glenn Maxwell has little time for those who claim the switch-hit should be banned, claiming it's on bowlers to introduce change ups to stop the play.
- Thu, Dec 03, 2020 Joe Burns hopes marathon net sessions in Byron Bay will help him rediscover patience and form as he prepares to shoulder more responsibility in the first Test.
- Thu, Dec 03, 2020 Cameron Green had the tough ask of starting his international career bowling to Virat Kohli, but he could see the immediate upside in it.
- Thu, Dec 03, 2020
Brisbane Heat batsman Tom Cooper isn't sure if he'll spend Christmas with his infant daughter as BBL players lobby Cricket Australia to ease COVID restrictions.
- Thu, Dec 03, 2020
The Melbourne Stars have lost Englishman Jonny Bairstow for the BBL, signing West Indian T20 World Cup winner Andre Fletcher as his replacement.
- Thu, Dec 03, 2020Two Pakistan cricketers who tested positive to COVID-19 in New Zealand have been declared historical cases, meaning they have not been infectious.
- Wed, Dec 02, 2020 Cricket Tasmania chairman Andrew Gaggin and Test skipper Tim Paine have hit back in their sport's messy spat with free-to-air broadcaster Channel Seven.
- Wed, Dec 02, 2020 Australia fell short with the bat and the ball in the final overs of both innings, beaten by 13 runs in the third ODI against India in Canberra.
- Tue, Dec 01, 2020 Australia's captain Aaron Finch believes run penalties for slow over rates could be unfair, arguing the batting team also contributes to the pace of ODI games.
- Tue, Dec 01, 2020Windies captain Jason Holder says cricket boards worldwide need to push to ease quarantine stress on players.
- Tue, Dec 01, 2020Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley has vented his frustration over the bitter and public feud with the Seven Network.
- Tue, Dec 01, 2020 Brisbane captain Chris Lynn is vowing to lead with his head, not his heart, as he aims to get the Heat back into the BBL finals this summer.
- Tue, Dec 01, 2020 India's bowlers have copped a pounding during the ODI series against Australia and they're determined to bounce back in the final game.
- Tue, Dec 01, 2020 Paceman Jhye Richardson has struggled with shoulder issues over the past 20 months, but he's closing in on 100 per cent pace and fitness.
- Tue, Dec 01, 2020New Zealand's health ministry is investigating whether three touring Pakistan cricketers were infectious when they produced positive tests to COVID-19.
- Tue, Dec 01, 2020The Tasmanian Premier has denied the state paid to host 10 Big Bash games early in the tournament, in claims made by Seven in a Federal Court affidavit.
- Tue, Dec 01, 2020 Matthew Wade could get his first ODI call up in three years as Australia search for ways to replace the injured David Warner without changing the middle order.
2020 November
- Mon, Nov 30, 2020 Australia's batsmen can carry an advantage into the Test series against India thanks to their white-ball dominance, according to Marnus Labuschagne.
- Mon, Nov 30, 2020 Steve Smith has revealed he almost missed Sunday's one-day win over India after suffering at least a second bout of vertigo in the space of three months.
- Mon, Nov 30, 2020 David Warner will not need surgery on a groin injury that has ruled him out of the white-ball matches against India, leaving him some chance to play the Tests.
- Sun, Nov 29, 2020 Steve Smith has headlined another day of batting dominance from Australia, who had statisticians scrambling as they marched to a total of 4-389 against India.
- Sun, Nov 29, 2020 Another ton from Steve Smith has lifted Australia to an imposing total of 4-389 and a 51-run win over India, handing the hosts an unassailable ODI series lead.
- Sun, Nov 29, 2020 India's attack has failed to fire a shot in their first two ODIs against Australia, who successfully targeted first-change paceman Navdeep Saini at the SCG.
- Sun, Nov 29, 2020
David Warner faces the prospect of missing the first Test after injuring his groin when diving in the field during the second ODI between Australia and India.
- Sun, Nov 29, 2020 Chris Lynn has enjoyed an incredible return to Brisbane club cricket, belting 20 sixes in a 55-ball innings of 154 ahead of the Big Bash League.
- Sun, Nov 29, 2020
Sammy-Jo Johnson became the first person to win three straight Big Bash titles as Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by seven wickets to claim the WBBL crown.
- Sat, Nov 28, 2020
Hobart Hurricanes import Sandeep Lamichhane has tested positive for COVID-19, less than two weeks out from the start of the Big Bash League.
- Sat, Nov 28, 2020 Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie and Adam Zampa say something must be done to ensure games do not drag on as India are fined for a slow over-rate in the first ODI.
- Sat, Nov 28, 2020 India superstar Virat Kohli wants his team to improve their body language and fielding in the second ODI after a 66-run loss to Australia at the SCG.
- Sat, Nov 28, 2020 Injured allrounder Marcus Stoinis is in doubt for the second ODI between Australia and India, meaning 21-year-old Cameron Green could soon debut at the SCG.
- Sat, Nov 28, 2020
The Sydney Thunder have shocked minor-premiers the Melbourne Stars to win the WBBL final by seven wickets for their second title in the competition's history.
- Fri, Nov 27, 2020
Sydney Thunder will take three teenagers into Saturday night's WBBL final against the Melbourne Stars, but they've shown they won't buckle under pressure.
- Fri, Nov 27, 2020
Meg Lanning wanted to come home to the Melbourne Stars and turn around their WBBL team, but the fact it's not just been about her accounts for their success.
- Fri, Nov 27, 2020 India started their tour of Australia with a frustrating day in the field at the SCG.
- Fri, Nov 27, 2020 Australia captain Aaron Finch says India have in-form batsmen capable of filling the void created by hamstrung star Rohit Sharma.
- Fri, Nov 27, 2020 Aaron Finch and Steve Smith have started the summer with emotive ODI centuries at the SCG, helping Australia record a comfortable 66-run victory over India.
- Fri, Nov 27, 2020 Allrounder Marcus Stoinis will have scans after suffering a side injury in Australia's first ODI against India.
- Fri, Nov 27, 2020
Players have paid tribute to Phillip Hughes and Dean Jones at the SCG, where security proved remarkably lax in the opening ODI between Australia and India.
- Thu, Nov 26, 2020 Australia captain Aaron Finch says his team is taking part in a barefoot circle as is seeks to connect with the nation's Indigenous people.
- Thu, Nov 26, 2020 Aaron Finch says Australia's bowlers must hunt the wicket of counterpart Virat Kohli and avoid getting into a defensive mindset during the ODI at the SCG.
- Thu, Nov 26, 2020
Perth Scorchers paceman Jason Behrendorff will make a highly anticipated return to BBL ranks and a Sheffield Shield comeback could follow.
- Thu, Nov 26, 2020 Australia and India's cricket squads will both come out of hotel quarantine soon and start their ODI series at the SCG.
- Thu, Nov 26, 2020
Brisbane Heat appeared set for their third straight WBBL final before a batting collapse allowed the Sydney Thunder to snatch a dramatic 12-run victory.
- Wed, Nov 25, 2020
Australia will be forced to make at least one change to the XI that defeated England in their most recent ODI because of Mitch Marsh's ankle injury.
- Wed, Nov 25, 2020Brisbane Heat's Laura Kimmince has the highest strike-rate in the history of the WBBL, and she wants to take her entertainment-first approach into the finals.
- Wed, Nov 25, 2020 Sydney Thunder allrounder Sammy-Jo Johnson claims all the pressure is on her former Brisbane Heat teammates and their title defence before f their WBBL semi.
- Wed, Nov 25, 2020 Coach Justin Langer says Will Pucovski is capable of batting anywhere in Australia's top six as debate swirls on where and when the young gun might debut.
- Wed, Nov 25, 2020After finishing bottom last season, the Melbourne Stars are through to the WBBL final after demolishing the Perth Scorchers by seven wickets.
- Tue, Nov 24, 2020 Steve Smith says he's not concerned by the prospect of India attempting to follow New Zealand's lead by launching a barrage of bouncers against him.
- Tue, Nov 24, 2020
Melbourne Stars will play in their first WBBL finals with four ex-Perth players ready to continue the club's turnaround against the Scorchers.
- Tue, Nov 24, 2020 Steve Smith says he's rediscovered some familar feelings with the bat in hand just in time to thrive against India in the home summer.
- Tue, Nov 24, 2020 David Warner says star power is crucial to the Big Bash League's success, but he won't be playing in it until his international career is finished.
- Mon, Nov 23, 2020Assistant coach Andrew McDonald says Australia's brains trust will have the 2023 World Cup in the back of their minds during the ODI series against India.
- Mon, Nov 23, 2020 Alex Carey can't wait for Australia's ODI series opener against India on Friday, which comes a day after his 14-day quarantine period ends.
- Mon, Nov 23, 2020 Wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey has signed a four-year contract with his BBL franchise, the Adelaide Strikers.
- Mon, Nov 23, 2020 David Warner will consider missing some cricket tours in 2021 with bio-secure bubbles and hotel quarantine limiting time with his young family.
- Mon, Nov 23, 2020
India coach Ravi Shastri says injured stars Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma will struggle to play in the Test summer if they don't arrive in Australia this week.
- Mon, Nov 23, 2020 India fast bowler Mohammed Shami says his side's bowling attack boasts the pace required in Australian conditions.
- Mon, Nov 23, 2020
David Warner said Test selectors should take an if-it's-not-broken-don't-fix-it approach to the top of the order, backing Joe Burns to be picked.
- Sun, Nov 22, 2020 India star Rohit Sharma said he returned home, rather than head straight to Australia, to give himself the best possible chance of being fit for the first Test.
- Sun, Nov 22, 2020 Andrew McDonald, who is coaching Australia's quarantining stars, says Aaron Finch and Steve Smith are both showing good signs after failing to fire in the IPL.
- Sun, Nov 22, 2020
Perth Scorchers scraped into the WBBL finals because of a superior net run rate to the Sydney Sixers as Alyssa Healy whacked a 48-ball century.
- Sun, Nov 22, 2020Hayley Silver-Holmes was selected to play for Sydney Sixers on Saturday night despite not being registered in their official WBBL squad.
- Sat, Nov 21, 2020
Ashton Agar hasn't played a 50-over game since March but says the lack of white-ball cricket won't hurt him if given the chance against India.
- Sat, Nov 21, 2020 The Brisbane Heat have secured a finals berth after a win over the ladder-leading Melbourne Stars, while the Perth Scorchers have moved into third.
- Sat, Nov 21, 2020 Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis says the BBL's new rules will enhance the product and encourage positive tactical shifts in the 20-over format.
- Sat, Nov 21, 2020 Marcus Stoinis is enjoying life under Ricky Ponting's wing and expects to see the best of Virat Kohli during the India captain's shortened Australian tour.
- Fri, Nov 20, 2020
South Australia's hopes of hosting the first Test against India at Adelaide Oval have risen with lockdown set to be lifted in the state.
- Fri, Nov 20, 2020 Glenn Maxwell was described as a cheerleader on a highly-paid vacation during his recent IPL stint, but he's not taking the criticism to heart.
- Thu, Nov 19, 2020 Afghani cricketers including star Adelaide Striker spinner Rashid Khan could miss the BBL finals due to national commitments.
- Thu, Nov 19, 2020 Australia coach Justin Langer says Cameron Green's batting could earn him a spot in the Test XI but he will need to bowl to debut in the ODI series.
- Thu, Nov 19, 2020Ishant Sharma, who has remained in India as he recovers from an abdominal injury, has bowled at full pace as he bids to prove his fitness and fly to Australia.
- Thu, Nov 19, 2020 South Australia's chief health officer says a six-day lockdown amid a coronavirus cluster gives Adelaide its best chance to host the first Test as scheduled.
- Wed, Nov 18, 2020
Melbourne Renegades have bounced back from a brutal WBBL loss less than 24 hours earlier to upset the Adelaide Strikers by seven wickets at Sydney Showground.
- Wed, Nov 18, 2020 Andrew Tye, Josh Philippe and D'Arcy Short will all train with the national white-ball squad as Cricket Australia continues to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
