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2021 June
- Wed, Jun 23, 2021
Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak has prompted Cricket Australia to alter its pre-tour plans for Mitchell Starc and other NSW stars.
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021
CA have confirmed fresh pitches will be used for women's Tests this summer, after mass criticism of England's clash with India being played on a worn wicket.
- Wed, Jun 16, 2021
Steve Smith will miss Australia's two white-ball tours before the T20 World Cup with an elbow injury while David Warner and Pat Cummins are unavailable.
- Mon, Jun 14, 2021
Australia coach Justin Langer has come under-fire for his leadership style in recent times, but Test captain Tim Paine believes the issues have been overblown.
- Tue, Jun 08, 2021
Veteran allrounder Dan Christian, Ben McDermott, Cameron Green, Ashton Turner, Wes Agar and Nathan Ellis have been called up to Australia's white-ball squad.
- Thu, Jun 03, 2021
David Saker, Australia's bowling coach at the time of the sandpaper scandal, says Cricket Australia's secret report into the controversy should be released.
- Thu, Jun 03, 2021 Melbourne Renegades have appointed David Saker as coach for the next two BBL tournaments.
- Thu, Jun 03, 2021
World Cup winning coach Trevor Bayliss has been named Sydney Thunder's mentor for the next three seasons in a huge boost for the BBL franchise.
2021 May
- Mon, May 31, 2021Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley is confident about what the future holds for the sport despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.
- Wed, May 26, 2021
Australia are set to play five Twenty20s in Bangladesh as their path to the T20 World Cup starts to become more clear.
- Mon, May 24, 2021Australians Jack Wildermuth, Jake Weatherald and Tim David have been recruited by Pakistan Super League clubs on the eve of the rebooted Twenty20 tournament.
- Mon, May 24, 2021
Glamorgan coach Matthew Maynard says Marnus Labuschagne will score plenty of runs this county season despite a sluggish start.
- Thu, May 20, 2021
Cricket Australia's board is expected to soon appoint a permanent chief executive, with Englishman Nick Hockley having acted in the role for almost a year.
- Thu, May 20, 2021
Australia and India will clash in a landmark women's pink-ball Test at the WACA this summer.
- Wed, May 19, 2021
Cricket Australia will soon announce an extra women's Test match for the summer in a boost for a generation of cricketers starved of red-ball action.
- Wed, May 19, 2021
Tim Paine says Australia's opening Test of the summer against Afghanistan is crucial in the lead up to a home Ashes series squeezed into six weeks.
- Wed, May 19, 2021 Tim Paine has backed Australia's 'frustrated' bowlers in recent debate about the ball-tampering scandal, while Michael Clarke has doubled down on his claims.
- Wed, May 19, 2021
West Australian Cameron Green says he was disappointed to miss out on the upcoming tour of the West Indies, but he understands the reasons.
- Wed, May 19, 2021
Kane Williamson says his elbow injury will need to be managed through New Zealand's two Tests with England and the World Test Championship final against India.
- Tue, May 18, 2021
Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon have released a joint statement online regarding recent conjecture about the sandpaper scandal.
- Mon, May 17, 2021
Australia's IPL contingent have landed in Sydney and will spend a fortnight in NSW's hotel-quarantine system after their return from the aborted T20 tournament.
- Mon, May 17, 2021
Former Test skipper Michael Clarke has accused Cricket Australia of trying to sweep the 2018 South African ball-tampering saga under the carpet.
- Mon, May 17, 2021
Cricket Australia have named their quarantining Indian Premier League players in the white-ball squad for the tour of the Caribbean.
- Sat, May 15, 2021
Australia will travel to the Caribbean in July to face world champs West Indies in five T20 internationals as well as three day-night ODIs.
- Sat, May 15, 2021
Former Test opener Cameron Bancroft says Australia's bowlers' knowledge of the infamous sandpaper plot in Cape Town is 'self-explanatory'.
- Fri, May 14, 2021
A group of Australian cricket players, coaches and commentators involved in the Indian Premier League could depart the Maldives and fly for home soon.
- Fri, May 14, 2021 Meg Lanning's side will host both India and England during the coming home season, with hope building there will be a Test in both series.
- Thu, May 13, 2021
Australia has slipped to fourth in cricket's Test rankings, headed by India, released by the International Cricket Council.
- Tue, May 11, 2021
The race to rejig this year's international cricket schedule is underway as India's board seeks to find a slot to complete its Twenty20 extravaganza.
- Sat, May 08, 2021
IPL player and New Zealand ODI wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert has tested positive to COVID-19 and is experiencing "moderate" symptoms.
- Fri, May 07, 2021
Australia's Indian Premier League stars will be following updates from the federal government with interest as they hope to shore up a return from the Maldives.
- Thu, May 06, 2021 Pat Cummins and other Australian cricketers are en route to the Maldives as they await an update from the federal government regarding the Indian travel ban.
- Wed, May 05, 2021
Australia's contingent of IPL cricketers will be evacuated from India to other nations while awaiting the lifting of a travel ban to return home.
- Wed, May 05, 2021Australian cricketer Michael Hussey has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in India and is taking another test to see if his diagnosis is confirmed.
- Tue, May 04, 2021
The Indian Premier League was indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis in the country on Tuesday, leaving Australians stranded in India.
- Tue, May 04, 2021 More Australian cricketers and coaches are in isolation as the IPL suspended competition after a fourth franchise reported a positive coronavirus test.
2021 April
- Wed, Apr 28, 2021
Usman Khawaja, Joe Burns, James Faulkner and Callum Ferguson have signed up as replacement players for the second phase of Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 league.
- Wed, Apr 28, 2021
Australian cricketers are anxious about their uncertain path home from the Indian Premier League as officials examine whether a charter flight would be viable.
- Tue, Apr 27, 2021
Australian IPL star Pat Cummins has made a $50,000 donation to help India with an overwhelming coronavirus crisis.
- Tue, Apr 27, 2021
Australians have been blocked from returning home from India until at least May 15, leaving some of the nation's best cricketers in a tricky position.
- Mon, Apr 26, 2021
Australians Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson have left the IPL to return home as the COVID-19 situation in India worsens.
- Mon, Apr 26, 2021 Australia is among six countries confirmed to play in the inaugural Commonwealth Games T20 women's cricket tournament in Birmingham next year.
- Fri, Apr 23, 2021 Chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns says Australia must look at how it manages and monitors fast bowlers.
- Fri, Apr 23, 2021
Cameron Green has been included in Cricket Australia's contract list for the first time, while fellow young gun Will Pucovski and Travis Head have been snubbed.
- Sun, Apr 18, 2021 Nathan Lyon says Marnus Labuschagne can become "one of the greats" after inspiring Queensland's Sheffield Shield final thumping of NSW.
- Sat, Apr 17, 2021 Queensland are on track to claim another Shield title after Marnus Labuschagne and their attack fired against NSW in the final in Brisbane on Saturday.
- Fri, Apr 16, 2021 Test No.3 Marnus Labuschagne has rated his unbeaten century for Queensland on Friday in the Sheffield Shield final against NSW in Brisbane as one of his best.
- Fri, Apr 16, 2021
Beth Mooney has been named 'Leading Woman Cricketer in the World' in the 2021 Wisden Almanack - but the modest Aussie ace insists she doesn't want the accolade.
- Thu, Apr 15, 2021 Rejuvenated Glenn Maxwell was the player of the match after his match-winning 59 helped Bangalore to a nail-biting six-run win over David Warner's Hyderabad.
- Thu, Apr 15, 2021
NSW have been routed for 143 in their first innings as Queensland took control on day one of the Sheffield Shield final in Brisbane
- Thu, Apr 15, 2021Australia allrounder Delissa Kimmince has retired from cricket after winning three Twenty20 World Cups in an international career that began in 2008.
- Wed, Apr 14, 2021
Spinners Mitchell Swepson and Nathan Lyon should come into play for Queensland and NSW respectively in the five-day Sheffield Shield final in Brisbane.
- Wed, Apr 14, 2021
Set to be used for just the second time, the bonus-point system to determine the winner of a drawn Sheffield Shield final has rankled Usman Khawaja.
- Tue, Apr 13, 2021 Queensland opener Joe Burns has the chance to finish a drawn-out, rollercoaster season on a high with a Sheffield Shield title over a star-studded NSW attack.
- Tue, Apr 13, 2021 NSW quicks Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will be eyeing some respite after a busy eight months, but are ready to bend their backs in the Shield final.
- Mon, Apr 12, 2021 Jack Wildermuth will return to the Queensland Bulls' 12-man squad for this week's Sheffield Shield final as captain Usman Khawaja chases his first title.
- Mon, Apr 12, 2021
Peter Nevill, who is awaiting the birth of his second child, and would-be debutant Tanveer Sangha have been named in NSW's squad for the Sheffield Shield final.
- Sun, Apr 11, 2021
Jack Edwards and Sean Abbott shine for NSW as the Blues finish 2021 undefeated, comfortably seeing off Western Australia in the one-day domestic final.
- Sat, Apr 10, 2021
Australia have clinched a 3-0 ODI series win in New Zealand to close out their summer of cricket with a world-record-extending 24th consecutive victory.
- Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Victoria have beaten South Australia by 21 runs in their Marsh Cup clash, ending a miserable domestic season for the Redbacks.
- Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Western Australia will have the chance to defend their Marsh Cup title after easily seeing off Tasmania and securing bonus-point victory.
- Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Australia spinner Jess Jonassen has detailed how a WBBL dressing-room spat gave Queensland the confidence and freedom to make their rise in women's cricket.
- Wed, Apr 07, 2021
Australian allrounder Daniel Sams is asymptomatic and in isolation after testing positive to COVID-19 while in India preparing for the IPL.
- Tue, Apr 06, 2021
Henry Hunt brought up his second century of the Sheffield Shield season to save South Australia's blushes in their match against Victoria.
- Tue, Apr 06, 2021
The NSW-Queensland Sheffield Shield match ended in a draw but the teams will do it all again when they meet in the final.
- Tue, Apr 06, 2021
Tasmania crushed WA's hopes of making the Sheffield Shield final, beating the home side by 175 runs in the last regular-season game.
- Mon, Apr 05, 2021 Marnus Labuschagne cracked another ton and Nathan Lyon took six wickets as Queensland surpassed NSW's first innings in the Sheffield Shield.
- Mon, Apr 05, 2021
It was a profitable day for Victoria in their Sheffield Shield clash, the Bushrangers taking the lead and reducing SA to 5-151 by stumps on day three.
- Mon, Apr 05, 2021 Chasing a daunting 480 to win, Western Australia look unlikely to beat Tasmania to qualify for the Sheffield Shield final.
- Sun, Apr 04, 2021
The Australian women's cricket team easily chased down New Zealand's 212 on Sunday, sealing a world record 22nd straight ODI win.
- Sun, Apr 04, 2021
Marnus Labuschagne was looking in ominous touch for Queensland in their Sheffield Shield clash with NSW.
- Sun, Apr 04, 2021
Victoria were 7-201 in response to South Australia's 333 in their Sheffield Shield match.
- Sun, Apr 04, 2021
Things aren't going according to plan for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield after solid Tasmania batting and injury ensured the visitors gained control.
- Sat, Apr 03, 2021Australia won last year's Twenty20 women's World Cup in front of 86,000 people, but they are now on the verge of an even bigger feat in one-day cricket.
- Sat, Apr 03, 2021
After a winless season that ensures they will again finish last in the Sheffield Shield, South Australia are looking to end on a high against Victoria.
- Sat, Apr 03, 2021
Eyeing off a spot in the Sheffield Shield final, Western Australia made a strong start against Tasmania before losing key bowler Joel Paris to injury.
- Sat, Apr 03, 2021 With both sides aiming for a place in the Sheffield Shield final, day one of the clash between NSW and Queensland finished nicely poised.
- Fri, Apr 02, 2021 A star-studded final round of the Sheffield Shield will determine which two of Queensland, NSW and Western Australia advance to the final beginning on April 15.
- Thu, Apr 01, 2021
Ellyse Perry is set to play a major role when Australia attempts to make one-day women's cricket history against New Zealand, captain Meg Lanning says.
2021 March
- Wed, Mar 31, 2021
Inspired by a century from Daniel Hughes, a star-studded NSW side have beaten Queensland by eight wickets in the Marsh Cup.
- Tue, Mar 30, 2021
New Zealand have upset world champions Australia to claim a four-wicket win off the last ball of the second Twenty20 women's cricket clash at Napier.
- Mon, Mar 29, 2021
Three years after the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, Steve Smith has declared he is ready to again captain Australia.
- Mon, Mar 29, 2021 Steve Smith will fit in one domestic match on return from an elbow injury before the superstar batsman flies out for Indian Premier League duties on Thursday.
- Mon, Mar 29, 2021Mitchell Swepson will return from a stress fracture in his neck as Queensland chase finals berths in the one-day and Sheffield Shield competitions this week.
- Sun, Mar 28, 2021 All-rounder Ash Gardner has stroked an unbeaten half-century to steer Australia to a six-wicket over New Zealand in their Twenty20 women's clash.
- Sun, Mar 28, 2021 Queensland have dominated their one-day clash with South Australia in Brisbane, cruising to a 160-run win thanks largely to Marnus Labuschagne's 82.
- Sun, Mar 28, 2021Victoria's Sheffield Shield title hopes are over after they crashed to a 247-run loss to Western Australia at the WACA Ground.
- Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Ton-up Jonny Bairstow and six-smashing Ben Stokes blitzed India as England won the second ODI by six wickets to take the series into a mouth-watering decider.
- Sat, Mar 27, 2021Ahead of Australia's women's T20 series with New Zealand, coach Matthew Mott says his top six is set but there will be changes in the bowling stocks.
- Sat, Mar 27, 2021Georgia Redmayne was the star as Queensland picked up their first women's domestic cricket title with a comfortable win over Victoria.
- Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Western Australia have rammed home their advantage against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield, leaving the Bushrangers needing a minor miracle on the final day.
- Fri, Mar 26, 2021Poor weather, rather than bad decision-making, led to the Shield game between Queensland and South Australia being abandoned without play, an official says.
- Fri, Mar 26, 2021Western Australia pushed on to almost 400 in the Sheffield Shield against Victoria before steamrolling through the Victorian top and middle order.
- Thu, Mar 25, 2021 Cameron Bancroft scored an important century as Western Australia fought back late against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA.
- Thu, Mar 25, 2021Three days in and the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and South Australia is yet to start after the deluge of rain took its toll on Ian Healy Oval.
- Thu, Mar 25, 2021 New Zealand lost their recent home series against England but fit-again all-rounder Ellyse Perry says that means they could fire against Australia.
- Wed, Mar 24, 2021
The Sheffield Shield clash between Queensland and South Australia has been abandoned for the second day in a row.
2021 May
- Tue, May 04, 2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been slammed over the India travel ban amid coronavirus fears for cricketers in the Indian Premier League.
