Cricket Australia has agreed to send its team to Pakistan early next year for a white ball series, its CEO, Todd Greenburg, has said. Speaking during an online media interaction, Greenburg said that Australia was keen to visit Pakistan for more tours and discussions were ongoing between the two boards. “We are trying to schedule … Read more
Bob Cowper, who scored test cricket’s first triple century on Australian soil, has died at the age of 84 due to an undisclosed illness, Cricket Australia said Sunday. Cowper played 27 test matches for Australia between 1964 and 1968, with a record of 2,061 runs at an average of 46.84, including five centuries, while also … Read more
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh has the skills to trouble England and could break back into Australia’s Test squad in time for The Ashes, selectors’ chief George Bailey said on Tuesday. Marsh was dropped after the fourth Test against India following a series of low scores. He was then overlooked for the Sri Lanka tour while battling … Read more
Explosive young opening batter Sam Konstas was on Tuesday awarded his first central contract by Cricket Australia for the 2025-26 season, which includes the World Test Championship final and the Ashes against England. The 19-year-old Konstas made headlines against India in the Melbourne Boxing Day Test when he took on fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah to … Read more
Australian spinner Matthew Kuhnemann was cleared on Wednesday by cricket’s governing body after undergoing testing to determine whether his bowling action was legal. Left-armer Kuhnemann was reported for a suspect bowling action after his pivotal role in the Test series win in Sri Lanka. The 28-year-old, who took 16 wickets as Steve Smith’s men swept … Read more
A depleted Australian team will vie for a third ICC Champions Trophy title when it kicks off its campaign against archrival England in Lahore on February 22. Australia, the only team to have won consecutive titles (2006 and 2009), will be without skipper Pat Cummins, who led the team to the ODI World Cup crown … Read more
Star batter Travis Head was named the winner of the prestigious Allan Border Medal for the top Australian men’s cricketer, while young all-rounder Annabel Sutherland was awarded the Belinda Clark Medal at the Australian Cricket Awards held here on Monday. Head, who had an outstanding year across all three formats with 1,427 runs since the … Read more
Australia tweaker Nathan Lyon has donated three bats signed by India internationals Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravichandran Ashwin for a silent auction, the proceeds of which will be used to support cricketers with disability. Australia captain Pat Cummins, batter Steve Smith and Lyon himself also signed on the three bats. This was done during … Read more
West Indies great Clive Lloyd is “disturbed” by the idea of a two-tier structure for Test cricket and believes efforts should instead be focused on ensuring struggling teams play more often against the top sides. According to a report, India, Australia and England are in talks to divide Test cricket into two divisions to allow … Read more
The chairs of Cricket Australia (CA), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) are reportedly set to meet later in January to discuss where each of them stand on the matter of the introduction of a two-tier structure in Test cricket. According to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald, … Read more