Australia’s Olympic mission as star pursues shock feat
With World Cup glory behind them, Australia’s all conquering women’s team has turned its attention to driving cricket into the Olympic Games for the first time in 132 years.
With World Cup glory behind them, Australia’s all conquering women’s team has turned its attention to driving cricket into the Olympic Games for the first time in 132 years.
Cricket Australia has unveiled its women’s contract list for 2022-23, with one star earning a deal for the first time and another missing out.
Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley has questioned Channel 9’s “odd decision” not to broadcast the Women’s Cricket World Cup.
The World Cup trophy hasn’t been far from Australian captain Meg Lanning’s hands for two days and now it’s arrived home.
The newly-crowned world women’s ODI champions have some bad news for any country with thoughts on titles over the next two years – no-one will be retiring.
There appears no reason the Australian women’s team can’t continue its dominance, with the coach saying the side is in a “sweet spot”.
Humbled at the 2017 ODI World Cup, Australia decided to reinvent how they played the game, and at the forefront of that plan was to get one player more involved. It’s worked wonders.
Australia holds both World Cup trophies and there’s no end in sight to their plans for dominance.
Australia has reclaimed the Women’s World Cup title, defeating reigning champions England after an incredible Alyssa Healy masterclass.
Alyssa Healy has rewritten the history books, putting together one of the most destructive batting performances in World Cup cricket.
The Australians are leaving nothing to chance in their World Cup final against England and may even turn to one of their star all-rounders returning from injury in a surprise specialist role.
Jess Jonassen is preparing to play in her first ODI World Cup final, but it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the Aussie superstar.
Australia is looking to cap a sensational tournament with victory in the final of the Women’s World Cup against England on Sunday.
Fingers are crossed in the Australian camp that superstar Ellyse Perry avoids World Cup heartbreak for a second time.
Australian opener Alyssa Healy is a big game player and stepped up big time to guide Australia to the World Cup final.
Australia’s spot in the World Cup final is all but secure after Alyssa Healy smacked a blistering century during Wednesday’s semi-final.
Beth Mooney baffled her teammates with this absurd catch during Australia’s World Cup semi-final against the West Indies.
As Australia prepares for their World Cup semifinal against West Indies, Alyssa Healy opens up on everything from cakes to windy Wellington, birthdays and squad dilemmas in her exclusive tour diary.
Australia’s World Cup ambitions have been dealt a significant setback with a star all-rounder to miss Wednesday’s semi-final.
Australian superstar Ellyse Perry has given an update on the back injury that forced her out of the final World Cup group match.
India has been knocked out of the World Cup after a front-foot no-ball potentially robbed the powerhouse nation of a semi-finals berth.
Cold, windy and dark conditions in New Zealand couldn’t stop Australia’s World Cup domination.
Ellyse Perry won’t play at the World Cup on Friday as Australia looks to keep its unbeaten run going into the finals.
Ash Gardner’s epic outfield catch at the World Cup has gone viral and she said she was lucky to hold it.
Australia all-rounder Ash Gardner continues to turn heads at the World Cup in New Zealand, but on this occasion in the field.
Australia and England played out an intense Test match in the nation’s capital, but the home side is set for a big boost in the ODIs.
A rising Aussie star bowled her heart out for Australia in last weekend’s thrilling draw and wants to do the same more and more.
The only negative coming from the last-gasp draw between Australia and England in Canberra is the lack of Test matches on the calendar.
An unforgettable Test draw has set the scene for an epic conclusion to the Ashes with three games to come.
Australian cricket legend Mel Jones showed she is as classy as they come, with a generous act during the women’s Ashes Test.
Australia has mounted a gutsy fightback at Manuka Oval to ensure no English team will taste victory in an Ashes Test this summer.
The women’s Ashes Test has ended in dramatic scenes, with England’s No. 11. batter blocking out the final over to secure a thrilling draw.
Alyssa Healy has joined an unwanted list of Australians to score a pair in Test cricket, falling victim to an England rival for a 12th time.
Australian all-rounder completed a series of firsts for herself and her people by taking out a major cricket award.
Whether its T20s, ODIs or Tests, Tahlia McGrath has become almost the first player picked by Australia. And her development should serve as a role model to anyone looking to improve – here’s how she did it.
Australia’s bowling stocks have been depleted by injury, but the inexperienced members of the bowling attack showed they were up for the challenge on day two of the women’s Ashes Test.
After becoming the youngest Australian to take a Test wicket in nine years, Darcie Brown stunned the Canberra crowd with a “ripping” catch.
Travis Head’s epic Ashes feats came on the back of a pile of runs which has been recognised in the Cricket Australia awards.
Beth Mooney’s speedy recovery from a broken jaw is set to inspire Australia ahead of the women’s Ashes Test this week.
She was unlucky to miss out on selection in the Ashes but Amanda-Jade Wellington likely won’t have to spend long in the wilderness.
Cricket fans won’t have to pay to watch the Women’s World Cup after the tournament was initially snubed from free-to-air TV.
A star teenage fast bowler and a miraculous injury recorvey could boost Australia for the one-off Test against England this week.
Keeping for 100 overs and then batting is a rarity in Test cricket and this Aussie superstar is up for it.
The cricket community has voiced its anger after it was confirmed the Women’s World Cup would not be broadcast on free-to-air TV.
Australia’s Beth Mooney could pull off one of the more remarkable comebacks after fracturing her jaw, but the news is not good for another member ahead of this week’s Ashes Test.
The Aussie women’s side might’ve thought they’d had all the bad luck they were going to get on the injury front but they were mistaken.
Australia is yet to learn the extent of an injury which ruled star quick Tayla Vlaeminck out of the second T20 against England. Get the latest Ashes news.
In just four matches, South Australia’s Tahlia McGrath has eclipsed superstar Ellyse Perry as Australia’s first-choice T20 all-rounder.
Superstar all-rounder Ellyse Perry has been axed from the Australian T20 side after an underwhelming two years in the 20-over format.
The Aussies are holding out hope she may return quickly, but the likelihood of star opener Beth Mooney playing any part in The Ashes series is now extremely low after she broke her jaw.
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