CricketA combination of Steve Smith and David Warner, a two-metre tall quick with an even higher ceiling, and a Queensland bolter for a baggy green – Sheffield Shield coaches predict their next Australian stars and reveal the talent coming through the pipeline.
SportLess than 18 months ago after winning his first baggy green, Matt Kuhnemann sat down for the toughest conversation of his career – and it triggered a dramatic state switch.
Cricket World CupThey’ve won three consecutive T20 World Cup titles, but Australia has been put on notice, with a former cricket great declaring two rivals are closing in on the superstar team.
SportA former Australian under-19 captain, who retired at 21, has claimed his life was ruined by an alleged sexual assault on tour.
SportFormer Australia coach Darren Lehmann has stepped away from his post with Queensland, after approaching his bosses last week to say he wanted his career to head in a shock new direction.
CricketHe has played just a single domestic one-day match for Western Australia and turned 19 a little more than two weeks ago, but Mahli Beardman now finds himself as a back up for the national ODI team. DANIEL CHERNY examines the merit and precedent for such a shock decision.
SportIt was the ugly flashpoint of an explosive Ashes series – when Australia’s players were confronted by angry fans in the Lord’s Long Room. Now, they’re set to come face to face again.
SportAustralia seem intent on dumping Steve Smith from his makeshift opening role, with the hunt on for a new partner for Usman Khawaja – and a shock contender emerging already.
SportDavid Warner was a rock at the top of the order for Australia’s white-ball teams for nearly 15 years. But who will be his long-term successor? The fight has never been hotter.
SportA recent grade cricket blow-up highlights that temperament is something Marnus Labuschagne must work on if he’s to become the long-term captain many believe he could be, writes BEN HORNE.
SportAfter being starved of first-class opportunities to press his Test cricket claims, Josh Inglis is prepared to take a ‘big balls’ approach that could shake up the Australian team.
WA CricketCan WA make it a four-peat in the Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup? Find out who your state has brought in to stake their claim as DANIEL CHERNY breaks down every squad and change for the upcoming season.
CricketTwo collapses in two innings saw England slump to a drought-breaking loss to Sri Lanka, with the Asian outfit giving Brendon McCullum’s team a taste of their own medicine.
SportAustralian World Cup winner turned media star Brendon Julian has revealed he’s been contacted by players with their noses out of joint over his commentary. And now he has a message for sensitive stars.
CricketAustralian captain Mitch Marsh has partnered Travis Head to make history as the Aussies hammered Scotland in first T20 of their series.
AnalysisCricketWill Pucovski is in cricket’s twilight zone: not officially retired but seemingly no chance of playing professional cricket again. But while the curtain may be closing on his playing days, a legal war is just beginning.
CricketAustralia is playing in Scotland for the first time in a decade without a host of stars but the skipper says the team is not going through massive change.
CricketRecurring injuries are playing havoc with Victorian Will Sutherland’s all-round ambitions, and now the Vics face a tough decision on the immediately future of the budding star.
CricketJaws have dropped around the cricketing world after India put on a show the likes of which Test cricket has never seen before.
CricketRicky Ponting was left shaking his head from the commentary box as England employed an “embarrassing” tactic.
CricketTravis Head was red hot as Australia finished off a series victory against England — and the Aussie let his teammates know about it.
CricketA spectator has been struck in the head by a cricket ball at a local T20 final on the Gold Coast and taken to hospital by paramedics. Details.
CricketAustralia has suffered a mammoth defeat at the hands of England to leave the ODI series squared
CricketEngland has levelled the ODI series at 2-2 after demolishing Australia by 186 runs in a rain-affected match at Lord’s on Friday.
CricketWith Australia cycling through the options to find a partner for Usman Khawaja, Test great Allan Border has tossed up a surprise candidate – while offering a cautious warning about another.
CricketAustralian players love Lord’s so much they went in to lunch on their day off ahead of a return for the first time since last year’s fiery Ashes Test.
CricketWith ongoing speculation over who will open for Australia this summer, Matt Renshaw is hoping a technique change can get his foot back in the door, but he says he won’t be engaging in the media chatter.
CricketAustralian cricket legend Greg Chappell has revealed one of the prized possessions from his career has devastatingly gone missing.
CricketAfter a rocky winter cricket season, Alex Carey is set to return to Lord’s in exceptional form, with recent showings giving selectors reason to re-consider his permanent spot on the one-day international team.
CricketVictoria’s captain says the wheels are in motion for Glenn Maxwell to press his case for Test selection in the Sheffield Shield.