All eyes will be on the pace duo of Tayla Vlaeminck and Darcie Brown, who have been named in the same World Cup squad for the first time, but it’s Australia’s spinners who are set to be the envy of the competition.
Australia’s women’s cricketers are chasing a fourth-straight T20 World Cup win. The true extent of their dominance is extraordinary and they deserve equal attention to the Penrith Panthers, writes EMMA GREENWOOD.
The extra challenge of the elements in the United Arab Emirates demanded Australia go to extra lengths to prepare for their tilt at a fourth-straight T20 World Cup.
Sophie Molineux had visions of winning 18 World Cups before she retired. Injuries buried that plan before it got off the ground. But now she’s back – and armed with some inside info from Glenn Maxwell.
Cricket Australia is pulling out all the stops in its attempt to find a successor to CEO Nick Hockley, though one hopeful seems to be the standout candidate.
Australia has won the past three T20 World Cups with Meg Lanning in charge and the new skipper is ready to make her mark as they go for number four.
All-rounders are like gold in T20 cricket and among Australia’s list of them at the World Cup is a world class youngster showing what she can do.
When she had to drive her dog to the park and let it run around for exercise because she couldn’t even walk, the T20 World Cup seemed a long way away for Darcie Brown.
Australia easily won its first warm-up game in the UAE, but a pair of explosive batters are in doubt for the start of the T20 World Cup.
The Australian Women’s Cricket team has once again shown why they’re the side to beat at the upcoming ICC WT20 World Cup.
Injuries from vigorous ball games in the warm-up aren’t new to international cricket, but the latest one has been enough to cause a change.
A stunning half-century from Phoebe Litchfield has guided Australia out of danger and to victory against New Zealand in the first T20I in Mackay. It came after star Ash Gardner was ruled out after a freak accident just minutes before the toss.
A former Sri Lankan Test cricketer has been banned by Cricket Australia for 20 years for inappropriate behaviour towards a female cricketer.
Mackay will be the host for an historic rivalry to reignite, as the Australian and New Zealand women’s cricket teams battle it out in a pair of T20s. Read what both captains had to say.
The upcoming T20 World Cup is always in Alyssa Healy’s thoughts, but there’s only one thing she wants from a three-match series against New Zealand.
They’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.
The money is flowing in women’s cricket and going after a fourth-straight T20 World Cup has taken on a whole new meaning for Australia.
An Australian young gun has weighed in on her team’s tilt for a World Cup four-peat as a trans-Tasman series offers early clues.
An Australian fast bowler is still determined to break speed records as she prepares to break a six-year World Cup drought.
The Renegades shocked the Men’s BBL draft as they poached a Scorchers gun, while crosstown rivals added much needed batting firepower with an English star. As, the Hurricanes shook up the women’s draft.
England opener Ben Duckett, a key member of the ‘Bazball’ set up, will join the Melbourne Stars for this summer’s Big Bash.
A former Sri Lankan Test cricketer and women’s cricket coach has been stood down by Cricket Australia while he is investigated for allegations of serious misconduct towards a professional women’s player.
Chasing a history-making fourth consecutive T20 World Cup, Australia has named a 15-strong squad to defend its white ball crown, however a star’s omission has the skipper ‘disappointed.’
One of Australia’s top female cricketers won’t be going to the T20 Women’s World Cup.
Transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey has nominated for next weekend’s Women’s Big Bash League draft, and revealed the extreme personal toll of cricket’s gender eligibility storm.
After South Africa’s captain claimed the world was catching the all-conquering Australians skipper Alyssa Healy has had her reply.
After ending a 27-year winning drought against Australia, the South African captain revealed a key difference in the formerly all-conquering team.
Alyssa Healy and Mitchell Starc have once again shown why they are the first couple of Australian cricket with a hilarious live TV quarrel.
Until tonight, South Africa had never beaten Australia in a 50-over game, but that all changed thanks to a stunning all-round display from Marizanne Kapp.
Few sporting teams have been as dominant as the Australian women’s cricket team and they reached a new mark in Adelaide.
After earning a record $556,000 WPL payday last year Ash Gardner has been recognised as Australia’s best player over he past 12 months.
At 2pm on Tuesday, Beth Mooney couldn’t move due to food poisoning, but when Australia needed the world’s best T20 batter, she stood up.
Australia has come back from Sunday’s shock loss to South Africa with victory at Blundstone Arena to take the T20I series 2-1, but it wasn’t easy, chasing down a large total in the final over.
Australia has responded in emphatic fashion to wrap up a series win, despite South Africa setting a new record on Tuesday.
As the Australian team confronts challenges from the rising level of international competition, the one batter who could help them is busy being brilliant elsewhere.
Australia had never lost any of the 25 matches they’d played against South Africa until last Sunday which has lit a serious fire under the World Cup winners.
The Australian captain couldn;t do her pre-match media conference on Friday and is no certainty for a World Cup final rematch.
Her national teammate has been outspoken against Australia Day and superstar Ellyse Perry says the debate around change is important for everyone.
After making her WBBL debut aged just 15, there was no doubt Australian cricket had something special and Phoebe Litchfield’s big 2023 confirmed it.
The former Australian captain left no-one in any doubt that she remains a class above most despite retiring from international cricket.
Australia’s selectors have named the squads for the Governor-General’s XI and multi-format women’s series against South Africa.
Fears the former Australian captain might not play cricket again have eased after she made a return to the nets in Melbourne.
Given the job of replacing an Australian cricket great the new skipper starred as her team finished a white-ball winning spree in India on a high.
More than 42,000 people turned out for Ellyse Perry’s 300th game for Australia in India and she didn’t let them down.
Over the past 15 years, when in a pickle with bat or ball, captains have turned to Ellyse Perry to get them out of a hole. Here are 10 of her best performances over her first 299 games for Australia.
Phoebe Litchfield scored a dazzling century and produced what could very well be the catch of the series as Australia romped to a 190-run victory over India in the third ODI of the series.
Australia’s 20-year-old batting prodigy has delivered another stunning individual performance to secure an ODI series whitewash.
Australia will take a full-strength side into Tuesday night’s ODI dead rubber against India, and a selection dilemma has emerged.
After Australia suffered their first ever Test defeat to India, there is a push towards re-shaping the summer schedule – with the Women’s Big Bash League in the firing line.
Australia completed a record ODI chase in India as Ellyse Perry was put through what’s becoming a rite of passage for Aussie stars.
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