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Alyssa Healy and Mitchell Starc are spending rare time together after a busy summer of cricket.

Alyssa Healy on kids, Marty Sheargold and the ‘dangerous discussion’ that looms

Alyssa Healy has committed to playing on next season and though she has not set a date for retirement, if you love watching her play, enjoy it while you can.

  • Andrew Wu

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Steve Smith.

Steve Smith’s ODI retirement opens door to 2027 Ashes tour

Steve Smith’s ODI retirement has opened the door for him to stretch his Test career to 2027 and capstone series victories in India and England.

  • Daniel Brettig
Steve Smith scored a fighting half-century in his final ODI innings.

‘It has been a great ride’: Steve Smith retires from ODI cricket but commits to Ashes summer

The former skipper walked away from the 50-over format after Australia’s loss to India in the Champions Trophy semi-final.

  • Daniel Brettig
KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja of India celebrate after defeating Australia.

‘They’ve got to grow up’: India’s biggest advantage against Australia wasn’t what you think

India’s coach Gautam Gambhir snapped at reporters amid suggestions of undue advantages for India at the Champions Trophy.

  • Daniel Brettig
India’s Virat Kohli celebrates after hitting a boundary.

Kohli stars as India chases down Australia’s total to win by four wickets, make Champions Trophy final

India was too good for Australia chasing down a total of 264 with four wickets so spare.

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Bairstow revisited? Stumping controversy avoided as Smith takes the high ground

Australia avoided a repeat of the Jonny Bairstow saga after deciding to withdraw an appeal during their Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan in Lahore.

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Australia’s Steve Smith, right, and Travis Head walk off the field after rain stops the play.

Australia through to Champions Trophy semi-finals after washout

Australia were sitting pretty against Afghanistan – with a rampant Travis Head and Steve Smith in complete control – before heavy rain hit Lahore.

  • Justin Chadwick
Matt Kuhnemann celebrates the wicket of Prabath Jayasuriya during the second Test of the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy in Sri Lanka.

Inside Matt Kuhnemann’s bid to clear his name

What has emerged is vindication of Kuhnemann’s belief his bowling action is legal; that cricket needs a shift in how it views suspect actions; and the frustration umpire Joel Wilson elicits in the Australian dressing room.

  • Andrew Wu
Cricketer Harry Dixon will play for Victoria in the one-day cup final against South Australia this weekend.

If Konstas is Australian cricket’s next big thing, this Victorian kid can’t be far behind

This is a story about Harry Dixon, not Sam Konstas, but no story about Dixon in 2025 can be told without referencing the young New South Welshman.

  • Andrew Wu
Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi in action during the Champions Trophy.

Australian government wants Afghanistan kicked from cricket’s top tier

Cricket Australia will not boycott Friday’s game in Lahore but has previously called off bilateral series against Afghanistan after the Taliban regained power in 2021 and imposed bans on women playing the sport.

  • Andrew Wu

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