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Steve Smith makes a hundred in Galle in 2022.

Why the Sri Lanka-Australia series could be the start of more free cricket on TV

Australia may be about to enter a new era of overseas Test cricket on free-to-air television as Seven prepares to broadcast the Sri Lanka series starting this week, a harbinger of future bidding for matches in India and elsewhere.

  • Daniel Brettig

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Sam Billings and Nathan McAndrew of the Thunder celebrate victory during the BBL The Challenger match between Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder at Sydney Cricket Ground

BBL As it Happened: The Thunder book their first BBL final in nine years

The Sixers and Thunder square off for a chance to meet the Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL final

  • Jonathan Drennan
Sam Konstas had a whirlwind debut in Melbourne.

‘They need to play him’: Ponting warns selectors against dumping Konstas for Sri Lanka

Ricky Ponting says Sam Konstas should be left at the top of the order for Australia’s Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle next week.

  • Daniel Brettig
Glenn Maxwell dons the baggy green in 2017.

How Glenn Maxwell’s unfulfilled Test career helped save the BBL

We’ll never know how good a Test cricketer Glenn Maxwell may have been. That’s a shame for Tests, but a blessing for the BBL.

  • Daniel Brettig
Renegades quick Will Sutherland.

An umpire removed two bowlers from a BBL attack. One of their replacements went for 48 in 2.4 overs.

It is rare for one player to be removed from an attack mid-over, but two in the same match is practically unheard of.

  • Oliver Caffrey
Glenn Maxwell proved again why he is one of the world’s most dangerous short-form batters.

Maxwell masterclass keeps Melbourne Stars’ hopes alive in BBL

Glenn Maxwell played one of his most memorable T20 innings to revive the Melbourne Stars’ flagging finals hopes, showering sixes into the stands at Marvel Stadium.

  • Greg Dundas
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Don Bradman and David Warner.

He signed Ellyse Perry from his garage. The secret behind the revolution in cricket bats

It’s a craft brewing-style evolution, with young bat makers shaking up an industry that’s long been dominated by traditional players.

  • Peter Hanlon
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Mitch Marsh of the Scorchers walks from the field after being dismissed during the BBL match between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades at Optus Stadium, on January 07, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Scorchers back ‘heart and soul’ Mitch Marsh to blossom

Mitch Marsh has been described as the heart and soul of the Perth Scorchers as the star allrounder attempts to regain his mojo following his Test axing.

  • Justin Chadwick
Indian superstar Jasprit Bumrah congratulates Australian skipper Pat Cummins on the Border-Gavaskar series win.

There’s too much ‘big three’ cricket already, say players of the two-tier Tests plan

The boss of the World Cricketers’ Association says any moves to change the Test structure mustn’t be about chasing more dollars for Australia, India and England.

  • Daniel Brettig
A full house at the MCG for day one.

What Cummins’ India triumph means for the Ashes summer

Australia’s enthralling 3-1 defeat of India has already set tongues wagging about next summer’s blockbuster Ashes series.

  • Daniel Brettig

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