Cricket Australia
Body blow: Injury to stop Australia’s gun all-rounder from bowling until tail of India Tests
Cameron Green is expected to be available to play against India as a batter from the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy showdown.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Seven hours, 46 runs: Derided for one knock, will Ash Chandrasinghe become the new Mr Cricket?
Victoria’s Ash Chandrasinghe carried his bat in a now infamous appearance in the Sheffield Shield final. Eighteen months on, he has his sights set on emulating Mike Hussey.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘Play a shot, Chamari’: Healy’s well-timed chirp in Australia’s opening World Cup win
Australia know they will have to find much more polish to get past New Zealand in their next match, but Alyssa Healy’s behind-the-stumps chatter was the picture of efficiency as her side claimed the wicket of Chamari Athapaththu.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘It empowers others’: Former Australian under-19s captain speaks out on abuse allegation
A former captain of Australia’s under-19s is suing Cricket Australia for $4 million over an allegation of sexual abuse.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘Close to Jimmy Anderson’: Is this Australian paceman about to become England’s Ashes bolter?
Australian swing bowler Dan Worrall has earned comparisons to Jimmy Anderson as a pair of England legends push for him to be selected by Brendon McCullum ahead of next year’s Ashes tour.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘No room for slip-ups’: The threat to Australia’s quest for World Cup history
Meg Lanning knows how to win Twenty20 World Cups, and she set out how Australia can claim a seventh title with the tournament starting for the Aussies on Saturday.
- by Daniel Brettig
Two-year ban: Cummins and his teammates could lose millions in IPL crackdown
Indian cricket’s latest flex has targeted Pat Cummins and other top Australian players by threatening two-year bans if they skip the IPL for any reason other than injury.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Green’s back injury leaves three giant holes in Test team for Indian summer
The giant all-rounder is so pivotal that his absence would require the selectors to replace three roles: top four batter, quality change bowler and impassable gully fielder.
- by Daniel Brettig
Australia’s Carey turns matchwinner to silence England’s Ashes hecklers
Alex Carey has extracted some measure of revenge for his appalling treatment by England fans during the 2023 Ashes.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Head shot: Why Trav’s latest blast adds to selectors’ Test opening headache
Travis Head pillaged England at Trent Bridge to add further momentum to his case for accompanying Usman Khawaja.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Australian cricket star ruled out after freak injury in warm-up
Ash Gardner was injured in a nasty collision that left her dazed and needing a concussion test.
- by Daniel Brettig
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