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A bumper crowd at the MCG for the BBL Melbourne derby in January 2016.

Inside Australian cricket’s plan to make Big Bash No.2 behind the IPL

US consulting giant Boston Consulting Group will explore both privatisation and expansion as possible ways to supercharge the BBL in an increasingly crowded T20 marketplace.

  • Daniel Brettig

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Sam Konstas in front of a huge MCG crowd.

Two Test divisions, international windows, and India sharing their riches: Is this cricket’s future?

A report commissioned by the World Cricketers’ Association calls for a complete reshaping of international and franchise cricket to complement one another.

  • Daniel Brettig
Travis Head

4 overs, 10 fours, 4 sixes and 1 dot ball: Jofra Archer smashed for most expensive figures in IPL history

Jofra Archer conceded 76 runs in four overs as Travis Head led the attack against the England paceman.

  • Telegraph Sport
The Australian team celebrate winning the World Test Championship.

Test cricket could copy rugby with in-game bonus points

Test cricket could be revolutionised with the introduction of new rules to reform the World Test Championship.

  • Tim Wigmore
England’s Harry Brook is taking a break from playing in the IPL.

‘No scope or demand’: England opposed to Saudi T20 league

English cricket has raised instant opposition to an Australian proposal for a global Twenty20 league backed by Saudi Arabia, claiming there is “no scope or demand for such an idea”.

  • Daniel Brettig
Pope Francis and the Ashes

England Cricket apologises for ‘ill-judged’ Pope Francis tweet

The ECB are in damage control after posting a joke about the ailing Pope and the Ashes cricket series.

  • Ben Rumsby
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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
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
Josh Inglis brings up his hundred with a six off Jofra Archer.

They bowled their country’s fastest ever ODI spell. But England’s pacemen still suffered a historic defeat

For all the pace of Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, Josh Inglis and friends simply sent the ball skidding to the boundary even faster.

  • Dan Walsh
Australia’s Josh Inglis.

‘He didn’t get out of second gear’: Inglis makes ton as Australia chase down 352 to beat England

Australia took down England in an epic run chase as Josh Inglis scored 120 not out in a five-wicket win to start the Champions Trophy tournament.

  • Roy Ward

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