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Australian players Alyssa Healy and Nathan Lyon pose for a photo during the 2025/26 Cricket Australia schedule announcement

‘Heartbroken’: Lyon calls out Kuhnemann treatment as Green provides injury update

Australia’s champion spinner said he felt for Matt Kuhnemann after his bowling action was questioned.

  • Tom Decent

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Anticipation for the 2025 Ashes is already building.

International cricket calendar revealed: Test stars to get longer break before Ashes

Australia’s Test stars won’t have any excuses ahead of a blockbuster Ashes series.

  • Tom Decent
Marnus Labuschagne’s unsightly dismissal in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield final.

Labuschagne’s Test place gets shakier, Cricket Australia and Queensland in peace talks

Marnus Labuschagne’s Test place is even more precarious after he was part of a rush of wickets on a lively day one of the Sheffield Shield final in Adelaide

  • Daniel Brettig
Pat Cummins leaves the field after taking his fifth wicket at the SCG on Wednesday.

‘Old and tired’: Greenberg warns SCG needs upgrade as Brisbane promised first Test after Olympics

Test cricket will remain at the Gabba in the lead up to Brisbane 2032 as Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg declared the SCG “desperately” needed upgrading.

  • Tom Decent
Joel Wilson

One in three wrong: Controversial umpire at centre of Kuhnemann saga axed

It has infuriated fans and fuelled countless memes - and now Joel Wilson’s poor umpiring record has caught up with him.

  • Tom Decent
Nathan McSweeney Harry Wilson composite

How a battling Test batsman inspired Wallabies leader to new heights

He was on the receiving end of a horror captaincy debut, but a Wallabies star has revealed how he leaned on a close friend and cricket star for guidance.

  • Nick Wright
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Marnus Labuschagne was instrumental in Queensland winning last season’s Sheffield Shield title.

Why former Test captain Mark Taylor wants the Sheffield Shield final to be scrapped

Once viewed as the unofficial sixth Test of the summer, the final is coming off second-best in clashes with the behemoths of world cricket and Australian sport.

  • Andrew Wu and Daniel Brettig
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
Usman Khawaja and wife Rachel at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday.

Khawaja upset by Queensland Cricket claims, in doubt for Shield final

Usman Khawaja has been left upset by suggestions from Queensland Cricket’s boss that the state had no idea of his injury issues and that he didn’t want to play in the state’s last Sheffield Shield game.

  • Daniel Brettig
Campbell Kellaway’s blinding catch at the WACA Ground.

This stunning catch may save Marnus Labuschagne’s Test career

A blinding catch by Campbell Kellaway may help ensure Marnus Labuschagne is still batting at No.3 for Australia in the Ashes.

  • Daniel Brettig

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