Stars slip past Hurricanes
Melbourne Stars successfully walked the Duckworth-Lewis tightrope to beat Hobart Hurricanes in a rain-hit BBL match.
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India are Australia’s only real rival
The summer of 2020-21 looms large on the cricket calendar with Australia and India to fight it out for the unofficial Test championship.
Cummins is the man to lead
The story of Pat Cummins’s evolution from Australia’s best-paid student to cricket’s apex predator is well known.
Paine pads away four-day Test call
Tim Paine has dismissed a suggestion that it was time to “seriously think about” four-day Test matches.
Lyon won’t make way for Swepson
The annual “two spinners at the SCG” speculation took a new turn on Monday.
Thunder see hope in defeat
While defeat to the Sixers was painful, Thunder coach Shane Bond and captain Callum Ferguson saw plenty of positives.
Black Caps call in SCG specialist
If you’re going to get pitchforked into an overseas Test match, it helps if it’s in your adopted backyard.
MCG keeps haters at bay
The MCG haters should be silent for some time to come after records crowds watched Australia win on a belter of a pitch.
Living dangerously catches up with England
A year of living dangerously finally caught up with England in Centurion.
Tim Paine: At the top of his game
Tim Paine has spent much of the past year righting a sinking ship.
Summer of celebrations as wins keep coming
If Australia wins the last match of the summer in Sydney it will replace the Kiwis at No 2 behind India.
Renegades on the nose
A scratch of the schnoz raised eyebrows at Marvel Stadium but it is the reigning premiers who are on the nose.
Siddle all heart and values to end
Peter Siddle joined the Australian team on the MCG, hugged the boys and kissed his international career goodbye.
Ruthless Aussies rediscover mojo
On the day Peter Siddle announced his departure from international cricket, another Victorian stepped up to dismantle New Zealand.
Golden summer ranks among best
Tim Paine’s Australians are on track to sweep the summer 5-0 and vault to No 2 in the ICC world Test rankings.
Kiwis dismantled from top down
You know the Australian team is getting back to its best when it dismantles opposition teams from the top down.
Computer vagaries have us stumped
Just before lunch at the MCG on Sunday, an oversized animated umpire wearing a XXXX boater shook his cartoon head.
Abbott injury only sour note for Sixers
Strike bowler Sean Abbott faces an anxious wait before knowing when he can resume playing again.
Paine barrier too much for Kiwis
Tim Paine has capped a brilliant all-round performance to lead Australia to a crushing win over the Kiwis, despite a historic ton at the MCG | WATCH
Exit Siddle, the blue-collar hero
If there was heavy lifting to do, Peter Siddle’s ute was already in your driveway, toolbox open.
Kiwis punching below their weight
New Zealand’s first Boxing Day Test in more than three decades has all been tickety boo … except for the cricket.
Smith exit the only Aussie worry
Neil Wagner continued his dominance of Steve Smith, but as they go into Day 4, Australia are in charge against the Kiwis.
Siddle thwarts Maxwell’s run
Miraculous shot-making from Glenn Maxwell got the Melbourne Stars close but not quite over the line against the Strikers.
Paine blasts DRS after LBW calls
Australia captain Tim Paine blasted cricket’s Decision Review System on Friday, saying it left him “disappointed and angry”.
Aussies grab a huge Head start
Losing two wickets after spending the best part of two days in the field has New Zealand poorly positioned ahead of day three of the second Test.
This is your captain: buckle up and enjoy
Tim Paine’s punchy innings provided Travis Head with leeway to score his second Test century.
Wagner’s war leaves Smith in no-man’s land
Neil Wagner’s clever, sustained and precise short ball war against Steve Smith has curtailed Australia’s leading batsman.
Sixers draw on past glories
Sitting below the Thunder on the table after a shaky start, the Sixers have got plenty of reasons not to sledge their city rivals
Thunder putting a spin on BBL tilt
Thunder offie Chris Green believes his team’s wealth of spin options gives them an edge over their rivals Sydney Sixers.
Travis takes his Head off the block
Travis Head has forced the selectors to look elsewhere if they want to play a second spinner in Sydney.
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