Trans cricketer nominates for WBBL draft
Transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey has nominated for next weekend’s Women’s Big Bash League draft, and revealed the extreme personal toll of cricket’s gender eligibility storm.
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Mackay cricket star Charli Knott rises to Australia A captaincy
Mackay cricket export Charli Knott will lead the Australia A women’s team in a four-day match against India A on Thursday.
Healy: Bangladesh World Cup the wrong thing to do
Amid ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh, Australian captain Alyssa Healy has joined the chorus calling for cricket to take a back seat ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup in the country.
World Cup in doubt after uprising
Cricket Australia says it will wait on the ICC’s call as political violence throws Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup plans into disarray.
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‘Proper crack’: Aussies get back on winner’s list
After losing four of six white-ball games to England in the Ashes, the Australian team took out its frustrations on Ireland in Dublin.
Aussies take ‘dirty’ Ashes win despite thrashing
Australia only won three matches to England’s four, including a final thrashing, but retained the Ashes without their star skipper.
Aussie legend drops Ashes truth bomb
Australia is on the cusp of losing the women’s Ashes for the first time in 10 years to an “exciting” England team that’s on fire.
‘It was a ripper’: Magic ball helps seal the Ashes
Alana King delivered a leg-spinner to rival any of the best ever balls as Australia ended a run of losses to retain the Ashes.
MCG and SCG set for historic firsts
After doubling the salary cap to lure the world’s best to join the all-conquering Australians, the WBBL is now taking its games to the biggest stadiums.
Ashes ‘on the line’ after shock Aussie defeat
Australia has lost just one of the past 32 ODIs before England turned the women’s Ashes on its head in Bristol.
Retaining Ashes ‘not enough’ for win-hungry Aussies
One win is all Australia needs to retain the Ashes, but the pursuit of perfection means an ODI series clean sweep is their aim.
‘Missed her’: Aussie star’s telling absence
Australia had only lost one T20 for two years before back-to-back losses in the Ashes, and one superstar’s absence is starting to show.
Sexism in sport is exhausting and it’s time for change
For every piece of progress, our top female athletes are still dealing with widespread inequality. Rachael Haynes opens up on the exhausting and frustrating process of constantly pushing for change.
Changes at Lord’s after members ‘shame’
Australia’s women’s team can claim their Ashes series at Lord’s where members won’t get close to them after ugly behaviour in the second Test.
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