Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne have accepted three-year Cricket Australia contracts and two-year deals have been handed to six others as Twenty20 franchises circle the world’s top cricket talent.
Pat Cummins suspects his team had been trying too hard before they got the breakthrough that sped them towards their World Cup win against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile,the selection squeeze could be applied to Marnus Labuschagne.
DRS upheld what looked to be a marginal decision against the opener on Monday. Now he says match officials should be subject to the same scrutiny as players.
Australian cricket’s custodians are prepared to wait until the eve of summer’s first Test to place a sponsor on the shirt of the national men’s team,after the expiry of a $40 million deal with Alinta.
David Warner’s blossoming partnership with Travis Head got Australia off to a flyer,then he and Marnus Labuschagne built a massive total that South Africa could not get near.
Australian cricketer David Warner and jockey Tommy Berry are among the owners of the sprawling Mornington Peninsula property,which is expected to fetch around $20 million.
Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc will miss the tour of South Africa,coming as Mitch Marsh’s leadership skills were recognised with captaincy in the ODI and Twenty20 formats.
Only rain can save Australia from a heavy series-levelling defeat at Old Trafford after another excellent display by England on the third day at Old Trafford.
Australia’s woes were compounded by a shoulder injury to Mitchell Starc after Zak Crawley turned the game,and possibly the series,on its head with a brutal innings.
David Warner and his family have heard some shocking abuse from fans throughout his career,but the veteran opener has never experienced anything like the vitriol from MCC members.
The Australian opener has been dismissed 17 times by Stuart Broad,but he still relishes the rivalry as they prepare to face each other again at Old Trafford.