Marsh,Warner,Head:Three Australians vie for opening slots at World Cup

Marsh,Warner,Head:Three Australians vie for opening slots at World Cup

A blistering 91 off 48 balls from Travis Head anchored Australia’s T20 sweep of South Africa and strengthened his claim to be an opener at next month’s 50-over World Cup.

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Marsh,Sangha star as Australia crush South Africa in T20 opener

Marsh,Sangha star as Australia crush South Africa in T20 opener

Newly-minted T20 captain Mitchell Marsh blasted an unbeaten 92 from 49 balls before Tanveer Sangha bagged four wickets as Australia won by 111 runs in Durban.

  • byJustin Chadwick
Why Labuschagne is Australia’s World Cup fall guy as Sangha,Hardie lead Gen Next

Why Labuschagne is Australia’s World Cup fall guy as Sangha,Hardie lead Gen Next

Test star Marnus Labuschagne has been left out of Australia’s upcoming World Cup campaign in India as Pat Cummins rests up with a fractured wrist and a pair of bolters are named.

  • byDan Walsh
Cummins played final Test with a suspected fractured wrist

Cummins played final Test with a suspected fractured wrist

A young leg-spinner is a chance to be named next week for the limited-overs tours of South Africa and India that will be a strong pointer to Australia’s World Cup campaign.

  • byAndrew Wu
Snake halts play during Twenty20 match in Sri Lanka

Snake halts play during Twenty20 match in Sri Lanka

The Lanka Premier League match between Galle Titans and Dambulla Aura had to be stopped when players noticed an unwelcome visitor during the latter’s innings.

Cricket’s Big Three in talks to launch women’s Champions League

Cricket’s Big Three in talks to launch women’s Champions League

Australia,India and England are in high-level talks to launch a women’s Twenty20 Champions League as soon as next year following the success of the first Women’s Premier League in India.

  • byDaniel Brettig
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Game on:How Mike Baird,Australia’s new cricket boss,is stepping up to the crease

Game on:How Mike Baird,Australia’s new cricket boss,is stepping up to the crease

The former NSW premier will need all his leadership skills to confront the sport’s challenges.

  • byAnne Hyland
‘It was his day’:Unbeaten Jaiswal hits record-breaking IPL half-century

‘It was his day’:Unbeaten Jaiswal hits record-breaking IPL half-century

Young Rajasthan Royals left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal put the game out of reach when he smashed 26 runs off the first over he faced,and didn’t let up from there.

Turn Test cricket into once-a-year events like Wimbledon:IPL team owner

Turn Test cricket into once-a-year events like Wimbledon:IPL team owner

Manoj Badale,the lead owner of Adam Zampa’s Rajasthan Royals has warned that the amount of Test cricket scheduled will be reduced in the years ahead.

  • byTim Wigmore
Tim David smashes hat-trick of sixes in final over to seal IPL victory

Tim David smashes hat-trick of sixes in final over to seal IPL victory

Mumbai Indians needed 17 runs in the final over to beat Rajasthan Royals. The Australian big hitter took just three balls to complete the win in the league’s 1000th game.

  • byIan Chadband
Saudi Arabia seeks to set up world’s richest cricket competition

Saudi Arabia seeks to set up world’s richest cricket competition

Saudi Arabia is wooing IPL owners and India’s cricket board with the goal of creating a Twenty20 league that only the IPL could rival for financial scale.

  • byDaniel Brettig