Steve Smith vowed to pick up the pace, with Australia’s stand-in skipper confident he won’t be slapped with a one-game ban for slow over-rates. Smith was docked 60 per cent …
New Zealand will wait until the morning of the Boxing Day cricket Test against Sri Lanka to finalise their playing XI as they mull over the make-up of their pace …
Debutant Joe Burns will bat at No.6 for Australia in the Boxing Day Test. Stand-in skipper Steve Smith confirmed his XI on Christmas Day, with Burns and Ryan Harris coming …
Enjoying his first Christmas Day as a father, David Warner feels he’s matured on and off the field over the past year. Warner’s cricket career was at the crossroads when …
Bradford have signed former Hull and Wigan front-rower Epalahame Lauaki on a two-year contract. The 30-year-old former New Zealand and Tonga international joins the relegated Bulls from NRL side Manly …
Legendary South African allrounder Jacques Kallis’ arrival is set to pay dividends for the Sydney Thunder both on and off the field in the Big Bash League. Cellar dwellers for …
Temba Bavuma could become only the sixth ethnic black African to play Test cricket for South Africa when the second Test against the West Indies starts at St George’s Park …
The West Indies face a daunting task when they take on South Africa in the second Test at Port Elizabeth’s St George’s Park on Friday. The tourists were outplayed in …
No longer the whipping boys of the Big Bash League, Sydney Thunder are planning revenge over the star-studded Sydney Sixers at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night. Lumped with three straight …
David Warner will play the Boxing Day Test and Shane Watson should too. But far more grievous matters remain at the forefront of their minds. Warner on Wednesday batted for …
Master niggler David Warner has promised to do everything in his power to ensure India don’t fall quiet in the field during the Boxing Day Test. Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli …
The Melbourne Renegades have added highly-rated Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan to their Big Bash League squad. Al Hasan, No.1 on the ICC’s Twenty20 allrounder rankings, will play for the …
Melbourne’s Junction Oval will be upgraded to provide a permanent home for Cricket Victoria and free up the MCG for AFL games for the start of each footy season. Cricket …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is close to securing a scrum guru in the hope of solving Australia’s set-piece woes before next year’s Rugby World Cup. Cheika flagged an overhaul of …
David Warner has returned to batting and declared he’s ready to go for the Boxing Day Test. Warner received throwdowns from assistant coach Michael Di Venuto as he batted for …
David Warner and Shane Watson have both returned to batting, if somewhat cautiously, during Australia’s Christmas Eve training session for the Boxing Day Test. Warner received throwdowns from assistant coach …
Australian team medical staff will examine Shane Watson on Wednesday morning before he is allowed to continue his Boxing Day Test preparations. Watson is being checked for signs of concussion …
Australia will take a psychological edge over India into the Boxing Day Test according to young quick Josh Hazlewood. The bubbling tension went up a notch in Brisbane when the …
