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CricketTendulkar pushes for World Cup in Tests

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar says the World Test Championship should be held every four years on the lines of the World Cup.

Sudipto Ganguly

CricketUsed pitch not good for England: Knight

The first women's cricket Test in seven years between England and India will be played on a recently used pitch, displeasing host captain Heather Knight.

Sonia Twigg

Shine onPremiumGardens Oval lights to keep shining at 500 lux after council gives approval

Gardens Oval will be lit up with 500 lux-strong lighting for three evenings a week from now on after Darwin council approved its ongoing use following a successful trial.

ALICIA PERERA

Darwin Cricket T20PremiumPalmerston youth fires to topple Tahs

PALMERSTON all-rounder Hamish Martin was ecstatic with his young side’s T20 quarter-final win against Waratah, but knows they will have to do it all again when they face off once more in the semi-final

NATHANIEL CHAMBERS

CricketNZ clear Williamson, Watling for WTC final

Kane Williamson and BJ Watling, missing from New Zealand's Test win over England, have been named in the Black Caps' World Test Championship final squad.

AAP

CouncilPremiumGardens Oval lights to stay at 500 lux permanently: Recommendation

The lights at Garden’s Oval will be able to be turned up to 500 lux between Thursday and Saturday if Darwin Council accepts a recommendation.

News Corp Australia

CricketDu Plessis loses memory after concussion

A day after he was involved in an onfield collision, former Proteas captain Faf du Plessis says he's recovering well but has suffered some memory loss.

AAP

‘JL’s done a bloody good job’VideoPaine gets behind embattled coach Langer

Australia coach Justin Langer has come under-fire for his leadership style in recent times, but Test captain Tim Paine believes the issues have been overblown.

Oliver Caffrey

CricketLabuschagne helps blast Glamorgan to win

Marnus Labushagne has scored 59 to ensure Glamorgan handed Lancashire their first defeat of England's County Championship season.

AAP

CricketLatham hails NZ's 'fantastic' England win

New Zealand stand-in captain Tom Latham has saluted his team for their "fantastic" achievement after they pulled off a first series win in England for 22 years.

Rory Dollard

Title huntersPremiumKelly and co back at the cricket coalface

Matt Kelly and the WA pace phalanx are back at the coalface as they search for that one or two per cent that will end the State’s 22-year Sheffield Shield drought.

Glen Quartermain

CricketS.Africa cruise to Test win over Windies

West Indies have collapsed to defeat by an innings and 63 runs in the first Test against South Africa, with fast bowler Kagiso Rabada taking 5-34.

AAP

CricketNew Zealand humble England in second Test

England have slumped to their first Test series defeat on home soil since 2014 as they surrendered to New Zealand in meek fashion at Edgbaston.

AAP

Darwin and Districts CricketPremiumDistricts bats Isakka and Hammond fire in their 309 total

Bottom sides Southern Districts and Nightcliff find form with the bat as the 2021 district cricket season reaches the halfway mark

GREY MORRIS

Dummy spitVideoComments‘Shocking’ player tantrum stuns world cricket

Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan is staring down the barrel of a lengthy suspension following this ‘extraordinary dummy spit’. WATCH IT NOW

Nic Savage

CricketDe Kock's unbeaten ton puts Proteas on top

South Africa are in a commanding position at stumps on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies, thanks to Quinton de Kock's unbeaten century.

AAP

Darwin and Districts CricketPremiumDistrict cricket’s Crocodiles on a run finding mission

Southern Districts looking at a trip to Tracy Village to rekindle the finals flame that is in danger of going out after successive losses to Palmerston and Darwin

GREY MORRIS

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The West Australian exclusive
New generation, new code for famous WA sporting family

Jayda Clark, the granddaughter of Australian Test fast bowler Wayne and daughter of former Fremantle footballer Michael, is poised to pen a new chapter for the famous WA sporting family.

Steve Butler

CricketNZ build lead in 2nd Test v England

New Zealand have taken a 23-run lead with them into the lunch break on day three of the second Test against England in Birmingham.

Rory Dollard

CricketWarner, Stoinis pull out of UK's Hundred

David Warner and Marcus Stoinis have pulled out of the inaugural season of The Hundred, due to complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP

CricketDunk, Faulkner lead Qalandars to PSL win

Australians Ben Dunk and James Faulkner have played a big part in the Lahore Qalanders' 10-run win over the Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.

AAP

CricketNgidi gives Proteas advantage over Windies

Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje have put South Africa in a commanding position against the West Indies on the opening day of the first cricket Test.

AAP

CricketNZ begin chase of England in 2nd Test

New Zealand are 1-43 at lunch on the second morning of the second Test against England, who were all out for 303 in their first innings.

Rory Dollard

CricketEngland make steady start in second Test

Boosted by the biggest home crowd since 2019, England reached 67 without loss in the second and final Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston.

Rory Dollard