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Shai Hope has blasted West Indies to a comfortable T20I win over Sri Lanka in Kingston. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumWindies open T20 series with win after ODI dismay

West Indies have put the disappointment of a home ODI series loss to Sri Lanka by taking out the opening Twenty20 in Jamaica by seven wickets.

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Jason Meotti and Esther Cole have rallied the Melville community to organise a special electors meeting over the $4.68m John Connell cricket pitch project.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumResidents ire over $4.6m cricket pitch forces council’s hand

Melville has confirmed the date for a special electors meeting after strong community backlash over the controversial project.

Eliana Hullett

Matt Short is bowled by Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed as Australia make a disastrous start in Mirpur. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumAustralia suffer historic ODI series loss to Bangladesh

Having not beaten Australia in an ODI for 21 years, Bangladesh have now knocked off the cricketing giant twice in 48 hours to seal a 2-0 series lead.

Steve Barrett

Georgia Voll has found her best form for Australia in her last knock before the T20 World Cup. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumVoll flying as 'hungry' Aussies look good for World Cup

Australia will go into the T20 World Cup in fine spirits after Georgia Voll led a dominant win over the West Indies in their final warm-up in Cardiff.

Ian Chadband

Marnus Labuschagne’s horror white-ball run has continued against Bangladesh.

CricketVeteran edges closer to sad end as Aussies crash to 21-year low

The batsman’s career is hanging by a thread with the World Cup on the horizon.

Steve Barrett, AAP

Jacob Bethell looks back at his rearranged stumps after being bowled by a shooter from Matt Henry. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumLord's pitch rated 'unsatisfactory' after short Test

After a Test that lasted 166 overs with all 40 wickets falling to seam bowlers the pitch at Lord's, cricket's most famed venue, has been rated 'unsatisfactory'.

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Johan Botha's time as coach of Queensland and the Brisbane Heat is over. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumQueensland, Heat hunt new coach after Botha quits

Queensland and Brisbane Heat coach Johan Botha has quit with a year to run on his contract, sparking an immediate search for a replacement.

Oliver Caffrey

Kusal Mendis has led Sri Lanka to a rain-affected ODI series triumph over hosts West Indies. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumSri Lanka win ODI series after consecutive wash outs

Sri Lanka have claimed a 1-0 series win after the third and final ODI against West Indies in Jamaica was washed out, just like game two.

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Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are being probed for a nightclub incident after the Lord's Test win. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumStokes faces Test axe after 'nightclub incident' probe

England captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson are being investigated by cricket authorities after a "nightclub incident" in the early hours.

Glenn Moore

Ellyse Perry has made an impressive 64 as Australia beat England in a warm-up for the T20 World Cup. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumVeterans lead Australia to big victory over WCT20 hosts

Australia have secured a pre-tournament psychological edge over England with a comfortable win over the T20 World Cup hosts in their penultimate warm-up match.

Glenn Moore

Manav Suthar (with ball) took a five-wicket haul on debut as India crushed Afghanistan. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumSuthar makes dream debut in India's largest Test win

India have crushed minnows Afghanistan in their one-off Test, with spinner Manav Suthar taking a five-wicket haul on debut.

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Aaron Hardie is happy to play any role with the bat in his return to Australia’s T20 team.

CricketCommentsPremium‘Beggars can’t be choosers’: Hardie happy with any Aus role

WA all-rounder Aaron Hardie says he will be happy to play any role required of him in what is set to be his forthcoming return to Australia’s T20 side.

Josh Kempton

Aussie international Beau Webster has hit a rapid century in England's T20 Blast and is top scorer. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumSlug slog: brilliant Bears buoyed by Beau's Blast blitz

Australian international Beau Webster has crashed his first ever T20 century, helping Warwickshire beat Somerset in England's Blast tournament.

Ian Chadband

Marcus Stoinis of the Stars and Will Sutherland of the Renegades pose during a Melbourne Mace BBL Media Opportunity at Fitzroy Town Hall on December 19, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia.

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JOHNSON: The one that can’t be forgotten in BBL debate

If investment in the BBL simply leads to bigger contracts, overseas players and commercialisation, then Australian cricket risks losing sight of what has made it successful, writes Mitchell Johnson.

Mitchell Johnson

England's Ollie Robinson celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra at Lord's. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumRain stalls England's victory bid against NZ at Lord's

The weather has frustrated England's charge to victory against New Zealand in their Test series opener at a damp Lord's.

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Opener KL Rahul found some respite from the intense heat on his way to a century. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumIndia batters dish up tons of trouble for Afghanistan

Centuries from opener KL ‌Rahul and captain Shubman Gill have put India in a commanding position after the opening day of the one-off Test in New Chandigarh.

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England's Ollie Robinson celebrates taking his fifth wicket in New Zealand's first innings. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumEngland lord it over NZ as 17 wickets tumble at Lord's

Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue have left New Zealand tottering at 3-36 as England set the Black Caps a tough target of 254 to win at Lord's.

Rory Dollard

Allrounder Ash Gardner has starred with the bat in a T20 World Cup warm-up win over South Africa. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

CricketPremium'A lot of confidence' for Gardner ahead of T20 Cup

Ash Gardner has top-scored for Australia in the last of three informal matches against South Africa ahead of the women's Twenty20 World Cup.

Jasper Bruce

England's Ollie Robinson celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell at Lord's. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumTotal chaos as England's Robinson takes 4-10 against NZ

New Zealand lurched to 6-61 after sweeping out England for 140 on a chaotic opening day for batters in the first Test at Lord's.

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Australia's Josh Inglis kept his side's innings afloat with a determined 65 against Pakistan. (EPA PHOTO)

CricketCommentsPremiumDefiant Inglis can't save Aussies from Pakistan defeat

Stand-in captain Josh Inglis hit 65 but the all-round power of Pakistan told as Australia slipped to ODI series defeat in Lahore.

Ben Findon

A huge Test schedule awaits the Aussies and skipper Pat Cummins can wait to play a major part in it. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumCummins keen to play entirety of 'unprecedented' run

Australia will play up to 21 Test matches in their busiest period on record and a fit-and-firing Pat Cummins is hopeful he won't have to rest from any of them.

Jasper Bruce

Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis helped himself to a quickfire 72 off 62 deliveries. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumOpener, skipper shine to set up Sri Lanka ODI victory

Contrasting half-centuries from opener Pathum Nissanka and captain Kusal Mendis set up Sri Lanka's 41-run win in the first ODI against West Indies.

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England's Jofra Archer will miss the first Test because of IPL duties with Rajasthan Royals. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumStokes says absent Archer is 'committed' to England

England captain Ben Stokes insists fast bowler Jofra Archer loves playing for his country despite IPL commitments that mean he will not face New Zealand.

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India's star cricketers are headed to New Zealand this summer for a large tour across three formats. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumIndia set for a blockbuster 12-match New Zealand tour

India's men's cricket team are headed to New Zealand this summer for a tour billed as the biggest in New Zealand in a generation.

Staff Writers