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Liam Haskett returns to domestic cricket this summer.

CRICKETCommentsWA quick reveals what it takes to remodel a bowling action

Towering West Australian paceman Liam Haskett has opened up on how he refurbished his bowling action, which included stripping it right back, and what it means for him ahead of a bumper summer.

Jackson Barrett

Phil Salt celebrates the quickest ever 100 by an English T20 batter at Old Trafford. (AP PHOTO)

CricketSalt peppers Proteas for record-breaking England ton

Phil Salt has smashed the fastest and biggest T20 hundred for England in their thumping 146-run win over South Africa at Old Trafford.

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West Australian superstar Cam Green has left the door open to play in the Big Bash League this season.

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Cam Green’s big call on Big Bash, Scorchers future

West Australian superstar Cam Green has left the door open to play in the Big Bash League this season and says his future in the competition is ‘probably Scorchers or bust’.

Jackson Barrett & Aaron Kirby

England's’ big three of Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Jofra Archer need to prove themselves on Australian soil.

CricketVideoCommentsEngland should be wary of believing their own hype

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Success in short-form cricket is one thing, doing so during the heat of battle during an Ashes series Down Under is another thing completely.

Mitchell Johnson

Usman Khawaja has used his voice to speak up on a variety of humanitarian issues.

PEACE PLEAUsman Khawaja goes public with deeply personal admission: ‘It’s sad’

‘I am not making money out of it.’

Joel Gould

Usman Khawaja has used his voice to speak up on a variety of humanitarian issues. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketEnough is enough: why Khawaja speaks up for Gaza's kids

Usman Khawaja has become a voice for the voiceless. and after meeting the prime minister he will continue to speak up on issues, with a moral compass his guide.

Joel Gould

Cam Green is primed to have a big summer.

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REVEALED: The changes Green has made in his bowling return

In an interview with The West Australian, superstar Cam Green has detailed the technical changes he has made to his action after he had radical surgery to fix a long-term battle with back issues.

Jackson Barrett & Samantha Rogers

Aaron Hardie is the freshest name to find its way to the injured Aussie fast-bowlers' list. (Linda Higginson/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketCommentsWA’s Hardie joins list of injured Aussie quicks

Aaron Hardie has become the latest fast bowler to be ruled out of the Australia A tour of India, after suffering a shoulder injury in state training.

Scott Bailey

England have lost the first T20 of the series against South Africa with rain playing havoc in Wales. (AP PHOTO)

CricketProteas win rain-affected first T20 against England

Days after completing an ODI series win over England, South Africa have claimed the rain-shortened opening T20 clash in Cardiff.

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Kuldeep Yadav (R) gets the congratulations en route to taking 4-7 in India's Asia Cup rout of UAE. (AP PHOTO)

CricketHosts routed for just 57 by rampant India in Asia Cup

Kuldeep Yadav and Shivam Dube have done the damage for India, ripping through UAE's batting to blast them out for just 57 as they waltzed to an Asia Cup win.

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World No.1 batter Joe Root is not concerned by bookmakers tipping Australia to win the Ashes. (AP PHOTO)

CricketRoot lends advice to teammates ahead of Ashes

Joe Root has compared batting with Harry Brook to being at the crease with Kevin Pietersen and is not taking any notice of England's odds to lift the Ashes.

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Dewald Brevis’ 41-ball century was the second-fastest by a South African in T20Is. Pema Tamang Pakhrin

CRICKETPremium$1.4m deal sends Big Bash warning

A record $1.4m SA20 contract for South African star Dewald Brevis exposes the financial gap between Cricket Australia’s Big Bash League and its global rivals.

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Pat Cummins hopes to be bowling at least one month before the start of the Ashes. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketCummins feels stress on his back, but not bowling depth

Pat Cummins is adamant there are no depth issues around Australia's bowling ahead of the Ashes, at a time when England are building back towards full strength.

Scott Bailey

England's Matthew Potts failed to lay down a marker for the Ashes while bowling for Durham. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPotts' Ashes ambitions eclipsed as Elgar composes 140

Ashes hopeful Matthew Potts toiled for 18 overs without taking a wicket as Durham watched Dean Elgar bat Essex into control of their County Championship match.

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Simon Budge is juggling being a professional cricketer with his final year of school.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumMeet Western Australia’s schoolboy professional cricketer

Being a professional cricketer is a schoolboy dream. Simon Budge is doing it before he’s graduated. Here is how he juggles classes and exams with training alongside WA’s stars.

Jackson Barrett

England's Adil Rashid will not be facing Australia after ruling himself out of Ashes contention. (AP PHOTO)

CricketI've finished with Test cricket: Rashid rules out Ashes

England spinner Adil Rashid says he has no intention of answering any Ashes call as he seeks to extend his career in the one-day game.

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Ben Stokes has resumed training in a major boost for England ahead of the Ashes. (AP PHOTO)

CricketStokes working hard to win back Ashes for England

England have been given a major fillip with the Ashes on the horizon after skipper Ben Stokes and Mark Wood took the next steps in their recoveries.

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Sam Konstas poses during a portrait session at the National Cricket Centre.

CricketCommentsPremiumCritics be damned: Konstas makes key tweak before Ashes

Sam Konstas heads to India oblivious to outside noise and criticism as he ditches social media and confirms his determination to play his way with no regrets.

Joel Gould

Australian captain Alyssa Healy in the new ODI uniform.

CRICKETPremiumKey detail in new Australian team kit

Australia has honoured a team from the 1800s in its kit design for the upcoming summer in a nod to the country’s Indigenous history.

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Cam Green has opened up on his role ahead of this summer’s Ashes series.

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‘Always want to bat higher’: Green opens up on Ashes role

West Australian gun Cam Green has declared he wants to bat as far up the order as he can in this Ashes series, while a long-time teammate has made a big call on his form.

Jackson Barrett & Samantha Rogers

Caleb Jewell, seen here in Hobart Hurricanes action, has had an impressive English County season. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketAussie batsman Jewell shines again for Derbyshire

Caleb Jewell continued his fine form in the English County Championship for Derbyshire, the Australian opener hitting a half century against Middlesex.

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Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz took a hat-trick in their win over Afghanistan. (AP PHOTO)

CricketNawaz hat-trick leads Pakistan to tri-series title

Spinner Mohammad Nawaz has conjured up a hat-trick while inspiring Pakistan to a 75-run win over Afghanistan in the final of the Twenty20 tri-series in the UAE.

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England's Jacob Bethell celebrates his maiden century in professional cricket against South Africa. (AP PHOTO)

CricketWorld one-day record for England as they flay Proteas

England have crushed South Africa by a world record 342 runs at Southampton, the biggest margin in the history of one-day cricket internationals.

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South Africa's Prenelan Subrayen (13) has been cleared of an illegal bowling action. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketProteas spinner discovers fate over bowling action

South African off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen has been cleared of an illegal bowling action after undergoing extensive testing in Brisbane.

Justin Chadwick