Australian cricket
‘Watch out for a ball change’: Warner sledges Lionesses as Cummins backs Matildas
Fresh from retaining the Ashes, Pat Cummins was “screaming out” while watching the Matildas’ quarter-final penalty shootout on a flight last week.
- by Tom Decent
Latest
School or sports field? State and council in ‘absurd’ bidding war over Fishermans Bend site
An epic battle is brewing between Port Phillip council, the state government and sporting codes over land near North Port Oval.
- by Rachael Dexter
Two international cricketers joined a suburban T20 league. Now they are going to court
It may not rival the lucrative IPL, but the Aussie Cricket League has high hopes of carving out a place in the Twenty20 cricketing landscape in suburban Melbourne. The competition’s bat sponsor is now in a court row with two Pakistan cricketers.
- by Tom Cowie
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.
- by Andrew Wu
Khawaja fumes after Australia, England stung by over rates
A revised system for over rate penalties in Tests has still resulted in major fines and points lost for Australia and England.
- by Daniel Brettig
World Cup Warner facing home Test threat from Shield rivals
David Warner may be overtaken in the Test queue for the home summer by Sheffield Shield performers during the ODI World Cup later this year.
- by Daniel Brettig
Two-match series are killing Test cricket: McDonald
Cricket’s leaders should set a three-match minimum for all Test series if they truly wish to keep the game’s longest format flourishing, Australian coach Andrew McDonald declared after an enthralling Ashes series.
- by Daniel Brettig
Opinion
The Ashes
A salute to Bazball: It works, damn it
England didn’t wrestle the Ashes back from Australia’s grasp, but they did validate their post-modern game. Bazball can’t be dismissed as a gimmick, and some interesting years lie ahead.
- by Greg Baum
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
They’re getting a $2.7b Gabba upgrade, but cricket wants another new stadium
The Gabba will have a $2.7 billion rebuild, but cricket’s governing body in Queensland also wants to overhaul a charming suburban ground.
- by Cameron Atfield
Australian players locked out of post-series drink with England
Ben Stokes took to social media at 4:11 am local time to clarify the “misunderstanding” that prevented the two teams from meeting up for the traditional post-series drink in the dressing room.
- by Malcolm Conn, Daniel Brettig and Andrew Wu
Analysis
The Ashes
All they’ll be remembered for: Why this was an Ashes series for our polarised times
Like so much else in 2023, the Ashes series polarised: from the Jonny Bairstow stumping, to the contrasting plans of the two teams going head-to-head.
- by Daniel Brettig