Leading into the ODI World Cup it appeared Australia had moved on from pairing Labuschagne and Steven Smith together in the middle order, but when Labuschagne returned amid various injuries with some stunning innings in South Africa, followed by Travis Head‘s broken hand, he found himself at the tournament and in the XI. So far,

Melbourne Stars 165 for 8 (Lanning 55, Sutherland 34, Gardner 2-23, Cheatle 2-37) beat Sydney Sixers 163 for 9 (Gardner 72, Brown 35, Sutherland 4-27) by two runs Annabel Sutherland produced the final twist to a thrilling opening match of the WBBL season with her double-wicket over denying Sydney Sixers after stand-in captain Ash Gardner

Scott Boland will join newly promoted Durham for the 2024 County Championship and T20 Blast. Boland, the 34-year-old Australia seamer, is available for the club until the end of July, meaning he can play the first half of the Championship season as well as Blast fixtures. Boland enjoyed a memorable Test debut during the 2021-22

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is underway in India and runs from October 5 until November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — NZ keep perfect record as Afghanistan fall apart in chase of

South Australia 293 & 212 (McSweeney 100, Nisbet 5-53) beat New South Wales 183 & 136 (McAndrew 5-19, Conway 4-43) by 186 runs Nathan McAndrew and Nathan McSweeney have propelled South Australia to a commanding 186-run win that extends New South Wales’ winless streak in the Sheffield Shield. McAndrew produced the most dominant individual bowling

David Warner has called for greater umpire accountability and has vented his frustration at the ball-tracking technology following his lbw dismissal in Australia’s win over Sri Lanka in Lucknow on Monday. Warner was given out lbw on field by umpire Joel Wilson for 11 when he played back to a ball from left-arm quick Dilshan

Australia captain Meg Lanning is confident she has more good cricket in her but has refused to be drawn on her availability for the upcoming tour of India. After missing the Ashes in England earlier this year over health concerns, Lanning is back in action ahead of the Melbourne Stars’ WBBL campaign. The 31-year-old declined

Queensland 501 for 9 (Renshaw 135, Clayton 109, Neser 90) beat Victoria 253 and 144 (Swepson 5-39) by a innings and 104 runs Queensland spinner Mitchell Swepson has snared career-best figures of 5 for 39 to consign Victoria to back-to-back innings defeats to start their Sheffield Shield season. Victoria entered the final day in Mackay

Jess Jonassen admits she was left “pretty deflated” after being dropped during the recent T20I series against West Indies and revealed she is going back to basics ahead of the WBBL with an eye on playing a big part in the upcoming tour of India. Jonassen was left out of Australia’s side for the third

Australia 215 for 5 (Inglis 58, Marsh 52, Labuschagne 40, Maxwell 31*, Stoinis 20*, Madushanka 3-38) beat Sri Lanka 209 (Perera 78, Nissanka 61, Zampa 4-47, Cummins 2-32, Starc 2-43) by five wickets Australia chased down Sri Lanka’s sub-par 209 with some ease, cantering to a five-wicket win in Lucknow to revive their flagging World

Victoria 253 and 104 for 7 (Swepson 3-14) trail Queensland 501 for 9 (Renshaw 135, Clayton 109, Neser 90) by 144 runs Victoria were staring down another embarrassing Sheffield Shield defeat after big knocks from Jack Clayton and Michael Neser followed Matt Renshaw’s second-day hundred to put them to the sword. Renshaw was the hero

Tasmania 281 for 6 (Silk 99*, Webster 64, Wade 51, Rocchiccioli 3-94) vs Western Australia Western Australia quick Lance Morris dismissed opener Caleb Jewell with his first ball of the Sheffield Shield season, but Tasmania recovered on day one at the WACA. After electing to bat in hot conditions, Tasmania were rocked by the dismissal

Travis Head has returned to the nets for the first time since he suffered a fractured hand in South Africa and is hopeful of being able to fly out to join the World Cup squad in India on Thursday. Head had the cast removed late last week and is now facing throwdowns. Scans have shown

South Australia 262 for 8 (McSweeney 64, Bird 3-52) vs New South Wales South Australia’s late collapse on day one appeared to have put New South Wales in control of the Sheffield Shield clash at Adelaide Oval. The Redbacks looked steady at 223 for 5 but lost 3 for 4 late in the final session

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Queensland 26 for 0 trail Victoria 253 (Short 100) by 227 runs Matt Short‘s stellar year continued with a century that roused Victoria from the brink of outright collapse on day one of their Sheffield Shield match with Queensland in Mackay. Victoria threatened to fall in a heap twice after being sent in, first falling

Kim Garth still can’t quite believe she is getting picked to play cricket for Australia, but she had better get used to it. Because after earning player of the match and player of the series honours against the West Indies she is now going to be very hard to leave out. Garth, 27, was not

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is underway in India and runs from October 5 until November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: NZ make it three wins in three, but Williamson

As Australia’s World Cup travails dominate the headlines, jockeying for selection amid an expected Test transition this summer is playing out in the sedate surroundings of the Sheffield Shield. With Perth stringing together hot weather, hinting that peak cricket season is nearing, opener Cameron Bancroft last week started his case for a long-awaited Test recall

New South Wales allrounder Jack Edwards has begun this summer as one of the players in eye-catching form and he has praised the impact of pre-season work done with Shane Watson. Edwards has been particularly impactful with the ball, claiming career-best figures in both the Sheffield Shield (6 for 36) and Marsh Cup (4 for

Australia captain Alyssa Healy has backed Alana King to play a significant role in the upcoming tour of India after the legspinner’s sparkling return to the national team. Having been left out of the T20I series and opening one-dayer against the West Indies, King took career-best figures in the latter form, claiming 3 for 16

Marcus Stoinis was given out caught behind in Australia’s run chase against South Africa in Lucknow, despite his bottom hand appearing to be off the bat when the ball made contact with his glove. Stoinis fended at a delivery from Kagiso Rabada in the 18th over of Australia’s innings, with Quinton de Kock taking a

West Indies 107 for 8 (Sutherland 3-6, King 3-16) vs Australia – Match abandoned Annabel Sutherland and Alana King claimed three wickets each but rain ruined the day with the match bookended by a three-and-a-half hour delay prior to the start of play before another burst ended the match after just 25.3 overs of West

The strategies involved in structuring a spell in ODIs still present Pat Cummins with a conundrum he is keen to conquer, 12 years after making his debut in the format. That may seem a strange takeaway from an engagement with an Australian captain under some pressure after his team’s defeat to India and their struggles

Pucovski played his first Shield match in nearly 12 months in Victoria’s opening-round loss to WA in Perth. He made 39 in the first innings, sharing in a century stand with Travis Dean, before being dismissed for a duck in the second as Victoria slumped to an innings and 53-run defeat at the WACA ground.

Big picture: Storied rivals meet again Is there a more storied World Cup rivalry than South Africa versus Australia? It’s hard to argue against. In ESPNCricinfo’s top 20 Greatest ODIs, two of the top three matches were played between South Africa and Australia. Admittedly, one was not in a World Cup, but the other was

Australia are ready to embrace the unknown when they face South Africa in Lucknow on a newly relaid surface with Glenn Maxwell confident they have the adaptability for whatever conditions they come up against despite struggle to combat India’s spinners on a tough Chennai pitch. The pitches at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium were dug

Fast bowler Darcie Brown has been ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series against West Indies with a hamstring injury which also potentially leaves her in doubt for the start of the WBBL. Brown left the field after three overs in the first one-dayer in Brisbane, where she claimed the key with of

Half-centuries as a 17-year-old Fraser-McGurk made an instant impression on his first-class and one-day debuts for Victoria in 2019 when, aged 17, he hit half-centuries in both the Sheffield Shield and One-day Cup in the space of six days. However, they would remain his only half-centuries until this remarkable century against Tasmania. A difficult Under-19

Opening the batting in South Australia’s run chase, Fraser-McGurk, 21, reached his century in the ninth over of the innings, going past de Villiers’ previous mark of 31 balls which he set against West Indies in an ODI at Johannesburg in 2015. He eventually holed out in the 12th over, finishing with 125 from 38