Sydney Sixers 160 for 3 (Vince 79, Hughes 41, Boland 2-38) beat Melbourne Stars 156 for 4 (Lawrence 36, Stoinis 34*, Maxwell 31, Murphy 2-15) by seven wickets Opener James Vince and No. 3 Daniel Hughes were dominant, leading Sydney Sixers to an easy BBL win over Melbourne Stars. Chasing Stars’ 156 for 4 on

Cummins is not a selector, but has had a handful of informal conversations about what the future looks like at the top of the order. On Friday, Smith became the first incumbent player to confirm he wants to move up to fill Warner’s position; but it would appear he has a lot persuading to do

David Warner ended a glittering Test career on Saturday at his home ground after 112 Tests with an eight-wicket win against Pakistan that culminated in a 3-0 series sweep. An emotional Warner spoke to the host broadcaster after the game in a farewell interview, on his Test career, watching the Australia Tests on the TV

Harper will be unable to play tomorrow night and Stars do not have a back-up wicketkeeper on their list. Former Stars player and Victoria limited-overs captain Peter Handscomb has been called in at short notice as he does not have a BBL contract and was set to play grade cricket in Melbourne tomorrow for his

India chose to bowl against Australia India won the toss and asked Australia to bat in the first women’s T20I at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The hosts opted to field four pacers and two spinners as they look to bounce back from a whitewash in the ODI series. Pooja Vastrakar replaces Saika

David Warner‘s missing baggy green has been located four days after he announced it had been lost in transit between Melbourne and Sydney ahead of his final Test. Details of how and where it was found have yet to be confirmed, but Warner posted a video on social media on Friday morning holding his original

Much of David Warner‘s aggressive behaviour at times before his one-year ban from international cricket for ball tampering came because he was following team instructions, according to his close friend and long-time team-mate Usman Khawaja. “For a long period of time, he was in people’s faces and doing stuff; but that wasn’t always Davey,” Khawaja

CA will push for series in the World Test Championship (WTC) to be of a minimum of three matches each amid the increasing debate about the health of the format. CA chief executive Nick Hockley admitted the situation with South Africa sending a severely weakened team to New Zealand had been a “wake-up call” and

Former Australia allrounder Shane Watson believes Cameron Green has all the tools to be successful as a Test opener and says previous experience at the top of the order isn’t required as Australia’s selectors continue to mull over their options to replace the retiring David Warner for the West Indies series starting in mid-January. Coach

Mohammad Rizwan repelled Australia with adventurous batting until falling on the stroke of tea for 88, as Pakistan’s recovery from a top-order collapse suffered a major blow on the opening day of the third Test. Rizwan belted 76 off 72 balls in the second session on a benign SCG surface, but miscued a Pat Cummins

Maxwell, the first player to reach 100 games for Stars, won the toss and everything flowed for him from there. He managed the bowlers superbly, claimed 1 for 8 from his three overs, and took two catches. Maxwell then combined with opening batter Thomas Rogers, who top-scored with 42 not out, to close out the

Michael Clarke has said that David Warner‘s talents, and ability to do things other players couldn’t, helped him avoid having his central contract ripped up earlier in his career when he had brushes with authority. Clarke was Warner’s first captain in Test cricket when he made his debut in 2011 and went on to play

David Warner has made a plea on social media for the backpack containing his baggy green cap to be returned after it went missing on the journey from Melbourne to Sydney ahead of his final Test. Warner will make his final Test appearance at the SCG this week and is desperate to have his cap

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised Usman Khawaja‘s courage in fighting to show solidarity with victims of warfare during the Test series with Pakistan. Since the days before last month’s series opener, Khawaja has been lobbying to voice his support for those affected by ongoing conflict in the Middle East, first by writing “all

David Warner has revealed he was prepared to walk away from Test cricket after the second match of last year’s Ashes series at Lord’s if he had not scored runs. At the beginning of the England tour, ahead of the World Test Championship final against India, Warner had laid out his ambition to retire in

David Warner has announced his retirement from ODI cricket alongside the end of his Test career although kept the door ajar to play the 2025 Champions Trophy if Australia felt they needed him. “I’m definitely retiring from one-day cricket as well,” he said at the SCG on Monday. “That was something that I had said

Cameron Bancroft insists a specialist opener would be best placed to take over from the retiring David Warner, believing experience at the top is crucial in the difficult role. Australia have named an unchanged 13-man squad for this week’s third Test against Pakistan at the SCG, but crunch time is coming in the quest to

Toss Australia opt to bat vs India Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the second ODI against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They made one change to their winning XI from the first ODI, bringing in pace-bowling allrounder Kim Garth for right-arm medium-pacer Megan Schutt. India, meanwhile, handed an ODI

Everything will be considered as far as David Warner‘s replacement to open the batting for the West Indies series in January with Cameron Green still a serious contender to be recalled as part of a batting order reshuffle. Australia’s side has remained settled throughout the Test summer with no injury issues or form concerns to

D-day looms for Australia’s selectors. David Warner‘s retirement is fast approaching. Their first Test match of the post-Warner era begins on January 17 and there is no first-class cricket between now and then to shape decision-making about who should open alongside Usman Khawaja. The debate has bubbled away for some time and it’s complicated. Warner

Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez believes “inconsistent umpiring” and the “curse” of the decision review technology cost Pakistan a famous Test victory over Australia at the MCG. Chasing 317 for victory in the fourth innings, Pakistan needed 98 runs with five wickets in hand when Mohammad Rizwan was adjudged caught behind off the wristband of

Lawrence’s availability for the rest of the tournament is a rare win for Stars who have had a difficult run with their overseas signings. They bravely took Harry Brook with the second pick in the BBL overseas draft only for Brook to unsurprisingly withdraw from the tournament due to his international workload having been selected

David Warner is expected to miss the white-ball portion of West Indies’ tour of Australia in February as he looks to start maximising his T20 league availability following Test retirement in Sydney next week. Warner is set to play BBL for Sydney Thunder after his last Test against Pakistan although there remains some doubt as

Lunch Australia 318 and 6 for 2 lead Pakistan 264 (Shafique 62, Masood 54, Rizwan 42, Cummins 5-48, Lyon 4-73) by 60 runs Australia captain Pat Cummins continued his starring performance, but Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne were dismissed by Pakistan spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi on the stroke of lunch on day three as a

Adelaide Strikers are set to be forced to take a Big Bash League finals match to Canberra if they earn the right to a home final, due to venue availability during the Test summer. A potential clash with Australia’s home Tests against West Indies hovers over the BBL finals week, with Test matches scheduled for

Brisbane Heat 172 (McSweeney 73, Sams 5-30) beat Sydney Thunder 157 for 9 (Bancroft 46, Bartlett 3-29) by 15 runs Brisbane Heat defied a horror collapse and a historic Daniel Sams spell to beat the Sydney Thunder by 15 runs and stay unbeaten in the Big Bash League. The hosts were flying on Wednesday at

Moises Henriques insisted his catch to remove Tom Rogers in the Big Bash League was taken cleanly, raising fresh questions over grey areas in cricket’s rules. Melbourne Stars claimed their first win of the season in Tuesday night’s eight-wicket win over the Sydney Sixers, breathing new life into their season. But the main talking point

Lunch Australia 318 (Labuschagne 63, Jamal 3-64) vs Pakistan Pakistan’s quicks engineered a fightback on a challenging MCG surface in a chaotic morning session on day two as Australia were bowled out for 318 in the Boxing Day Test. Conjuring swing and movement from the tricky surface, Pakistan’s new-look attack chipped away with regular wickets

Perth Scorchers 162 (Inglis 64, Hardie 57, Rogers 3-18, Sutherland 3-36) beat Melbourne Renegades 149 for 8 (Marsh 59, Tye 2-29, Morris 2-35) by 13 runs Perth Scorchers overcame a late batting collapse and a Shaun Marsh masterclass to post a 13-run win over Melbourne Renegades in front of 42,226 fans at Optus Stadium in

Former Australia batter Michael Hussey has cautioned the Australian selectors on picking a makeshift opener as David Warner‘s replacement, saying he would prefer a specialist opener who has dominated Sheffield Shield cricket to be rewarded. Hussey, however, stopped short of naming a candidate. Hussey was speaking ahead of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG