Former Australia and New South Wales wicketkeeper Brian Taber has died at the age of 83. Taber, who played 16 Test matches for Australia between 1966 and 1970, passed away on Friday. He made his Test debut against South Africa in Johannesburg where he claimed seven catches and a stumping. He would go on to

Australia’s lead in the Ashes series has been left hanging by a thread after two horrendous days at Old Trafford. Now they are praying that rain helps them escape with a draw, even if it would be a hollow way to retain the urn. Mark Wood‘s pace extracted three wickets in Australia’s second innings and

Australia 317 and 113 for 4 (Labuschagne 44*, Wood 3-17) trail England 592 (Crawley 189, Bairstow 99*, Root 84, Brook 61, Moeen 54, Stokes 51, Hazlewood 5-126) by 162 runs Another brilliant, high-octane spell from Mark Wood cracked open Australia’s second innings after Jonny Bairstow‘s blitz continued England’s batting rampage at Old Trafford as they

Australia are confident that Mitchell Starc will be fit to bowl on the third day at Old Trafford despite landing heavily on his left shoulder and being unable to throw the ball on his brief return to the field. Starc suffered the blow when he dived at mid-on in the 65th over to intercept an

England 384 for 4 (Crawley 189, Root 84, Moeen 54) lead Australia 317 (Labuschagne 51, Marsh 51, Woakes 5-62) by 67 runs Zak Crawley‘s 189 off 182 balls sent England roaring into the lead at Emirates Old Trafford, giving them hope of beating both a frazzled Australia side and the Manchester weather to square the

Marnus Labuschagne is confident that Australia won’t be left regretting not selecting offspinner Todd Murphy for the Old Trafford Test, despite noting how Moeen Ali had found some turn on the opening day. Labuschagne’s half-century, his first in nine Test innings, was ended by Moeen shortly before tea but he believed that the help available

David Warner insists Stuart Broad has not got inside his head, despite admitting he has Barmy Army taunts over the English seamer’s record against him stuck on the mind. The decision came after speculation over whether Warner could be squeezed out, after a double failure at Headingley last week took his series average to 23.5.

England 285 for 9 (Sciver-Brunt 129, Knight 67) beat Australia 199 (Perry 53, Cross 3-48) by 69 runs (DLS method) Nat Sciver-Brunt starred again – this time in a winning cause – with her second successive century in three days as England defeated Australia in the final ODI at Taunton to win the 50-over leg

“Is he not on there?!” asked a confused Ben Stokes, turning to look at the placard fixed behind him on the wall of the Emirates Old Trafford press conference room. “Got to say I’m amazed at that, yeah.” He might have an End named after him here, but “James Anderson” does not appear on the

Chris Woakes has indicated he is unlikely to play 50-over cricket after this year’s World Cup and admitted he would be happy never to play another Test outside of England if it meant prolonging his career as a whole. Woakes played a significant role with bat and ball on his return to England’s Test side

The final selection call came down to Murphy or Cameron Green with the allrounder, who missed the Headingley Test with a minor hamstring injury, winning out. It will give Australia a very deep batting order with Alex Carey pencilled in at No. 8 and Pat Cummins at No. 10. There had been a squeeze on

David Warner will retain his place at the top of the order at Old Trafford and Josh Hazlewood will replace Scott Boland, with Australia’s final decision set to be between Cameron Green and Todd Murphy as Australia look for the victory that will secure the Ashes and avoid the series from going to a decider.

Nathan Lyon has revealed how the fallout from Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial stumping extended into the players’ lunchroom at Lord’s on the final day of the second Test. Bairstow was given out 15 minutes before the interval which led to tensions rising on and off the field with Australian players abused in the Long Room as

What England say will likely be low down the information Australia take on board when deciding their XI for Old Trafford, but Moeen Ali believes they have to play Todd Murphy as a frontline spinner. Murphy sent down only 9.3 overs at Headingley and just two one-over spells during England’s successful chase after having come

The second installment of the BBL overseas draft is set to place on September 3 alongside the inaugural WBBL overseas draft. Both drafts will follow very similar rules to last year. Here is everything you need to know. What is the overseas draft and where will it be held? BBL and WBBL teams no longer

This Australian side isn’t going away any time soon. That was the message from Alana King after helping her side to an Ashes-retaining victory with three crucial wickets in the second ODI in Southampton. The nail-biting win, by three runs off the final ball, broke a three-game losing streak in the series which had allowed

Harris, 30, is the only specialist reserve batter currently in the squad after Matt Renshaw was released following the second Test at Lord’s. But he is not expecting to play a part in the series unless there is an injury to one of Australia’s top five batters. Since Australia’s loss at Headingley, all the selection

Alex Carey has stood by his controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s which ignited the biggest uproar of the Ashes and led to what he termed some “pretty nasty stuff” being said about him and the team. Speaking for the first time since the dismissal on the final day at Lord’s, Carey reinforced that

Cameron Green believes it would be a “stretch” for him to open the batting in Test cricket as the moment gets closer when Australia’s selectors will need to decide how to balance the playing XI for Old Trafford. Green missed the Headingley Test with a minor hamstring issue – which he said he would have

The Sheffield Shield season will run from October 3, 2023, until the final on March 21-25, 2024. There will be six Shield rounds before the first Test but the last of those six games begins on November 28 to accommodate the BBL starting earlier on December 7. That may mean that Australia’s multi-format players are

Ollie Robinson has declared himself “100 percent fit” for the fourth men’s Ashes Test at Emirates Old Trafford, despite back spasms limiting him to 11.2 overs in England’s win at Headingley. Robinson left the field on the first afternoon, midway through an over, and did not return at the start of Australia’s second innings on

The MCG and the SCG are set to host standalone WBBL games for the first time in the competition’s history, as Cricket Australia looks to push the women’s game into the spotlight in the early part of the Australian summer. CA released the WBBL fixtures on Thursday, with the final five matches of the 56-game

Australia led 6-0 after winning the Test match and first T20I, but three successive victories have England back on par with two to play. And you only needed to look at the reaction of a usually calm Heather Knight, tossing her bat away after punching the final boundary through cover point and embracing her partner

Steven Smith could play Major League Cricket (MLC) for Washington Freedom after the 2024 T20 World Cup, having agreed a deal to become a brand ambassador for the franchise. Smith, who turned 34 last month, has regularly spent time in New York City and proposed to his wife Dani there in 2017. He has previously

The Headingley Test wasn’t a high-scoring one, and that was down to some special bowling performances, especially from Mark Wood. Playing his first Test since December 2022, Wood picked up 5 for 34 and 2 for 66, winning the Player-of-the-Match award in the process, and rose nine spots to No. 26th. His colleague Stuart Broad

Mitchell Starc had promised to do things his way on this Ashes tour, and it is reaping rewards. Although his efforts weren’t enough to haul Australia to victory at Headingley, he claimed seven wickets in the match, taking his tally in the series to 13 from two games. That is already more outings than he

The MCC has suggested limiting men’s bilateral ODI cricket after the 2027 World Cup, questioning the value the format adds to an already jam-packed calendar. The MCC’s World Cricket Committee met on the sidelines of the recent Ashes Test at Lord’s and have come to the conclusion that in a world of growing franchise T20

The standout all-round performance of the week came from Matthews, the West Indies captain, who scored 135 runs and picked up eight wickets, including a hat-trick in the final game, to script a 3-0 sweep of Ireland at home. She is at No. 2 among allrounders, up two spots to No. 17 among batters, and

In the gap between the Headingley and Old Trafford Tests, the minds of the Australia selectors will be occupied with the tough decision of what to do with the make-up of the side after Mitchell Marsh‘s stunning return to Test cricket, and the availability of Cameron Green following his minor hamstring injury. As a result

David Warner‘s position could come under scrutiny for the Old Trafford Test with Australia facing a selection squeeze after the impressive return to the side of Mitchell Marsh. Cameron Green, who sat out the Headingley match opening the door for Marsh’s comeback, is on track to be fit for the fourth Test after a minor