Marsh likely to win selection battle with Burns
Andrew Wu 4:43 PM National selector Mark Waugh has given a strong indication Shaun Marsh will get the nod ahead of Joe Burns for the Boxing Day Test, in one of the tightest selection races in recent years.
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Your guide to the Big Bash League
Jesse Hogan 1:42 PM Everything you need to know about the teams and players ahead of the 2015-16 tournament.
Bravo reveals hurt from Windies snubs
Jesse Hogan 4:49 PM Dwayne Bravo has launched a passionate defence of playing BBL instead of the Tests against Australia, revealing his lingering hurt at being snubbed by the West Indies for Tests and, especially, this year's World Cup.
Burdett recruited to improve drop-in pitches
Jesse Hogan 7:51 PM Cricket Australia has recruited Australia's best-known curator, Les Burdett, to improve the pitches at the Big Bash League's non-traditional venues, Spotless Stadium and Etihad Stadium.
Fast bowler added to Windies squad
9:40 AM Fast bowler Miguel Cummins will replace the injured Shannon Gabriel in the West Indies' squad for the remaining two Tests against Australia.
Sangakkara: selectors should focus on Tests
6:07 PM Sri Lankan selectors need to prioritise Test cricket, batting great Kumar Sangakkara says.
Shane Watson hit out of Spotless Stadium
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Tom Decent 2:22 PM Sydney Thunder all-rounder Andre Russell has launched Shane Watson for one of the biggest sixes you will ever see, hitting him out of Spotless Stadium at a centre wicket practice session on Tuesday evening.
Michael Carberry aims for Perth BBL hat-trick
10:02 AM Former England Test batsman Michael Carberry has set his sights on leading the Perth Scorchers to a third straight Big Bash League title, saying the team shouldn't be scared to talk up their chances of creating history.
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Sleeping giant Sydney Thunder ready to end Sydney Sixers hoodoo
Andrew Wu, Daniel Lane 7:01 PM Michael Hussey has declared the time for excuses is over for Sydney Thunder and now they must deliver, starting with opening night of the Big Bash League against cross town rival Sydney Sixers.
Behrendorff emerges as World T20 bolter
Lee Gaskin 6:50 PM Perth Scorchers paceman Jason Behrendorff can use the Big Bash League to stake his claim for a spot in Australia's squad for the World T20 championships in India.
More injury woe for Ferguson
Jesse Hogan 6:42 PM A serious knee injury to Callum Ferguson will rob Melbourne Renegades of a valuable batsman for the upcoming Big Bash League season, and consign the luckless batsman to another season on the sidelines.
Blizzard back among Big Bash bright lights
Lee Gaskin 5:19 PM ACT Comets coach Aiden Blizzard will be surrounded by superstars and international greats when he lines up for the Sydney Thunder in the explosive opening to the Big Bash League.
Thunder will consider Christmas Day match
Daniel Lane 5:09 PM Sydney Thunder general manager Nick Cummins is "open" to talking to Cricket Australia about opening new ground in domestic sport by playing a Big Bash League match on Christmas Day.
Marsh has nose in front in Boxing Day Test race with Burns
Andrew Wu 4:43 PM National selector Mark Waugh has given a strong indication Shaun Marsh will get the nod ahead of Joe Burns for the Boxing Day Test, in one of the tightest selection races in recent years.
Lyon and Hazlewood set to be big money winners
Chris Barrett 7:00 PM In a few months' time Australia's selectors will play paymasters to the country's leading players. Who gets what is anything but clear.
Vics name young XI for Windies game
10:46 AM A captain making his first-class debut. Teenagers. The West Indies will attempt to regain their confidence against an incredibly inexperienced Victorian Invitational XI on the weekend.
Hales keen to lay down marker as Cook's partner
Scyld Berry 10:33 PM It is not a poisoned chalice. It is the task of being England's opening batsman and Alastair Cook's partner, which Alex Hales will be given in the first Test in Durban.
T20 big hitter back for a test, but not a Test
Greg Baum 10:08 PM Chris Gayle's back. On any given day, that could be an announcement, an injury update or an image complete with winking diamond earrings and flying dreadlocks. He is the most peripatetic cricketer in cricket's most freelance times, so who truly ever knows where he's at?
Smith, Faulkner earn new $1.1m IPL deals, but Watson into auction
Jesse Hogan 8:57 PM Steve Smith and James Faulkner have each secured million-dollar IPL deals to make up for the suspension of their IPL teams, but compatriot Shane Watson will have to enter the player auction to find a new home.
Drop Shaun Marsh, recall Khawaja: Ponting
8:54 PM Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting says the national selectors must recall Usman Khawaja for the Boxing Day Test, nominating Shaun Marsh as the unlucky batsman to be dropped from the XI.
Smith slips to fourth in ICC batting rankings
8:36 PM Australian captain Steve Smith has relinquished top spot on the International Cricket Council's Test batting rankings.
Renegades' Ferguson due for scans
Jesse Hogan Batsman Callum Ferguson's immediate playing future rests on the outcome of scans on Wednesday of a knee injury he suffered in a Big Bash League practice match.
Gayle relishing chance to partner Finch for Renegades
Jesse Hogan It was odd to hear someone who proclaims themselves to be "world boss" deferring to a teammate, but that is exactly what Chris Gayle did when discussing his impending BBL partnership with Aaron Finch.
More day-night shield games a pointer to more pink-ball Tests
Andrew Wu Cricket Australia's move to expand day-night Test cricket is gaining momentum with the addition of another round of Shield cricket under lights this season a sign of things to come.
Thunder import Taylor wants double-headers scrapped from WBBL
Andrew Wu Sydney Thunder's West Indies star Stafanie Taylor has called for Cricket Australia to scrap double headers from the Women's Big Bash League schedule, saying it was too taxing to play two Twenty20 games in a day.
Players want Champions League replacement: Haddin
Chris Barrett With only modest prizemoney available to players in the BBL the scrapping of the T20 best-of tournament has taken away a sizeable financial incentive.
Windies' woeful showing should surprise no one
Sam Varghese Long before the West Indies landed in Australia, there were warnings the Test series would be a terrible mismatch. Thus, when Australia thrashed the visitors by an innings and 212 inside three days in the first Test, it should not have been a surprise.
'Bash me' instead of West Indies Test team, Chris Gayle tells critics
Jesse Hogan The key absentee from the West Indies' Test team, Chris Gayle, says he would rather critics of the team "bash" him instead of their current players, declaring he wants to return to Tests once he is fit enough.
Watson backs Marsh to find batting form
Australia's foremost Test all-rounder of recent times, Shane Watson, has backed battling incumbent Mitchell Marsh to come good with the bat and has praised his bowling.
McCullum urges NZ to keep up momentum against Sri Lanka
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum had challenged his side before the first Test against Sri Lanka to continue their momentum from their series in Australia and after their 122-run victory has asked them to do it again.
Carters hands gloves to Haddin
Lee Gaskin Sydney Sixers player Ryan Carters is happy to concentrate on making an impact with the bat and to hand the wicketkeeping gloves to retired great Brad Haddin for the Big Bash League.
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