Cricket

What do you do when the national side is two players short in a key World Cup warm-up? Send on the chief selector and fielding coach, of course.  

After representing Australia in 23 Test matches, Joe Burns is set to switch allegiances when he lines up for Italy in a bid to help the country qualify for its first T20 World Cup in 2026 as a tribute to his late brother. 

Mitch Starc blasted into Hyderabad's top order, Travis Head was removed for a golden duck and Pat Cummins admitted his side was "outplayed" as Kolkata won the IPL.

When selectors had a chance to introduce new blood to the men's Test team over the summer, they chose instead to stick with the guys they had. Could that strategy come back to bite them as the current team ages out?

Pat Cummins and Travis Head will play in the IPL final after their Sunrisers Hyderabad side beat Rajasthan Royals to set up a final appearance against Mitch Starc's Kolkata Knight Riders.

Nathan Lyon is considered Australia's most successful off -spin bowler ever. He doesn't plan on retiring anytime soon even after a calf injury that sent him home from England last year.

A blistering spell from Mitchell Starc, including the wicket of Aussie teammate Travis Head, steers his Kolkata Knight Riders to victory over a Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad and into the IPL final.

After making "a compelling case for initial selection" in Australia's group for next month's T20 World Cup, 22-year-old Jake Fraser-McGurk and BBL player of the year Matt Short will link up with the squad as injury back-up in the early stages of the tournament.

The tumultuous and at-times tempestuous 2023 Ashes is the subject of the third season of docuseries The Test, with cameras given access to the Australian locker room during the drama-filled contest.

Pat Cummins's Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL side is set to face Mitchell Starc's Kolkata Knight Riders in Tuesday's opening finals match, and whoever wins plays in next Sunday's IPL final.

An appeal court in Nepal has cleared the country's highest-profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, who was convicted by a lower court of raping an 18-year-old woman.

Cameron Green top-scores with the bat and is miserly with the ball as RCB beats the Delhi Capitals by 47 runs.

Jimmy Anderson, the highest Test wicket-taker of any seam bowler in history, will retire later this year, after England's first Test at Lord's.

The house that helped shape the world's best-ever batsman has been put on the market after 17 years by its current owner, who completed a meticulous restoration project. 

The house that the Bradman family lived in for 12 years from 1911 has been restored and is now on the market.

In an interview with BBC Sport, Australian off-spin bowler Nathan Lyon says he still dreams of winning a Test series in England and India.

Australia's decision to leave Jake Fraser-McGurk out of its T20 World Cup squad surprised several onlookers. The burgeoning opening batter wasn't one of them.

Australia's all-conquering women's cricket side will need to play six matches in 17 days if they are to retain their T20 World Cup crown.

English cricketer Josh Baker, who played Country Cricket for Worcestershire, has died aged 20.

West Indies batter Devon Thomas is banned for five years, with 18 months suspended, after admitting to seven charges including those related to match-fixing. 

Steve Smith is left out of an Australian World Cup squad for the first time since 2012 as Australia's 15-man provisional squad is named.

Cricket Australia unveils its new plan to grow the game for women and girls, hoping the approach will increase revenue and participation in the sport.

After spending time in various domestic coaching roles over the years, former Australian paceman Jason Gillespie lands his first international job.

Just days before Australia name their T20 World Cup squad, Jake Fraser-McGurk makes an irresistible demand for a place with his latest staggering demonstration of batting pyrotechnics in the IPL.

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green produces a match-winning display with bat, ball and in the field to topple Test captain Pat Cummins and remind everyone why he was one of the IPL's big buys.