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Series in jeopardyAustralia’s ODI abandoned after positive COVID case

Australia and the West Indies were all set to play the second ODI in Barbados today when a positive COVID-19 case postponed the match, with the rest of the series now in doubt. 

Samantha Rogers

In-form allrounderMarsh loving promotion, but not looking ahead

Fresh off a man-of-the-match performance for his country in Thursday’s drought-breaking Twenty20 win over the West Indies in St Lucia, Mitch Marsh said he was ‘really enjoying’ the chance at first drop.

Jordan McArdle

Cricket clashPremiumBig Bash pitted against Perth’s Ashes Test in schedule squeeze

A bumper summer of cricket has created a scheduling squeeze, with Cricket Australia forced to pit Perth’s Ashes Test and Big Bash against each other for the first time.

Robert Craddock

Coach clanger That’s not Mitch Marsh! Langer sports game kit after lost bet

Australian cricket coach Justin Langer has worn Mitch Marsh’s full playing kit during the warm-up for the third T20I, after reportedly losing a bet with the all-rounder over West Coast’s loss to North Melbourne. 

Samantha Rogers

Moving scenesAussie cricket team take a knee for first time in T20I

The Australian cricket team took a knee for the first time to protest racial injustice ahead of their T20 clash with the West Indies in St Lucia this morning. 

Samantha Rogers

‘Daddy’s home’VideoWarner reunites with family after quarantine release

Australian cricket star David Warner has finally been reunited with his family after fleeing COVID-ravaged India earlier this month.

Samantha Rogers

New seasonCommentsPremiumAussie bowlers set for rotation in hectic summer

Australia’s Ashes defence is set to feature a high powered off-field chess match where big name bowlers are rotated throughout an historic six-Test summer.

Robert Craddock

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Cape TownCommentsPremium
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Cam stuck in no man’s land on sandpaper scandal

For an opening batsman who has built his career on letting the ball go outside off stump, Cam Bancroft has been nibbling dangerously at what he should leave.

John Townsend

Big statementVideoCommentsPremium‘It is time to move on’: Aussie attack slam critics

Australia’s bowlers have released a stunning response to Cam Bancroft’s claims, stating they “did not know a foreign substance” was being used on the ball in Cape Town.

John Townsend

Integrity questionedVideoCommentsRead the full statement from our Australian bowlers

The Australian bowlers caught up in Cameron Bancroft’s stunning claims that players knew of the sandpaper scandal in Cape Town have penned a powerfully worded statement.

Ball-tamperingVideoCommentsBancroft backtracks: I have no new Cape Town info

Just days after suggesting Australia’s bowlers knew about the Cape Town sandpaper scandal, Cameron Bancroft has seemingly backtracked on his comments.

‘Matter of time’VideoCommentsPremiumWho will Bancroft grenade name and shame?

Cameron Bancroft is the proverbial ticking timebomb, as Cricket Australia joins the chorus for him to bare his soul about the infamous ball-tampering scandal.

Robert Craddock and Peter Lalor

West Indies tourCommentsMarnus misses selection, Wade gets Aussie lifeline

Eight West Australians have made the cut for Australia’s 23-man squad to tour the West Indies, but there was no room for batsman Maruns Labuschagne

Back homeVideoCommentsAussie cricketers land in Sydney after fleeing India

Australian cricketers left stranded overseas since the Indian Premier League was suspended by the country’s deadly COVID-19 outbreak have finally touched down in Sydney.

Bangers bombshellBancroft reveals Aus bowlers aware of ball tampering

Cameron Bancroft reveals Australian bowlers were aware of the ball tampering in South Africa that saw the WA batsman, Steve Smith and David Warner each banned from cricket for nine months or more.

Must-read listCommentsPremiumThe 10 WA male rising cricketers to watch

From run-machines Teague Wyllie & Corey Wasley, to exciting quicks Caiden Eaton, Sam Greer, Ewan Neilson and Mahli Beardman. Here are the top 10 rising male cricket stars to watch. SEE THE LIST HERE.

Bonnie Raynor

Heading homeVideoCommentsPremiumNSW Govt allows Aussie cricketers to isolate in Sydney

Superstar cricketers Steve Smith, Patrick Cummins and the rest of the Australians who fled the Indian Premier League bubble for the Maldives are on track to return home as early as Sunday.

COVID crisisVideoCommentsPremiumAussie IPL cricketers plead for safe return home

“We are not asking for short cuts and we signed up knowing the risks. But it would be great to get home as soon as the event is over.”

Robert Craddock and staff reporters

Laurie Sawle MedalCommentsAussie Test allrounder Cam Green takes out top honour

Cameron Green was rewarded for his golden summer with his maiden Laurie Sawle Medal, while Nicole Bolton took out her record-extending fifth Zoe Goss Medal in WA cricket’s night of nights.

Jordan McArdle

The deciderVideoWA eye title triumph for Philippe redemption story

Western Australia will field an unchanged line-up as they look to defend their Marsh One-Day Cup title against New South Wales, but there’ll be one big change from last year’s victorious side.

Bonnie Raynor

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Agar’s mental health revelation a timely reminder

The WA cricket star’s forthright revelations have shone a light on what is often a hidden struggle and that we must always be awake to signs that someone may not be OK.

Marsh One-Day CupPremiumWA thrash Tasmania, through to final

Western Australia are through to their third Marsh One-Day Cup final in four years after a 159-run thrashing of Tasmania at the WACA Ground.

Jordan McArdle

‘I just broke down’CommentsPremiumAshton Agar reveals ‘scary’ mental health battle

The WA cricket star revealed ‘things just started to slip and I didn’t feel like myself’ after coming home from a whirlwind Ashes debut in 2013 that catapulted him to instant fame as a teenager.

Jordan McArdle

Marsh One-Day CupMitch Marsh falls to catch of the summer

It was always going to take something special to get rid of Mitch Marsh in the mood he was in, and that’s exactly what Tasmanian Caleb Jewell produced.

Jordan McArdle