Queensland's opening batters have wrapped up victory over Tasmania to give captain Marnus Labuschagne a winning start on return from the South Africa Test tour.
Joel Gould
David Warner doubled down on his criticism of the investigation into the sandpaper saga, suggesting the bulk of Australia’s bowlers weren’t interviewed in the 2018 probe that he claims “stinks of a cover-up”.
Chris Robinson
Sam Konstas says his batting is in a better place than when he last played for Australia, as selectors weigh up their squad for the first Test against NZ.
Scott Bailey
England had no answers to debutant paceman Mahli Beardman in the ODI series opener against Australia, but captain Harry Brook isn't pressing the panic button.
Justin Chadwick
The ball-tampering scandal doesn't look like it's going away any time soon, with Greg Chappell fearing Australian cricket could "eat itself".
Justin Chadwick and Joel Gould
Dennis Lillee initially turned down the offer to mentor Mahli Beardman, but the rising pace star's persistence eventually wore down the Australian Test great.
Perth cricket fans were split over Australian captain Pat Cummins’ attempt to clear the air Sandpapergate but enjoyed a dismantling of England on Friday.
Caleb Runciman
Pakistan's Saud Shakeel just missed out on a hundred again but his 97 was enough to foil Sri Lanka's push for a win on the final day of a drawn first Test.
Staff Writers
Perth Scorchers will regain the services of star Beth Mooney as they aim for six-straight wins against Adelaide on Saturday.
Aaron Kirby
Australia’s newest white-ball destroyer Mahli Beardman says he won’t rush his career in a bid to earn a Baggy Green or play at next year’s World Cup.
Instead of holding press conferences and having players write books, Cricket Australia must do a genuine investigation into why the team used sandpaper in 2018 or this debacle will never end.
Craig O'Donoghue
Will Young made a career-best 125 and Matt Henry took three wickets in his first over as New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth ODI.
A lot will need to happen on Saturday for either Victoria or Western Australia to win their Sheffield Shield match on a flat MCG wicket.
Roger Vaughan
Queensland will be hoping the rain forecast for Saturday in Brisbane abates as they need just 19 runs to win against Tasmania in their Sheffield Shield clash.
Since the turn of the century, some truly remarkable sporting press conferences have played out in Australia — but arguably none more so than Pat Cummins’ stinging rebuke of Usman Khawaja.
Josh Kempton
Test captain Pat Cummins has stepped into the ring to finish Usman Khawaja off with a KO uppercut in an extraordinary 70-minute press conference that will go down in Australian sporting legend.
Glen Quartermain
Sam Konstas has surged to the top of the Sheffield Shield run-scoring charts, his 173 earning praise from Greg Chappell before the Test squad is picked.
Annabelle Banfield and Joel Gould
Pat Cummins' bid to shut down Usman Khawaja's sandpaper allegations provided the most detailed explanation of ball management by an active cricketer in history.
As England crumbled under a Mahli Beardman onslaught in the first one-dayer, it felt like a glimpse back in time.
After the events of this week, and the hurt that has clearly been felt from everyone involved, I say it again: we must find a way forward.
Justin Langer
Usman Khawaja claimed Australia’s entire squad knew about the use of sandpaper. Pat Cummins says that is ‘nonsense’. Here are their two accounts pitted next to each other.
Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has broken his silence over Usman Khawaja’s explosive sandpaper claims in a marathon press conference. Watch everything he had to say.
Jake Santa Maria
Pat Cummins says Steve Smith just wants to leave the sandpaper scandal in the past, as the captain denies there is any rift in the Australian team.
Annabelle Banfield
A new star was born at Perth Stadium on Friday as West Australian Mahli Beardman spearheaded a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over England in the first ODI.
