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Cummins left out for Gabba, but good news for Khawaja

Cummins left out for Gabba, but good news for Khawaja

Pat Cummins is yet to be cleared to return from his back injury for the second Ashes Test, but Usman Khawaja is a chance to overcome his and play at the Gabba.

Lose toss, chase is best England hope at Gabba: Vaughan

Lose toss, chase is best England hope at Gabba: Vaughan

Lose toss, chase is best England hope at Gabba: Vaughan

Lose toss, chase is best England hope at Gabba: Vaughan

Michael Vaughan insists England can win at the Gabba in the second Test, but says defying history in day-night games and chasing presents their best hope.

Aussie skipper goes unsold in India's WPL auction shock

Aussie skipper goes unsold in India's WPL auction shock

Aussie skipper goes unsold in India's WPL auction shock

Aussie skipper goes unsold in India's WPL auction shock

In the biggest shock of the Women's Premier League auction, there was not a single bidder for Australian skipper Alyssa Healy.

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Perth hold on for WBBL win after Capsey comeback

Perth hold on for WBBL win after Capsey comeback

Alice Capsey's four wickets - including three in an over - were not enough as Sophie Devine led Perth to a WBBL win over the Melbourne Renegades.

Marnus finds 'second phase mojo', best to come: coach

Marnus finds 'second phase mojo', best to come: coach

Marnus Labuschagne's batting coach Neil D'Costa explains how his pupil rediscovered his batting DNA and is now ready to enter another rich vein of Test form.

Perth's Ashes wicket gets full marks from ICC

Perth's Ashes wicket gets full marks from ICC

The Perth pitch was not to blame for the fast-and-furious nature of the first Ashes Test, according to the International Cricket Council.

Hottest Test team faces cool-down period after glory

Hottest Test team faces cool-down period after glory

South Africa, the hottest Test nation, won't play another Test until next September in a quirk of the cricket calendar.

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Stars topple leaders Hobart for third-straight win

Stars topple leaders Hobart for third-straight win

Stars topple leaders Hobart for third-straight win

Stars topple leaders Hobart for third-straight win

Hobart are in danger of losing top spot after the Melbourne Stars dominated Wednesday's WBBL match for a 37-run win.

Veteran Khawaja backed by contender to keep Test spot

Veteran Khawaja backed by contender to keep Test spot

Veteran Khawaja backed by contender to keep Test spot

Veteran Khawaja backed by contender to keep Test spot

Matt Renshaw might be close to gaining a Test recall but the Queensland opener believes under-fire veteran Usman Khawaja still has what it takes in the Ashes.

Australia to face Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup group

Australia to face Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup group

Australia to face Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup group

Australia to face Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup group

Aussies have been drawn in same T20 World Cup group as co-hosts Sri Lanka but begin with a match against Ireland.

Adelaide pip Brisbane Heat in final-ball WBBL thriller

Adelaide pip Brisbane Heat in final-ball WBBL thriller

Adelaide pip Brisbane Heat in final-ball WBBL thriller

Adelaide pip Brisbane Heat in final-ball WBBL thriller

Adelaide have logged a tense last-ball win to leave Brisbane still winless after six games in the WBBL.

Connolly leads WA resistance in Shield draw with SA

Connolly leads WA resistance in Shield draw with SA

Connolly leads WA resistance in Shield draw with SA

Connolly leads WA resistance in Shield draw with SA

Western Australian all-rounder Cooper Connolly has led the resistance with the bat in a drawn Sheffield Shield game against South Australia.

'No fight, no plan': NSW slammed for Shield collapse

'No fight, no plan': NSW slammed for Shield collapse

'No fight, no plan': NSW slammed for Shield collapse

'No fight, no plan': NSW slammed for Shield collapse

A former NSW coach and star has taken the Blues to task for an unexpected day-four collapse to hand Tasmania a thumping Sheffield Shield win.

How the Gabba Test pitch will perform under lights

How the Gabba Test pitch will perform under lights

How the Gabba Test pitch will perform under lights

How the Gabba Test pitch will perform under lights

Gabba pitch curator Dave Sandurski and Queensland stars Matt Renshaw and Xavier Bartlett outline why the second Test pitch should give bowlers and batters hope.

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Aussie pace aces gear up ahead of return for Ashes

Australia captain Pat Cummins has bowled with a pink ball in Sydney as the star paceman tries to prove his fitness for the second Ashes Test.

England greats slam 'amateurish' resting for PM's match

England's decision to fly to Queensland early instead of playing a pink-ball match has been slammed following their first Test capitulation in Perth.

McSweeney leads South Australia to dominance over WA

South Australia have the upper hand over Western Australia ahead of the final day of their Sheffield Shield clash after taking a 145-run first innings lead.

Allround Bartlett, Sandhu secure Bulls famous victory

Queensland paceman Gurinder Sandhu and Xavier Bartlett ripped through Sheffield Shield competition leaders Victoria in a dramatic seven-wicket win.

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England's best Test XI snub pink-ball practice match

England are doubling down on their Bazball tactics, and they don't feel the need to play in a practice match in Canberra ahead of the day-night Gabba Test.

Chaudhary makes history with century for Tasmania

Nikhil Chaudhary has hit a maiden first-class century for Tasmania, with the Indian allrounder adding to NSW's pain during a long day in the field in Sydney.

Australia no guarantee to pick Khawaja for Gabba Test

Usman Khawaja is still struggling with a back issue that flared up in the first Test and is not guaranteed selection in Brisbane, even if fit.

Australia star on cusp of left-arm immortality

Fresh from destroying England with 10 wickets in the Ashes opener, Mitchell Starc is on the verge of becoming the greatest left-arm bowler in Test history.

Renegades tweakers rout Thunder, boost title defence

Both the Renegades, who bowled out Sydney Thunder for just 64, and the Stars, who defeated Brisbane Heat, triumphed on a good day for Melbourne in the WBBL.

Renshaw hits third Shield century of summer for Bulls

Queensland opener Matt Renshaw kept the heat on for a Test recall with another Sheffield Shield century in the day-night clash with Victoria at the Gabba.

SA in command of WA in Sheffield Shield

South Australia's bowlers have taken the upper hand against Western Australia on day two of their rain-marred Sheffield Shield match.

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