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Khawaja, Smith score tons as Aussies bully Sri Lanka

Khawaja, Smith score tons as Aussies bully Sri Lanka

Australian veterans Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith have caused Sri Lanka all sorts of problems on the first day of the Test series opener in Galle.

Sam Konstas offers classy response to being axed

Sam Konstas offers classy response to being axed

Sam Konstas offers classy response to being axed

Sam Konstas offers classy response to being axed

Sam Konstas has bounced back from his axing for the first Test of the Sri Lanka series, according to Cricket Australia selector Tony Dodemaide.

Steve Smith enters elite club with 10,000th Test run

Steve Smith enters elite club with 10,000th Test run

Steve Smith enters elite club with 10,000th Test run

Steve Smith enters elite club with 10,000th Test run

After a false start in Sydney, Steve Smith has joined Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh and Allan Border as one of only four Australians to have made 10,000 Test runs.

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'Ready to go' but skipper Healy may miss Test spot

'Ready to go' but skipper Healy may miss Test spot

Australia captain Alyssa Healy has declared herself fit for the women's Ashes Test but could still be overruled from playing by selectors.

Australia chasing rare subcontinent series win

Australia chasing rare subcontinent series win

Australia have won only one Test series on the subcontinent in a decade but can begin turning things around this week.

Wily Rashid inspires England to first win of 2025

Wily Rashid inspires England to first win of 2025

Legspinner Adil Rashid has guided England to a 26-run win over India in Rajkot to keep their five-match T20 series alive.

Test vacancy open as Head replaces Konstas at top

Test vacancy open as Head replaces Konstas at top

Travis Head has ousted Sam Konstas from the top of the Australian batting order for the first Test against Sri Lanka.

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Aussie star still in doubt for historic women's Test

Aussie star still in doubt for historic women's Test

Aussie star still in doubt for historic women's Test

Aussie star still in doubt for historic women's Test

Australia captain Alyssa Healy is still attempting to prove her fitness as she bids to return from a foot injury in the women's Ashes Test.

Konstas will benefit from tour, even if axed: Smith

Konstas will benefit from tour, even if axed: Smith

Konstas will benefit from tour, even if axed: Smith

Konstas will benefit from tour, even if axed: Smith

Teenage batter Sam Konstas need only look to Steve Smith to know he will benefit from his first subcontinent tour, even if he doesn't play a single game.

Hurricanes underline Tasmania's sporting purple patch

Hurricanes underline Tasmania's sporting purple patch

Hurricanes underline Tasmania's sporting purple patch

Hurricanes underline Tasmania's sporting purple patch

Tasmania is enjoying a moment in the sporting sunshine, with the NBL's JackJumpers, BBL's Hurricanes and AFL coach Chris Fagan winning flags in the past year.

Scorchers great signs for Renegades in huge BBL move

Scorchers great signs for Renegades in huge BBL move

Scorchers great signs for Renegades in huge BBL move

Scorchers great signs for Renegades in huge BBL move

Fresh off a stellar BBL season for the Perth Scorchers, veteran quick Jason Behrendorff is on the move to the Melbourne Renegades.

Higher honours, big pay day coming for Hurricanes hero

Higher honours, big pay day coming for Hurricanes hero

Higher honours, big pay day coming for Hurricanes hero

Higher honours, big pay day coming for Hurricanes hero

Mitch Owen could be a bolter for Australia's T20 World Cup squad next year, given his form for Big Bash League winners the Hobart Hurricanes.

'Humbling': Starc's drive towards 100-Test milestone

'Humbling': Starc's drive towards 100-Test milestone

'Humbling': Starc's drive towards 100-Test milestone

'Humbling': Starc's drive towards 100-Test milestone

By the end of the year, Mitchell Starc could become only the second Australian paceman to play 100 Test matches.

Owen supreme as Hobart Hurricanes win maiden BBL crown

Owen supreme as Hobart Hurricanes win maiden BBL crown

Owen supreme as Hobart Hurricanes win maiden BBL crown

Owen supreme as Hobart Hurricanes win maiden BBL crown

Hobart opener Mitchell Owen has produced the knock of his life, smashing 108 off 42 to steer the Hurricanes to a first Big Bash League title.

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'Be brave': Aussies mull radical batting experiment

Travis Head says Australia will consider taking the radical step of changing the batting order mid-game against Sri Lanka.

CA maintains stance as Afghanistan clash looms

Cricket Australia has launched a historic women's match for an Afghanistan XI and is adamant it is doing enough to support the country's female players.

Kuhnemann, Smith both train in first Galle session

Matthew Kuhnemann and Steve Smith appear ready to return from injuries after completing Australia's first training session since arriving in Sri Lanka.

Khawaja would sooner walk away than stay too long

Usman Khawaja never wants to be the guy who outstays his welcome at Test level, but he has no firm retirement plans ahead of the Sri Lanka series.

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Hurricanes look to blow away Warner early in BBL final

The Hurricanes plan to pepper the shorter boundary and remove Sydney Thunder talisman and captain David Warner early in their pursuit of a maiden BBL title.

Aussies set sights on heaping more Ashes pain on Poms

Australia's women's cricketers are planning to display their ruthless streak in their highly-anticipated Ashes Test match against England.

Aussie women win again for Ashes white-ball whitewash

Beth Mooney has dominated with the bat as Australia's women cricketers thrashed England by 72 runs in the third T20 to secure a white-ball Ashes sweep.

How Warner's captaincy transformed Sydney Thunder

In his first season as captain, David Warner has helped transform Sydney Thunder from woeful wooden spooners to BBL finals force.

Cummins the sole Aussie to make ICC Test Team of 2024

Pat Cummins has been chosen as captain of the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year, but there was no room for any of his Australian teammates in the 2024 selection.

'We know': Thunder absorb bail drama to reach BBL final

Sam Billings says the third umpire erred in a crucial moment of the Sydney derby BBL final that the Thunder won by four wickets.

Kuhnemann cleared for Sri Lanka after thumb injury

Australian offspinner Matthew Kuhnemann will fly to Sri Lanka this weekend after shaking off a thumb injury that had threatened his ability to tour.

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