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BBL returns to prominence with reduced tournament

BBL returns to prominence with reduced tournament

Only three years ago, the Seven Network argued the "BBL is the problem and remains the problem", but the competition has returned with a bang this season.

Marcus Harris follows Nathan Lyon as Lancashire lad

Marcus Harris follows Nathan Lyon as Lancashire lad

Marcus Harris follows Nathan Lyon as Lancashire lad

Marcus Harris follows Nathan Lyon as Lancashire lad

Test batter Marcus Harris will play English county cricket for Lancashire in 2025 after being overlooked by selectors for a comeback as an international opener.

Wet win keeps Australia's Ashes whitewash bid on track

Wet win keeps Australia's Ashes whitewash bid on track

Wet win keeps Australia's Ashes whitewash bid on track

Wet win keeps Australia's Ashes whitewash bid on track

Australia have claimed their fifth-straight win and an outright women's Ashes series triumph, beating England by six runs in a rain-affected second T20I.

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Flintoff's son belts hundred for Lions in Australia

Flintoff's son belts hundred for Lions in Australia

Teen star Rocky Flintoff has continued his stunning rise to prominence with a century for the England Lions against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane.

Healy, Gardner no certainties for women's Ashes Test

Healy, Gardner no certainties for women's Ashes Test

Captain Alyssa Healy and star allrounder Ashleigh Gardner are racing the clock to be available for Australia's historic women's Ashes Test at the MCG.

Not scared or vulnerable: Sixers dodge Thunder digs

Not scared or vulnerable: Sixers dodge Thunder digs

Sydney Sixers player Jordan Silk has dodged verbal punches from Sydney Thunder's Tanveer Sangha, dismissing claims his side are "scared" and "vulnerable".

Warner named captain in BBL team of the tournament

Warner named captain in BBL team of the tournament

With his Sydney Thunder still in the running for the BBL crown, David Warner has been named captain of the team of the tournament.

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Clarke warns against Aussie cricket mass retirements

Clarke warns against Aussie cricket mass retirements

Clarke warns against Aussie cricket mass retirements

Clarke warns against Aussie cricket mass retirements

With Australian cricket on the verge of a generational change, former captain Michael Clarke is urging veteran players to stagger their retirements.

Michael Clarke inducted into Cricket Hall of Fame

Michael Clarke inducted into Cricket Hall of Fame

Michael Clarke inducted into Cricket Hall of Fame

Michael Clarke inducted into Cricket Hall of Fame

Nearly a decade after calling time on his remarkable career, former captain Michael Clarke has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

Bray stars again as Aussie girls march on at World Cup

Bray stars again as Aussie girls march on at World Cup

Bray stars again as Aussie girls march on at World Cup

Bray stars again as Aussie girls march on at World Cup

Australia's teenagers have swept through their group matches unbeaten at the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup in Malaysia with Caoimhe Bray again starring.

Thunder surge into grand final qualifier beating Stars

Thunder surge into grand final qualifier beating Stars

Thunder surge into grand final qualifier beating Stars

Thunder surge into grand final qualifier beating Stars

Nathan McAndrew has starred as the Sydney Thunder defeated the Melbourne Stars in a knockout Big Bash League finals match.

Hobart Hurricanes dare to dream of maiden BBL title

Hobart Hurricanes dare to dream of maiden BBL title

Hobart Hurricanes dare to dream of maiden BBL title

Hobart Hurricanes dare to dream of maiden BBL title

The Hobart Hurricanes are just one win away from securing a maiden Big Bash League title, seven years after their last appearance in the decider.

David Warner has Sydney Thunder believing again

David Warner has Sydney Thunder believing again

David Warner has Sydney Thunder believing again

David Warner has Sydney Thunder believing again

Retired Test opener David Warner has had an impact on and off the field in his first full Big Bash League summer.

Sixers' Henriques draws from 'good way' to lose

Sixers' Henriques draws from 'good way' to lose

Sixers' Henriques draws from 'good way' to lose

Sixers' Henriques draws from 'good way' to lose

Sydney Sixers skipper Moises Henriques is proud of his side's fight despite a loss in the first game of Big Bash League finals series.

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Steve Smith feared he needed surgery on injured elbow

Steve Smith is preparing to face Sri Lanka in Galle, but the star Australia batter initially feared his elbow injury could require more surgery.

Hurricanes hold out Sixers for Big Bash final spot

The Hobart Hurricanes have qualified for the Big Bash League final and will have a shot at their first title after beating the Sydney Sixers by 12 runs.

Young Aussie happy to fill Healy's shoes in Ashes

Australia's Beth Mooney hopes Ash Gardner will play in the second Ashes Twenty20-International but Alyssa Healy's return date from her own injury is less clear.

Selectors haven't raised Test debut with Connolly

Test bolter Cooper Connolly is yet to hear from selectors about the possibility of earning a maiden baggy green in Sri Lanka.

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NFL's 49ers play surprise role in Thunder's BBL rise

NFL team the San Francisco 49ers had a hand in the Sydney Thunder's rise from the Big Bash League's doldrums.

Handscomb comes to Stars' rescue for BBL finals

Former Australian Test player Peter Handscomb will replace Beau Webster on the Melbourne Stars' Big Bash League finals push.

Australia retain women's Ashes with big T20I win

Australia have retained the women's Ashes with a 57-run defeat of England in the multi-format series' first Twenty20 International at the SCG.

Steve Smith cleared to rejoin Test squad for Sri Lanka

Stand-in Test captain Steve Smith is expected to play in the Sri Lanka Test series as planned despite an elbow injury suffered in the Big Bash League.

'Six-cess': Mitch Owen relishes Hurricanes opening move

Allrounder Mitch Owen's shift to opener has paid dividends for the Hobart Hurricanes as they gun for a spot in the Big Bash League final.

Thundering Christian keen to prolong cricket comeback

Dan Christian came out of retirement for the injury-hit Sydney Thunder this summer, but the allrounder is hoping to extend his cricket comeback.

Stars' Siddle puts heat on Thunder for BBL finals

Veteran Melbourne Stars quick Peter Siddle has declared their BBL finals opponents, Sydney Thunder, will be more nervous than they are.

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