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Vics' debutant shines as Shield clash goes down to wire

Vics' debutant shines as Shield clash goes down to wire

Victoria's top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the MCG is on a knife's edge, with Dylan Brasher the key to victory for the hosts.

Aussie bowler Mahli Beardman out with long-term injury

Aussie bowler Mahli Beardman out with long-term injury

Aussie bowler Mahli Beardman out with long-term injury

Aussie bowler Mahli Beardman out with long-term injury

Mahli Beardman's breakout summer has been cut short by a back injury uncovered during the Twenty20 International series against Pakistan.

Lanning deal hailed as key for women's game in England

Lanning deal hailed as key for women's game in England

Lanning deal hailed as key for women's game in England

Lanning deal hailed as key for women's game in England

Aussie great Meg Lanning is to become a Lancashire player in what the Old Trafford-based club is hailing as an important coup for the women's game in England.

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Indian cricket wonderkid smashes Healy World Cup record

Indian cricket wonderkid smashes Healy World Cup record

The 14-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has flayed his way to the highest score ever in a World Cup final to power India to the global under-19 crown.

Richardson shines for WA but Tasmania still in control

Richardson shines for WA but Tasmania still in control

Jhye Richardson has sent down one of the deliveries of the domestic season to give WA a glimmer of hope in their Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania in Perth.

Test, Shield star Labuschagne reveals injury battle

Test, Shield star Labuschagne reveals injury battle

Queensland captain Marnus Labuschagne has been battling a serious thumb injury since he was hurt in Australia's Ashes victory over England in Sydney.

MCG deck plays fair to leave Shield clash in balance

MCG deck plays fair to leave Shield clash in balance

Queensland have a 178-run lead in their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria after Bulls captain Marnus Labuschagne threw his wicket away late on day two.

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Milestone man Patterson raises his bat in Shield clash

Milestone man Patterson raises his bat in Shield clash

Milestone man Patterson raises his bat in Shield clash

Milestone man Patterson raises his bat in Shield clash

Milestone man Kurtis Patterson raised his bat for a half-century as NSW took the lead in their Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia at the SCG.

Hazlewood ruled out of World Cup in latest Aussie blow

Hazlewood ruled out of World Cup in latest Aussie blow

Hazlewood ruled out of World Cup in latest Aussie blow

Hazlewood ruled out of World Cup in latest Aussie blow

Luckless Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood has been dealt another blow in his ongoing recovery from hamstring and Achilles injuries.

High Voll-tage! Aussie masterful in Indian WPL triumph

High Voll-tage! Aussie masterful in Indian WPL triumph

High Voll-tage! Aussie masterful in Indian WPL triumph

High Voll-tage! Aussie masterful in Indian WPL triumph

Australian rising star Georgia Voll has helped power Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the Women's Premier League title after a thrilling final in India.

Silk half-century rescues Tassie before WA bats slump

Silk half-century rescues Tassie before WA bats slump

Silk half-century rescues Tassie before WA bats slump

Silk half-century rescues Tassie before WA bats slump

Tasmania struggled to 239 all out before Western Australia's batsmen slumped as 15 wickets fell on day one of the Sheffield Shield game at the WACA Ground.

More MCG carnage as Neser rips through Victoria

More MCG carnage as Neser rips through Victoria

More MCG carnage as Neser rips through Victoria

More MCG carnage as Neser rips through Victoria

Queensland took the honours on an action-packed opening day of their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria as 17 wickets fell at the MCG.

Konstas just short of another Shield half-century

Konstas just short of another Shield half-century

Konstas just short of another Shield half-century

Konstas just short of another Shield half-century

The batters had it tough on day one of NSW's Sheffield Shield clash against South Australia but Test hopeful Sam Konstas made the highest score for the hosts.

Cummins backs Smith's Olympic push as star signs in PSL

Cummins backs Smith's Olympic push as star signs in PSL

Cummins backs Smith's Olympic push as star signs in PSL

Cummins backs Smith's Olympic push as star signs in PSL

Steve Smith will make his Pakistan Super League debut with new franchise, Sialkot Stallionz, with Pat Cummins hailing the Australia star's T20 renaissance.

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Veteran Patterson still dreams of more Test cricket

Kurtis Patterson will play his 100th Sheffield Shield match for NSW this week and is still hopeful of reaching higher honours in the twilight of his career.

Gujarat hopes blown away by ferocious Delhi hitting

Gujarat's Australian trio's hopes of reaching the final of India's Women's Premier League have evaporated in a blizzard of boundaries for Dehli Capitals.

Peake performance can't save Aussie teens in World Cup

Ollie Peake's captain's century wasn't enough to prevent Australia's Under 19s being dethroned as world champions as they lost by 27 runs to England.

Rogers leads Vics to big win with freak catch and runs

Tom Rogers reeled in a one-handed screamer to send Marnus Labuschagne packing before making 69 as Victoria beat Queensland by seven wickets in the One-Day Cup.

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Cummins reveals plan for returning from back injury

After a "minor setback" ruled Pat Cummins out of the T20 World Cup, the star Australia quick has revealed when he hopes to return to the field.

Injury-prone paceman to miss early T20 World Cup games

T20 skipper Mitch Marsh is adamant Australia can still thrive at a spin-friendly World Cup, but an injury-prone paceman will miss the early stages of the event.

Aussie teens set for 'youth Ashes' World Cup semi-final

After Australia's Ashes triumph, the country's top teenage cricketers will seek to emulate their seniors by defeating England in the U19 World Cup semi-final.

Australia crash to worst ever T20 defeat in Pakistan

Mitch Marsh's World Cup-bound Australian side have been whitewashed in their key warm-up T20 series, hammered in a record 3-0 capitulation to Pakistan.

Pakistan spinner's response to Green gesture

Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq has responded after Cameron Green appeared to mimic his action in Australia's comprehensive T20 loss in Lahore.

Woeful Australia sent spinning in World Cup warm-up

Australia's T20 World Cup preparations have hit problems as Pakistan's spinners bowled them to a chastening series defeat with a 90-run thrashing in Lahore.

Cummins ruled out of T20 World Cup, Smith snubbed

Star quick Pat Cummins will miss Australia's T20 World Cup campaign due to the back injury that prematurely ended his Ashes summer.

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