Australia news

Ed Cowan retires from first-class cricket

Mar 7, 2018: The 35-year old opener will not be part of New South Wales' final match of the season against Queensland next week

Australia v England, 5th Ashes Test, Sydney

Bancroft seeks progress after long Ashes duel

Jan 2, 2018: "I'm becoming a better player and becoming closer to the player I want to be and I think right now I'm very confident with what I'm doing," says Australia opener

New South Wales v Victoria, Sheffield Shield 2017-18, 4th day

Patterson, Cowan claim draw for NSW

Nov 27, 2017: Victoria were denied their first win of the season as Ed Cowan, Kurtis Patterson and Sean Abbott helped NSW battle to a draw

Australia news

Selection shift 'surprised' Smith - Cowan

Nov 22, 2017: Ed Cowan has revealed that Australia captain Steven Smith was surprised at how the national selectors ignored Cricket Australia's directive to choose younger players for the first Ashes Test

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Smith takes responsibility for Cowan call

Oct 24, 2017: The Australia captain said he wanted to see more of what the 28-year-old Hughes had to offer, given his international potential, and so last summer's leading Sheffield Shield run-maker Cowan had to miss out for NSW

Sheffield Shield 2017-18

NSW axe Cowan for Shield opener in push for young batsmen

Oct 23, 2017: Ed Cowan, the leading Sheffield Shield run-getter last season, was left out of the 12-member team for New South Wales' opening game in favour of young batsman Daniel Hughes

New South Wales v Tasmania, JLT One-Day Cup 2017, Perth

Maddinson's blazing ton sets up NSW's big win

Oct 2, 2017: A sparkling Nic Maddinson century, a late starburst of shots from Ed Cowan and a four-wicket breakout display by Mickey Edwards carried New South Wales to a comprehensive defeat of Tasmania

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Sutherland refuses to intervene in pay dispute

Jul 3, 2017: Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has declined to intervene in the pay dispute between the board and the Australian Cricketers' Association on his return to the head office last week

WA v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 4th day

NSW fall agonisingly short of place in Shield final

Mar 19, 2017: ESPNcricinfo's wrap of the fourth day of the Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and New South Wales in Perth

NSW v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 2016-17, Sydney, 2nd day

In-form Cowan strikes another century

Mar 8, 2017: ESPNcricinfo's wrap of the second day of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia in Sydney

NSW v Tasmania, Wollongong, 1st day

Cowan hits century amidst New South Wales collapse

Feb 25, 2017: A wrap of the first day's play of the 8th round match between New South Wales and Tasmania

Australia news

Maddinson exit puts spotlight on players' welfare

Feb 9, 2017: The issue of players' mental health and welfare after being dropped from the team is something Australian Cricket has to look into more closely

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Use Dukes ball in Australia Tests - Cowan

Feb 4, 2017: Considering how the Dukes ball kept the bowlers in play even after it's been used for 50 overs, Ed Cowan hopes Cricket Australia consider it for use in Tests

Victoria v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield 2016-17, Melbourne, 3rd day

NSW eye innings win after Cowan, Nevill tons

Feb 3, 2017: Ed Cowan converted his 23rd first-class century into a double ton to sustain New South Wales' domination on day three against Victoria

Tasmania v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield, 3rd day

Copeland six-for keeps New South Wales on top

Nov 28, 2016: Set 415 for victory, Tasmania went to stumps on 1 for 24 on the third day in Hobart

Sheffield Shield 2016-17

Warner scores brisk ton on 30th birthday

Oct 27, 2016: Queensland closed the third day needing a further 314 for victory with nine wickets in hand

New South Wales v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield 2015-16, Lincoln

Western Australia rally after NSW top order fires

Feb 3, 2016: The New South Wales top order put together a quartet of solid innings without anyone going on to a hundred in the ground-breaking Sheffield Shield match at Lincoln, near Christchurch

NSW v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, 2nd day

Maddinson century gives NSW the lead

Nov 28, 2015: Nic Maddinson's first hundred of the Sheffield Shield season gave New South Wales the lead on the second day of their match against Queensland at the SCG, where they finished the day on 6 for 272

New South Wales v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 2nd day

Cowan endures on rain-wrecked day

Nov 7, 2015: Another interrupted day allowed only 24.3 overs to be bowled in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria at the SCG

Sheffield Shield 2015-16

Smith, Cowan lead NSW to easy win

Oct 30, 2015: Quality won out in the day/night Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval, with New South Wales obliterating South Australia in three days that served as a dry run for the floodlit Test to be played there next month