The last two Tests have earned the MCG pitch ratings of 'average' and 'poor', and the previous Shield game was abandoned

Ferguson followed up a masterly innings with a calm marshalling of his troops in the field to deliver his side a victory in the season opener

The regular season has been compressed this year, and the finals series expanded to allow for five teams to be in contention

Cummins, Lyon and Starc ended the match as the leading wicket-takers in Tests in 2019

Maxwell is set to return from a break from the game to lead the Melbourne Stars in the BBL

New Zealand's bowlers kept their disciplines in extreme conditions to keep the match in the balance

Starc had appeared set to join Hazlewood in a move that would have granted the club arguably the world's best white-ball bowler, drastically altering calculations for every other team

The story of this series will most likely be told in how much better the visitors are at dealing with familiar challenges

Wes Agar picked eight wickets while Henry Nielsen put on a century stand with William Bosisto as George Bailey's final Shield game ended in a loss for Tasmania

New South Wales shrugged off bushfire-smoke-filled air to record a nine-wicket victory over Queensland at the SCG

The club will attempt to produce quality pitches from concrete pitch trays

Sophie Devine, who picked up two wickets and made 65 not-out, and Tahlia McGrath steered Strikers to their first-ever WBBL final

Negotiations have not yet begun but CA chief Earl Eddings is set to meet the BCCI in January

His new role as national selector will demand communication and dialogue with players and Bailey's track record suggests he can deliver on that front

CA will meet with ICC CEO just before Christmas to discuss number of global tournaments over the next events' cycle

Tim Paine believes his attack his still getting better despite two convincing victories

More 'A' tours of Australia needed for players to be in better position to counter the conditions, Pakistan captain says

The Australia captain day-night Test cricket needs to accepted as a key part of the game's future

For all the instances in which Pakistan's cricketers have brought crowds to their feet, they have not added up to much