Australia suffocated England with the ball and hammered them with the bat to register three Twenty20 wins from three games and secure a place in the triangular series final

A loss would leave England with very little margin for error when the tournament enters its New Zealand leg

Over the years, there has been a noticeable gulf between how Maxwell sees himself and where he should improve versus the way the Australian team views him. That gulf appears to be narrowing, finally

An act of annoyance after being run out for a diamond duck in the BBL final - his second offence in the last 12 months - has earned the wicketkeeper-batsman an A$6000 fine

An outstanding allround display by Glenn Maxwell drove Australia to two wins from as many matches in the T20 triangular series

Adelaide Strikers wanted to build a team full of winning personalities, but in addition to that, they wanted a man who could be their heart and soul

Having played 12 Tests and 39 ODIs for Australia, the 36-year old fast bowler decided to quit a few days before the resumption of Sheffield Shield, as New South Wales look to younger quicks

Jake Weatherald has been slower to find his feet in T20 but it has been a combination of persistence by the Adelaide Strikers and evolution on the young left-hander's part that led him to Sunday's innings

Sydney Sixers dominated Perth Scorchers from the start to lift their second Women's Big Bash League title in three seasons, drawing inspiration from the exemplary bowling of Sarah Coyte

The Scorchers coach also lashed out at Cricket Australia for releasing D'Arcy Short, Travis Head and Alex Carey from the national team squad to play in Sunday's BBL final

From an expanded tournament to player unavailability, the BBL has dealt with uncertainty by putting fans first, but how will it deal with its issues, such as drop-in pitches and workload management

The Perth Scorchers captain hopes CA will make WBBL a standalone event as the women's team is looking forward to the challenge of creating their own brand ahead of the World T20 in 2020

The BBL chief commented after Travis Head, D'Arcy Short and Alex Carey were released to take part in Sunday's competition decider in Adelaide, the day after Australia's opening Twenty20 triangular series match in Sydney

A complete captain's performance from Travis Head, fresh from being released by Australia, swept Adelaide Strikers into the BBL final

Ashleigh Gardner took flight with the bat before Sarah Aley ushered a staggering collapse with the ball as Sydney Sixers set up a final clash with Perth Scorchers again

Captain Dan Christian agreed the Hurricanes had been able to play with clear minds and full hearts given the weight of expectation heaped on the Scorchers by their formidable BBL record and home fixture

For most of this summer, Matthew Wade has been watching things happen. He watched his Test spot go to Tim Paine, and saw Paine and Alex Carey go past him in the white-ball international pecking order. Tonight, though, was his night

Perth Scorchers made the most of their fortuitous home semi-final, jumping Sydney Thunder at the start and then bowling tigerishly to successfully defend 148

Hobart's Tim Paine hopes Perth Scorchers will be burdened by the expectations of a sell-out crowd of more than 50,000 spectators for their Big Bash League semi-final

The Australia captain said that in high-pressure tournaments like the World Cup, England's ultra-aggressive approach to ODI batting could backfire