Cricket News

Giant quick signs after fellow Australia international Kane Richardson pulled out of planned T20 stint with Derbyshire

Veteran batsman switches teams after not being offered a new deal with reigning champions Melbourne Renegades

The hope that the South African would bring some mega-star quality to the BBL have been dashed and raised further questions about the direction the tournament is heading

The Australia captain may keep Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins with overs in reserve to quell run-scoring in the middle of the innings

The batsman's decision to stay away will be a significant blow to Cricket Australia's search for marquee names in the tournament

Finch addressed the media after their third and final warm-up game against New Zealand in Brisbane, and also praised Steven Smith's successful return into the Australian set-up

Will Young's ton goes in vain even as Pat Cummins reinforces his standing as the in-form bowler in Australia's attack

Smith struck an unbeaten 89 in the second match against a New Zealand XI as he continues to prepare for his international return at the World Cup

He has also been cut by Melbourne Renegades although could continue his BBL career with other teams showing interest

Only a few months ago Kane Richardson had stopped thinking about his World Cup chances, but a combination of BBL success and misfortune to his namesake has opened the door

A look at who has played the most days for Australia under current central contract period and how that compares with players worldwide

In his first bowl in three months, albeit in brief spells, Mitchell Starc was pushing the speed gun needles and awing his team-mates and the opposition

Concerns over batsman-friendly specification for 2019 leads ECB to revert to 2017-18 batch

Although the visitors chased down the target with seven wickets to spare, Mitchell Starc's return to action provided some good news for Australia

The pace bowler has not recovered from a dislocated shoulder in time for the tournament with Kane Richardson taking his place

The biggest question mark surrounds Jhye Richardson's injury but Pat Cummins continues to look in fine form and Nathan Coulter-Nile offers an all-round option

Brisbane will again host the first Test of the Australian summer, but the ground will need to pull good crowds and have further investment to be assured of that position in the future

The latest round-up of how the Australians are performing in the IPL and county cricket as the World Cup and Australia A tours edge closer

The BBL will take centre stage on January 26 in a season where five internationals tour alongside the hosting of the Women's T20 World Cup