Cricket News

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

Essex have secured Adam Zampa for the entire T20 Blast season - their second Australian signing this week

England have Alex Hales, Jason Roy and Chris Jordan fit to select from as they get started in the tri-series following Australia's emphatic opening win

Essex have brought in Australia Test quick Peter Siddle for the first five games of their Championship title defence

Billy Stanlake caught the eye during the opening match of the tri-series and Dawid Malan says England have been doing their homework on the 6ft 7in fast bowler

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

D'Arcy Short can transform himself from an explosive T20 batsman into a Test player in a similar vein to David Warner, according to Hobart Hurricanes captain, George Bailey

Weatherald clubbed the Hurricanes bowlers to all corners of the Adelaide Oval, ensuring that the Strikers did not feel the absence of Rashid Khan and Billy Stanlake

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

New Zealand were too slow to adjust to the nature of the Sydney pitch according to Ross Taylor who thought a total of 140 would have given them a fighting chance

Although Australia were beaten in the final, their captain is grateful for the friendships he's made and the lessons he's learnt from the Under-19 World Cup

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

Australia launched the inaugural T20 Tri-series with an emphatic victory over New Zealand at Sydney, hunting down a rain-reduced target of 95 in 11.3 overs

The opener smashed an unbeaten 101 off 102 balls to steer a chase of 217 and give the side an unprecedented fourth Under-19 World Cup title

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

Adelaide Strikers death bowler Ben Laughlin has described his final, match-winning delivery as "stinky" and admitted he "got lucky" when Kieron Pollard swung hard and missed

New Zealand will arrive for their first T20 in Australia since 2009 looking to put one over on an inexperienced home line-up

Ben Laughlin defended three off the last ball against Kieron Pollard as Adelaide Strikers made it to their first ever BBL final