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MCG pitch in spotlight again after 17 wickets tumble on the opening day

Queensland were bowled out for 149 and Victoria slumped to 61 for 7 in reply during the first day of red-ball cricket at the ground since the Ashes Test

05-Feb-2026•Alex Malcolm

Sheffield Shield team news - all the squads as the tournament resumes

Steven Smith won't line up for New South Wales while Queensland's Matt Renshaw is among those at the T20 World Cup

04-Feb-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kuhnemann keen to stay with Heat; Zampa attracting interest as BBL free agent

Zampa and Inglis the highest profile BBL free agents as the player movement window opens, while Heat are keen to keep Kuhnemann and Neser in Brisbane despite interest elsewhere

28-Jan-2026•Tristan Lavalette

Starc's four-for, Smith and Curran fifties put Sixers in BBL Qualifier against Scorchers

Brisbane Heat has been knocked out of the competition after losing their first game at home this BBL season

18-Jan-2026•AAP

Head and Smith centuries grind England in the SCG dirt

Head smashed 163 and Smith cruised to 129 not out as Australia built their lead to 134 by stumps with three wickets in hand

06-Jan-2026•Tristan Lavalette

Root takes centre stage with 160 before Head's 91* leads response

England fail to capitalise on day one position and then struggle to make inroads with ball

05-Jan-2026•Tristan Lavalette

'I dreamt of this as a kid' - Neser emerges as Australia's unlikely Ashes hero

Michael Neser first scored a vital 35 and then picked up four wickets on the 20-wicket first day of the MCG Test

26-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

Australia seize handy lead after Josh Tongue five-for on 20-wicket day

England were dismissed for 110 at the MCG with Michael Neser and Scott Boland rampant

26-Dec-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Jhye Richardson closing in on return to Australia's Test squad

The quick bowler would bolster Australia's pace resources for Melbourne with Pat Cummins set to sit out

22-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm and Andrew McGlashan

Cummins' 'aggressive' recovery overcomes Ashes doubts

The Australia captain first felt back pain against West Indies in Jamaica and was unsure for a while whether he'd be able to face England

16-Dec-2025•Matt Roller

Hampshire announce signings of Michael Neser and Jake Lehmann

Australia allrounder Neser joins for County Championship stint, while Lehmann agrees two-year deal as local player

12-Dec-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Carey lauded as 'best in the world' after wicketkeeping masterclass

Former keepers lined up to heap praise on Carey's performance in Brisbane where he operated up to the stumps for long periods

08-Dec-2025•Andrew McGlashan

Smith praises 'exceptional' Neser and 'freak' Carey

Stand-in skipper pleased with Michael Neser's maiden Test five-for, says Alex Carey keeping performance "one of the best" he's seen

07-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

Neser five-for trumps England's belated resistance as Australia take 2-0 lead

Ben Stokes, Will Jacks show application in 96-run stand but crushing defeat was in the post

07-Dec-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Hazlewood returns to training, Cummins arms himself with pink ball

The fast bowling duo were in the nets in Sydney on Tuesday as focus turns to the second Ashes Test

25-Nov-2025•Andrew McGlashan

Hazlewood out of Ashes opener with hamstring injury

Michael Neser has been added to the squad, and Brendan Doggett could be closing in on a Test debut in Perth

15-Nov-2025•Andrew McGlashan

Bancroft, Green keep WA afloat against Queensland

Neser and Bartlett impress with the ball on a day when Abbott was withdrawn from the Ashes squad

12-Nov-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Neser and Swepson take four apiece to cut through South Australia

The defending champions were well placed on 133 for 2 before legspinner Swepson sparked a collapse

15-Oct-2025•AAP

Cummins 'running out of time' as Perth D-day looms but Ashes hopes alive

Coach Andrew McDonald said the captain has had a 'positive week' but conceded time was running short for Perth

10-Oct-2025•Alex Malcolm

Doubts over Cummins' fitness for first Ashes Test grow, return remains unknown

Pat Cummins remains in rehab with no decisions made yet on when he will return to bowl

08-Oct-2025•Alex Malcolm

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