Cricket

India’s captain issued a defiant response to claims of poor sportsmanship after the high-stakes clash.

Police have released details of the alleged incident but no arrests have been made.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Success in short-form cricket is one thing, doing so during the heat of battle during an Ashes series Down Under is another thing completely.

The easy option is to go back to regular fill-in Steve Smith if Test captain Pat Cummins can’t play all five Ashes Tests this summer, but I would like to see something bold to help future-proof the team. 

JUSTIN LANGER: As the world appears to being getting more divided there is one fractious relationship that always tests our patience - the one with the English!

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Don’t believe the talk coming out of the Australian camp — the Poms will be licking their lips at the prospect of a wounded Aussie skipper limping into the series, if at all.

Australia expects Pat Cummins to be fit for the first Test of the blockbuster Ashes series in Perth and would back him in to bowl even if he doesn’t play a game before it. 

Cricketers at the Women's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka will play for more prize money than the men in 2023.

Australian captain Pat Cummins will be rested until the start of the Ashes after bone stress was found in his back, while a teammate is calling it quits for T20 internationals.

Australian captain Pat Cummins could enter this summer’s monster Ashes series under an injury cloud, with a scan on his back expected to reveal an issue.

The career of Jhye Richardson was at a junction when Pat Cummins cut through the noise. In an exclusive interview, he opens up on the captain’s advice, the surgery and the fight to play for Australia again.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The one-day series in regional Australia finished on a high for the home side, but they can’t afford to let it go to waste.

Lance Morris is set to miss up to 12 months of cricket, with the WA quick set to head to New Zealand to undergo back surgery.

JUSTIN LANGER: The very foundation of the sport is under strain from an economic model that rewards the richest, leaving the rest struggling to survive.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Bob Simpson revolutionised our national cricket system, but it seems some of his invaluable lessons have been forgotten by our current crop of stars.