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Australia's pace ace Mitchell Starc has outgunned his national captain Pat Cummins to bowl Kolkata Knight Riders into the IPL final.
Australia’s Twenty20 captain Mitch Marsh will be fit for the start of next month’s World Cup, but is likely to start the tournament as a specialist batter.
Jake Fraser-McGurk’s shot at playing in the T20 World Cup has received a major boost today.
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Andrew McDonald and the hierarchy at Cricket Australia might be looking at the Jimmy Anderson situation with interest, because it is an issue they are going to confront very soon, writes Mitchell Johnson.
New footage has revealed the Australian team’s immediate reaction to the hostility from fans in the Long Room at Lord’s during last year’s Ashes, including players labelling unruly spectators “f---ing idiots”.
The IPL is over for the Delhi Capitals' David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Ricky Ponting, and LSG's Marcus Stoinis and Justin Langer will not be much longer.
Perth Scorchers spinner Ashton Agar says a discussion with close mate and fellow Australian cricketer Marcus Stoinis helped seal the deal on leaving state cricket behind to become a white-ball free agent.
PETER LALOR: How Jake Fraser-McGurk became the new face of blast at all costs cricket and the veteran batsman who has revealed how the young gun could still book his ticket to the T20 World Cup.
Why are people interested in watching behind-the-scenes documentaries? It gives an insight into the dressing room. But the dressing room was always a safe space for a sportsman, writes Mitchell Johnson.
JUSTIN LANGER: One of the best pieces of advice I have ever been given was ‘always be yourself’. Simple as this sounds it is easier said than done but these stars live by the motto.
Captain Pat Cummins' and another Travis Head played key roles in an IPL thriller overnight.
JUSTIN LANGER: What I learnt from a singing superstar and a cricket champion about fighting our inner demons and how that helps me teach my team to handle adversity.
Mitch Marsh says carrying the captaincy into next month’s T20 World Cup won’t change the approach that has resurrected his career, and confirmed his injured hamstring will be ready for game one.
He’s never played an international T20 but if Ricky Ponting believes in him the Aussie selectors can too. Jake Fraser-McGurk has proven he can cut it in the IPL which should be enough to earn a World Cup spot.
Steve Smith has missed out on an Australian World Cup squad for the first time in 12 years, as Mitch Marsh was named as the nation's new men's Twenty20 captain.