Cricket

The teenager has lost his spot as an opener and appears long odds to be picked at all against Sri Lanka.

Geoff Allardice, the Australian chief executive of the International Cricket Council, is to step down from his role with the governing body.

The rising star’s chances of playing in Sri Lanka are not done and dusted, according to the skipper after Travis Head was chosen to open the batting with Usman Khawaja.

Travis Head has ousted Sam Konstas at the top of the order but skipper Steve Smith says there might still a role for the young gun to play in the first Test against Sri Lanka.

BEN MCCLELLAN: Mitch Owen’s sensational match-winning innings is further proof of why T20 cricket is the future of cricket not the beginning of its end as critics would argue.

Four-time Scorchers champion Jason Behrendorff has left the club, signing a three-year deal with one of Perth’s BBL rivals.

Whether sour grapes or a voice of reason, the runner-up was quick to ‘say ‘no no’ to Aussie cricket’s breakout star.

‘Don’t swear, mate, there are kids watching. You’re not a child, you’re 38 years old.’

After two grand final defeats and 14 seasons, Hobart Hurricanes have scaled the Big Bash League mountain, claiming their maiden title in a rollicking seven-wicket demolition of Sydney Thunder.

Rising West Australian all-rounder Cooper Connolly has had his first taste of the Sri Lankan sweat box as Australia trained in Galle on Monday. SEE the pics.

Travis Head says the Test team is mulling an unusual way to solve its batting line-up dilemma against Sri Lanka.

Cricket Australia’s policy on playing Afghanistan has again been questioned with the exiled female team about to play in Australia.

A key training detail has given insight into Australia’s plans for the first Test.

The ‘Spirit of Cricket’ is once again in the spotlight after Englishman Tom Curran wandered out of his crease to be run out, only to be called back after his countrymen cried foul.

The Poms have pointed to ‘cultural differences’ as the reason behind their poor performances.