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Warner gets closure on Cape Town as Thunder BBL captain

David Warner has admitted he feared his lifetime leadership ban would never be lifted, before finally earning a reprieve and getting closure on sandpaper-gate.

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WBBL window safe, but women lose holiday-period Tests

International women's matches will be moved out of the school-holiday window and closer to the Aussie football seasons after India shifted their WPL to January.

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Australia to face another trial by spin in Galle

Three years after being spun out at the picturesque Galle Stadium by Sri Lanka, Australia will again be asked to play two Tests there on the impending tour.

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Third umpire: Cricket Australia makes big WBBL change

Cricket Australia will implement a third umpire for all WBBL matches in 2024, while DRS will also be available for 33 of the competition's 43 games.

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Paine pumped for BBL coaching debut with Strikers

Former Test captain Tim Paine has plenty of ideas as he prepares to make his senior cricket coaching debut this BBL season with the Adelaide Strikers.

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Stars align as big-hitting Duckett returns to BBL

English top-order batter Ben Duckett is the No.1 BBL draft pick with the Melbourne Stars, but India's Harmenpreet Kaur was not named among the WBBL choices.

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England's Pope heads to BBL and city of churches

England's Ollie Pope will play in the BBL, joining the Adelaide Strikers as a pre-draft signing.

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Steve Smith, David Warner lead BBL's all-star cast

Steve Smith has re-signed with the Sydney Sixers as David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey also pledge allegiance to BBL franchises.

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Rashid Khan to skip BBL in blow to CA and Strikers

Highly-marketable and successful Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan will skip the Big Bash League for a second straight summer after not nominating for the draft.

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Free agent Ainsworth stays at Gold Coast

Forward Ben Ainsworth has re-signed with Gold Coast until the end of the 2028 AFL season, while the Suns have also signed ex-BBL cricketer Zak Evans.

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BBL returns to old ways in school-holiday window

The Big Bash League will be played almost entirely in the holiday window for the first time in eight years in 2024-25, with a hope Test players can feature.

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Big stadiums beckon for shorter WBBL in November

More Women's Big Bash League games will be played in stadiums and third-umpire technology will be greatly increased as part of the 2024 schedule.

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Kiwi Colin Munro re-signs with Brisbane Heat until 2026

Defending BBL champions Brisbane Heat have re-signed New Zealand T20 legend Colin Munro to a new two-year deal.

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Renegades name Cameron White as new BBL coach

Cameron White has been appointed to his first head-coaching role, taking charge of the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League.

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Billings in it for the BBL long haul at Sydney Thunder

The Sydney Thunder have added important experience and class to their Big Bash League roster by signing English star Sam Billings for the next three seasons.

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Thunder keep Bayliss on as coach for another summer

Sydney Thunder have kept Trevor Bayliss on as their BBL coach, backing him to take the club up the ladder again after finishing last in 2023-24.

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New Bulls, Heat coach Botha off and running

Former South Africa spinner and captain Johan Botha has signed a three-year contract to coach the Queensland Bulls and Brisbane Heat.

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Likely return for Hurricanes player acquitted of rape

Nikhil Chaudhary, who was found not guilty of rape, will likely return to play for Hobart in the Big Bash League despite not telling the club about the charges.

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Renegades axe coach Saker after poor BBL campaign

The Melbourne Renegades have belatedly confirmed the sacking of coach David Saker, four days after a report was published about his future.

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Wes Agar to join Thunder in first Big Bash swap deal

The Sydney Thunder have signed Adelaide quick Wes Agar in a BBL first, after agreeing to give up an early selection in the second round of the draft.

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Web3 Messaging Platform Beoble's X Account Compromised By Phishing Hackers

Beoble's official X account has been compromised, marking another incident of hacking by actors posting phishing website links on the official handles of crypto companies.

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BBL draft shake up looms, WBBL expected to go shorter

The Big Bash League will change its rules to retain overseas talent for the entire tournament, while the women's competition is set to drop from 56 games to 40.

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Haynes, Copeland named GMs of Sixers and Thunder

Cricket NSW has appointed Rachael Haynes and Trent Copeland general managers of its BBL sides the Sixers and Thunder, respectively.

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Maddinson runs hot with another Shield ton for Victoria

Victorian were in a strong position at 2-277, holding a first-innings lead of 25, at stumps on day two of the Sheffield Shield clash with NSW.

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T20 expansion cricket's 'biggest challenge': Ponting

Ricky Ponting has called the franchise boom cricket's "biggest challenge" after a weakened South Africa suffered a whopping defeat to New Zealand.

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