Cummins feeling good for Gabba, but rest may be needed Pat Cummins says his return to bowling has gone better than expected, with Australia's captain still eying off a return for the second Ashes Test. AAP · Nov 5, 2025
Squad ratings: how much each Australia player can influence the Ashes series With captain Pat Cummins injured, it’s up to five-star stand-in Steve Smith, among others, to lead from the front when the series begins in Perth The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2025
Ashes bolter unlikely to play as Labuschagne returns Jake Weatherald has beaten out Matt Renshaw for a spot in Australia's 15-man squad for the first Ashes Test in Perth, with selectors keeping their options open. AAP · Nov 5, 2025
Waugh takes shot at selectors over Test team transition George Bailey has insisted the transition of Australia's Test team remains on track, despite Steve Waugh taking a swipe at him over the handling of the issue.. AAP · Nov 4, 2025
'I'll be ready': SA quick hoping for Ashes squad call South Australian paceman Brendan Doggett has recovered from a hamstring injury and says he's ready and hoping for a call-up to Australia's Test squad. AAP · Nov 4, 2025
India defeat Australia by five wickets: third men’s Twenty20 international – as it happened The tourists cruise to their 187-run target with nine balls remaining to level the T20 series against Australia at Bellerive Oval in Hobart The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2025
India's relief as star quick exits T20s for Ashes prep After destroying India with the white ball, star Australia quick Josh Hazlewood will play for NSW in an ideal preparation for the Ashes. AAP · Nov 1, 2025
Sports quiz of the week: prizes, punches, persistence and set-piece perfection Have you been following the football, cricket, rugby, boxing, darts, baseball and swimming? The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025
Rain washes out first T20 with India on top of Aussies The first match of Australia's five-game Twenty20 series with India has been abandoned after heavy rain settled in over Canberra's Manuka Oval. AAP · Oct 29, 2025
Pat Cummins ruled out of first Ashes Test in major blow for Australia The Australia captain has not recovered in time from a long-term back injury The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025
White-ball stint worth it for Renshaw in Ashes race Matt Renshaw's maiden ODI series came at the expense of pushing his case for Ashes selection in the Sheffield Shield. He believes it was worth it. AAP · Oct 25, 2025
Australian players falsely accused of mocking India Australian cricketers have been wrongly accused of mocking India over their Asia Cup handshake drama, but the controversial video was shot before the saga. AAP · Oct 18, 2025
Limited prep won't be a worry for Cummins: Starc Mitchell Starc says Pat Cummins needs less time bowling than some other quicks to prepare for Tests, as Australia's pace ace fights to be fit for the Ashes. AAP · Oct 9, 2025
Marnus Labuschagne dropped from Australia ODI squad to face India Matt Renshaw in line for surprise white-ball international debut while Mitchell Starc returns as 50-over and T20 squads named The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2025
AAP · Oct 7, 2025 Hazlewood, Starc to fit in Shield game before Ashes Josh Hazlewood is set to miss the final three games of Australia's Twenty20 series against India to squeeze in a Sheffield Shield match before the Ashes.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2025 Ruthless Australia crush New Zealand by six wickets in first T20I Over-by-over report: Australia crushed the Black Caps in the first of the three-match Twenty20 series at Bay Oval in Tauranga. Join Angus Fontaine
The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025 Pat Cummins ready to ‘take a few risks’ with rehab to be fit for first Ashes Test Australia captain to miss home white-ball series against India, while Mitchell Starc has retired from T20Is as the squad is named to tour New Zealand
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 England’s Harry Brook could shine in the Ashes, says Australia’s Josh Hazlewood The seamer believes the Yorkshireman is one to watch ahead of the series, which starts in November.
AAP · Aug 28, 2025 Australia brace for baggage-less Brook in home Ashes Australia's dominance in the home Ashes shapes as a big storyline for the summer, but it could be a new face without any baggage who looms large for England.
AAP · Aug 24, 2025 Massive total sets up thumping Aussie ODI win Australia's 2-431, their second-highest total in ODI history, has set-up a 276-run demolition of South Africa in the third and final match in Mackay.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025 Tom Curran’s sledging added rare intensity to Hundred spectacle With on-field wars of words it is often a fine line between a genuinely pithy one-liner and cringeworthy stag-do bore
AAP · Aug 19, 2025 Proteas spinner's brilliance triggers Aussie collapse Spin was king in Cairns as veteran South Africa tweaker Keshav Maharaj decimated Australia with a career-best haul in the first ODI.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2025 South Africa beat Australia by 53 runs: second men’s T20 international – as it happened An explosive century from Dewald Brevis was too much for Australia as South Africa level the series 1-1 in Darwin
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025 Stuart Broad hits back at David Warner after ‘surfboard’ jab at Joe Root Broad took to social media to refute Warner’s jibe as the sides exchange barbs ahead of this autumn’s Ashes
AAP · Jul 30, 2025 Big-hitting Owen receives another Aussie call-up Hobart Hurricanes hero Mitch Owen has been rewarded for a superb T20 debut by being called into Australia's ODI squad to face South Africa.