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Reporting from across the Australian game.
Sydney, 9 October 2025: Usman Khawaja says cricket authorities should be open to shifting the Boxing Day and New Year’s Tests if doing so allows Australia’s top players to feature in the Big Bash League every year. As part of ongoing discussions around potential BBL privatisation, proposals have included moving the tournament to an October-November …
WebDesk · 9 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Sydney, 9 October 2025: Mitchell Starc says Australia captain Pat Cummins remains upbeat despite uncertainty surrounding his Ashes campaign and believes the fast bowler won’t need much preparation before returning to play. Cummins’ hopes of featuring in the opening Ashes Test appear over, with reports Wednesday confirming his back injury has not improved enough. There …
WebDesk · 9 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Melbourne, 9 October 2025: Australia and Melbourne Stars allrounder Glenn Maxwell says he could be back playing international cricket within a month after undergoing surgery on his fractured right wrist. The 36-year-old had the operation last week following a training mishap in Mount Maunganui before Australia’s T20 series against New Zealand. Maxwell said he opted …
WebDesk · 9 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Brisbane, 8 October 2025: Australia captain Pat Cummins is set to miss the opening Ashes Test in Perth and could be sidelined for the entire series after scans showed his back stress injury had not fully healed, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Cummins, 32, underwent scans last week to assess his recovery ahead of …
WebDesk · 8 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 7 October 2025: Steve Smith could bat at No. 3 in this summer’s Ashes, with Australian selectors weighing a top-order reshuffle that may see Cameron Green slide to No. 4 and Marnus Labuschagne promoted to open against England, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. Less than two years after an unsuccessful attempt to open with …
WebDesk · 7 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 7 October 2025: Mitchell Starc has returned to Australia’s ODI squad for the three-match series against India beginning Oct. 19 in Perth. Alongside the veteran fast bowler, Matthew Short and Mitchell Owen have also been recalled to the 15-man squad after recovering from a side strain and concussion, respectively. Matthew Renshaw has earned a …
WebDesk · 7 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Mumbai, 5 September 2025: India chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar said the decision to name Shubman Gill as the country’s new one-day international captain was made with the 2027 ICC World Cup firmly in mind, marking the start of what he called “a new era” for Indian cricket. Gill, 26, who was appointed Test captain …
WebDesk · 5 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Dhaka, 5 September 2025: The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced Saturday that Ireland will arrive on Nov. 6 for a full tour featuring two Tests and three Twenty20 internationals. The tour will begin with a two-match Test series, starting Nov. 11 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The second Test will be played at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla …
WebDesk · 5 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Mumbai, 4 October 2025: Shubman Gill has been appointed India’s new one-day international captain, taking over from Rohit Sharma for the upcoming three-match series in Australia. It will be Gill’s first assignment as ODI skipper after previously leading India in Tests and T20Is. The change comes as India begins to build toward the 2027 ICC …
WebDesk · 5 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 29 September 2025: Australian cricket will trial an injury substitute rule in the Sheffield Shield that includes a reciprocal tactical sub for the opposition, a measure aimed at preventing teams from exploiting the change. Cricket Australia confirmed the new playing condition after weeks of consultation with state teams, the Australian Cricketers Association and the …
WebDesk · 29 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
New Delhi, 21 September 2025: Former Delhi cricketer Mithun Manhas has filed his nomination for the presidency of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is expected to be elected unopposed, according to Cricbuzz. Sunday was the final day for filing nominations for the Sept. 28 election and Annual General Meeting. Manhas, …
WebDesk · 21 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
Dhaka, 21 September 2025: The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday appointed former national team captain Salma Khatun to its women’s selection panel, making her the first woman to hold the role. Salma, who captained Bangladesh from 2008 to 2015, will join chief selector Sazzad Ahmed and Sojol Chowdhury, who mainly works with age-group players. “We …
WebDesk · 21 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
Brisbane, 21 September 2025: From Sydney Morning Herald Imagine the Melbourne or Sydney Knight Riders, clad in the purple and gold of the Kolkata Knight Riders group, taking the field at the MCG or SCG. They would compete in a January Big Bash League window free of international clashes, ensuring Australia’s top stars, …
WebDesk · 21 Sept 2025 · 3 min read
Sydney, 19 September 2025: Pat Cummins says long gaps between matches give him hope of playing all five Tests in the Ashes, even as the Australia captain manages a back issue. Cummins, 32, has fronted the media three times this month but has offered little certainty about his fitness ahead of the series, which begins …
WebDesk · 20 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
London, 14 September 2025: Ollie Pope’s role as England’s Test vice-captain is under review heading into the Ashes, head coach Brendon McCullum confirmed Sunday. Pope, 27, has served as Ben Stokes’ deputy for nearly three years and led England five times in Stokes’ absence, including in last month’s series-deciding defeat to India at The Oval. …
WebDesk · 15 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
Kolkata, 14 September 2025: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to return as president of the Cricket Association of Bengal after filing his nomination unopposed on Sunday. The CAB will hold its annual general meeting on Sept. 22, but with no other contenders, Ganguly’s election is assured. He succeeds his elder brother, Snehasish Ganguly, …
WebDesk · 15 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 14 September 2025: Tahlia McGrath says she is ready to embrace her growing leadership role as Australia aim to bounce back from last year’s World Cup semi-final exit. The all-rounder, now vice-captain, admitted her journey from a shy squad member to a senior figure has been unexpected but rewarding. “I was relatively new to …
WebDesk · 14 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
New Delhi, 14 September 2025: Several prominent former cricketers, including Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh, will represent their state associations at the upcoming Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Annual General Meeting, scheduled for Sept. 28. According to Cricbuzz, Harbhajan will attend as the Punjab Cricket Association’s representative, fueling speculation about his possible ambitions …
WebDesk · 14 Sept 2025 · 3 min read
Dhaka, 13 September 2025: Former ICC Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel has begun his role as the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s umpire education consultant, saying he aims to build a stronger system for umpires and referees over the next two years. Taufel, who signed a two-year deal with the BCB, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday and …
WebDesk · 14 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
Chandigarh, 13 September 2025: India and Australia will use their upcoming three-match ODI series to sharpen preparations for next month’s Women’s ODI World Cup. For India, the challenge comes with the added incentive of facing the defending champions, while Australia get the chance to acclimate early to subcontinent conditions. India have won nine of 11 …
WebDesk · 14 Sept 2025 · 3 min read
Manchester, 13 September 2025: The cricket calendar has become “unrelenting” and is leaving some players “obviously exhausted,” England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Richard Thompson told BBC Sport. Thompson pointed to the overlap between England’s Test series against India and the start of The Hundred, which began the next day, forcing some players to miss …
WebDesk · 13 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
Dubai, 11 September 2025: The ICC on Thursday announced that the upcoming Women’s Cricket World Cup will feature an all-female panel of umpires and match referees for the first time in tournament history. The 13th edition of the event will be played in India and Sri Lanka from Sept. 30, and will include 14 umpires …
WebDesk · 11 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
Sydney, 10 September 2025: Teenager Sam Konstas says learning to deal with failure is central to his preparations for the Ashes after a difficult run of scores tested the early momentum of his Test career. The 19-year-old batter was back in the nets at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday, working on his game as …
WebDesk · 10 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
Cardiff, 10 September 2025: Adil Rashid has ruled out an Ashes comeback, saying his focus remains firmly on England’s preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup. Speculation had surfaced about whether Rashid, 37, might be tempted back into Test cricket, following Moeen Ali’s own return in 2023. The Guardian reported that his recent white-ball form had …
WebDesk · 10 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
