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Sam Whiteman (left) has been a solid domestic performer for WA.

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The unheralded West Aussie who should open in Ashes

He might not get the headlines, but that’s exactly what makes this West Australian opener so reliable and my choice to open with Usman Khawaja in the Ashes, writes Mitchell Johnson.

Mitchell Johnson

Sam Konstas scored a century before tea in Australia A's clash with India A in Lucknow. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketDon't forget me: Konstas sends reminder to selectors

Sam Konstas is making the most of his opportunity with Australia A in India, scoring a ton on the opening day of their match with India A.

Mohen Govender

Cam Green is primed to have a big summer.

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REVEALED: The changes Green has made in his bowling return

In an interview with The West Australian, superstar Cam Green has detailed the technical changes he has made to his action after he had radical surgery to fix a long-term battle with back issues.

Jackson Barrett & Samantha Rogers

Cam Green has opened up on his role ahead of this summer’s Ashes series.

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‘Always want to bat higher’: Green opens up on Ashes role

West Australian gun Cam Green has declared he wants to bat as far up the order as he can in this Ashes series, while a long-time teammate has made a big call on his form.

Jackson Barrett & Samantha Rogers

Who is Australia's next Test captain.

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It’s time to be bold and find our next Test captain

The easy option is to go back to regular fill-in Steve Smith if Test captain Pat Cummins can’t play all five Ashes Tests this summer, but I would like to see something bold to help future-proof the team. 

Mitchell Johnson

Pat Cummins says he will take risks to get fit for The Ashes.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumCummins willing to take risks in recovery from back injury

Australian captain Pat Cummins has declared he is willing to take risks in his bid to recover from a back problem in time for this summer’s blockbuster Ashes series. 

Jackson Barrett

Pat Cummins is racing to be fir for the start of The Ahses.

CRICKET Cummins in line to play The West Test but rotation on cards

Australia expects Pat Cummins to be fit for the first Test of the blockbuster Ashes series in Perth and would back him in to bowl even if he doesn’t play a game before it. 

Jackson Barrett

Cameron Green will not feature in Australia’s white ball tour.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumSelectors make big call around Green’s build towards Ashes

Star all-rounder Cam Green will miss a Twenty20 international series in New Zealand to play in Western Australia’s early Sheffield Shield matches.

Jackson Barrett

Pat Cummins will be rested until the start of the Ashes series.

CRICKET CommentsAustralia’s plan for sore skipper revealed before Ashes

Australian captain Pat Cummins will be rested until the start of the Ashes after bone stress was found in his back, while a teammate is calling it quits for T20 internationals.

Jackson Barrett

Australia captain Pat Cummins could miss the Ashes.

CRICKET CommentsAussie captain sweating on back scans ahead of Ashes summer

Australian captain Pat Cummins could enter this summer’s monster Ashes series under an injury cloud, with a scan on his back expected to reveal an issue.

Jackson Barrett

Jofra Archer and Mark Wood could be set to unleash in Perth.

CricketCommentsBroad calls for Wood, Archer to deliver Perth bombard

Jofra Archer and Mark Wood could be set to unleash in Perth in a salivating opening to the Ashes if former English fast bowler Stuart Broad gets his way.

Aaron Kirby

Keshav Maharaj (l) ran through Australia taking 5-33 to lead South Africa to a crushing ODI win. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketProteas 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.

Oliver Caffrey

Cooper Connolly, Kim Hughes, and Jhye Richardson with Mann Panchal, 11, Elise Coyle, 7, and Felix Bowden, 8, counting down to the start of The Ashes in Perth.

CRICKETCommentsPremiumRicho-no! WA quick’s race against time for Ashes gets harder

Jhye Richardson has returned to bowling for the first time since he cut his season short for shoulder surgery, but is no guarantee to be fit in time to contend for an Ashes spot. 

Jackson Barrett

Perth Scorchers fast bowlers Lance Morris and Mahli Beardman, outside Optus Stadium in Burswood.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumCotton wool off as Australia unleash Wild Thing on Proteas

Lance Morris and Mahli Beardman are two of the most exciting commodities in Australian cricket. And with veterans moving on, they are poised to take over the fabled Perth Scorchers bowling attack.

Jackson Barrett

Steve Smith enjoyed his debut in the Hundred but his Welsh Fire team lost. (AP PHOTO)

CricketCommentsSteve Smith eclipsed by Ashes rivals in the Hundred

Australian great Steve Smith has savoured his debut in the Hundred, but it was a couple of his English Ashes rivals who stole the show at Headingley.

Ian Chadband

Cameron Green is planning to return to the bowling crease in the Sheffield Shield.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumAussie selector lays down plan for Green’s return to bowling

Australia’s chairman of selectors George Bailey has revealed exactly when they plan for recovering all-rounder Cam Green to return to the bowling crease.

Jackson Barrett

England and India's five-Test series was decided on a dramatic final day.

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What Australia learned out of England and India’s epic clash

England’s epic series against India finished in some of the most dramatic scenes cricket has ever seen on Monday evening. Here are three things we learned from Australia’s two biggest rivals.

Jackson Barrett

Stuart Broad and David Warner have renewed their feud even in retirement.

CRICKET CommentsBroad v Warner: Former Ashes rivals at it again

Australia’s former Ashes nemesis, Stuart Broad, has started a slanging match with arch-rival David Warner months before he arrives Down Under to commentate on the series. 

Jackson Barrett

New Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg.

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Cricket boss says scarcity still key in future of Tests

New Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg says scarcity is still part of Test cricket’s charm as the sport investigates splitting its best teams from the rest. 

Jackson Barrett

West Australian star Cam Green is full-steam ahead on the road towards playing a home Ashes Test for the first time this year. 

CRICKET CommentsPremiumFiring Green’s path to Ashes return laid out by selectors

West Australian star Cam Green is full steam ahead on the road towards playing a home Ashes Test for the first time this year and will be unleashed in another series against South Africa.

Jackson Barrett

The West Test is set to smash its crowd record in the Ashes.

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SOLD OUT! The West Test to trounce historic crowd record

The opening day of The West Test is officially a sell-out and The West can also reveal the second day of the Ashes match is tracking the same way, meaning the clash will trounce its own attendance record.

Jackson Barrett

Mitchell Owen (L) and Tim David (R) of Australia celebrate winning the third Twenty20 (T20) international cricket match between West Indies and Australia at Warner Park Sporting Complex in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, on July 25, 2025. (Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP)

CRICKETCommentsPower hitters shaping Aussie T20 future

Batters as tall as AFL ruckmen that can hit the ball out of any ground in the world are turning the Australian T20 team into a different beast.

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Glenn Maxwell’s freakish effort on the boundary line.

T20 WINGlenn Maxwell finishes in the gutter after freakish act

The Aussie champion’s effort was so acrobatic, his teammates had to actually check he wasn’t hurt.

Adrian Warren

Sam Konstas had a nightmare tour of the West Indies.

CricketCommentsMcDonald says every chance Konstas, Khawaja open in Ashes

Australian coach Andrew McDonald says there’s every chance Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja will walk to the crease on the opening day of the Ashes in Perth despite the pair’s horror tour of the West Indies.

Aaron Kirby