Ashes defeats normally lead to heads rolling in English cricket, but Brendon McCullum and Rob Key, like Ben Stokes, have survived the latest thrashing.
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Cricket Australia are confident this year’s Perth Test will remain a showpiece event, despite the game being scheduled to begin on a Wednesday.
Josh Kempton
New Zealand's decision not to join the BBL isn't surprising to Cricket Australia's chief executive.
Steve Larkin
Australia will confront an unprecedented run of Test cricket next season - and WA’s Jhye Richardson is confident he can play a significant part.
South Australia will be without a star fast bowler when they meet Victoria in the Sheffield Shield final.
Perth’s Test match in the 2026 summer of international cricket will begin on a Wednesday, meaning the showpiece event is at risk of not reaching the weekend.
Australia and New Zealand will play their entire four-Test trans-Tasman series in the space of a month, with cricket's calendar putting a squeeze on fixtures.
Scott Bailey
Cricket Australia has announced a home schedule that begins against Bangladesh in Darwin in August and ends against England at the MCG In March.
The summer's two-day Ashes Tests may have been "bad for business" but Cricket Australia believes local curators remain the best option to produce Test wickets.
Alana King has taken 2-25 to help bowl Australia to a T20 win over West Indies, stopping a potential upset and again strengthening her World Cup claims.
Royals won their third flag in six seasons as they overcame Manypeaks by one run in a thrilling Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade final at Turf North on Saturday.
Jacki Elezovich
Every coach eventually has to put their own stamp on a team. Adam Voges did that through his communication style and his honesty. Players respect coaches who are clear and genuine in their approach.
Mitchell Johnson
Alyssa Healy has missed out on helping NSW to a WNCL title in her final competitive match, with Queensland putting up big numbers to claim the trophy.
Legspinning ace Alana King has made a fine start on the Caribbean tour of showing Australia's T20 World Cup selectors why she needs to be selected.
Ian Chadband
Opener Tom Latham scored an unbeaten half-century to lead New Zealand to a crushing eight-wicket T20 win over South Africa.
Seb Stanton and Mitch Green, skippers of Manypeaks and Royals, will lead out full-strength sides when they meet in the Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade grand final at Turf North on Saturday.
Claire Middleton
Legspinner Alana King has claimed 3-14 from four overs to take Australia to victory over the West Indies and aid her Twenty20 World Cup selection hopes.
Surrey are thrilled to have snapped up Australian international Sean Abbott to spearhead their bid to regain the county championship title in England.
Cricket star Usman Khawaja proves timing is everything – welcoming third baby days before hanging up his gloves in an emotional announcement.
Blake Antrobus, Georgia Palgan
As a former player, I know how draining media can be. So, I understand what the Australian all-rounder might be feeling.
When Clint Hinchliffe earned his first rookie contract from WA Cricket in 2016, he never thought he’d lace up a pair of footy boots again, let alone find himself playing in the WAFL.
Mitchell Woodcock
Former England captain Jos Buttler has admitted he was "poor" at the T20 World Cup but he still thinks he has a future in the international game.
Jim van Wijk
Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the start of the Indian Premier League as he battles with the back problem that kept him out of the T20 World Cup.
It was high-fives all round as Broomehill swooped to their fifth Bendigo Bank trophy on the trot, making the most of home advantage to wallop Tambellup by nine wickets in the GSCA grand final on Saturday.
