Cricket Australia

The Renegades sale follows months of discussion within Australian cricket over whether private investment could provide a stronger financial and commercial foundation for the BBL and WBBL

The BCCI remains the world's richest cricket board by a huge margin, while Australia, England and Pakistan complete the top four in global cricket's financial pecking order.

Cricket Australia is exploring Chennai as a venue for Big Bash League matches to expand its global audience and strengthen advertising revenue prospects

The venue, home to IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings, has emerged as the frontrunner after months of discussions involving Cricket Australia, the BCCI, and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association

The list has been reduced from 23 players last year to 21 this year, with three available slots remaining unfilled, allowing selectors flexibility as the season progresses

Cricket Australia (CA) is adopting a system similar to the one the BCCI introduced earlier this year, trialling the use of injury substitutes in the first five rounds of the 2025-26 Sheffield Shield

Pat Cummins and Travis Head, both key members of Sunrisers Hyderabad's squad, have agreed to complete the final two SRH matches before flying back home.

CA confirmed that team management would assist players in managing their preparation for the WTC final, should they opt to complete the IPL season.

Australian players who have returned home after the suspension of the IPL and don't want to return to India for the remainder of the high-profile tournament will get support from Cricket Australia, according to a media report here. All the Australian players in various IPL teams have already reached home. Only some former players like Ricky Ponting and Brad Haddin, who are among the coaching staff, are still in India. Other coaches, including Justin Langer and Mike Hussey, have also landed back due to border tensions between India and Pakistan. But the players may be asked to return as the IPL is set to resume within this week after the announcement of ceasefire on Saturday. "Shaken Australian players will be defended by Cricket Australia should they refuse to return to the Indian Premier League on safety grounds," the 'Sydney Morning Herald' declared. "Fear and anxiety remained prevalent emotions among Australian players ... as all made their way home from the IPL, leaving the lik

Cowper played 27 Tests for Australia between 1964 and 1968, scoring 2,061 runs at an average of 46.84

CA is said to be in contact with IPL and PSL organisers and is weighing developments closely to assess potential risks to its players

Konstas, Kuhnemann, and all-rounder Beau Webster are the latest editions of Australia's 23-man contact list, with Sean Abbott, Aaron Hardie, and Todd Murphy being dropped from the initial list

A brief 15-minute meeting took place on Friday but was cut short after the members failed to reach a consensus

Australia Chief Selector George Bailey ruled out any speculations around Cameron Bancroft being sidelined from the Test squad because of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal

South Africa's decision to send a second-string side for Tests in New Zealand was a "wake-up call", said Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley, adding that CA will continue to advocate for series containing a minimum of three matches as part of the World Test Championship (WTC). South Africa faced heavy backlash from current and former players after it named a shadow side for the two-Test tour of New Zealand reserving their top players for the the second season of the SA20 -- launched by CSA and IPL investors last year. While the two Tests in New Zealand are scheduled from February 4 to 17, the SA20 is slated to start from January 10. "That's been a wake-up call for everyone," Hockley told SEN. "The role of T20 [in] bringing new kids and new people into the game can't be underestimated. The belief is that the two can coexist. This was suboptimal scheduling," said Hockley. "I think we in Australia - it's very clear that throughout the whole period the Big Bash has been around - have

Australian World Cup legend Matthew Hayden has purchased the Everest White shade of the SUV, also available in India. Hayden said he liked the metallic finish on this paint, giving it a premium feel

Three more Indian players -- Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami -- other than Virat Kohli found places in the 12-member squad revealed by cricket.com.au.

Meg Lanning bows out of the game after hitting over 8000 runs across all formats for Australia. Lanning finished her career with 17 international centuries

The Cricket Australia (CA) has advocated the use of neck protectors since the demise of Phillip Hughes in 2014

Spinner Todd Murphy earned his first national contracts, as Cricket Australia announced the extended 24-player national men's contract list on Thursday.