We know we have to put on a show amid high expectations when international sport returns for the first time since the pandemic hit There were no big speeches to mark the occasion, no ceremony. When the Australian women’s team assembled for training in …
All-rounder has had surgery after a hamstring injuryMaitlan Brown also called up for three ODIs and three T20sFit-again all-rounder Ellyse Perry and potential debutant Maitlan Brown have been included in an 18-player squad for Australia’s limited-overs…
All-rounder has had surgery after a hamstring injuryMaitlan Brown also called up for three ODIs and three T20sFit-again all-rounder Ellyse Perry and potential debutant Maitlan Brown have been included in an 18-player squad for Australia’s limited-overs…
The Australia batter has kept busy by addressing the growth in demand for women-specific cricket equipment When Alyssa Healy last played a game of cricket it was in front of 86,174 people, with millions more tuning in around the world. As she smashed 7…
Roberts resigns after 17 months at helmCA begins search for a permanent CEO to fill roleCricket Australia has appointed Nick Hockley, chief executive of the Twenty20 World Cup, to replace Kevin Roberts as its new boss. CA chairman Earl Eddings announce…
Research shows women’s cricketers are most lovedMatildas, Diamonds and rugby sevens team also rate highlyAustralia’s favourite sporting teams are dominated by women, according to new research that may bruise a few egos among the nation’s top male athle…
Players’ union finally receives CA’s revised outlook CA facing $80m shortfall in revenue due to Covid-19Cricket Australia has projected a nearly 50% plunge in revenue that underpins player payments as the domestic game struggles to cope with the fallou…
Cuts could have ‘disastrous’ consequences, says ACA chairConcern over long-term impact on health of gameThe chairman of Australia’s professional cricketers’ union has lambasted the national board’s cost-cutting measures in response to the coronavirus o…
Six changes made with Marcus Harris also missing out Annabel Sutherland among new faces on women’s listMarnus Labuschagne and Joe Burns have been included in Cricket Australia’s contract list, with out-of-favour veteran Usman Khawaja headlining six exp…
Six changes made with Marcus Harris also missing out Annabel Sutherland among new faces on women’s listMarnus Labuschagne and Joe Burns have been included in Cricket Australia’s contract list, with out-of-favour veteran Usman Khawaja headlining six exp…
With the sport’s cash position in disarray, disquiet is brewing among the players and their representative bodyIn the first weeks of the pandemic, lovers of cricket in Australia might have concealed a little guilt. While the winter codes flailed, it ap…
Australia 184-4; India 99 | Australia win by 85 runsAlyssa Healy (75) and Beth Mooney (78 no) star for hostsAhead of the Twenty20 World Cup final on Sunday, various of its participants described it as the “biggest game” that women’s cricket had seen. I…
86,174 fans attend, just 4,641 short of the world recordChannel Nine show match on secondary channel GemAttendance records tumbled at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup final, with 86,174 fans turning up to watch Australia beat India and win their fifth ti…
Updates from the title decider in front of a big MCG crowdAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 6.53am GMT Out walk the players for the anthems. The MGC erupts in that familiar way. No words pic.twitter.com/uRDTLEBKDE 6.51am GMT “It shouldn’t feel …
There are hopes of a record crowd for the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup final but that should not be the end of the journeyEach game of this Twenty20 World Cup has been leading to this – the attempted world record crowd for a women’s sporting event at the…
Just because Women’s World T20 organisers got their dream decider does not mean the reserve day fiasco should now be forgotten about“The public love a backflip,” a cabinet minister once said to me. “It shows them you are listening.”The organisers of th…
Australia 134-5; South Africa 92-5 (13 overs, DLS method) India await after England miss out without a ball bowledAustralia defied the elements and a spirited South African performance at the Sydney Cricket Ground to scrape into the final of the Women’…
Updates from the second semi in a soggy SydneyRain scuppers England’s chances as India advance to finalAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 7.43am GMT All eyes turn to the rain radar. For a lifetime local cricketer and journalist on the game, I’ve…
Showers forecast for scheduled Thursday semi-finals in SydneyICC says there is no provision for them to be played another dayAustralia’s Women’s Twenty20 World Cup fate may yet be determined by the weather after Cricket Australia’s request to introduce…
Star all-rounder out for ‘significant period of time’Rain forecast for Thursday could scupper hosts’ hopesAustralia’s bid to win a fifth Women’s Twenty20 World Cup has suffered a blow with all-rounder Ellyse Perry ruled out of the remainder of the tour…
