Batting phenom Fraser-McGurk opens up on World Cup snub

Batting phenom Fraser-McGurk opens up on World Cup snub

Australian short-form batting sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk said he didn’t feel he had earned a place in the T20 World Cup squad despite his recent pyrotechnics in the Indian Premier League.

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The ‘gimmick’ that has sparked a cricket culture war

A rule change has India’s stars up in arms,with plenty of potential consequences for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Why Marsh flew home mid-IPL – and how it’s good news for Fraser-McGurk

Why Marsh flew home mid-IPL – and how it’s good news for Fraser-McGurk

Mitch Marsh has returned home from the IPL with a hamstring tear ahead of the T20 World Cup in June,but there may be a silver lining for Jake Fraser-McGurk.

  • byDaniel Brettig
0 for $630,000:The most expensive player ever can’t buy a wicket

0 for $630,000:The most expensive player ever can’t buy a wicket

Starc’s record IPL auction price of $4.43 million back in December has not translated to on-field success for the Aussie pace bowler.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Head stars as records tumble in 523-run IPL game

Head stars as records tumble in 523-run IPL game

The Australian batsman blasted 62 off just 24 balls as part of a 68-run second-wicket stand for the Sunrisers … which lasted less than four overs.

Cricket Australia postpones Afghanistan series in support of women’s rights

Cricket Australia postpones Afghanistan series in support of women’s rights

Cricket Australia has maintained its position of not playing Afghanistan’s men’s team in bilateral series,citing deteriorating human rights for women and girls under the ruling Taliban.

  • byMalcolm Conn
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Revealed:Where the Tests will be played against India next summer

Revealed:Where the Tests will be played against India next summer

Perth will be the big winner when Cricket Australia announces the schedule for next summer’s blockbuster series.

  • byMalcolm Conn
‘Really important’:Cameron Green reveals struggle to balance Tests and T20

‘Really important’:Cameron Green reveals struggle to balance Tests and T20

Cameron Green has revealed his inner struggle to find the right technical balance between Tests and Twenty20,after sculpting a superb century that came partly because he was afforded a rare red ball game to prepare for it

  • byDaniel Brettig
Third T20:Smith’s World Cup bid in danger after rain-shortened 10-over slogfest

Third T20:Smith’s World Cup bid in danger after rain-shortened 10-over slogfest

Matthew Short thumped Australia to an imposing total before rain and crafty death bowling kept New Zealand in check. But Steve Smith’s unhappy day at the crease could cost him a trip to the Caribbean in June.

  • byDan Walsh
Hazlewood,Zampa pin New Zealand as ferocious Aussies claim T20 series

Hazlewood,Zampa pin New Zealand as ferocious Aussies claim T20 series

Australia retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy after a superb bowling effort,defending 174 for a 72-run win at Eden Park that clinches the three-game T20 series against the Kiwis.

  • byBen McKay
Second T20 LIVE:Zampa takes four wickets after Wade’s screamer as Australia thump New Zealand

Second T20 LIVE:Zampa takes four wickets after Wade’s screamer as Australia thump New Zealand

Australia has retained the Chappell-Hadlee trophy after a four-wicket haul from Adam Zampa and some valuable late order runs from Pat Cummins in Auckland.

  • byTom Decent