Cricket Australia makes neck guards mandatory against pace bowlers
Australian batters will have to wear neck protectors on their helmets when facing fast or medium-pace bowlers for the 2023/24 season, Cricket Australia announced on Thursday.
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Star duo Smith, Starc out of Australia's tour of South Africa
Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc have been ruled out of Australia's white-ball tour of South Africa with injuries, but are expected to be fit for the Cricket World Cup.
No Labuschagne in Australia's extended World Cup squad
MELBOURNE : Marnus Labuschagne's World Cup dreams are over after the batter was left out of Australia's extended 18-member squad for the showpiece tournament in India later this year.
Ian Healy 'Worried' By Some Australian Bowlers Leaking Runs In Second Ashes Test
Legendary Australian cricketer Ian Healy is "worried" about some of his country's top bowlers conceding six-runs-per-over against England in the second Ashes Test at Lord's, and said Pat Cummins' side will have to work really hard to stop the home team's run flow. England came out all guns blazing after Australia seemed to have put themselves in a comfortable position at 416 in the first innings on Day 2 of the second Test. But Ben Stokes' side continued to play their aggressive brand of cricket -- called Bazball named after their New Zealand coach Brendon McCullum -- and managed 278/4 off just 61 overs at stumps on Thursday, scoring 4.55 runs per over.
Australia spinner Lyon diagnosed with 'significant calf strain'
LONDON : Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon will miss the remainder of the second test against England at Lord's after sustaining a calf strain while fielding on the second day on Thursday.
Hazlewood deemed fit for WTC final, Ashes after injury scare
MELBOURNE : Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood is expected to be fit for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India and the Ashes despite cutting his Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign short.
Fighting talk! Anderson adamant 'nobody in the world' can handle England at their best
James Anderson believes "nobody in the world" can cope with England at their best as they bid to regain the Ashes from arch-rivals Australia.
Australia to host test series v Pakistan and West Indies
Teams from three countries will tour Australia next summer, Cricket Australia said on Sunday, with the men's test fixtures taking place during a truncated window in December and January.