With Perth Scorchers focused on future-proofing their success after winning their sixth Big Bash League title, captain Ashton Turner has thrown up an emerging star as his possible successor.
Josh Kempton
MITCHELL JOHNSON: The east coast heavyweights would have performed better in the BBL final if they had not been fixated on this petty issue.
Mitchell Johnson
The phone call came and “sparked something” in Australia’s newest captain, who has promised to remain the country kid from Victoria despite etching her name into history.
Tyler Lewis
Allrounder Sophie Molineux has lofty goals after being appointed captain of Australia's women's cricket teams, taking over from Alyssa Healy.
Steve Larkin
Australia's T20 captain Mitch Marsh says a disjointed preparation won't be an issue against Pakistan in a three-match series ahead of the World Cup.
Victorian allrounder Sophie Molineux will help usher in a new era in Australian women’s cricket after being picked to lead the side against India following Alyssa Healy’s retirement.
Jake Santa Maria
The surprise move comes following a formal review of the controversial Australian summer.
Phil Blanche, PA
Australian batting star Phoebe Litchfield has had to abandon her Women's Premier League season because of injury.
Ian Chadband
The New Zealand opening pair of Tim Seifert and Devon Conway have laid the foundation for their win over India in the fourth T20 international.
Staff Writers
The England Lions will have a distinguished new member of their coaching team when they travel to the UAE to play Pakistan -- Test skipper Ben Stokes.
Phil Blanche
Captain Ollie Peake has scored a hundred to lead his Australia under-19s to a hard-earned win over West Indies and confirm the holders' semi-final place.
England white-ball captain Harry Brook admits that their star batter Joe Root was never in the frame to make England's T20 World Cup squad.
Scott Hunt
WA have continued their mid-season Women’s National Cricket League resurgence by cruising to a five-wicket win over Tasmania at Ninja Stadium.
Australian cricket great Damien Martyn says he’s ‘on the mend’ a month after fighting for his life in a Gold Coast hospital bed.
Aaron Kirby
Mahli Beardman is a near-certainty to make his Australian debut against Pakistan this week — but a tight turnaround from Sunday’s BBL final means it may not be in the first game of the series on Thursday.
As decorated coach Adam Voges gets set to step aside, there’s a chance for applicants to answer an online advertisement and put their hand up to coach WA.
Usman Khawaja has no intention of retiring from T20 cricket, and while he is unsigned for next BBL season, the Brisbane Heat are still right in the frame.
Joel Gould
South Africa's warm-up for the T20 World Cup has begun well with a nine-wicket victory over the visiting West Indies.
Beth Mooney's fifty, Ash Gardner's four catches and Sophie Devine's nerves of steel have enabled Gujarat Giants to clinch a critical, dramatic WPL victory.
Glenn Moore
Winning a match of three hundreds England have eased to a 2-1 ODI series victory over Sri Lanka with under-the-spotlight skipper Harry Brook leading by example.
Perth Scorchers star Josh Inglis will remain out-of-contract with the club when the player movement window begins on Wednesday, but the newly-crowned champions are confident he will stay in orange.
Jackson Barrett
Injured paceman Matt Kelly has injured his calf and is only expected to return late in the Sheffield Shield season, but a teammate is on track to return for the second half of the season.
After Perth Scorchers sealed a sixth Big Bash League crown, The West Australian’s cricket writer Jackson Barrett has given every player that played three or more matches a grade based on their impact.
LISA STHALEKAR: They are the most successful Big Bash team in the country but moves are afoot that could put that in jeopardy.
Lisa Sthalekar
