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Aussies clinch epic final-ball win over India
Australia's women have extended their world record one-day international winning streak to 26 in a dramatic comeback victory over India in Mackay.
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Australia win epic game to extend winning streak to 26 - but only just
In one of the most thrilling one-day internationals played in Australia, men’s or women’s, Nicola Carey hit the winning runs off the final ball of the 100th over of the game.
- by Andrew Wu
Shaun Marsh cracks Sheffield Shield ton
Western Australia's Shaun Marsh has opened his summer with a century in the Marsh Sheffield Shield.
England players poised for mass Ashes withdrawals
Most players are coming around to the fact their families will receive no special treatment but the biggest stumbling block now appears to be restrictions once out of quarantine.
- by Nick Hoult
Opinion
Test cricket
Pakistan deserves better after disgraceful decision by England
It is heart-breaking that teams refuse to tour Pakistan on obtuse security grounds. Has cricket reached a stage where any old nutcase can phone in and threaten a future tour?
- by Darshak Mehta
‘It’s not woke’: Calls for more change to cricket lexicon after batsman dismissed
Traditionalists may have to get used to more change with terms such as “third man”, “12th man”, “nightwatchman” and the “maiden” now under the microscope.
- by Andrew Wu
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Australian cricket
Stoinis sent for hamstring scans, Samuels charged with corruption
Marcus Stoinis injured his hamstring just weeks before the start of the T20 World Cup, while former West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels was charged with breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code while playing in a limited-overs competition in the United Arab Emirates.
Dismissed: ‘Batsman’ out, ‘batter’ in as MCC approves gender-neutral terms
The new terminology, effective immediately, has been brought in to “reinforce cricket’s status as an inclusive game”.
- by Andrew Wu
‘Asia versus the west’: Pakistan tells Australia to be ‘responsible’ amid tour fears
Pakistan fears the withdrawals of New Zealand and England will have a “dominoes effect” with Australia potentially the next to fall.
- by Andrew Wu
Marsh's first ton of summer
Western Australia superstar Mitchell Marsh hit a number of big sixes on his way to a century in the first Marsh Cup game of the season against South Australia.
Rajasthan Royals snatch a dramatic two-run victory against Punjab Kings
The Rajasthan Royals' thrilling win against Punjab Kings