Nathan McSweeney has bounced back from his Test axing, scoring an unbeaten 78 to inspire Brisbane to a thrilling three-wicket win over Adelaide.
Joel Gould
England Test skipper Ben Stokes has been overlooked for next year's 50-over Champions Trophy in Pakistan due to a hamstring injury.
Andy Hampson
Axed Australian batter Nathan McSweeney doesn’t plan to open the batting for South Australia when red-ball cricket returns, despite playing the role for the national team.
Jackson Barrett
India’s travelling party have delivered a fresh snub to Australian media as tensions threaten to reach boiling point in Melbourne just days out from the crunch Boxing Day Test.
India quick Akash Deep believes Travis Head "struggles against short balls" and the tourists have plans to tame the red-hot Australian star.
Oliver Caffrey
Having answered every question put to him this summer, Sam Konstas is ready for his close-up. Jackson Barrett examines what makes the teenager such a promising prospect.
Perth Scorchers star Jhye Richardson will join Australia’s Test squad on Monday and miss the club’s clash with Melbourne Renegades.
Lance Morris found the going tough as Perth couldn’t stem the flow of Hobart runs in their first defeat of the summer. Here’s how we assessed every Scorcher.
He may have missed out with the bat in the Sydney Smash, but young gun Sam Konstas has plenty to smile about as he prepares to make his Test debut.
Martin Gabor
Sam Konstas says he won't be poring over vision of Jasprit Bumrah, confident he's seen enough of India's maestro before a possible debut in the Boxing Day Test.
Scott Bailey
Versatile allrounder Beau Webster has described his first experience of being in an Australian Test squad as "intoxicating".
Fewer players born in the mid-1990s have played men's Tests for Australia than at any other time in the 20th century, harming the team's transition period.
Nathan McSweeney won’t be a part of Australian cricket’s biggest day and the decision to dump him for the Boxing Day Test was not only harsh, but it looks like he was set up to fail.
Mitchell Johnson
With the Boxing Day Test just days away, Kim Hughes recalls his most famous century in 1981 when he stared down the mighty West Indies’ Four Horsemen at the MCG.
Glen Quartermain
India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has admitted the team need more from their top order against Australia, if they are to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Staff Writers
Afghanistan's young spin talent AM Ghazanfar has taken five wickets in their series-clinching, eight-wicket ODI triumph over Zimbabwe in Harare.
The Perth Scorchers have tasted their first defeat of the season with an eight-wicket loss to the Hobart Hurricanes. Here are our hits and misses.
Caitlin Bassett
T20 cricket is a game of inches but Perth Scorchers missed their mark by miles as a Mitch Owen century handed them their first loss to the Hurricanes since 2013.
Aaron Kirby
Ben Dwarshuis starred as the Sydney Sixers took 15 from Chris Green's final over, leading his side to a last-ball victory over the Thunder.
Hobart opener Mitch Owen has blasted his maiden BBL century to power the Hurricanes to a confidence-boosting win over the Perth Scorchers.
There was nothing stealthy about Hobart Hurricanes’ Ninja Stadium ambush of the Perth Scorchers on Saturday, a remorseless Mitch Owen leading the men in purple to an eight-wicket victory with a maiden ton.
Axed Test opener Nathan McSweeney says he's "devastated" after being dropped for Boxing Day after just three matches but he's back in action for Brisbane Heat.
Oliver Caffrey and Joel Gould
Australian cricket’s latest prodigy, Sam Konstas, is set to break a near-100-year-old recorded if handed a dream debut at the MCG on Thursday.
Travis Head's Test career was almost killed off by India four years ago at the MCG. His axing in that series helped put him on the path to his glut of runs.
