Cricket

Just days after the 10th anniversary of Phillip Hughes's death, Tom Cooper remembers the fateful day he batted with his friend and teammate for the final time.

Under-pressure Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney survive through to stumps after the lights go out twice in the night session on day one of the second Test against India at Adelaide Oval.

Australia expects India's top order to offer more resistance when the two teams return to Brisbane's Allan Border Field for the second match of their ODI series.

Australia will need to rely on its four frontline bowlers to skittle India's star-studded batting line-up if it is to level the Border-Gavaskar series.

If it seems like your favourite Test side is getting rolled for next to nothing more often than usual, it is because they are. A look at the numbers behind the resurgence of the red ball over the last decade shows bowlers are making a serious comeback in the longer form of the game.

Scott Boland is recalled to Australia's XI for the first time since last year's men's Ashes series, while all-rounder Mitch Marsh is cleared to bowl against India at Adelaide Oval.

Megan Schutt's ODI best figures and a bright Georgia Voll debut have sunk India to a 12-year low in a one-sided ODI series opener in Brisbane.

Cricket Australia defends its position on refusing to play Afghanistan in a bilateral series after outgoing ICC chair Greg Barclay offers a parting shot at the organisation.

Australia appears set to run a big risk in the Adelaide Test against India with Mitch Marsh poised to play as a batter, putting pressure on the team's frontline bowlers.

As the World Series stole Australia's best Test cricketers away, an unlikely band of the young and the old came together to take on the might of India.

Indian team management wants fans to be kept away from the Test team's training sessions to cut down on distractions, according to Cricket Australia.

Tahlia McGrath is not in caretaker mode ahead of her first full series in charge of Australia's women's cricket team.

Indian megastar Virat Kohli has returned to form and now has returned to his favourite ground in cricket, Adelaide Oval.

The baggy green Australian Test cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman in his last home series in 1947-48 has sold at auction for close to half a million dollars.

Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey says he is surprised by the intense reaction to the first-Test loss against India, saying the team has plenty of time to bounce back in the five-Test Border-Gavaskar series.

Travis Head is confident Australia can work its way back into the series against India and says there is no sign of a feud between the team's batters and bowlers.

West Indies star Hayley Matthews fires with bat and ball against Brisbane Heat at the MCG, powering the Melbourne Renegades to their maiden WBBL title.

Ian Redpath, the unflappable opener of 66 Tests and member of the Australian cricket hall of fame, dies aged 83.

The first day of the pink-ball tour game between the Prime Minister's XI and India is washed out, robbing Aussies and Indian stars of a chance for some much-needed practice ahead of the second Test in Adelaide.

After losing the series opener, Australia will be without Josh Hazlewood for the second Test against India in Adelaide after the experienced quick sustained a side strain.