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Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins will be central figures in Australia's jam-packed run of Test cricket.

CricketAustralia’s fearsome foursome gear up for their ‘Last Dance’

Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland are gearing up to confront a jam-packed run of as many as 21 Test matches across the next 12 months, which might well prove their ‘Last Dance’.

Josh Kempton

England's Joe Root has steered Welsh Fire to a comfortable win in The Hundred at Edgbaston. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumBrave, Fire prove too hot in The Hundred

Welsh Fire have moved up to second on The Hundred table thanks to a third victory in four starts, while Southern Brave scored consecutive wins to go fourth.

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Ellyse Perry, seen in Sydney Sixers action, cracked an unbeaten 68 in Birmimgham Phoenix's victory. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumAussie stars shine in thrilling Hundred victories

Australia stars Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll and Sophie Molineux have shown their class with top performances for their counties in the English T20 Hundred.

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After scoring his first century in Australia, Joe Root is returning to the England captaincy. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumRoot has no plans to 'rip everything up' from Bazball

Joe Root has begun a second spell as England captain and says he won't change everything from the controversial Bazball era.

Sunny Badwal

Ash Gardner took four wickets to help Trent Rockets to victory over Manchester Super Giants. (EPA PHOTO)

CricketPremiumDeadly Gardner takes four as Rockets achieve lift-off

Ash Gardner sent Manchester Super Giants crashing to their first defeat of the season and lifted Trent Rockets into second place with a four-wicket haul.

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Marcus Stoinis profited with bat and ball as Southern Braves beat Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumStoinis leads the way as Brave subdue Phoenix's fire

Aussie all-rounder Marcus Stoinis followed a two-wicket haul by top-scoring with 34 to help Southern Brave to a Hundred victory over Birmingham Phoenix.

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Australia captain Sophie Molineux took two wickets for her Hundred side, Southern Brave. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumBrave victory gives Molineux bragging rights over Perry

Sophie Molineux's Southern Brave have come out on top by 24 runs against an Ellyse Perry-led Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred.

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Josh Hazlewood has been training with the Australian team in Brisbane. Rishab Jain

CricketPremiumSurprising stat haunting veteran Aussie quick

Veteran paceman Josh Hazlewood has never won a Test series in these countries – and time is running out to change that.

Marco Monteverde

Josh Hazlewood is coming to the end of an illustrious career, but there's more he wants to tick off. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumFinal frontiers drive Hazlewood in twilight years

Test quick Josh Hazlewood wants to play alongside Scott Boland more often as he prepares to play home Tests for the first time since 2024.

Joel Gould

Nicole Faltum wants her players to play with a smile. Getty Images

CRICKETPremiumNew captain steps up for Vics reset

Victoria has appointed a new WNCL skipper and she’s ready to reinvigorate the squad from a best forgotten season.

Tyler Lewis

Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has been named the new coach of England's Test side. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumFleming zooms in to take over as England Test coach

Former New Zealand Test captain Stephen Fleming is England's new Test cricket coach with Joe Root returning to the role of captain.

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Australian Matthew Short was among the runs for Welsh Fire in their Hundred defeat by Trent Rockets. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumShort provides a spark but Fire are doused by Trent

Australian batter Matthew Short rallied Welsh Fire after the loss of early wickets but Trent Rockets had enough all-round power to ease to a nine-wicket win.

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Australia's Beth Mooney hit 57 to give Trent Rockets a flying start in their win over Welsh Fire. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumMooney opens the way for Trent's victory lift-off

Aussie batter Beth Mooney has hit 57 to help Trent Rockets to an eight-wicket victory at Welsh Fire while the all-London clash ended in a draw.

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Sam Whiteman in action for Western Australia last season.

Premier CricketCommentsWhiteman comes home to Mariners

A former Western Australia captain is returning to the Rockingham-Mandurah Mariners ahead of the upcoming Premier Cricket season.

Dave Friedlos

Australia are doubtful whether Ben Stokes will remain retired ahead of next year's Ashes. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumAustralia coach unconvinced Stokes exit is permanent

Australia coach Andrew McDonald is unconvinced he has seen the last of Ben Stokes, predicting the incoming England coach will "twist his arm" out of retirement.

Oliver Caffrey

Jayden Seales has helped clean up Pakistan's batting order and lead West Indies to a Test triumph. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumQuick's five-for leads Windies to crushing Test win

West Indies have won the first of two Tests against Pakistan in Trinidad and Tobago, thanks largely to Jayden Seales' stunning second-innings bowling display.

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Mitch Marsh once made a run-a-ball 118 Ashes ton at Headingley and he's still scoring runs there. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumMarsh mayhem rekindles magical Headingley memories

Mitch Marsh has been at it again at Headingley, smashing English bowlers all round the famous Yorkshire ground in The Hundred franchise competition.

Glenn Moore

A rare drop by Phoebe Litchfield has allowed a Manchester opponent to make a match-winning 88. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumRare lapse by Aussie ace hands Super Giants victory

Meg Lanning's Manchester Super Giants have maintained their winning start to the Women's Hundred, aided by an uncommon dropped catch from Phoebe Litchfield.

Glenn Moore

West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves has grabbed a slice of history against Pakistan. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumFive straight wicket maidens sets new Test record

All-rounder Justin Greaves hauled West Indies back into the first Test with a rare bowling feat, before Pakistan fought back.

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Shan Masood has blasted Pakistan into a strong position in the first Test against West Indies. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumPakistan close in on Test road win against Windies

Pakistan's bowlers have backed up a Shan Masood century to have the tourists on track for a Test win in the West Indies with two days to play.

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Aussie spinner Nikhil Chaudhary has suffered a hand injury and final-ball heartbreak in The Hundred. (Linda Higginson/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumAussie duo beaten, one bloodied in Hundred thriller

A Marcus Stoinis-inspired Southern Brave have lost a last-ball thriller at the Rosebowl with fellow Aussie Nikhil Chaudhary wounded in body and soul at the end.

Glenn Moore

Sophie Molineux was one of four international captains who played in a Hundred clash in England. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumAustralia's skipper edges Hundred clash of the captains

Australia's Sophie Molineux has proved the most influential of the quartet of international captains featuring in the Women's Hundred clash in Southampton.

Glenn Moore

Grace Harris has taken her Brisbane Heat form over to the UK to star in The Hundred. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

CricketPremiumAussie women take centre stage in UK's The Hundred

Australian cricketers Ash Gardner and Grace Harris, among others, have been central to their team's fortunes in the latest matches of the UK's The Hundred.

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India teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plundered 81 runs against Zimbabwe. (AP PHOTO)

CricketPremiumSooryavanshi stars as India wrap up T20 clean sweep

Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has underlined his vast potential with the bat as India sealed a 3-0 series win in Zimbabwe.

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