Cricket

West Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson comes into Australia's squad for the fourth Ashes Test, while Victorian off spinner Todd Murphy has been named, and is a chance to play his eighth match and first on Australian soil.

Stuart Broad has attracted plenty of criticism for his low opinion of the current Australian team but the England great stands by his harsh assessment.

Mitchell Starc will be 37 by the time the 2027 Ashes kicks off in 18 months' time, but the in-form quick is open to spearheading Australia's attack in their next clash with England. 

Hobart star Nikhil Chaudhary launches a ball onto the roof of Kardinia Park in Geelong, but his 79 off 38 is still not enough to earn him player of the match honours in the win over the Renegades.

Officers from the Critical Incident Response Team armed with long-arm weapons will patrol outside the MCG during the upcoming Boxing Day Test. 

Nathan Lyon's injury leaves selectors with another headache, made trickier by Pat Cummins's admission that he will almost certainly miss the Boxing Day Test now that the Ashes are won.

Losing an Ashes Test series in Australia is nothing new for England, but finally the Bazballers are looking inwards at their own failings after a stirring end to the Adelaide Test.

In the pre-series furore, with England crowing and injury concerns mounting, Australia stayed quiet. Its response has been an emphatic and quite brilliant Ashes domination.

Jamie Smith is pilloried as "a dope" after an ugly dismissal as Nathan Lyon is injured and Marnus Labuschagne creates more catching magic. Here are the quick hits from day five of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.

The 38-year-old spinner pulls up lame after diving to save a boundary in the morning session of the fifth day of the third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval.

Ben Stokes laments the end of England's Ashes "dream" as Australia wins the third Test by 82 runs on a surprisingly tense final day to take an unassailable 3-0 series lead.

England batter Zak Crawley says there's still plenty to play for despite Australia being on the verge of a 3-0 series lead.

Within five years, the junior club has grown from two teams to having close to 200 players and has plans to become Canberra's first new Premier Cricket club in decades.

England's belated abandonment of Bazball gives it temporary life, but reveals a painful truth — no version of this team is a match for the soon-to-be victorious Australians.

Australia finishes day four needing four wickets to reclaim the Ashes thanks to Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan Lyon. Here are the quick hits from day four of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.

Australian Test cricket great Jason Gillespie slams England after a "contradictory" interview from an assistant coach following day three in Adelaide.

Three enormous wickets from Nathan Lyon leave Australia four wickets away from winning the Ashes after day four of the third Test at the Adelaide Oval.

Matt Renshaw and Jack Wildermuth pull off one of the greatest run chases in T20 history in a stunning Big Bash match at the Gabba.

Travis Head has become Australia's most beloved cricketer, and as another glorious Ashes century guided his team ever closer to the urn, he was eager to return the love.

Harry Brook drops Travis Head on 99, which would have only soured the mood of his captain, who started the day already pretty ticked off. Here are the quick hits from day three of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.