The players’ union called on Cricket Australia on Sunday to mediate over intractable wage negotiations instead of threatening not to pay their stars. The governing body late last week threatened not to pay contracted players beyond June 30 unless the proposed remuneration overhaul was accepted. CA chief executive James Sutherland demanded the players accept the … Read more
Australia’s players’ union Friday rejected a Cricket Australia pay and conditions proposal, saying it was unfair and disrespectful. The sport’s governing body put forward an improved offer, but the Australian Cricketers’ Association called it a “win” for administrators, but a “loss” for cricket. CA has offered total potential pay for all players, including guaranteed and … Read more
Fast bowler Peter Siddle and batsman Shaun Marsh were the biggest names to miss out as all-rounders Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright and paceman Billy Stanlake received their first Australia national contracts on Monday. The list of 20 men’s players offered deals for the 2017-18 season on the basis of their performances over the past 12 … Read more
Australian Test star Stephen O’Keefe has been fined Aus$20,000 (US$15,000) for making “highly inappropriate” comments while drunk during a cricket function and ordered to undergo counselling, authorities said Friday. The spinner, one of the best bowlers during Australia’s recent four-Test series in India, was also banned from playing in the Australian one-day domestic competition this … Read more
A landmark concussion lawsuit by a former National Rugby League player has rocked Australia’s sporting community and could have far-reaching consequences for how the condition is diagnosed and treated. While sport often dominates headlines in Australia, experts want more focus on head knocks — an “invisible injury” sometimes dismissed as a badge of honour in … Read more
Australian coach Darren Lehmann has hailed captain Steve Smith as “Bradman-like” after a hard-fought and fiery Test tour against India, while praising the entire “impressive” team. India won the bad-tempered series 2-1 after a thumping eight-wicket win in Dharamsala this week, with tensions frequently boiling over. Smith, who struck a conciliatory tone at the end … Read more
Australian media labelled Indian skipper Virat Kohli “classless” and childish on Wednesday after his provocative comments at the end of a hard-fought but incendiary Test series. Newspapers laid into the winning captain for saying he no longer counted the Australian players as friends, and they also took umbrage at India’s apparent snub when invited to … Read more
Cricket Australia offered to more than double elite women players’ pay and also promised an increase for the men in a bid to end an impasse over money Tuesday. The body said the package meant women had the opportunity to pursue a fully professional career at both international and domestic levels, while men would continue … Read more
Trevor Hohns was named as the chairman of Australia’s cricket selectors on Friday after steadying the ship as caretaker chief following a string of defeats last year. Hohns, who took over as caretaker chairman when Rod Marsh quit following an embarrassing home series defeat to South Africa, joins Greg Chappell, Mark Waugh, and coach Darren … Read more
Australia’s pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was ruled out of the ongoing tour of India on Friday after suffering a stress fracture to his right foot, the team physiotherapist said. “Mitchell experienced some pain in his right foot during the second Test in Bangalore which unfortunately had not subsided a few days after the Test as … Read more
Warring captains Virat Kohli and Steve Smith will hold peace talks in an effort to defuse the tension which has torpedoed the ongoing Test series between bitter rivals India and Australia. As part of a patch-up deal hammered out Thursday, Smith and Kohli are expected to meet ahead of the third Test in Ranchi starting … Read more
Australia’s bowler Mitchell Marsh was able to complete only five overs in the two innings of the second Test against India and didn’t bowl at all in the first Test in Pune All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is to return home from the ongoing Test tour of India after a deterioration of a long-running shoulder injury, Cricket … Read more
India grabbed the key wicket of David Warner just before lunch on the first day of the opening Test in Pune Thursday, stalling Australia’s momentum after their openers made an impressive start. The visitors were 84 for one at the break after Warner and Matt Renshaw put on an 82-run stand for the opening wicket, … Read more