After illness swept through Western Australia’s squad last week, a crucial pair of batsman have recovered and are set to take their places for this week’s Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales.
Josh Kempton
South Africa are hopeful of better attendances for the second Test against Australia in Gqeberha, with a review to be launched into poor Durban crowd sizes.
Scott Bailey
The eagerly-awaited fifth-match T20I decider between India and the West Indies was washed out in Bengaluru, leaving the series drawn.
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Kagiso Rabada's return for the second Test against South Africa has the potential to ignite the series against Australia and revive the hosts' chances.
Australia will keep Matt Renshaw at No.5 after his match-winning 190 and 82 in Durban, but questions remain over the rest of the side for the second Test.
Kagiso Rabada says his shoulder bump with Steve Smith in 2018 was "just the emotion of the game" as the pair prepare to face off again at St George's Park.
If I was a selector, despite the terrific win in the first Test I’d have question marks over Nic Maddinson, Marnus Labuschagne and Beau Webster, and questions about the batting order.
Mitchell Johnson
Jake Fraser-McGurk now owns two of the three quickest one-day tons scored by an Australian, while guiding South Australia to a landslide win over Queensland.
Steve Barrett
Australia will become the first team to win a Test series in South Africa in seven years with victory in Gqeberha, setting up a big 10 months for the team.
The world's most feared pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah is returning to the India squad to face New Zealand in the two-Test series
South Africa have conceded they didn't do a good enough job making Australia's bowlers toil in the first Test, a point they must address at St George's Park.
Australia's 'big four' bowlers have entered the most rarefied of air as they approach a 10th year together, with the benefit of age playing into their hands.
Eight years after a dramatic reverse-swing arms race during the controversial 2018 tour of South Africa, conditions have brought the art form back to the fore.
A young aspiring sportsman’s death while batting in the nets during cricket practice was a tragic accident, a coroner has said.
Liam Beatty
A pair of Western Australia batters have re-signed with Perth Scorchers for the upcoming Women’s Big Bash League campaign, with the club’s squad for the tournament now nearing completion.
Alex Carey will keep wicket to more balls in the space of a year than some wicketkeepers do in a lifetime - but the Australian says concentration is no issue.
A full delivery, late movement and the stumps cartwheeling. That’s the bowler’s skill against the batsman’s, played within the laws, it’s Test cricket at its best, writes Mitchell Johnson.
South Africa hope Kagiso Rabada can be the spark to put them back in the series against Australia, with their key quick back firing ahead of the second Test.
Cameron Green has been all but ruled out of Australia's second Test against South Africa, with the allrounder only returning to light duties at training.
If you can see sheaves of wheat blowing in the breeze and the sound of leather meeting willow, it’s Green Range-Ongerup in their fancy shirts having a crack in the GSCA’s 45-over competition.
Claire Middleton
One of South Africa’s batsman has paid the price for their heavy loss to Australia in their Test series opener earlier this week, while their wicketkeeper has also been relieved of his duties.
The Upper Great Southern Cricket Association competition gets under way on Saturday with Cuballing starting the defence of their premiership by entertaining Towns.
Australia's selectors have made more than a few head-scratching calls in recent years, but Durban was another example of how they've paid dividends most times.
Shai Hope just can't stop scoring big runs for the West Indies on their white-ball tour of India, reaching a fourth ton as they levelled the T20 series at 2-2.
