Opener axed for second Test as Renshaw gets recall Queensland left-hander Matt Renshaw has been drafted into the Australian squad after the first Test debacle claimed the scalp of Jake Weatherald. AAP · Aug 18
'Exhausting': Melbourne coach to keep narrow focus Melbourne coach Steven King says his club will keep a narrow focus when hosting the Western Bulldogs in the last game before the finals. AAP · Aug 18
Poor Test batting not the only issue facing Australia Australia were outplayed by Bangladesh in Darwin with the bat, ball and in the field but coach Andrew McDonald says it is not time for an emotional response. AAP · Aug 17
'Needs big runs': Australia mull change after Test loss Australia coach Andrew McDonald has left the door ajar for squad changes and addressed the lack of runs by Marnus Labuschagne and Jake Weatherald. AAP · Aug 17
Bangladesh skipper sets his sights on 2-0 Test sweep After their greatest Test win and a call from their prime minister, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has turned to beating Australia again in Mackay. AAP · Aug 17
Gold Coast young gun signs fresh contract with Suns Gold Coast have locked away a young gun on a fresh contract and a Melbourne midfielder has re-signed with the Demons, rejecting overtures from Port Adelaide. AAP · Aug 17
Zero for David as Langer's men roar to Hundred joy The only Australian player in the men's Hundred final has ended up with a losing golden duck, but Manchester Super Giants' Aussie coach proved triumphant. AAP · Aug 16
'Extended run': century makes life easier for Green Cameron Green came into the first Test against Bangladesh with his position under threat but a breakthrough home ton amid defeat has flipped the narrative. AAP · Aug 16
'Not quite functioning': Australia batters face axe Australia captain Pat Cummins says the top order's lack of runs has become 'a bit of a trend' in the wake of a stunning Test loss to Bangladesh AAP · Aug 16
Visa slowdown for backpackers amid migration backlash Labor has confirmed it is slowing down working visa applications as work continues behind the scenes to settle on a restricted migration scheme. AAP · Aug 16
Australia thumped in shock defeat despite Green ton Bangladesh have secured a historic nine-wicket Test win over Australia in Darwin as the hosts crumbled with the bat again, apart from a Cameron Green century. AAP · Aug 16
'Wrong more than right': quick backs Cummins' toss call Australia's batsmen faced the toughest conditions on the opening day of the first Test but Josh Hazlewood insists captain Pat Cummins was right to bat first. AAP · Aug 15
'My job': Hazlewood joins 300-club with six-for Josh Hazlewood proved he has lost none of his vim, with his 6-89 making the paceman the ninth Australian bowler to take 300 Test wickets. AAP · Aug 15
Green, Carey keys to Aussies passing Bangladesh Test Australian allrounder Cameron Green prospered from a slice of luck to remain key to a rearguard fightback as Bangladesh stayed in charge of the first Test. AAP · Aug 15
AAP · Aug 14 Warne, Hussey provide hope for unlikely Australia win Australia must play three of their best days of cricket in history to beat Bangladesh from a huge first innings deficit but history shows how it can be done.
AAP · Aug 14 Australia stunned as Bangladesh batters take charge Bangladesh are in prime position to push for a shock win over Australia after Tanzid Hasan's maiden Test century put the visitors in control of the first Test.
AAP · Aug 13 'No excuses': Groundhog Day for Australia's top order Steve Smith insists there are ways to thwart good bowling in tough conditions and has encouraged the underperforming Australian top order to work it out.
AAP · Aug 13 'Technology saved me': Smith rides his luck to prosper Steve Smith has saved Australia from embarrassment against Bangladesh with 71 in a team total of 198, but thought he was caught behind when on just seven.
AAP · Aug 10 Bulldogs learn extent of ruckman's injury The Western Bulldogs have learned what Tim English's knee injury means for their high-stakes final two AFL regular season games.
AAP · Aug 8 Bombers want to gain something from final two weeks Essendon interim coach Dean Solomon says the Bombers have plenty to prove in the final two weeks of a horror AFL season for the club.
AAP · Aug 8 Cats shrug off concussion scandal with Bombers win Top four hopefuls Geelong have beaten Essendon by 67 points in their first AFL game since the Cats' concussion scandal emerged.
AAP · Aug 6 Cats player named after AFL issues 'please explain' The AFL has handed Geelong a please explain notice following revelations the Cats put a concussion waiver into a now-named player's contract.
AAP · Aug 5 Sales surge: electric, hybrid cars drive vehicle record Electric and hybrid vehicles made up almost half of all new cars sold in July as Australian motorists turned away from rising fuel prices.
AAP · Aug 2 Garma eyes life after mining and a new land rights era At the NT's Garma Festival, Yolngu leaders have marked 50 years of land rights, confronted the end of a Rio Tinto mine and push for a future on their terms.
AAP · Aug 2 Five youths charged over 'awful' attack on worker Four teenagers and a 12-year-old boy have been charged over a daylight attack that left a 60-year-old man in a critical condition.