Rocchiccioli shies away from Indian tour Test claim Spinner Corey Rocchiccioli has shone with the ball for Australia A against India A in Puducherry but insists he's not thinking of next year's senior tour there. AAP · Sep 22
Melbourne Stars snap up Test spinner for BBL campaign The Melbourne Stars have secured a Test spin bowler for the upcoming BBL summer, while Cricket NSW have bolstered their coaching ranks. AAP · Sep 4
'Wasn't space' for out-of-sorts batter in ODI squad Marnus Labuschagne's hopes of featuring in Australia's one-day World Cup defence in 2027 have dipped after he was dropped for this month's tour of South Africa. AAP · Aug 31
Selectors approach Lyon return with dose of reality Nathan Lyon is on track to return from injury for Australia's next Test in August, but chief selector George Bailey admits big blocks of games may be difficult. AAP · Apr 1
Sam Konstas axed from Cricket Australia’s contract list for busy 2026-27 season Batter pays for poor form since fearless Boxing Day knock in 2024 while Brendan Doggett earns his spot on 21-man list after Ashes Test debut The Guardian - AU · Apr 1
Weatherald given early backing with national contract Jake Weatherald has been included on Cricket Australia's contract list for the first time, taking the place of Sam Konstas ahead of a busy 12 months of Tests. AAP · Apr 1
Boland delivers again for Victoria but SA still in Hunt Scott Boland and Todd Murphy each took three wickets, but half-centuries by Henry Hunt and Ben Manenti pushed South Australia to 9-295. AAP · Mar 14
Rogers leads Vics to big win with freak catch and runs Tom Rogers reeled in a one-handed screamer to send Marnus Labuschagne packing before making 69 as Victoria beat Queensland by seven wickets in the One-Day Cup. AAP · Feb 3
No-spin question only relevant had Aussies lost: Smith While admitting they misread the pitch before the final Ashes Test, Steve Smith says Australia's decision to forgo a specialist spinner is justified in victory. AAP · Jan 8
Test selectors, curators urged to give spin a chance Queensland leggie Mitchell Swepson wants more balance in pitches around the country after Australia again overlooked a front-line tweaker for the Ashes finale. AAP · Jan 4
Warne would've 'went off his brain' about spin: Clarke Michael Clarke fears Australian wickets are doing little to promote future generations of spinners, predicting Shane Warne would have been furious about it. AAP · Jan 4
Why ex Test star worries 'big-time' for Aussie spinners For a fourth time in six Tests, Australia have opted against playing a spinner. Steve Smith says selectors have been backed into a corner by a recurring factor. AAP · Jan 4
Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can put own stamp on Ashes triumph Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got away The Guardian - AU · Jan 3
Green's place in fifth Test team under the microscope Australian allrounder Cameron Green has found himself under the microscope amid a tough Ashes series with the bat. AAP · Jan 3
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2 Eternal 31 makes Crawley the tallest small person in England’s Ashes pyre Series in Australia was meant to bring the best out of opening batter but he goes into the final Test in Sydney with questions still unanswered
The Independent UK · Jan 2 Ashes Fifth Test Australia v England: Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds Following England’s first away Ashes win in almost 15 years, the series concludes with the Fifth Test in Sydney
AAP · Jan 2 England ready to pile the pressure on Aussie spinner England's batters will go full Bazball at the SCG if spinner Todd Murphy is selected for his first Test in Australia.
AAP · Jan 2 Come in spinner: SCG curator hopeful of five-day Test The SCG's head curator has played down concerns of another raging seamer in Sydney, as Todd Murphy's chances of a maiden home Test increase.
AAP · Jan 1 Murphy ready to be adaptable to thrive as spinner It has never been harder to be a Test spinner in Australia, but Todd Murphy is confident a future remains with a little bit of adaptability.
AAP · Jan 1 What 2023 taught Lyon's understudy about Ashes pressure Two-and-a-half years after being taken down by Ben Stokes at Headingley, Todd Murphy believes it could play into his favour if England attack him at the SCG.
AAP · Dec 29, 2025 Aussie spinner likely to earn recall for SCG Test After being left out for the pace barrage of the two-day MCG Test, Todd Murphy is likely to be recalled for Australia's Ashes finale at the SCG.
AAP · Dec 29, 2025 Khawaja guaranteed for SCG, future unclear after that Usman Khawaja will play in the Ashes finale at the SCG, but Australian coach Andrew McDonald remains in the dark about the 39-year-old's future beyond that.
AAP · Dec 25, 2025 Pace aces to spearhead Australia's Boxing Day Test Australia's bid for an Ashes whitewash will resume at the MCG on Boxing Day without a spinner after they elected not to pick a replacement for Nathan Lyon.
AAP · Dec 24, 2025 Australia's bold call to leave spinner out for MCG Test Australia will go in with a pace-heavy XI for the Boxing Day Test after opting to leave out Nathan Lyon's replacement, Todd Murphy, to face England at the MCG.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025 Australia mull over spin question as Todd Murphy enters mix with plenty to play for Off-spinner not guaranteed spot in XI but may have key role against a side that will try to clear the boundary