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Alyssa Healy ahead of her final match for Australia at the WACA in Perth.

Australia face big selection calls for Healy’s farewell

Retiring star Alyssa Healy is backing Ellyse Perry to prove her fitness for the day-night Test against India, starting in Perth on Friday.

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Daniel; Vettori, Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum and Stephen Fleming.

‘Clock is ticking:’ Rival league could woo Aussie stars before BBL makes it to market

Australian cricket may face the prospect of losing players from the Big Bash League to play across the Tasman in a Twenty20 league to launch as soon as next season.

  • Daniel Brettig
Glenn Maxwell (second from left) and Scott Boland (far right) pressed the flesh with Alpine Formula 1 racers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto at the MCG on Wednesday.

Glenn Maxwell wants to defy Ponting’s retirement prediction

Maxwell has left the door open for a final flourish for Australia at the Los Angeles Olympics, and the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil in 2028.

  • Daniel Brettig
Stuart Macgill.

‘Listen, you muppet’: MacGill explodes at podcast co-host over Candice Warner reference

The former Australian Test cricketer launched a furious tirade at Andrew Menczel, calling him a “f---ing idiot” for mentioning Candice Warner’s treatment by South African fans in 2018.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Alyssa Healy of Australia celebrates getting to her century.

‘I’ve hated every milestone match:’ Why Alyssa Healy took a different approach in her ODI farewell and reaped the rewards

Australian great Alyssa Healy farewelled one-day international cricket in style, smashing 158 against India as the hosts amassed their highest score on home soil.

Georgia Voll of Australia hits a boundary.

Voll century fires Australia to crushing win over India

Australia now lead the multi-format ODI series with six points to four.

  • Joel Gould
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Alyssa Healy celebrates a half-century.

Healy’s farewell tour begins with a half-century in win over India

Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney starred as Australia secured a six-wicket win over India in the opening ODI of the series.

  • Joel Gould
Australia’s Adam Zampa reacts.

‘Hardly any pressure’: Zampa’s telling admission after World Cup failure

Did Australia crack under unexpected pressure at the Twenty20 World Cup? Adam Zampa has made a frank admission that strongly suggests they did.

  • Daniel Brettig
Jemimah Rodrigues celebrates after taking the outfield catch to dismiss Australia’s top run-scorer, Ashleigh Gardner.

Australia lose in Perry’s milestone game, trophy on the line as Healy returns

Ellyse Perry couldn’t rescue Australia in her 350th international game, as India claimed victory in the T20 component of the multi-format series.

  • Steve Larkin
Experience: Greg Shipperd was shown the door by NSW.

The man who should lead Australia out of T20 hole has just been sacked

The selectors blundered at the World Cup, and Australia’s all-format coach is stretched too thin. It’s time for a new T20 mentor, and the perfect fit has become available.

  • Geoff Lawson