Sam Konstas's name was up in lights after his heroics against one of the best bowlers in the world. Now he's going to miss out on the opportunity of his career so far.

Cricket great Steve Waugh has hit out at chief selector George Bailey ahead of the Ashes series, saying doesn't have the appetite to make tough calls.

A father has called for 'respect' in the community after his tribute to cricketer Ben Austin came to an outrageous end.

Cricket star Jack Sullivan has revealed how he cheated death in a recent T20 match at the MCG when turning out for the Melbourne Cricket Club against a national Indigenous XI.

The West Australian led took aim at Stokes on its front page, with the newspaper claiming the England captain is still 'smarting' from the 'crease-gate' controversy of the last Ashes series.

A Zimbabwean international cricketer has withdrawn himself from selection after admitting to his struggles with drug addiction.

INSIDE CRICKET: It was a delivery arcing in from round the wicket and taking a hairpin right turn to nudge back the top of off-stump that got followers of the Sheffield Shield excited.

The father of a young cricketer who died this week after being hit on the neck by a ball has spoken about his son's love for the game.

Australian cricket great Merv Hughes has poked a veiled swipe at England, telling Ben Stokes' side to 'understand the rules of cricket' in a bizarre rant about post-match beers.

A limited-overs whitewash across the Tasman Sea, dinting both team confidence and the prospect of safe passage to the next World Cup, is hardly ideal preparation for the Ashes.

RICHARD GIBSON IN WELLINGTON: Hurt by another batting failure from their Ashes-bound batsmen, they were condemned to a 3-0 whitewash by a two-wicket margin.