Australian cricketer Meg Lanning is an all-time great of the sport who achieved just about everything the game has to offer - but she was hiding a problem that cost her dearly.

Disgraced former Australian cricket great Michael Slater bombarded a woman with up to 300 abusive texts calling her a 'c**t' and 's**t' in horrific DV-related tirades, police allege.

Police sources have described the conditions that former Australian cricketer Michael Slater experienced in a Sunshine Coast jail cell awaiting his court appearance.

RICHARD GIBSON: For some, England men's director Key included, the County Championship runs solely to produce cricketers for England. For others, it is the worthiest of domestic competions.

Rob Key has backed the use of Kookaburra balls for full County Championship seasons in future despite the first fortnight of 2024 producing just one positive result.

Glenn Maxwell has revealed he asked to be dropped from his IPL team and was seeking a mental refresh following diminishing returns to "get my body right" for the T20 World Cup.

The 54-year-old former cricket star is facing 19 charges including breaking into a dwelling with intent at night, common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm and choking or suffocation.

Brook and Wood are named as two of the five cricketers of the year along with Australians Usman Khawaja and Mitchell Starc and Ashleigh Gardner.

PAUL NEWMAN: There was little mystery to Underwood. Just accuracy from a long run-up and medium rather than slow pace that saw him become particularly potent on uncovered pitches.

England cricket legend Derek Underwood has died at the age of 78, it has been announced.

BBC chief cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew has taken a swipe at gender neutral terminology into the sport, insisting their introduction is 'sad'.