A shock international debut is not beyond the realms of possibility for one of the biggest bolters in the history of Australian cricket. Here’s how Mahli Beardman has rocketed into the mix.
Jackson Barrett
West Australian speedster Mahli Beardman has earned a bolt-from-the-blue call-up to Australia’s one-day international squad.
The next generation of Australian fast bowlers will have to choose to preference either red-ball or white-ball cricket. And that’s not just about workload, but the different physical requirements involved.
Mitchell Johnson
Australian batter Matt Short, who missed the T20 series against Scotland, blasted 41 against England and wants to nail down the vacant opening position.
Staff Writers
Travis Head has blasted a record-breaking half-century to help Australia beat England by 28 runs in the opening T20 international at Southampton.
Ian Chadband
Two ducks in three innings against Scotland wasn’t a great start amid lots of hype and expectation for Jake Fraser McGurk.
News Corp Australia
West Australian Josh Inglis is proving why he is the best white-ball keeper-batsman in the country. And why he should have played in this year’s failed T20 World Cup campaign, writes Mitchell Johnson.
Earlier this year Travis Head destroyed the IPL team I was coaching. When I asked him what his secret was, he told me he was ready for any challenge as he proved in a breathtaking innings last night
Justin Langer
Teammate and long-time friend Andrew Tye says he is ‘so, so proud’ of Cooper Connolly ahead of his looming international debut and has shared what he believes is behind the young gun’s meteoric rise.
Australia is playing in Scotland for the first time in a decade without a host of stars but the skipper says the team is not going through massive change.
The bigger the Twenty20 boom gets, the more I realise I love Test cricket. There is no stage like it for true guts and glory.
Cooper Connolly is no stranger to pressure and, as his meteoric rise has taken him to the doorstep of the Australian Cricket Team, Mitch Marsh predicts he can be the nation’s next star.
Jake Santa Maria
Test captain Pat Cummins is unlikely to bank on a Sheffield Shield warm-up ahead of Australia's series against India, instead preferring one-day internationals.
Scott Bailey
Perth will host the first Test of the Australian summer for the next three years, including next summer’s blockbuster Ashes opener against England.
The top job in Australian cricket is up for grabs with the Cricket Australia CEO set to step down after the upcoming home summer.
Young Perth Scorcher Cooper Connolly has only just been picked for his first international tour, but national selector George Bailey has already flagged his potential to become a three-format star.
Aaron Kirby
Perth Scorchers sensation Cooper Connolly is set to tour England as part of a regenerated Australian Twenty20 squad.
David Warner has repeated a surprising suggestion about his playing future in the hope Australian selectors may listen.
Ed Bourke
Any disappointing tournament leaves a trail of what-ifs when it comes to selection decisions, and Australia’s failure at the T20 World Cup is no different, writes Mitchell Johnson.
A selection call that preceded a shock World Cup loss has been defended as Australia face a travel nightmare for a second game in three days and a must-win clash with India.
Australia have suffered a shock 21-run loss to Afghanistan that throws their semi-final hopes into jeopardy at the Twenty20 World Cup.
Jasper Bruce
Australia were shocked by Afghanistan to put their World Cup hopes in serious danger - and the underdogs well and truly deserved their victory, writes Jackson Barrett.
As a bowler, a hat-trick is like a hole in one in golf. You really want at least one so you can brag about it for the rest of your life after your career is over.
The last time Glenn Maxwell faced Afghanistan he came up with a batting masterclass for the ages, and it's still hounding Australia's latest World Cup rivals.