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CricketCricket ready to honour Hughes on 10-year anniversary

Australian cricket will stop to remember Phillip Hughes' 10-year anniversary, with several commemorations planned at both state and national level.

Scott Bailey

CricketPremiumIndia unleash two debutants and bat first in Perth Test

India have left out star allrounders Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar battle against Australia in Perth.

Oliver Caffrey and Justin Chadwick

CricketCommentsReturn of the King: Kohli faces early Perth pressure test

Indian megastar Virat Kohli is facing the music composed by Australia’s quicks less than an hour into The West Test in Perth. 

Jackson Barrett

Cricket CommentsPremiumWA quick Beardman gets another nod from national selectors

Australian selectors still have a close eye on Mahli Beardman, with the West Aussie pace ace now picked in a Prime Minister’s XI to take on India. 

Jackson Barrett

CricketCommentsColour aplenty as fans pack Optus for blockbuster Test

Cricket lovers have flocked to Optus Stadium for the first Test of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar series, with punters lining up more than an hour before gates opened. 

Caleb Runciman

CricketRenshaw recalled for pink-ball tour game against India

Scott Boland, Matthew Renshaw and Sam Konstas are among the notable players who will take on India in a pink-ball tour game at Manuka Oval.

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FOLLOW LIVE: Kohli in as Aussies make strong start in WA

Who will land the first blow of Australia and India’s heavyweight bout as a massive summer cricket gets underway in The West Test? Follow all the action live!

Jake Santa Maria

BREAKINGPremiumBombshell twist in MacGill drug trial

The jury in the trial against former cricketing great Stuart MacGill has been discharged after sitting through three days of evidence.

Steve Zemek

CricketForgotten Aussie quick’s pink-ball audition

Scott Boland has the chance to make a statement under lights after he was picked to lead the Prime Minister’s XI attack in a pink-ball game against India.

Martin Gabor

CricketCommentsPremiumExpert predictions: Ponting backs Smith to hit top form

Ahead of the hotly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, experts from Channel 7 and The West Australian have weighed in who they think will win the series and who will star. 

CricketCommentsPremiumWhat you need to know about Australia, India first Test XIs

The West Australian reporter Aaron Kirby looks at Australia and India’s predicted XIs for the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar series and gives you everything you need to know about each player.

Aaron Kirby

SportPrince of Perth, Premier snare hottest West Test tickets

From the WA Premier and an Indian cricket legend to a netball superstar and even the Prince of Perth - the first Test of the summer certainly is the hottest ticket in town. 

Jakeb Waddell

CricketCommentsPremiumSunil Gavaskar ready for cricket’s most competitive rivalry

After more than a week shrouded in mystery and with the eyes of the cricket world on Perth, the city will today play host to a series dubbed the sport’s ultimate contest. 

Jackson Barrett and Shannon Hampton

CricketPremiumAustralia bank on 'scary' middle order to do the job

Makeshift opener Nathan McSweeney will make his Test debut in Perth as Australia attempt to win back the Border-Gavaskar trophy from India.

Justin Chadwick

Cricket CommentsPremiumContentious catch call mars thrilling Scorchers tie

A contentious catch, which has already led to calls for a law change, has marred a thrilling super-over tie which has pumped life into Perth Scorchers’ finals hopes.

Jackson Barrett

CricketPremiumSixers and Scorchers tie, Renegades outclass Hurricanes

The Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers produced a dramatic WBBL super-over tie in Hobart, before the Melbourne Renegades made light work of the Hurricanes

Steve Larkin

CricketCommentsPremiumMarnus has been in the lab - and he’s changed up his bowling

Marnus Labuschagne is firming to make his switch from leg-spin to medium pace official in a shock move in The West Test. 

Jackson Barrett

CricketCommentsPremiumStar Scorcher in race against time for season opener

Perth Scorchers star Ashton Agar is considered a touch-and-go prospect to be passed fit for the start of the Big Bash League as he battles a shoulder injury. 

Jackson Barrett

CricketComments‘Signs are ominous’: Don’t write off Kohli yet, say greats

Indian megastar Virat Kohli is the most successful international player in Australia, according to fellow champion Sunil Gavaskar, who has also declared he is still this series’ danger man. 

Jackson Barrett

CricketComments‘Last thing to tick off’: Aussies chasing elusive triumph

Australia’s 2004 victory on Indian shores was dubbed their final frontier. Captain Pat Cummins feels the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series starting on Friday in Perth carries the same weight.

Jackson Barrett

CricketBumrah to captain India against fellow quick Cummins

In a rare battle of fast bowling captains, Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah hope non-batting leaders can become more common.

Oliver Caffrey

CricketCommentsPremiumWhy fans are the key to Test future at Optus

How fans can help secure The West Test’s future and make Perth the showpiece of the cricketing summer.

Glen Quartermain

CricketPremiumMitch Marsh cleared to bowl against India: Cummins

Mitch Marsh has barely bowled this year due to a series of niggling injuries, but he's set to be unleashed in the series-opening Test against India in Perth.

Justin Chadwick

CricketPremiumVirat Kohli in 'ominous' display ahead of first Test

The pressure is growing on Virat Kohli following a number of lean years in the Test arena, but the star veteran has been impressing his Indian teammates.

Justin Chadwick