External News

• Bancroft rehab continues with Durham deal in 2019
  Cameron Bancroft became the third Australian cricketer to win an overseas deal after his part in the ball-tampering fiasco in Cape Town
• Sacked Cricket Australia staffer Angela Williamson takes case to Federal Court
  Angela Williamson, who was dismissed over her tweets criticising the Tasmanian government's abortion policies, has rejected an alternative job offer from the board
• Spin lessons, leadership test underline Australia A's India visit
  Australia A set for three-week tour that serves as a platform to test bench strength and fill in slots for Pakistan series in UAE in October
• Khawaja drops seven kilos "since South Africa" in fitness bid
  Usman Khawaja has gotten leaner and fitter in the past few months as he looks to get into the best physical shape ahead of Australia's tour of the UAE later this year
• Kohli will want to square the ledger against Smith - Waugh
  The former Australia captain reckons the current Indian captain is the best batsman in the world
• Cummins and Hazlewood out of Pakistan Tests
  Both men are undergoing rehabilitation for back injuries and, according to physiotherapist David Beakley, will not recover in time to play the two-Test series in October
• Ellyse Perry set to play for Victoria next year
  The Australia allrounder leaves New South Wales with husband Matt Toomua signing on to play Rugby for the Melbourne Rebels
• Greg Chappell fights youth homelessness with SCG sleep out
  Chappell will be joined by Mitchell Starc, Steven O'Keefe, Alyssa Healy, Lisa Sthalekar, Moises Henriques, and a host of luminaries from other sports
• Maxwell, Head bail Australia out in thrilling finish
  A century partnership between Travis Head and Glenn Maxwell - the latter smashing an explosive 56 - helped Australia complete the 152-run chase off the penultimate ball of the game with five wickets in hand
• Finch record 172 in Australia's biggest T20I win
  A record partnership of 223 and a record T20I individual score of 172 - Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short made a light snack of the Zimbabwean attack in the tri-series