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Galle Test: Australia skipper Steve Smith wins toss

Australia in command as Smith, Khawaja punish Sri Lanka on rain-hit opening day of first test

Australia’s batters have feasted on Sri Lanka’s bowling, racking up milestones and dominance on a rain-curtailed opening day of the first test in Galle.

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Australia batter Steve Smith passes 10,000 Test runs in opener against Sri Lanka

The 35-year-old, captaining the side in the absence of Pat Cummins, needed just one run in Galle to reach the milestone in Galle.

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Galle Test: Australia skipper Steve Smith wins toss; opts to bat first against Sri Lanka

Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday. Right-hand batter Josh Inglis is set to make his debut in the longest format of the game as the Baggy Greens named him in the playing XI for the first match of the series.

Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match

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Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban

An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket Without Borders XI in the match at Melbourne’s Junction Oval. It will bring together 21 female players who were formerly contracted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) before the Taliban regime re-took control in August 2021.

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Cricket-Afghan refugees bat for recognition and women's rights in Melbourne match

A few miles from the Melbourne Cricket Ground where Australia and England started the women's Ashes test on Thursday, a group of Afghan refugee cricketers played their first match as a team since fleeing Taliban rule.

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Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban

Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan said she hoped would spark "a movement for change".

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Khawaja hits double ton to put Australia in command of first Test

Opener Usman Khawaja hit his first double century in Test cricket to steer Australia to 475-3 by Thursday lunch on day two of ...

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Kurtis Patterson blasted a big century for Australia A against the England Lions

The resurgence of Test centurion Kurtis Patterson took another huge step on Thursday when the former NSW captain blasted a ...

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Cricket Australia’s first female boss ‘a long way off’ according Hall of Fame inductee

Christina Matthews made her mark on the game as a champion wicketkeeper and a trailblazing administrator and is still pushing ...

Michael Clarke's emotional message to fans after cricket legend makes difficult career call

Former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke says he hopes five years in breakfast radio has helped re-shape the public's ...

Christina Matthews entered into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

Australia has its latest induction to the cricket hall of fame, with Christina Matthews completing her rise from sewn-on baggy green to the highest accolade in Australian Cricket. Christina Matthews’ ...

‘MCG needs to catch up’: New cricket Hall of Famer’s push for statue of women’s legend

Former Australian cricket player Betty Wilson, who died in 2010, has her own section at the new National Sports Museum at the MCG. There is a push for a statue in her honour to be placed outside the ...

Why the Sri Lanka-Australia series could be the start of more free cricket on TV

Australia may be about to enter a new era of overseas Test cricket on free-to-air television as Seven prepares to broadcast ...

Afghanistan Women’s Cricket Team To Take Field With Pride, But Thorny Issue Remains In A Stalemate

Afghanistan women's cricket team will take the field in an exhibition match in Australia, but their cricketing plight remains ...

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Sri Lanka vs Australia quick hits: Ricky Ponting unhappy with Sam Konstas's axing as Steve Smith and Travis Head benefit from blunders

Sam Konstas's was questioned by a legend as Travis Head, Usman Khawaja and Travis Head were all beneficiaries of Sri Lankan ...

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