Alyssa Healy acknowledged the tough spin-friendly conditions Australia will face at the Women’s ODI World Cup. Having returned from injury, Healy is in excellent form, finishing as the top run-scorer in both the T20 and One-Day series against India A.

Mitchell Johnson also highlighted the need for accountability from the Big Three powers - India, England and Australia - urging them to not merely blanket the cricket calendar.

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg warns that some national associations — without naming names — will go “bankrupt” if they continue to play the longest form of the game.

No stranger to breaking records, Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins weighed in on the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee this week after the national spelling challenge broke all previous records for student,

Australia cricket chief Todd Greenberg on Wednesday said a slimmer Test calendar could benefit smaller nations because the five-day game was better "where it means something".

Steve Smith hopes to represent Australia in the 2028 Olympics as cricket returns after 128 years. He admits making the T20 squad will be tough, but remains determined to give his best.