The Australian Domestic Cricket structure is made up of five competitions which include the Sheffield Shield, Ryobi One Day Cup, KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, the Cricket Australia Cup and the Women’s national Cricket League. The Australian sides who participate in all forms of Domestic competition include The New South Wales Blues, Queensland Bulls, Southern Redbacks, Tasmanian Tigers, Victorian Bushrangers and the Western Warriors. In domestic Cricket, the Blues are the most successful side in all forms of competition. Currently the Sheffield Shield title is held by Tasmania, The Ryobi One Day Cup by Victoria, and and the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash by Western Australia.
Cricket Articles
Twenty20 cricket not up to the test
by rozamate - February 10th 2012 @ 3:50am
After watching the two Twenty20 internationals between Australia and India, I would like to offer a 17-year-old’s opinion on my preferred style of the game. I found the three-hour slog-fest lacked the skill and tactics involved with the longer formats of the game that involve far more precision. Batsmen threw their wickets away, and instead [...]
Like father, like son: Alister McDermott on a fast track to the Test team
by Melanie Dinjaski - February 10th 2012 @ 3:00am
With his bright red hair, tall frame and fierce winning instinct, Alister McDermott cuts a familiar figure on the cricket pitch. That’s because, like his father, former fast bowler and current Australian bowling coach Craig McDermott, Alister is on track for greatness. You’d be forgiven for never having heard of 20-year old Alister McDermott. He’s [...]
Pakistan’s win over England a triumph of character
by M_Campbell23 - February 9th 2012 @ 4:42am
After years as the butt of the cricketing world’s jokes, and after all the false hopes, England had reached number one. What’s more, they had done it in the form of the game they invented, Test cricket, the one where their humiliations have been most pronounced. In their tour to Australia, the side which had [...]
Steve Waugh is right about cricket’s succession plan
by aussiepolliessport - February 9th 2012 @ 3:54am
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh says the need for succession planning, particularly for the coming post-Ponting years, is upon us. Today marks my first foray into the world of sports commentary, and I do this on the back of those comments. Ponting’s return to form this summer should not distract from the fact that [...]
India vs Sri Lanka, Perth ODI: cricket live scores, commentary
by Suneer Chowdhary - February 8th 2012 @ 12:01pm
Sri Lanka begin their campaign in the Commonwealth Bank series with a game against India at the WACA in Perth and we’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action starting at 11.20 am local (15:20 ADST) on Wednesday. Both teams have struggled in recent times across the formats but India can at [...]
Let’s talk about selection, Test fans
by Red Kev - February 8th 2012 @ 8:59am
It is obvious that Australia’s batting line-up is not settled. We have had five different openers since the start of the Ashes series. The ageing veterans Ponting and Hussey have managed post big centuries after lean trots (six tests at 26 for Ponting and four tests at 11 for Hussey); Mr “subject to fitness” Shane [...]
Khawaja shouldn’t have been Shaun from the Test side
by David Lord - February 8th 2012 @ 5:44am
National selectors mustn’t make the same mistake again with Shaun Marsh. The 28 year-old left-hander has had two vastly different Test “careers”. The first against Sri Lanka with an outstanding 141 on debut, followed by 81, and 18, then 44 and a duck against South Africa. Average 56.80. Then six digs against India – 0, [...]
Hussey harbours Test cricket goal
by Roger Vaughan - February 8th 2012 @ 5:25am
Cricket Australia must take a stand against racist spectators
by Athas Zafiris - February 8th 2012 @ 3:20am
Cricket Australia has a problem. Like a scab that doesn’t heal in the tropics, they have allowed racism to fester at Australian cricket grounds. It is a serious claim worth serious investigation, but conveniently brushed under the carpet by authorities and mass media. Over the years, and I am sure many readers will share the [...]
Pakistan win shows what’s beautiful about the game
by Vas Venkatramani - February 8th 2012 @ 3:17am
The weight of expectation is a funny thing: pressure is there where once there was none. The natural processes give way to the nagging thought at the back of your mind that your performance doesn’t befit your ranking. That is one of two things can be gleaned from England’s capitulation at the hands of Pakistan [...]
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