Australia's men's team came in for strong criticism from Michael Holding for not taking the knee on their tour of England earlier this year and coach Justin Langer admitted the squad had not given it enough of a discussion. The game in Australia continues to debate how to acknowledge the Black Lives Matter movement, with teams and players making individual…

Brisbane Heat coach Darren Lehmann believes the new X-Factor substitution rule introduced for this season's BBL will give teams more flexibility and should be more successful than the Supersub rule that was used briefly in ODIs.The BBL announced three new rules for BBL10. The changes involve new Powerplay regulations, the ability to sub in a player at a specific stage…

New Zealand allrounder Suzie Bates will undergo surgery on her injured right shoulder and will miss the remainder of the WBBL.Bates left the field in the Adelaide Strikers loss to Melbourne Stars last week after feeling pain in her right shoulder while throwing https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30289225/wbbl-round-melbourne-stars-adelaide-strikers-hobart-hurricanes-melbourne-renegades. She had previously sustained the shoulder injury playing for New Zealand in the ODI series against…

Australia's Test captain Tim Paine is among the players currently self-isolating at home in Tasmania as state governments respond to a developing Covid-19 outbreak in South Australia.Players and support staff from Tasmania, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria all returned home from their Sheffield Shield hub in Adelaide last week, later than the November 9 date of arrival…