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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

‘Terrible what they are doing to him’: Chappell, Gavaskar, Border, Waugh make humanitarian appeal for Imran Khan

Fourteen former international cricket captains from five Test teams have appealed to the Pakistan government to request better prison treatment for Imran Khan.

  • Daniel Brettig

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New Brisbane Heat player Chinelle Henry.

‘Dark times at home’: The big break that saved star from hurricane disaster

An incoming Brisbane star recounts the harrowing moment she was told of the destructive Hurricane Melissa that tore through her native Jamaica.

  • Nick Wright
In 1975, Clive Lloyd led the West Indies cricket team to Papua New Guinea to play two matches against the national side, to celebrate PNG independence.

A young Viv, a feast, a six into the sea: The Windies tour that cricket forgot

Clive Lloyd’s West Indies were about to be kings. A stopover in Papua New Guinea on the way to Australia showed they were leaders, too.

  • Peter Hanlon
Glenn Maxwell hits a six during the fourth T20 international cricket match between West Indies and Australia in St Kitts.

Australia win fifth T20 to claim series clean sweep over West Indies

Australia completed a men’s 5-0 T20 series victory for the first time after recovering from a wobble to post a three-wicket win in the Caribbean on Tuesday.

  • Emma Kemp
Glenn Maxwell’s amazing assist.

Brilliant fielding, ferocious batting: Maxwell’s night out makes it 4-0 in St Kitts

Having played a strictly supporting role so far in the West Indies, Glenn Maxwell had a night out in St Kitts. And what a night it was.

  • Daniel Brettig
Tim David of Australia celebrates his century during the third T20 against the West Indies.

Australia were in trouble. Then Tim David blasted a record-breaking century

Tim David has smashed the fastest international century by an Australian in a breathtaking 37-ball assault that helped seal a thumping T20 series win over the West Indies.

  • Tom Decent
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Ben Dwarshuis, Mitch Marsh and Cameron Green.

Australia thump West Indies after Inglis and Green masterclass

Cameron Green brutalised the West Indies bowlers for the second time in as many matches, this time aided by the impish Josh Inglis, to give Australia a 2-0 lead after Andre Russell’s final two Twenty20 internationals.

  • Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
Mitchell Owen.

Debutant Owen joins exclusive club with Ponting and Warner in Australian victory

Mitch Owen converted his Big Bash League heroics into an Australian debut to remember as the freewheeling Tasmanian and a sharp Cameron Green overpowered the West Indies in the first T20 at Sabina Park

  • Daniel Brettig
Pat Cummins leading off the Australian Test team.

A T20 Champions League is coming, and so is crunch time for Test cricket

Cricket bosses face major decisions in coming months as they try to capitalise on the rising popularity of T20 while charting a sustainable future for the game’s most traditional format.

  • Daniel Brettig
Australia's Sam Konstas walks off the field after his dismissal in Kingston, Jamaica.

Sam Konstas was a Boxing Day hero, today he can barely make a run. Where to now for cricket’s golden boy?

A poor tour of the West Indies has raised questions about the opener’s spot for the Ashes series, but he’s received support from three of Australia’s greats.

  • Tom Decent