WBBL semi-final preview: Thunder v Heat

This match-up looks incredibly even on paper, with both teams relying on a healthy contribution from their entire team rather than one or two superstars.

WBBL wrap: January 8-13

The WBBL semi-finals are set, and the Sydney Sixers will take on the Melbourne Renegades, and the Sydney Thunder will take on the Brisbane Heat, with both matches at Drummoyne Oval on Saturday.

Is Smith really a Titanic failure?

Readers will be aware that on 15 April 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank killing over 1500 people, including the captain, whose name was Smith. The recent ball tampering incident was the iceberg that holed HMAS Cricket, and once again Captain Smith is standing at the rail as the water surges around him.

Bancroft has runs in the bank for Brisbane

With a prolific start to the summer, has Cameron Bancroft done enough to force himself into the team for the opening Test?

Pic special: WBBL gets off to a flier!

Ahead of the opening weekend of the fourth Rebel Women’s Big Bash League season, eight marquee players from across the WBBL, including Australian Captain Meg Lanning, made sure it bounced off to a flying start in Melbourne this morning.

WATCH! D'Arcy Short's 23 sensational sixes!

D'Arcy Short single-handedly smashed Queensland with an incredible record one-day innings of 257 for Western Australia, including 23 sixes, at Hurstville Oval. Check those sixes out now!

Ellyse Perry: This is our year...

Australian cricket icon Ellyse Perry says this is the year that Australian women will stamp their mark on the sport.