Pat Cummins warns England's batsmen to prepare themselves for plenty of short-pitched bowling when the Ashes series begins next month.

RICHIE Benaud said a good captain needed a sense of humour and Steve Smith needed one as the runs piled up and the bowlers limped off yesterday.

THE Kookaburras will have the opportunity to avenge the Hockeyroos’ loss to Argentina in the men’s Champions Trophy quarter-final today.

Two-time Dally M winner Jarryd Hayne could have all of his rugby league honours taken away from him if his appeal against his near six-year sentence is exhausted.

The Scot's career is almost certainly over after hobbling out of the Australian Open, but his legacy of fighting for every point will ensure he is remembered as one of the greats.

Fast footy, controversial subs and some serious fatigue — all of the AFL's new rules and tweaks were on display in Richmond's opening win over Carlton, and there was a bit to like and a bit to be worried about.

WARNER struck out in his grief to hit a hundred. Smith hinted at more and Clarke limped from the middle.

THERE was no hiding that the main praise was due to Australia’s new captain, Steve Smith, winner of the man-of-the-match award.

FFA announced it will pay three fulltime A-League referees almost $100,000 a year as the cash fight with the Matildas rages on.

In the moments after a collision left Australian international Hayley Raso with three broken vertebrae, she feared she may never walk again. Two months later she is back working towards fitness and a place at next year's World Cup finals.

The Titans and Sea Eagles lock horns at Robina. Later, the Knights host the Broncos and the Eels take on the Raiders. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary.

IT was the sheer innocuousness of it that is most deeply troubling.

DAVID Warner has announced himself as possibly the most important player in world cricket with a second hundred at Adelaide.

ADELAIDE is a place where time slows and judgments made in haste are usually wrong.

INDIAN debutant Karn Sharma was forced to deal with a rampant David Warner in his first day as a Test cricketer.