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Re-signingScorchers lock in quick on new WBBL deal

Speedster Taneale Peschel says her decision to re-sign with Perth Scorchers as an easy one and believes the reigning Women’s Big Bash League champions can build a dynasty.

Jordan McArdle

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Massive loss
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Key batter’s exit set to shape Scorchers’ draft strategy

Kurtis Patterson has left the Perth Scorchers just months after a breakout BBL campaign which helped the franchise win yet another title last summer.

Jordan McArdle

Big decisionPremiumWarner picks UAE league over BBL in Cricket Australia blow

Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist says it would be ‘commercial suicide’ if Cricket Australia allowed star batter, David Warner, to boycott the Big Bash League for another overseas Twenty20 competition.

Mitchell Woodcock

Star-studded listGood Evans! Scorchers’ BBL11 final hero among draft nominees

Perth Scorchers’ grand final hero Laurie Evans headlines the latest contingent of Big Bash League draft nominees.

Jordan McArdle

Big bash revampCommentsRenegades get pick one, Scorchers six in new BBL draft

After hitting plenty of sixes on their way to last year’s Big Bash League title, the Perth Scorchers will be hoping for a hit with pick six in the competition’s new draft.

Murray Wenzel

Back again?PremiumDoor open for Kiwi’s return for Scorchers’ title defence

The Perth Scorchers could use their one and only retention pick at the BBL draft to bring New Zealand international Colin Munro back for a third season in orange.

Jackson Barrett

Home comfortsScorchers to open BBL title defence at home in GF rematch

Perth Scorchers will be looking to start their Big Bash League title defence like they finished last season - with a win over Sydney Sixers.

Jordan McArdle

Huge coupPlayer of the final returns for Scorchers’ WBBL defence

Perth Scorchers’ Women’s Big Bash League title defence has received a massive boost with last year’s player of the final Marizanne Kapp.

Jordan McArdle

Bash blowStarc says no to Big Bash in crucial year for competition

Mitchell Starc has confirmed he won't make himself available for the Big Bash amid the push for Australia's multi-format stars to feature in the competition.

Scott Bailey

West is bestCommentsPremiumVoges, Scorchers to stick to tried and true despite draft

Championship coach Adam Voges has raised the stunning prospect the Perth Scorchers could pass with their first pick in August’s inaugural Big Bash League overseas player draft.

Braden Quartermaine

BBL shake upCommentsPremiumBig Bash unveils big bucks player draft in bid to win fans’ hearts

Cricket’s biggest stars are set to flock to Australia as the BBL pushes ahead with a monumental shake-up in an effort to revive the ailing competition.

Ben Horne

Privatisation debate PremiumHopes IPL heavyweights could invest in a privatised Big Bash League

Private investment has given T20 leagues the resources to offer between $500,000 and $700,000 for international superstars. What impact would it have on the BBL? SUBSCRIBE to read more about the plan to rejuvenate the BBL.

Ben Horne

CricketRicky Ponting returning to the BBL

Australian cricket legend and proud Tasmanian Ricky Ponting is returning to the Hobart Hurricanes in an off-field role.

Jasper Bruce

PACE ACEPremiumMacdonald excited to work with WA, Scorchers quicks

WA Cricket has appointed former seamer Tim Macdonald as bowling coach for Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers, replacing highly regarded Matt Mason.

Braden Quartermaine

New rivalPremiumT20 ambush: BBL under siege from cashed-up rival threat

Australian superstars could stand to earn up to $700,000 for five weeks work at a rival T20 league in a major threat to the Big Bash League’s talent stocks.

Ben Horne

Next move?PremiumLanger could follow Ponting into Big Bash role

A BBL team is poised to sign Australia’s No. 1 cricket brain Ricky Ponting as a key advisor in a move which could also lure Justin Langer.

Ben Horne

It’s timeCommentsPremiumWarner leadership ban getting in the way of BBL resurrection

If Cricket Australia is serious about resurrecting the Big Bash, they must consider ending David Warner’s lifetime leadership ban, writes Ben Horne.

Ben Horne

ORANGE LYNNSANITY?PremiumPerth an unlikely new home for BBL’s master blaster

Perth Scorchers coach Adam Voges has left the door open for a pursuit of former Brisbane Heat blaster Chris Lynn, after management for the Big Bash League’s record run scorer contacted rival teams.

Braden Quartermaine

BreakingPremiumLynn-sane bidding war as Heat dump BBL star

Chris Lynn has been sensationally axed by the Brisbane Heat after a decade with the move set to spark a huge bidding war. So which clubs are circling?

Robert Craddock and Ben Horne

Incredible movePremiumBBL's Heat CUT TIES with Bash Brother, crowd favourite Lynn

Brisbane Heat have not offered veteran batsman and BBL leading six-hitter Chris Lynn a new contract.

Murray Wenzel

Rescue bidPremiumCricket Australia making radical plan to save Big Bash

Cricket Australia has a radical plan to try to reignite the Big Bash League, but will it happen quickly enough for broadcasters to want to bid for the rights at the next TV deal?

Ben Horne

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The West Australian exclusive
BIG LURECommentsPremium
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Langer in talks for shock coaching return

Justin Langer is being lined up for a return to coaching less than two months after he resigned from Australian cricket’s top post.

Ben Horne

Just rewardPremiumLate bloomer Hobson earns BBL breakthrough deal

Nick Hobson’s late-career revival has continued with his first multi-year professional contract at 27.

Jordan McArdle

Easy decisionPremiumScorchers star commits for two more seasons

Pace ace Jhye Richardson believes reigning Big Bash champions Perth Scorchers are capable of building a dynasty on the back of consecutive grand final appearances.

Jordan McArdle