Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia withdraws from Afghanistan series in women’s rights protest
Cricket Australia has announced the withdrawal of its men’s team from an upcoming one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan due to the Taliban further limiting women’s rights in the country.
Morgan Stanley ‘brought in’ as Cricket Australia weighs up private investment
Cricket Australia (CA) has engaged US financial services company Morgan Stanley to help it assess a potential privatisation model that could see it sell off a stake in its commercial business
Cricket Australia strikes A$1.5bn extensions with Foxtel and Seven, legal action withdrawn
Cricket Australia has extended its domestic media rights agreements with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial broadcaster Seven in deals worth a total of A$1.5bn ($1bn/€954.4m) over seven seasons, from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
Former New South Wales Premier to become Cricket Australia chair
Cricket Australia (CA) is set to have its fourth chair in less than 18 months, with Mike Baird to replace Lachlan Henderson next year
KFC extends with Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia (CA) has extended its multi-asset sponsorship with fast food chain KFC until the end of the 2024-25 Australian season
4 Pines extends with Cricket Australia
Australian craft beer company 4 Pines Brewing has signed a one-year extension with Cricket Australia as the official beer of the Australian men’s cricket team.
Woolworths extends with Cricket Australia
Retail chain Woolworths and Cricket Australia have signed a two-year extension to its sponsorship focused on the next generation of Australian cricketers
Nine ‘agrees Tennis Australia domestic rights renewal’
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is reported to have renewed its domestic media rights for the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam in a deal with Tennis Australia
Cricket Australia expands Gravity Media production deal
Production and media services company Gravity Media has announced the expansion of its broadcast and technology deal with Cricket Australia
IPL teams ‘approach Australian cricketers about year-round contracts’
Indian Premier League teams have made informal approaches to Australian cricketers about year-long playing contracts, a concept that could shake up international cricket, The Sydney Morning Herald has…
Weber extends Women’s Big Bash title deal
Weber Barbecues has extended its naming-rights sponsorship of Australia’s Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) for another season.
Cricket Australia rebuffs reports that Cummins influenced Alinta’s decision to quit
Cricket Australia has rebutted reports that Australian Test captain Pat Cummins influenced Alinta Energy’s decision to exit as main shirt sponsor after this season.
Cricket Australia attributes A$5.1m loss to ‘challenging’ UK media rights market
Cricket Australia recorded a A$5.1m ($3.2m/€3.3
ICC and Cricket Australia announce NFT launches ahead of T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council is to release a daily offering of non-fungible tokens throughout the forthcoming Men’s T20 World Cup, while Cricket Australia has announced plans to issue its own NFTs l…
EXCLUSIVE: Cricket Australia markets main shirt asset as Alinta Energy signals exit
Cricket Australia has begun the process of selling its most valuable national team sponsorship asset – the main shirt sponsorship for the men’s cricket team across all formats of the game.
NRMA Insurance replaces Vodafone as CA’s Test naming rights sponsor
Cricket Australia has signed up NRMA Insurance as the naming rights sponsor of its men’s national team Test matches on home territory for the next four seasons.
Cricket Australia, ACA seek long-term benefits from VLAST extension
Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) have agreed a long-term extension to their partnership with VLAST, a global talent management and activation platform used to automate a…