Alex Carey

Cricket Australia has surprisingly dropped star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell from their 2026-27 contracted players list, prioritizing Test specialists for a demanding schedule. Youngster Sam Konstas and paceman Jhye Richardson also missed out, with veteran Jake Weatherald earning a contract. This move signals a strong focus on the longest format of the game.

The controversy surrounding Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey's haircut refuses to die down with Steve Smith firing a fresh salvo on English media and former England skipper Alastair Cook for spreading fake news about him not paying the amount to a barber.

Australia wicketkeeper Carey took a total of eight catches in the first Ashes Test against England at the Gabba in Brisbane, surpassing India's Rishabh Pant who had taken seven catches on his debut in the longest format.

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has lavished praise on wicket-keeper batter Alex Carey following his "incredible" debut in the longest format of the game.

Delhi Capitals, who reached the Indian Premier League 2020 final, have retained batsman Prithvi Shaw despite the unproductive season he had in 2020 and followed it with an equally poor outing in Australia.

The depth of India's batting proved decisive in the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series but Australia's lower order has not contributed much in the series so far and this is where Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey wants to be equally effective with the bat.

It was a sight no one wants to see on a cricket field. In the middle of Australia's innings during the World Cup semifinal against England in Birmingham, a lethal bouncer from Jofra Archer struck Alex Carey on the chin, leaving a huge cut from which blood splattered out.

England batter Bairstow was stumped by Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey on day five of the second Ashes Test when Bairstow left his crease to talk to non-striker Ben Stokes after ducking a bouncer.

Man-of-the-match Alex Carey and Usman Khawaja added 107 runs for the sixth-wicket after early blows as Australia cruised to 86-run victory against New Zealand at Lord's in London on Saturday.

Alex Carey is content being Australia's preferred white-ball wicketkeeper but hopes to be "good enough" one day to break into the Test squad.

Alex Carey and a slew of his Australia teammates are midway through a two-week quarantine period in Sydney after returning home last week from the Indian Premier League, which was played in a biosecure bubble in the United Arab Emirates.

Delhi Capitals' Alex Carey is delighted that the Indian Premier League (IPL) is taking place this year despite the coronavirus pandemic and said he was "prepared to do anything to come here and to be able to play".

Rishabh Pant on Saturday achieved a significant milestone during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener against Australia, becoming the third wicketkeeper in World Test Championship (WTC) history to secure 100 dismissals. Pant reached this landmark on the second day of the match in Perth, further solidifying his reputation as a skilled and dependable presence behind the stumps.

The Ashes 2023 were marred by several contentious incidents, with one of the most prominent being the run-out of Jonny Bairstow by Alex Carey. Bairstow, anticipating a short-pitched delivery, left his crease prematurely, only to find himself run-out by Carey's quick reflexes.

Virat Kohli is not someone who would miss a chance to score a 'daddy hundred' on a decent batting track and, on Sunday, he showed how to do it, said Australia wicket-keeper Alex Carey.

Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey recently looked back on his infamous stumping of Jonny Bairstow during the final day of the second Ashes Test match at Lord's.

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green says Alex Carey's experience in one-day cricket will help him make the adjustment to test cricket if, as widely reported, he gets the nod to replace Tim Paine for the opening Ashes clash in Brisbane next week.

Alex Carey looks poised to replace Tim Paine as Australia's wicketkeeper for the Ashes against England and is set to make his Test debut, as more bad weather Wednesday wrecked preparations for both teams.

Legendary England pacer James Anderson on Sunday completed 1100 wickets in first-class cricket. The 40-year-old ageless wonder from England accomplished the feat during the first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

In-form all-rounder Cameron Green and leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson were on Wednesday included in the 12-member Australia A squad for the day-night practice game against the visiting Indian team, beginning at the SCG here on Friday.

Yashasvi Jaiswal stands out as the sole batter with a 50-plus average (58.18) in Tests this year, surpassing all Australians, with Alex Carey leading them at 33.55. In bowling, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, and Josh Hazlewood boast sub-20 averages. While Indian players have generally outperformed their Australian rivals in 2024, the Adelaide Test promises a compelling contest.

Alex Carey and Jason Sangha's centuries led South Australia to a record-breaking fourth-innings chase, ending a 29-year title drought in the Sheffield Shield. Partnering with Jason Sangha, Carey helped achieve a 270-run target to defeat Queensland, celebrating South Australia's 14th championship and first since 1995-96.

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh was on Wednesday named skipper of a star-studded Australia A squad for the four-day games during their tour of India later this year while Travis Head will lead the one-day side.

Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav is a treat to watch when he is on song and it happened on Wednesday when the left-arm Indian spinner bamboozled Australian batter Alex Carey with a gem of a delivery during the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Cricket is not going to be the same in the post COVID-19 world and playing in empty stadiums would be a "hollow feeling" but Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey is ready to embrace the "new normal".

Australia's wicket-keeper batsman Alex Carey on Saturday said that he would be looking to know the mindset of Rishabh Pant during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.

Alex Carey called it "a boyhood dream" as he won the race Thursday to be Australia's wicketkeeper for the first two Ashes Tests against England after scandal-hit Tim Paine stepped down.

Former Test skipper of the Australian cricket team, Tim Paine, has expressed his belief that Australia possesses an advantage over England in the upcoming Ashes series due to their ability to play at "different tempos," while England tends to adopt a more aggressive approach.

West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer was bought for a whopping Rs 7.75 crore by the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2020 auction after going into it with a base price of just Rs 50 lakh.

Expressing his surprise, England fast bowler Stuart Broad stated that he was "amazed" that no senior Australia players considered withdrawing their stumping appeal for Jonny Bairstow following the controversial dismissal on the fifth day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's.