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• HCL goes into bat for Cricket Australia

  ​Cricket Australia has announced a multi-year partnership with HCL Technologies.

• Cricket legend Steve Waugh motion captured for augmented reality Ashes experience

  It’s been nearly 15 years since an under pressure and out of form Steve Waugh walked out onto the crease at Sydney Cricket Ground for the the last ball of the second day of the Ashes.

• The ultimate test: Inside Cricket Australia's digital transformation

  The digital transformation will soon be all encompassing, from helping select the national team to allowing spectators to order food from their stadium seats.

• Meet the Australian cricket team's secret selector

  ​There’s a new coach on the Australian cricket team's staff roster. This trainer is already proving hugely influential in deciding which players get picked and is one of high-performance chief Pat Howard’s most trusted advisers.​

• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella releases the bots in Sydney

  ​Despite becoming the CEO of the world’s third biggest company in 2014, there was still one ambition Microsoft chief Satya Nadella had left unrealised.

• Some sharks have become social media stars

  When news of a shark attack on professional surfer Mick Fanning reached Costa Rica and 9-year-old Ella Strickland Sunday, she grabbed her mother's smartphone to see if the great white was one of the sharks she knows.

• How sensor data analysis keeps cricketers in top shape

  Professional athletes are turning to sensor data analysis to bridge gaps in their performance and improve their game. This is what biomechanics expert Dr Edouard Rene Ferdinands from the University of Sydney is working on with cricketers.
  

• Cisco, IBM go in to bat for Melbourne Cricket Ground upgrade

  The Melbourne Cricket Ground will deploy a stadium Wi-Fi network and IPTV system as part of a major technology upgrade announced with Cisco, IBM and Cockram Construction.

• Profile IT: MCC general manager of IT and innovation, Rey Sumaru

  Heading up IT at the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) has been a dream come true for Rey Sumaru, an avid sports fan.

• Cricket Australia sends cloud service provider into bat

  Cricket Australia has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Orange Business Services in order to transform its server infrastructure and protect confidential information from external threats.

• Huawei gear is secure, say U.S. network service providers

  Responding to a congressional report warning U.S. businesses not to buy equipment from Huawei or ZTE, three U.S. Internet and telecommunications service providers said their networks are safe even though they use some equipment from Huawei.
  

• ZTE launches first smartphone in the US through Cricket

  Mobile carrier Cricket announced on Thursday it will start selling the ZTE Score, the first smartphone from Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier ZTE to launch in the U.S.

• Cricket launching no-contract $149 Android phone

  Cricket, a U.S. mobile operator that uses pay-in-advance monthly plans, will sell the Android-based Ascend smartphone for $US149 without a contract when it hits stores in the next two weeks.

• Google to stream IPL cricket on YouTube

  Google has announced a deal with the Indian Premier League (IPL) to offer live cricket on YouTube and on-demand access to the tournament's 60 matches.