BRISBANE: After a build-up overshadowed by controversies and Covid, Australia and England’s hotly-anticipated five-Test Ashes showdown gets underway Wednesday in Brisbane with Joe Root’s men confident of defying recent history to cause an upset. Few series between the old rivals have witnessed such troubled preparations, with the tour threatened early on over Australia’s tough Covid-19 … Read more
BRISBANE: Australia confirmed their line-up for the first Ashes Test three days early on Sunday, recalling Travis Head for the hotly contested number five spot while retaining Mitchell Starc in the bowling attack. Head was dropped after the Boxing Day Test against India last year, and new Australia captain Pat Cummins said the way he … Read more
SYDNEY: Pat Cummins is widely regarded as an all-round nice guy with an excellent cricketing brain, doggedly overcoming early-career injuries to reach the pinnacle of the game. A decade after making his international debut, he is not only the world’s premier bowler but Australia’s 47th Test skipper, elevated to one of the nation’s highest-profile roles … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia named paceman Pat Cummins as their Test cricket captain and Steve Smith as vice-captain Friday after a sexting scandal led Tim Paine to resign last week, just ahead of the Ashes. “Pat is an outstanding player and leader — he has earned enormous respect from his teammates and from all corners of the game for … Read more
BRISBANE: Australia’s bowlers want Tim Paine behind the stumps for the first Ashes Test against England because he is “the best keeper in the world”, spin king Nathan Lyon said Thursday. Paine quit as Test captain in disgrace last week over a historical text message scandal but is keen to keep playing. Read more: Tim … Read more
BRISBANE: Tim Paine has the full support of the Australian team and deserves to keep his place for the first Ashes Test against England, opener Marcus Harris said Wednesday. Paine suddenly quit as Test captain last week over a series of lewd text messages with a female colleague in 2017 that were about to be … Read more
SYDNEY: Cricket Tasmania launched a scathing attack on the sport’s Australian governing body Tuesday over its “appalling” treatment of former Test skipper Tim Paine, saying anger in the community was “palpable”. Paine, who was born and bred in Tasmania, tearfully quit as captain on Friday ahead of the Ashes against England over a series of … Read more
SYDNEY: Pat Cummins shaped up as the frontrunner Saturday to take over from disgraced former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine, with the likes of Mark Taylor, Dennis Lillie, and Steve Waugh all singing his praises. The 28-year-old, who has served as vice-captain in both Test and white-ball formats since 2019, is widely seen as being … Read more
SYDNEY: Tim Paine abruptly quit as Australian Test cricket captain Friday over an explicit “private text exchange” with a female colleague — a bombshell announcement just weeks before the Ashes series begins against arch-rivals England. “Today, I’m announcing my decision to stand down as the captain of the Australian men’s Test team,” said an emotional Paine, failing … Read more
New Zealand and Australia will lock horns with each other in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The Kiwis and Kangaroos eye for their maiden T20 World Cup in Dubai. The Kangaroos started their campaign slow, but have risen to the peak at the right moment. … Read more
DUBAI: Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 71 and inspired bowling by Chris Woakes powered England to an eight-wicket over Australia and close in on a semi-final spot at the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. Buttler put on an opening stand of 66 with Jason Roy, who made 22, as England romped home to their victory target of … Read more
Cricket Australia has announced the final ICC T20 World Cup squad 2021. Aron Finch, who had a knee injury, along with Steve Smith, who had an elbow injury, are now back in the squad with Finch leading the team. Some of the other big stars including David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, and … Read more
Steve Smith and Aaron Finch were included in the Australian squad for the T20 World Cup tournament, whereas uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis was a surprise selection. Batting lynchpin Smith had been disgraced after pulling out of the ongoing tours of West Indies and Bangladesh due to his left elbow issue. He told earlier that he … Read more
A report has revealed that former captain of the Australian national team Steve Smith wants to lead the team again. As per the report, Smith; whose probe in 2018 following the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa resulted in the 31-year-old being banned for a year and suspended from leadership roles until May 2020, said that … Read more
Australian Batsman Steve Smith finds himself in hot waters after a video emerges of him scuffing Rishabh Pant’s batting guard on the pitch on day-5 of the Sydney test match. A video that went viral on social media also raged viewers, showing Steve Smith scuffing up the Rishabh Pant’s batting guard marks on purpose during … Read more
New Zealand Skipper Kane Williamson shifted at the top in the official list of ICC Test batsman after loping Australia’s Steve Smith and India Captain Virat Kohli. The Kiwis Skipper hit a match-winning century in the opening Test against Pakistan to help New Zealand win by 101 runs at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. “It’s about … Read more
Former Australian captain Steve Smith, who is ranked number one in the ECC Test rankings, has declared Babar Azam as his favorite Pakistani cricketer. During the question and answer session on Instagram, when asked to name his favorite Pakistani player, the Australian cricketer revealed that he enjoys watching Pakistan captain Babar Azam batting in all … Read more
Australian Batsman Steve Smith has picked Pakistani Pacer Muhammad Amir as the toughest bowler he has faced in his cricket career. According to details, The 31-year-old while answering questions on his official Instagram handle termed Babar Azam “Very good player” and the one, who has a lot of time when he is batting. Then Smith … Read more
Australian Cricketer Steve Smith two-year leadership ban ended quietly Sunday, leaving him eligible again to captain Australia at a time of uncertainty over when international cricket will resume. Media reported that Steve Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leading Australia for two years over his involvement in the 2018 ball tampering scandal … Read more
Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar took a hat-trick as Australia crushed South Africa by 107 runs in the first Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday. Ashton Agar took a hat-trick as Australia rout South Africa by 107 runs. Steve Smith, hit a top score of 45 for Australia, who made 196 for six after … Read more
Star batsman Steve Smith on Saturday became the fastest man to score 7,000 Test runs, shattering a record that had stood since 1946, while moving past Donald Bradman to become Australia’s 11th highest scorer. Steve, 30, took a single off Muhammad Musa during the second Test against Pakistan in Adelaide to reach the milestone and … Read more
The third and last match of T20 series between Pakistan and Australia to be played in Perth’s Optus Stadium here on Friday (today). According to the details, poor performers in the first two matches Fakhr Zaman, Mohammad Irfan, Asif Ali are likely to be replaced by Imamul Haq, Mohammad Hasnain and Khushdal Shah. However, in case … Read more
International Cricket Council (ICC) has released new test rankings here on Monday. Australian batsman Steve Smith achieved the top ranking whereas Pakistan’s fast bowler M. Abbas is on number 10th of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after the Ashes. Steve Smith’s scores of 80 and 23 have helped him remain 34 points ahead … Read more
Australia retained the Ashes with a thrilling win in the fourth Test against England. According to details, Australia defeated England by 185 runs in the series of five matches. While chasing the target of 383, England team was all out at 197 runs. Australia has retained the Ashes on enemy soil after taking an unassailable … Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released latest test rankings here on Tuesday. Australia’s Steve Smith is back at No.1 on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen after India Captain Virat Kohli slipped to No.2, following his first-ball duck in Jamaica. Kohli’s side are top of the ICC Test Championship with two wins … Read more
