Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Former Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale to coach in Australia

Former Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale to coach in Australia

Andrew Gale takes on a cricket role with Cricket Tasmania in Australia. He left Yorkshire amid racism allegations and received a fine. Cricket Tasmania offers him a second chance. Former Yorkshire captain and coach Andrew Gale has taken on his first professional cricket role since his dismissal from Yorkshire. He will relocate to Australia to … Read more

Tim Paine: Former Captain back in training in Tasmania

Tim Paine

Former Australia skipper Tim Paine, who surrendered after a sexting. Embarrassment last November and took an ” indefinite mental health break.” From cricket, has finished his exile and is back in preparing in Tasmania. Tim Paine was discarded from Tasmania’s rundown of contracted players in May yet was given the all-unmistakable. To prepare with the … Read more

State of Australia prohibits public displays of Nazi swastikas

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Victoria has become the first state in Australia to ban public display of Nazi swastikas. Fines of $22,000 Australian dollars ($15,213) and one year in prison for showing the Nazi swastika or Hakenkreuz. Concerns mount about the radicalization rate of local youth. A state in Australia has become the first in the nation to implement … Read more

PM Morrison’s security team involved in automobile crash in Tasmania

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During an election campaign tour to Tasmania, a car carrying the Australian prime minister’s security team crashed. Four police officers were hospitalized with “non-life-threatening injuries” following the collision between the Audi and another vehicle, authorities said. While Prime Minister Scott Morrison was not in the vehicle, the accident forced him to cancel the remainder of … Read more

Australia’s COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise amid call for vaccine rule unity

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CANBERRA – Australia on Wednesday reported more than 30,000 new coronavirus cases before international borders set to reopen to fully vaccinated tourists within weeks after almost two years. Nationally there were 70 deaths reported on Wednesday, including 24 in Queensland, 21 in Victoria, 20 in New South Wales, two in both Tasmania and South Australia, … Read more

Australia to strengthen their pace attack for Pakistan tour

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After defeating England 4-0 in the Ashes series, Pat Cummins-led Australia will now prepare themselves for the Pakistan tour. The Kangaroos will be visiting Pakistan for the first time since 1998. Australia is looking forward to strengthening their pace attack. Security clearance has already been concluded which included officials from CA‘s security council visiting Pakistan … Read more

Australia opener Harris says Paine should play in Ashes

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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

Cricket Tasmania slams ‘appalling’ Paine treatment

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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

Australian chief selector to recuse himself from Paine fate

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SYDNEY: Chief selector George Bailey said Tuesday he will step aside from voting on whether Tim Paine should remain in the Australian Test cricket side if there is a split decision, given their personal and business relationship. Paine abruptly quit as skipper on Friday ahead of the Ashes series against England over a series of lewd text … Read more

Tim Paine – the fallen skipper once hailed Australian cricket saviour

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SYDNEY: Tim Paine, who quit Friday as Test skipper, was hailed as Australian cricket’s saviour when he took over the captaincy in 2018 after a ball-tampering scandal left the team’s reputation in tatters. A journeyman wicketkeeper-batsman, Paine was 33 at the time and considering retirement before being unexpectedly appointed to the most scrutinised role in Australian … Read more

Australian Test captain Paine quits over sexting scandal

Paine

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