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Australia's Josh Inglis reacts after missing a catch opportunity during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

Australia were nowhere near good enough, selections were strange: Michael Clarke

February 20, 2026 6:46 pm

Clarke made his displeasure known about the Steve Smith situation that has become a major talking point in Australia after their inability to make it out of the group stages

The last time Australia knocked out from group stage of T20 World Cup was in 2009. (PHOTO: X/FILE)

Ponting as captain, Pakistan eventual winners, Symonds sent home: Story of Australia's disaster 2009 T20 World Cup

February 17, 2026 11:20 pm

Back in 2009 it was the duo of Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis who denied Ponting and co.

Australia were eliminated from T20 World Cup 2026 in group stages. (PHOTO: AP)

Australia's T20 World Cup exit: Bad Luck, faulty selections and a Steve Smith insult

February 18, 2026 8:58 am

At 2 am in Australia, the texts wouldn't stop. They told a story about Steve Smith, Cameron Green and a cricket culture that doesn't quite know what T20 means to it anymore

Australia are knocked out of the T20 World Cup 2026 in group stage as Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe qualify to Super 8s. (PHOTO: AP)

Australia knocked out of T20 World Cup 2026 in group stage following Zimbabwe-Ireland washout in Pallekele

February 17, 2026 5:45 pm

Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe have qualified for the next stage from Group B. England, India, South Africa, New Zealand, and the West Indies have also secured their qualification for the Super 8 stage.

Australia's Pat Cummins bowls in the nets during a training session in Perth, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, ahead of the the first Ashes test against England. (AAP Image via AP)

T20 World Cup: ‘It’s annoying. I was very keen to…’ Pat Cummins on missing T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

February 04, 2026 6:29 pm

The 32-year-old Australian pacer has ruled himself out of this month’s T20 World Cup due to a recurring back injury, with Ben Dwarshuis named as his replacement.

Marcus Trescothick optimistic on Joe Root having good Ashes: 'His game has gone to the next level...'

November 12, 2025 3:15 pm

In 14 games, Root has managed to score 892 runs at an average of 35.68 in Australia

Indian opener Rohit Sharma in action during the second ODI against Australia at Adelaide Oval. (PHOTO: AP)

Older Rohit Sharma switches back to steady-start approach that had helped him score double hundreds

October 24, 2025 9:11 am

Rohit Sharma made 73 runs from 97 balls during the second ODI in Adelaide, a watchful innings in which he resisted the temptation to slip into his recent all-out attack mode

Australia's Mitchell Starc shows the ball after dismissing West Indies' Mikyle Louis to claim his 400th wicket in Test cricket on day three of the third Test match at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. (AP Photo)

400 wickets, 100 Tests, and an inswinger that is a landmark of cricket: Mitchell Starc’s transformation from ‘softie’ to ‘mongrel’

July 15, 2025 7:49 pm

Wasim Akram once gave crucial advice about ‘wrist snap’. Allan Donald urged him to become a ‘leader’. The result was him becoming the modern-day poster boy of the heavy-metal classicalism of a left-arm swing bowler.