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Pat Cummins 'heavily unlikely' for Champions Trophy 2025, Travis Head or Steve Smith likely to lead Australia

February 05, 2025 10:37 am

Due to an ankle injury and the birth of his second child, Cummins has been not selected for the ongoing Australia's two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

‘Oh yeah mate, no stress. I get it’ : What young opener Sam Konstas told Australian selectors about his dropping

January 29, 2025 12:36 pm

19-year-old opener Sam Konstas has been replaced by middle-order batsman Travis Head for the opening Test in Sri Lanka

Cricket NSW apologises to Adam Zampa as leg-spinner withdraws from Sheffield Shield game following public criticism

December 03, 2024 1:50 pm

Leg-spinner’s inclusion for NSW’s match against Tasmania invited criticism from Mark Taylor, Stuart Clark

India A tour of Australia: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Nitish Reddy will be among the Indian players in focus. (PTI/BCCI)

India A tour of Australia: Ruturaj Gaikwad to Nitish Reddy - key players to watch out for

October 29, 2024 11:48 am

India A will play two first-class matches against Asutralia and then take part in a three-day intra-squad game against Team India (Senior Men) in Perth.

'If Steve Smith opens...': Michael Clarke makes bold prediction after David Warner's retirement

January 09, 2024 2:32 am

Ricky Ponting has backed Bancroft to take up the role left open at the top of the batting order after Warner's retirement.

Watch: Haris Rauf walks out to bat without his pads during Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder BBL clash

December 23, 2023 5:09 pm

Big Bash League 2023-24: The incident occurred during the final over of the first innings when Stars' team batter, Mark Steketee, was run out at the non-striker's end of the penultimate ball

Usman Khawaja of Australia bats on the first day of the first cricket test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth, Australia.

Usman Khawaja says he will contest ICC's armband charge, claims it was for 'personal bereavement'

December 23, 2023 9:35 am

Usman Khawaja had initially planned to wear batting spikes with the slogans "all lives are equal" and "freedom is a human right" inscribed on them for the first Test. The messages were in support of Palestinians in Gaza.

Cameron Green opens up about battling chronic kidney disease since birth

Australian cricketer Cameron Green reveals he's fighting stage two chronic kidney disease

December 14, 2023 7:12 pm

While Green is not part of the playing XI against Pakistan, he opened up about his condition in a video piece aired during the opening day of the 1st Test match at Perth.

Shane Warne’s prediction about Travis Head being future star for Australia goes viral

World Cup: How Travis Head worked on his technique to become Australia's headline-maker in an incredible 2023

November 20, 2023 4:08 pm

His World Cup heroics, after coming into the team following injury, are the culmination of a glorious year, which included a hundred in the World Test Championship final.

On the slow track at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Australian bowlers used cutters, slower bouncers, regular bouncers, seam-up on back of length to great effect to stifle the star-studded batting line up. Express photos by Nirmal Harindran

India's pitch ploy backfires in World Cup final as prepared Australia bowlers execute their plans to a T

November 20, 2023 7:33 am

India had chosen the slow track but the Australian bowlers used cutters, slower bouncers, regular bouncers, seam-up on back of length to great effect to stifle the star-studded batting line up .