Category: Australia

Preview: Afghanistan eye clean sweep against Ireland in third T20I18 min ago

Greater Noida, March 11: Afghanistan will look to continue their winning spree when they take on Ireland in the third and final Twenty20 International here on Sunday. Ireland, who was outplayed by Afghanistan in the last two games will be looking to make amends across departments to win the last match of the series, according to the International Cricket Council’s official website.

India vs Australia: David Warner backs Pat Cummins to lead Australian attack29 min ago

Melbourne, Mar. 11: Explosive Australian opener David Warner has backed Pat Cummins who has been called to replace injured Mitchell Starc for the remaining Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against India, saying the right-arm pacer has the “firepower” to lead the attack. “We know he’s got a lot of pace which he will definitely bring and that’s one thing we always talk about,” cricket.com.au quoted Warner as saying on Cummins’ call-up.

Cummins called in Starc’s replacement for remaining India Tests

Ranchi , Mar. 11 : Right-arm Australian pacer Pat Cummins have been called in as replacement for injured Mitchell Starc for the remaining two Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy. “In selecting Pat, we were looking for a strike bowling replacement option,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Cricket Australia chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns as saying.

Bronzed beautiesWA leg of Miss Universe attracts mixed skillsA…

A women’s AFL player, a former body double for Jennifer Hawkins, an e-commerce entrepreneur and a nanny for the Australian cricket team are among the women who have scored a place in the Miss West Coast final. Hotel Rottnest played host to the first two preliminary heats for the pageant on Sunday, which represents the WA leg of Miss Universe Australia.

Proud of the boys: Smith

Calcutta: Australia captain Steve Smith was not surprised that India came back stronger in their second innings of the second Test, in Bangalore. But despite the 75-run loss, Smith maintained that he was proud of his boys.

Kohli fails once again, India 122/4 at tea11 min ago

Bengaluru, Mar 6 Virat Kohli failed once again as India lost four wickets to slump to 122 for four at tea on the third day of the second cricket Test here today, Kohli was dismissed for 15 from 25 ball in a contentious decision to the stunning silence of the big home supporters at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Field umpire Nigel Long gave Kohli out LBW off Josh Hazlewood five over before tea break and Kohli, who gestured that the ball hit his bat first, took DRS immediately.

Misbah to continue as Pakistan captain in West Indies

Pakistan ‘s ageing Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday made himself available for next month’s series in the West Indies , ignoring entreaties from ex-players to call time on his illustrious career following a slew of poor results. Misbah, who will turn 43 in May, had asked the Pakistan Cricket Board for time to decide on his future following whitewash defeats in his last two series against Australia and New Zealand, respectively.

SA strengthen bowling attack ahead of NZ Tests

Ab de Villiers’s flashing bat produced 262 runs in the five ODis at an average of 87.33. South Africa will miss AB de Villiers following his decision to opt out of Test cricket this year but their ranks have been bolstered by the return of Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander for the three-match series against New Zealand.

Why this tennis player is keeping tabs on Australia’s tour of India…

Little more than a year after re-committing to tennis, Barty won her first WTA singles title in Malaysia on Sunday, raising fresh hopes the former Wimbledon junior champion might be on track to fulfil her potential. There may have been a modest field competing in Kuala Lumpur but it was hard graft for qualifier Barty, who had to win six matches before beating Japan’s Nao Hibino in the final.

Second Test: India reel at 122/4 at tea on Day 3

Bengaluru, March 6 – India struggled to reach 122 for 4 in their second innings, taking a lead of mere 35 runs against Australia till the tea session on the third day of the second cricket Test at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Monday. Having ended the morning session at 38/0 after Australia were bowled out for 276 runs in their first innings with a first-innings lead of 87 runs, India struggled to put up a strong partnership and lost four wickets.

Harris and Elliott appointed high performance coaches at CA’s NCC

Ryan Harris and Matthew Elliotts first assignment will be to coach Australia’s Under-19 team for series against Sri Lanka A Getty Images Former Test stars Ryan Harris and Matthew Elliott were Tuesday appointed to nurture young Australian talent, with the pair’s first assignment an under-19 series against Sri Lanka . Fast bowler Harris and batsman Elliott beat off competition from 38 other applicants to be picked as high performance coaches at the National Cricket Centre, entrusted with developing the country’s future stars.”

Smith claims top position; Kohli, Ashwin retains spot in ICC Test rankings

Steven Smith has not only consolidated his position at the top of the Rankings for Test Batsmen but has also attained rating points which are the sixth-best ever after Don Bradman A IANS Dubai: Captain Virat Kohli remained the highest-placed Indian batsman at second, while off-spinner Ravichandaran Ashwin held on to his top position in both the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ list of the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Sunday. The Indian team, which lost the opening Test in Pune to Australia on Saturday, was unaffected by the debacle at least in the ICC rankings.

Herath to lead SL in Test series against BAN

Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will be leading the Sri Lanka Test team when Bangladesh come over for a full series starting March. The decision to appoint Herath as the skipper came after Sri Lanka’s usual skipper Angelo Mathews was ruled out due to a hamstring injury which he sustained in the series against South Africa at Johannesburg.

India vs Australia: Sunil Gavaskar terms hosts as ‘careless’

Pune: After the massive 333-run defeat to Australia within three days of the opening Test here, former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday termed the Indian cricket team’s approach as “careless”. Gavaskar also criticised the lack of fight by the Virat Kohli-led side, which could only master 105 and 107 in both their innings against the visitors’ 260 and 285 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.”

Cricket: Australia hails the Pune win no one saw coming

The catalyst of the Pune massacre was the wholly unlikely figure of Steve O’Keefe, centre, – a left-arm finger spinner written off as a “safe” option before the Test by an unimpressed Shane Warne. Photo – Reuters The catalyst of the Pune massacre was the wholly unlikely figure of Steve O’Keefe, centre, – a left-arm finger spinner written off as a “safe” option before the Test by an unimpressed Shane Warne.

Wynne Gray: Bowls on the way to new era

… he delivered accurate, passionate insights into a game which battled with cricket, tennis, motor racing and other sports for significant airtime. He’d amp up any contest and talk about the Fishmonger fighting off the Sumo amidst all sorts of vocal …

Jon Holland in dark over India Test cricket tour snub

Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. In-form Victorian spinner Jon Holland remains in the dark about missing out on the Australian cricket team’s tour of India and believes that will probably stay the case.

Kumble has channelled my aggression, says Kohli

“Kumble has been a legend of Indian cricket and we are really glad to have him in the change room,” Kohli said. PUNE: Indian captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday credited head coach Anil Kumble for channelling his natural aggression and helping him evolve both as a cricketer and individual.

No downturn for Republic of IPL

The Indian Premier League has proved yet again that it continues to be an inflation proof cricketing extravaganza. At the players’ auction in Bangalore on Monday, any worries of a downturn in the IPL economy were thrown to the winds as stars and greenhorns went under the hammer.

‘If Australia play well, India will win 3-0, Otherwise, 4-0’

Ind vs Aus 2017: Harbhajan Singh opined that spinner-friendly pitches could test the inexperienced Australian batting unit. Off spinner Harbhajan Singh who is well versed with Indian conditions and pitches has issued a statement saying that visitors Australia will not stand a chance of winning the series in the upcoming four Test matches against India.

Proteas women qualify for World Cup

The Proteas have beaten hosts, Sri Lanka by a comprehensive nine wickets to qualify for the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup to be held in the United Kingdom in June and July this year. South Africa and India are the first to qualify and will join Australia, England, New Zealand and West Indies in women’s cricket’s biggest stage.

Wicketkeeper still in hospital after weekend concussion

Victoria state wicketkeeper Sam Harper has spent a fourth day in an Adelaide hospital after being concussed when he was hit on the head by a bat during a domestic first-class match against South Australia. In a statement Tuesday, Cricket Victoria said the 20-year-old Harper had been cleared of serious injury but was still “exhibiting symptoms” of concussion and will remain in the hospital to be reviewed by specialists.

Cricket: India retain winning squad for Australia series, Mishra out

Mumbai: Leg-spinner Amit Mishra’s injury-forced omission was the lone change as the national selectors on Tuesday retained the formidable Indian squad, which hammered Bangladesh, for the first two Tests against Australia starting February 23. Mishra had to sit out of the Bangladesh Test owing to a knee injury, which had prompted selectors to bring in Kuldeep Yadav as cover. With Mishra still not fit, the selection committee, headed by MSK Parasad, retained Yadav in the 16-member squad for the first two games against Australia.

Clarke could have avoided Bingle bungle

… for those who resented Clarke’s image – there was the model partner, the peroxide blond hair, tattoos, earrings and sports cars – the breakdown of his relationship gave the haters more ammunition. He came back to New Zealand in time for the first …