Smith was stripped of the Australian captaincy on Sunday and suspended for one Test by the International Cricket Council after admitting a team plot to tamper with the ball in the on-going third Test against South Africa at Newlands.
Pat Cummins exceeded expectations in his first Test match in more than five years and the speedster will pose a sweet selection headache for Australia, bowling coach David Saker said on Saturday.
'To stick to your guns when all the cricketing greats, coaches and textbooks say you are wrong -- that takes real courage. And now everyone is watching him bat in amazement, and trying to learn from him. The textbooks on batting technique may need to be rewritten'
Former England captain Alastair Cook revealed in his autobiography that Australia opening batsman David Warner once told him about using the strapping on the hand to accelerate deterioration of the ball during a first-class match.
Doing their bit to raise funds for his foundation, India's cricketers on Saturday presented Glenn McGrath signed pink caps, while many donned attires of the same colour in memory of the former Australian pacer's late wife Jane.
Though some sponsors of Australian cricketers have pulled individual sponsorship deals, the decision by Magellan suggests the financial impact of the episode will go to the core of a sport seen by many Australians as the embodiment of fairness.
Steve Smith believes India is one of the toughest places to play Test cricket and winning a five-day format series in the country is a major career goal for him. Smith also heaped praise on India's spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, describing him as a difficult bowler to face in the subcontinent.
A player guilty of ball-tampering could now be banned for up to six Tests or 12 Oone-dayers after the International Cricket Council introduced harsher sanctions at its five-day Annual Conference in Dublin.
Maxwell scored unbeaten five runs and picked two wickets to help his club Fitzroy Doncaster secure a win over Geelong. On the other hand, Maddinson played a knock of 58 for St Kilda to beat Casey-South Melbourne.
Australia coach Justin Langer wants off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who has dismissed Virat Kohli seven times in Tests, to continue his good record against the India captain.
'If the international travel ban in reality exists for six months, then it becomes a logistical nightmare. At least, for the T20 tri-series before the World T20.'
The cricketer and Bipasha Basu attended the Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser.
Former Australian cricket captain Richie Benaud will retire from television commentary next year, he announced on Wednesday.
Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne and his British fiancee Elizabeth Hurley are back to posting sweet nothings on Twitter.
Some of the Australian cricketers who played in the cash-rich IPL claim they have not received the wages for their short stints.
'The world simply wants to see you cry, once you have cried they will feel satisfied and live happily ever after,' lamented India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin while expressing solidarity with the disgraced Steve Smith and David Warner.
Fans, cricketers and administrators remembered Player No 408 as #63 was trending through the morning.
Peter Young, spokesman for the Australian Cricket Board, said the safety of players comes first and all the standard procedures laid down before undertaking a foreign tour would be applied in this case as well. His statement came after the serial blasts in Delhi in which more than 20 persons lost their lives and more than 90 are still in various hospitals in the capital receiving medical attention
Warne, Ponting, Langer to play Twenty20 bushfire match; Serena donates Auckland winnings to help raise money.
Former Australian Cricket Board chairman and international umpire Colin Egar passed away in Adelaide. Egar, who was ill for quite sometime, died on Thursday at the age of 80.
The Foreign Department in Melbourne warned the Australian cricketers of the "high risk of terrorist activity" in India.
The Australian Cricketers' Association says the pink ball is not ready for day-night Tests and have cautioned administrators not to rush into the concept.
McGrath's decision to go back came after a specialist said his wife's medical condition was not as bad as feared.
The legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne is hell bent on turning his actress fianc Elizabeth Hurley into a sports enthusiast.
'We needed some 250 on the board with someone like you in the opposition. It was special'
Signed playing shirts from the Boxing Day Test will be auctioned online from Thursday, with all proceeds also going to the Australian Red Cross.
'If he's looking to hit the ball and not leave the ball like he is I think he'd be fine'
The players will be rewarded handsomely in 2003-04, but their pay packets will not rise as much as they had expected, the board said.
Former skipper Ricky Ponting believes defending champion Australia's ability to bowl and play spin will define their success in the upcoming 2019 World Cup.
"It's got nothing to do with the cricket - it's in the past."
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh believes that the return of Steve Smith Smith and David Warner will make opponents wary of the country's team at the upcoming ICC World Cup.
The funeral of Australian Test cricketer Phillip Hughes began to the strains of a song entitled "Forever Young" in his home town on Wednesday as a nation united to celebrate the life of a sportsman cut down in his prime.
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc hinted at a players' strike for the upcoming Ashes, the lucrative five-Test series against England which starts in November.
'I'd like to thank the ACA for negotiating on behalf of the players and I'm excited that we can all start working together again to continue to grow our great game'
Sacked Australian cricket coach Mickey Arthur has said that he wants to stay in Perth and is looking for his next career move, after the South African reached a settlement on Wednesday with Cricket Australia over his removal.
The 23-year-old, who this week became the first Australian woman to reach the top of the rankings since 1976, must survive a rough-looking path if she is to claim back-to-back Grand Slams having won her first at this month's French Open.
Australia batsman Travis Head was, on Wednesday, 'disappointed' at the booing of Mitchell Marsh
This includes the Indian Open Grand Prix badminton in September and a one-day international match against Australia in October.
It is not often that you see India winning a Test overseas but Virat Kohli's penchant for taking calculated risks could buck that trend, feels Australian great Adam Gilchrist.
A ball-tampering scandal that devastated Australia cast a dark cloud over a dramatic cricketing year
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