Australia battled hard against some accurate England bowling on Thursday to reach 142 for one at tea in their first innings on the second day of the first Ashes Test.
Australia on Tuesday suspended all direct passenger flights from India with immediate effect until May 15 due to the "very significant" spike in COVID-19 cases
The visitors were 102 for 4 at stumps, after India posted a formidable first innings score of 469, on Day 2 of the second Test.
The Australia 'A' team, led by left-hand batsman Simon Katich, will arrive in Bangalore on Friday. It will play two three-day games against its Indian counterparts, before participating in a triangular one-day series of 'A' teams. New Zealand is the third team.
Kings XI Punjab failed to score a stiff 19 required off the last over and lost to Chevrolet Warriors by 10 runs in a warm-up Twenty20 match ahead of the Indian Premier League second season on Tuesday. Set a target of 152 to win, Kings XI lost wickets at regular intervals and could only muster 141 for 6 at the Sahara Oval, St George's Park.
Maxwell is showing ominous form with the bat early in the IPL
Centuries by Phillip Hughes and Simon Katich propelled Australia to 303 for four on the first day of the second Test against South Africa on Friday.
Australia opener Simon Katich batted all day for an unbeaten 148 to lead his side to a commanding 330 for three at the close of the third day of the third Test against West Indies Saturday. Phil Jaques scored 108 in an opening partnership of 223, Australia's second best opening stand in a second innings and one which helped Australia to an overall lead of 365.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul carried his bat for the third consecutive innings but once again lacked support from his team mates as West Indies were dismissed for 216 on the second day of the third Test on Friday.
West Indies pace bowler Fidel Edwards removed both Australian openers cheaply in the opening session of the first test on Thursday but visiting skipper Ricky Ponting guided his team to 87 for two at lunch.
A superlative 52-ball 75 by Australian Simon Katich and aggressive by captain Yuvraj Singh helped Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by four wickets in the Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Sunday.
Australia fought back in their second innings after losing its top order cheaply to end Day 3 in the first Test against South Africa on 228 for 7, an overall lead of 322, at the WACCA, on Friday.
Simon Katich's unbeaten century helped Australia take control of the first Test against New Zealand at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday. The left-hander was left stranded on 131 as Australia were bowled out for 268 in 81.2 overs in their second innings setting New Zealand a stiff target of 327 to win the match.
India were dismissed for 295 in their second innings, setting Australia a record target of 382 to win the fourth and final Test in Nagpur. In reply, the visitors raced to 13 without loss in 1.3 overs before accepting the offer of bad light at the end of Day 4. Matthew Hayden was unbeaten on five, with Simon Katich on eight from two boundaries.
Australia opening batsman Phil Jacques will return home from the Test tour of India due to a back problem. The left-handed batsman sat out the drawn first Test after Simon Katich was chosen to partner fellow opener Matthew Hayden. The pair were retained for the second Test, which began on Friday.
Dhawal Kulkarni restricted Australia A to 82 for three with a fine spell of two wickets for 22 runs on the first day of the three day unofficial Test match against India A in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Ricky Ponting passed the 10,000 Test runs mark and Simon Katich scored an unbeaten 113 as Australia scored 259 for 3 on the first day of the second Test on Friday.
Rain robbed Australia of certain victory in their pre-Test series warm-up match against a Jamaica XI on Sunday. The tourists needed just 96 runs for victory in their second innings of the three-day game at the Trelawny stadium in Jamaica and were 31 short when the weather stopped play.
Devdutt Padikkal is paired with Virat Kohli. There is no better mentor for a young developing player.
Chahal, who has been out of form for quite some time, has already been pushed down to the lowest grade of BCCI's central contract after a poor last season.
The 13th edition of IPL, which will get underway on September 19, will be held in a bio-secure environment behind closed doors -- at least the first phase -- in the wake of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Brad Hodge is set to make his Australia debut in the second Test against West Indies.
Katich opened the batting with Gilchrist after Australian selectors dropped Hayden from the one-day side.
Ricky Ponting was fined 75 percent of his match fee while Simon Katich was fined half his fee.
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is returning to Kolkata Knight Riders but this time in a coaching role after being signed by the IPL side as the assistant coach.
Ricky Ponting came out in defence of Australia teammate Shane Warne over the sledging row.
Australia levelled the five-match one-day international series against South Africa at 2-2 after a nerve-shredding one-wicket victory.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has demanded a review of security arrangements for the tour of New Zealand after his players were pelted with missiles.
The victory virtually guaranteed Australia a place in the series finals. They have 18 points, while Sri Lanka have nine and South Africa have eight.\n\n
Phil Jaques scored another century as New South Wales amassed 325 for 5 on the first day of the tour match against England.
Glenn McGrath returned to their side after being rested for the second match.\n
England spinner Robert Croft Croft claimed five wickets as Glamorgan bowled out Hampshire for 350 in the County first division.
Australia put up a convincing performance against Northamptonshire in the tour game to sound a warning to their Ashes opponent
Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Simon Katich feels that a hughly seasoned captain like Mahendra Singh Dhoni must have had his reasons for not giving full quota of overs to his premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in most of the recent IPL matches.
Mark Cosgrove hit a debut half-century as Australia beat Bangladesh by nine wickets in the third and final ODI.
Australian selectors included Victorian middle-order batsman Brad Hodge on Wednesday in a 13-man squad for the three-Test series against New Zealand starting next week.
Sri Lanka scored an upset 22-run win over Australia in the first one-day final at Adelaide Oval on Friday.
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