Australia's pace legend Glenn McGrath has tested positive for COVID-19 days before the Pink Test which is played in memory of his late wife Jane, who died of breast cancer, and is used as a fundraiser to support patients suffering from the dreaded disease.
On the ropes at 43-4 early in their innings, Pakistan rallied behind spectacular half centuries from Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan to post 185 for nine and delight the lively crowd of 30,000 roaring them on at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australia's Khawaja reins in 'Little Uzzie' to set up Ashes run chase
South Africa dug deep to deny Australia a 3-0 series sweep with a battling draw in the rain-disrupted third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, finally finding some fight on the final day of a miserable tour.
Images from Day 2 of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday
Australia batsman Steve Smith on Friday not only equalled Virat Kohli's tally of 27 Test centuries, but also became the second-fastest batsman to reach the landmark.
"I really love the game, but most importantly, I want to win another World Cup for Australia."
New Zealand thrashed reigning champions Australia by 89 runs in a rematch of last year's final
'Pakistan will return home this week. India too will go back home after playing the semi-final as they too aren't that good.'
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Images from the T20 world Cup Super 12 match between Bangladesh and South Africa in Sydney on Thursday.
A look at how the teams in Group 1 placed at the end of the Super 12 stage in the T20 World Cup.
The man wearing an Indian team jersey went down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend who was wearing a Socceroos jersey.
Play was halted briefly at the Sydney Cricket Ground when the pitch was invaded by two protesters.
Pacer Josh Hazlewood claimed career-best Twenty20 international figures of 4-12 to guide Australia to a 20-run victory over Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, in a rain-affected opener of the five-match series.
Suryakumar Yadav said that playing in Mumbai, which has fast and bouncy surfaces helped him adjust to conditions in Australia which has similar surfaces.
The West Stand at the iconic stadium has been renamed the 'Sachin Tendulkar Stand.'
In a world scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ODI series between Australia and India saw the return of spectators with restrictions.
Warner is poised to wrap up his Test cricket journey with the upcoming third Test against Pakistan at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Despite his and South Africa's poor showing in Australia, Elgar said he still wanted to continue as captain.
Cricket Australia on Tuesday confirmed that the Pink Test between Australia and India will remain at the Sydney Cricket Ground as scheduled.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground was kept on standby to host back-to back matches against India, who won the traditional Boxing Day Test at the MCG by eight wickets on Tuesday.
Shane Warne immortalised himself with the 'Ball Of The Century' on June 4, 1993 during the first Ashes Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester.
The last time Team India won an ICC World Cup was in 2011 in India. It was a 50-over ODI format that was won under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
FIXTURES (Start at 14.40 local, 0910 IST, 0340 GMT)
Bharat Army celebrated India's historic Test series win against Australia.
India's tour of Australia begins with the first ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
India go into the third Test of the series in Sydney starting January 7 at 0500 IST.
'No one was able to beat South Africa but Pakistan have shown they are beatable'
Suryakumar ended the innings in grand style, flicking the final ball of the innings from pacer Logan van Beek over square leg for a six. That stunning shot also saw him race to his half-century from 25 balls.
Australia appealed for a catch off Cheteshwar Pujara's inside edge at short leg by Matthew Wade, off the bowling of Nathan Lyon, which was turned down by umpire Wilson following which the hosts opted to take the review.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, at Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney, on Saturday.
Ajinkya Rahane hailed Ravindra Jadeja's contributions in the longest format
Khawaja scored back-to-back centuries at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a stunning return after more than two years out of the Test side.
IMAGES of the T20 World Cup match played between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday
Steely Smith sees Australia to series win against England
Green was attended to by the medical team and was able to walk off the field.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 4th Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday
Will India extend their run to make it 8-0? Or will Pakistan be able to snap the streak?
Australia have won only four Test series in India in three quarters of a century of touring the country, the last coming in 2004.
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