After 15 years of failing to win an Ashes Test series in England, Cricket Australia have decided to give players more experience with the Dukes cricket ball by using it in their domestic first class competition from next year.
'Cheat meals, watching clips of 2005 Ashes, while trying to stay mentally positive and busy'
Cairns was one of the best all-rounders of his era, especially in the shorter formats. His father Lance also represented New Zealand in cricket.
ICC's proposal to introduce four-day Tests has met with stiff opposition
An ICC source confirmed the controversial Australian umpire's appointment for the October-November event.
The defeat has dented RCB's prospects of advancing further.
Australian bowling coach Daryl Foster, who has been hired by Pakistan Cricket Board to train its fast bowlers, would arrive in Lahore on June 24.
Murali's presence in Australia had been in doubt ever since since Australian Prime Minister John Howard branded him a "chucker".
They will all be spending two weeks in a Sydney hotel for the mandatory quarantine.
Phillip Hughes's sad demise barely a week before the first India and Australia Test has put a question mark over the series opener and batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels the onus is on the cricket boards of the two countries to decide whether to call off the match or not.
Three Test and an under-19 bowler will train under Dennis Lillee between June 25 and July 6.
Legendary Shane Warne has been appointed head coach of the London Spirits team for next year's The Hundred competition.
former cricketers paid homage to the spin legend, who died on Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore.
Chaired by BCCI president Ranbir Singh Mahendra, the committee also includes board secretary S K Nair and its former chief Jagmohan Dalmiya.
The Pakistani pace bowler was reported for a suspect action after the fifth ODI against New Zealand on January 18.
The matter was reported by the umpires to the match referee who held a hearing after the match ended in a exciting draw on Thursday.
'It's Test cricket and (Shannon) is an emotional guy trying to do everything he can to win a Test match. Sometimes people say things on the field that they might regret'
Sri Lanka's top cricket administrators say it is difficult to believe allegations of pitch-fixing in a 2016 Test match against Australia which have triggered a probe by the International Cricket Council.
Afridi reckoned a good start could take the 1992 champions all the way to the July 14 final at the Lord's.
West Indies legend Brian Lara has called for the return of stars Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo for next month's one-day international tri-series against Australia and South Africa. Both Pollard and Bravo have been overlooked by selectors for the Windies ODI side since the abandoned tour of India in October 2014, despite still being chosen for Twenty20 International honours. "In terms of the tri-nations, I think it's going to be a pretty exciting tri-nations series," Lara said on Wednesday. "And hopefully we can have the likes of Pollard and Bravo - some guys who have not played that form of the game (recently) - back in the team because they are integral of any West Indies team. "Just to have them for the T20 version I think is doing a disservice to the West Indies cricket." Bravo was part of the Windies' World T20 title-winning XI, while Pollard was initially selected in the squad for the tournament before being forced to pull out due to his continued recovery from a knee injury suffered in South Africa's domestic T20 competition last November. However under the West Indies Cricket Board regulations, neither player is eligible for the tournament after failing to participate in January's domestic Super50 competition.
A major shift in 'attitude and culture' is needed in cricket in the wake of the Australian ball-tampering saga that has engulfed the sport, according to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
The tour will include a 14-day quarantine-cum-training period in Sydney starting November 12 for the Indians who will fly in after the IPL final on November 10.
Ahead of India's T20 World Cup semifinal match against Australia, star batter Richa Ghosh opened up on the challenges they will face.
Indian women set to play Test in Australia after England
With the cricket world still mourning the tragic death of Phillip Hughes, the first Test between India and Australia next week was on Saturday put off to an unspecified date and might even be cancelled to pay homage to the young batsman.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan assured the Pakistan captain that he will captain the team on the upcoming tour.
Five India Test players, including vice-captain Rohit Sharma, opener Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, have been placed in isolation and an investigation launched into a possible breach of the COVID-19 bio-security protocol by them, Cricket Australia said on Saturday.
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After being sacked by England, Kevin Pietersen will appear at the World Cup after all, although he will swap his bat for a microphone after being signed up as a BBC radio pundit.
With the ICC finally terming it 'run out' and removing 'unfair play' in its rule book, the de-stigmatization of running players out at non-striker's has started.
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'These claims were based on hearsay and the BCCI would like to bring into notice that no such words were spoken on the field by the Indian captain'
Darren Lehmann has extended his contact as Australia's head coach until 2019 to cover the World Cup and the Ashes series in England that year, the country's cricket board (CA) said on Monday. The 46-year-old former left-handed batsman took on the role on the eve of the 2013 Ashes and despite losing 3-0 in England, he went on to guide the team to series wins over South Africa, England, India, New Zealand and West Indies. He also won the 2015 World Cup on home soil with Australia, who currently top the ICC rankings in both test and one-day international cricket.
Conway remained unbeaten 136 as New Zealand finished the first day at a solid 246 for three
Australian players will not travel to Bangladesh for a two-test tour starting this month until the pay dispute between them and the sport's national governing body is resolved, captain Steve Smith said on Tuesday.
Australia, who last toured Pakistan in 1998, will play three Tests, an equal number of one-day internationals and one T20 match between March 4 and April 5.
Should international cricket 'toss away' the toss to ensure an even playing field?
In a unique tribute to Phillip Hughes, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is planning to place a bat belonging to the late Australian cricketer on top of the Mount Everest.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur came much cheaper for Mumbai Indians at nearly half the price of Mandhana at Rs 1.80 crore.
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