They are capable guys; we have to play good cricket, said the Aussie captain on the eve of the first Test against the minnows.
Australia leg spinner Stuart MacGill said he was surprised the Cairns pitch took spin on the first day's play.
Jeff Thomson and David Hookes say the Aussie captain should retire to allow the team to build for the future.
The leg-spinner's world record bid is threatening to overshadow the two-Test series between Australia and Sri Lanka starting on Thursday.
Australia have called up fast bowler Brett Geeves to cover for the injured Doug Bollinger on their tour of South Africa, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Sunday.
The whole of Australia maybe waiting with bated breath to know if Andrew Symonds will eventually tour India but his bete noire Harbhajan Singh says he just could not care less.
Michael Clarke does not wear his heart on sleeve and admit it was painful for him to dump Andrew 'gone-fishing' Symonds. But what the Australian vice captain does not hide is how much he yearns for the return of the feisty all-rounder he counts among his chums.
Real Madrid endured their toughest test at Granada on Monday since La Liga restarted but showed real determination to grind out a 2-1 win and record their ninth consecutive victory as they moved within touching distance of reclaiming the title. Early goals from Ferland Mendy and Karim Benzema were enough to restore a four-point lead over Barcelona and Real will clinch their first league title since 2017 with a win over Villarreal on Thursday or at Leganes on the final day of the season.
Warne has 520 career wickets, seven short of Sri Lanka off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan's world mark.
Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu said they would struggle against the world champions without the off spinner.
The world champions ate buffalo and learnt about Tiwi Island culture.
Even at the entry-level, professionals who have proficiency in emerging technologies will have an edge over others in these domains.
Banned Australian duo Steve Smith and David Warner will look to share their wealth of experience with budding cricketers when they make their highly anticipated return to club cricket in Sydney on Saturday.
The trio used the same principles of evolution -- genetic change and selection -- to develop proteins used in a range of fields.
Lilima Minz's goal went in vain as the Indian women's hockey team were edged 1-2 by hosts Australia in their final round-robin game at the Four Nations hockey tournament in Darwin, Australia on Friday.
A summary of Wednesday night's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Indian eves returned empty-handed from the four-nation invitational tournament, in Darwin, after losing 1-2 to Japan in the bronze medal play-off match, on Saturday.
Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricketers' Association announced they have agreed a new pay deal "in principle" on Thursday, ending an acrimonious dispute that threatened a tour of Bangladesh and this year's Ashes series.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said the impasse threatens next month's tour of Bangladesh, the One-Day International series in India that follows and even the home Ashes series at the end of the year.
'A pandemic like this will leave behind a trail of political, economic, social and psychological scars.' Coronavirus is going to impact every being on earth even if they do not contract it.' 'Everyone will pay a price,' cautions Ramesh Menon.
Hyperbole by our ministers and a few saffronised scientists not only defames Newton and Einstein, but also mocks ancient India's achievements in mathematics, medicine and natural science, says Utkarsh Mishra.
It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Two goals in the first half from Roberto Firmino and Neymar gave Brazil an easy 2-0 victory over the United States in a friendly match in New Jersey on Friday.
