Banned former Australian captain Steve Smith, on Wednesday, said Cricket Australia executives James Sutherland and Pat Howard played a key role in spreading the toxic 'win at all costs' culture
Steven Smith maintained his purple patch to hit a brilliant unbeaten 102 to secure Australia's three-wicket victory against England in a high-scoring tri-series match at Hobart on Friday.
News Agencies will boycott the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia due to a dispute with Cricket Australia.
A new look Australian bowling attack stifled South Africa's in-form batsmen as the hosts eked out a thrilling five-run win in the second ODI to level the five-match cricket series 1-1 in Hobart on Sunday.
Australian batting sensation David Warner is all set to make his one-day debut in the second ODI against South Africa at Hobart on Sunday after being picked to replace Micheal Clarke, who was ruled out of the remainder of the five-match series due to a thumb injury. Warner, who smashed a blistering 89 off just 43 balls in the opening Twenty20 international against the Proteas at the MCG earlier this month, will get his chance to stake a claim after missing the first ODI.
Australian cricketers might have to accept a pay cut due to the coronavirus pandemic, conceded Test captain Tim Paine but insisted that making financial sacrifices is a "small thing" in the current situation and they are prepared to "do their bit". A pay cut for the top cricketers seems to be on the cards with Cricket Australia delaying annual contracts for both the men's and women's national teams. CA is preparing for the possibility of a severely-affected home summer due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Here is a Factbox on Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, who beat American Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon singles title on Saturday:
The Australian vice-captain has been ordered to miss the third ODI against New Zealand to save himself for the upcoming Test series against India.
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Phil Jaques and Mike Hussey scored back-to-back Test centuries as Australia amassed 329 for three on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Friday. Jaques followed up his century in Australia's first Test innings victory over the Sri Lankans in Brisbane last week with 150 and Hussey scored a last-over hundred after his 133 in Brisbane.
Aaron Finch's side will head to Sunday's decider in Hobart buoyed by Australia's first win in the short format since January and having delivered some badly needed cheer for the struggling cricket nation.
Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar picked four wickets each as Sri Lanka were dismissed for a paltry 179 in 47.1 overs. India hit up the runs with 17.4 overs to spare, in Tuesday's tri-series match.
India will look to seal the final berth on Tuesday itself when they face Sri Lanka in their last league encounter.
Australian fans showed no let up in their hostility towards Muttiah Muralitharan and a group of fans threw an egg on the Sri Lankan.
As many as 10 decisions by rookie West Indian umpire Joel Wilson and Pakistan's Aleem Dar were overturned by the Decision Review System during last week's Edgbaston Test. There were at least five more errors that went unreviewed.
Gilchrist made the comments after the IPL governing council proposed to have a dedicated "no-ball" umpire to reduce the number of howlers in the lucrative league.
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Steven Smith will lead Australia in Friday's tri-series match against England in absence of suspended George Bailey, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.
Australia's bowlers backed up captain Ricky Ponting's second successive ODI century to lead their side to a 114-run win and series victory against New Zealand.
The second one-day international between Australia and New Zealand was abandoned due to heavy rain after only six overs on Sunday.
She beat fourth seed Russian Maria Kirilenko in the first round of the Hobart International tennis tournament on Monday.
Mike Hussey has asked Australian selectors to choose a specialist spinner for the first Test against India starting December 26 and hoped leg-spinner Stuart MacGill will be able to make the cut.
India coach Anil Kumble categorically dismissed allegations of ball tampering levelled against skipper Virat Kohli by the British media, stating that he does not believe in "giving wind to such stories".
Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the second Indian wicketkeeper and 17th in the world to take 100 one-day international catches during India's last tri-series league game against Sri Lanka in Hobart on Tuesday.
India made two changes to the side that lost to Australia by 18 runs in Sydney on Sunday, Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel replacing Virender Sehwag and Shantha Sreesanth for the 11 ODI of the series.
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Sania Mirza would look to improve on her performance at the big stage as she begins her campaign in the year's first Grand Slam.
Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and fast bowler Ryan Harris will join the team's coaching staff for the tour of New Zealand in January, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.
The Australian Test squad had a Christmas Day Luncheon at Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne. Here's a look at a few moments from the event
Stuart MacGill has been ordered to improve his fitness or face losing his place in Australia's team for the series against India. The leg spinner has been suffering from knee and hand problems and struggled to produce anything like his best form during Australia's 2-0 win over Sri Lanka.
Ricky Ponting has said the new India captain will be under pressure during the upcoming Test series in Australia.
Maharoof badly injured his foot during the second Test against Australia in Hobart and captain Mahela Jawardene said he had been diagnosed with a stress fracture.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has overlooked legends Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne to select Adam Gilchrist as the greatest player of the 21st century. Waugh said Gilchrist's game-changing career, in which he effectively evolved the wicketkeeping position to wicketkeeper-batsman, was what made him his No.1 choice. "I think the guy who's changed the game the most you would have to say is Adam Gilchrist," Waugh told Cricket Australia.
Uncapped spinners Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi were named in South Africa's squad for next month's three-match test series in Australia on Monday as the Proteas seek to exploit a perceived weaknesses in their hosts' batting. Faf du Plessis will again captain the team in the absence of injured AB de Villiers after leading the side in the two-test series against New Zealand last month, which they won 1-0. "Basically, we are following a horses for courses policy as we feel that spinners who turn the ball away from the right-hander are going to be particularly useful under Australian conditions and against the test batsmen we are likely to face," selector Linda Zondi said in a statement.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen will travel to Melbourne for a cortisone injection on his troublesome knee on Sunday amid concerns about wicketkeeper Matt Prior's calf ahead of next week's opening Ashes Test.
Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup due to a hamstring injury and replaced in the squad by Kusal Perera.
Factbox on major ball-tampering incidents in cricket
The England all-rounder scored an unbeaten 72 as England beat New Zealand by three wickets with just one ball to spare in the third ODI of the tri-series.
Australia followed up their eight-wicket demolition of England on Friday with another easy 105-run win over New Zealand.
Ahead of their departure, the skipper shared a picture on Twitter and captioned it as: "Next stop, New Zealand."
