'We finished ahead of England (in the group stage) and end up where we were pre-seeded as the second side. All of a sudden, you're in a different group.'
'I have answered the question once (before) and I don't think I will ever answer it again because, quite frankly, it is noone's business to know anyone else's business,' the superstar said.
Steve Smith called it the 'Virat show' and he was right
Chappell said the upcoming five-match Test series in Australia "will be as much a battle of wits and endurance as it will be of skill, with each player needing to summon the drive and adaptability of their younger selves."
Mohammed Siraj was reportedly targeted by abusive members of the Gabba crowd on the first day of the fourth Test.
Inspired by England's daredevilry in Pakistan, Australia batter Travis Head will shun his conservative approach on spinning pitches and enter the Test series against India with the aim to dominate the opposition bowling attack.
Australian batter Travis Head will shun his conservative approach on spinning pitches and enter the Test series against India with an aim to dominate the opposition bowling attack.
The Aussie opener said it is the amount of time international players spent away from home that would be the decisive factor in his decision.
The Turkish Football Federation has summoned Ivorian internationals Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue for paying homage to Nelson Mandela after a league game.
World Anti-Doping Agency chairman Dick Pound has criticised the decision to allow Australia leg spinner Shane Warne to play in charity matches during a one-year doping ban.
Damir Dokic accused his daughter of abandoning her family for Brazilian Formula One racing driver Enrique Bernoldi.
Three out of his four sexual assault charges dropped by Public Prosecutor in Sydney.
Former England captain Vaughan said Australia should consider having Mitchell Marsh open with Khawaja.
"I am disappointed because I love watching him against other teams," said the Indian off-spinner of Matthew Hayden.
Australian vice-captain Brad Haddin has said that he knew he was out and did not need to wait for the replay to determine that he had hit the ball, which brought the end of the first Ashes Test, that went in favour of England.
Australian cricketers are on edge barely a month before their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years, amid an uptick in terror attacks in the Asian nation.
Retired Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has admitted that the tragic death of his former team mate Phillip Hughes made him question his aggressive bowling tactics in the game.
Usman Khawaja suffered a setback after his appeal against the sanction imposed on him for wearing a black armband during the opening Test against Pakistan was rejected by ICC.
Dhankhar also recorded his sexual assaults using a camera hidden in his bedside alarm clock and on his phone, it said.
Australian opener Chris Rogers has decided that the fourth and final cricket Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground will be his last on home soil.
Happy to chat with Kohli, buy him lemonade off the field, says Lyon.
Australian captain Michael Clarke was reportedly involved in an injury scare during training for the second Ashes Test against England at Adelaide, although the fears later seemed unfounded with the captain batting in the nets.
A woman who was working around the West Indies cricket team accused Gayle of exposing himself to her.
Perth Scorchers young gun Mitchell Marsh will not play in the Champions League T20 tournament in India after being ruled out with yet another hamstring injury.
Josh Hazlewood was forced out of last month's Perth Test against New Zealand due to a low-grade hamstring tear.
The source also said Khadem's relatives and parents, who are in Iran, had also received threats, without giving further details.
Former New Zealand cricketer Daryl Tuffey is seeking legal advice after expressing shock at being linked to a probe into match fixing, according to reports.
Arrested on charges of sexual assault on a woman during the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was denied bail after the hearing at a local court in Sydney on Monday.
Australian controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios has announced that he will call curtains on his career if he wins the US Open, the fourth major of the season at Flushing Meadows.
Australian head coach Darren Lehmann has tipped Justin Langer to be his successor in the coaching role, claiming that the former teammate is respected very highly.
Former Australian captain Kim Hughes believes Cameron Green will become the best all-rounder in the world.
The United States is likely to host the T20 World Cup in 2024, which could serve as a launch pad in the International Cricket Council's bid for cricket's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh has slammed the ICC and top cricket boards, including the BCCI, for not caring about Test cricket after South Africa named a depleted red-ball squad for the tour of New Zealand.
They will all be spending two weeks in a Sydney hotel for the mandatory quarantine.
Australian captain Meg Lanning believes starting an Indian Premier League will be the next 'big step' in women's cricket.
Former Australia captain Steve Smith says he cried for four days as he tried to cope with the fallout from the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March.
'Bancroft is said to have told CA he is supportive of the investigation and satisfied with the outcome'
Australia are slated to play four Tests and three ODIs during their tour of India in February-March.
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