ICC Hall of Famer and former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting feels that batter Cameron Bancroft is leading the race to succeed David Warner and Usman Khawaja at the top of Australia's Test batting.
Images from Day 2 of the 5th and final opening Test between Australia and England at the SCG in Sydney on Friday
Ahead of his final Test match at his home arena of Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Australian opener David Warner reflected on the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town.
'A fair bit of shock and certainly excitement with how it was all unfolding, but nothing I could have ever imagined.'
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Nine schools in Australia's largest city Sydney in New South Wales were evacuated on Monday after receiving bomb threats, days after several educational institutions were locked down in the same province following similar threats.
Usman Khawaja made the comparison with India when asked about the challenge of competing in thick smog.
After India outplayed Australia with bat and ball in Melbourne, Captain Virat Kohli is convinced India have the firepower to break new ground.
Glenn Maxwell scored a 40 ball century on Wednesday.
Tim Southee admitted he was disappointed not to have played in Sydney but said he has moved on.
Afridi stated that the team is looking to spoil Warner's farewell series
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Emotions are set to run high at the venue where late Australian opener Phillip Hughes died last month after being struck by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match
Britain was just "days away" from a terrorist attack similar to the recent siege in a Sydney caf before Scotland Yard foiled it, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said.
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The 24-year-old, who played his last Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong in September, has been included alongside regular spinner Nathan Lyon for the Jan. 4 match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australia great Ricky Ponting thinks outstanding all-rounder Glenn Maxwell should be seriously entertained for a Test recall following his astonishing success in the recently concluded ICC World Cup and a T20I series against India.
While India had already won the three-match T20I series after winning the first two games, Australia won the last game to avoid a cleansweep.
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Khurrum Shahzad was one of the few success stories for Pakistan in the first Test against Australia in Perth.
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Khawaja said his next opening partner shouldn't be picked on the basis of how many runs he had scored at the first-class level.
The ICC has barred Usman Khawaja from displaying messages of equality and freedom
All tours of the Opera House were also cancelled for the day and ferries were either delayed or cancelled.
Alessandro Del Piero's uncertain future in Australia could be close to being resolved, with the former Italy striker pledging his support for struggling Sydney FC.
David Warner has expressed his ambition to take up coaching in future.
Prabowo was accused in the late 1980s of making a number pro-democracy activists mysteriously disappear and for human rights abuses in the provinces of East Timor and Papua and was denied a visa to the US.
An explosion triggered by a suspected arson attack ripped apart an Indian restaurant in Sydney, prompting the police to investigate the possible links of the incident to a bomb threat. The Indian restaurant in Sydney was on Monday night engulfed by fire, which the police suspect was 'deliberately lit'. Four people escaped unhurt in the incident. The police are investigating the possibility of links to a bomb threat at the Copper Tiffin restaurant on Cleveland Street.
World No 8 Muchova withdraws from Aus Open with wrist injury
The seemingly unstoppable duo of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis eased past Anastasia Rodionova and Arina Rodionova in the opening round of the Sydney International to extend their winning streak to 27 matches in Sydney on Tuesday.
If one checks Kuldeep's stats, he has felt more empowered across formats whenever Rohit has been the captain.
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.
'I got a message from Dave, which was quite personal. I tried to ring to try and talk to him about it.'
Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has mounted a spirited defence of David Warner.
The Belgian fifth seed thrashed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Sydney International.\n
Novak Djokovic will prepare for a tilt at an 11th Australian Open title by representing Serbia at the United Cup mixed team tournament while old rival Rafael Nadal and former women's world number one Naomi Osaka return at Brisbane after time away.
Reader Samarjeet sent us this picture from Sydney.
During the visit, the Prime Ministers will attend a community event in Sydney to celebrate Australia's dynamic and diverse Indian diaspora, "a core part of our multicultural community", the Australian government said in a statement.
'Any such change should be initiated at the official, governmental, and BCCI levels to have the team officially referred to as the Bharat cricket team.'
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