Di Venuto said Australia's batting plans were working well till a dramatic collapse saw them lose eight wickets for 28 runs.
India abstained in the United Nations General Assembly on a resolution that demanded Israel end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months, with Delhi underlining that it is a strong advocate of 'dialogue and diplomacy' and efforts should be made towards 'building bridges', 'not furthering divides'.
In the first Chennai Test against Bangladesh, Pant scored a magnificent century and returned to Test side with a bang.
'Guys like Rishabh Pant have got a muscle memory and the thirst for victory.' 'He was such a key player last time he played there and the Australian public loved him as well, because of the nature of the way he played his game.'
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald feels their 'sub-continent journey' helped them triumph in the World Test Championship final against India.
Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef, who was detained in Australia in connection with the failed London bombings, was today cleared by a special inquiry which said he was 'wrongly charged' in the case, prompting the government to admit that lapses occurred in the handling of the episode.
'We were prepared, we knew that dew was going to play a huge role.'
Left-arm spinner Axar Patel has taken Sunil Gavaskar's stinging criticism in his stride and says he is determined to prove the former India captain wrong with consistent performances, starting with the five-match ODI series in Australia next month.
Australia bowling coach Daniel Vettori was asked by reporters whether a trip to the Indonesian tourist destination was the ideal preparation for the second Test against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Nathan Lyon has already started his homework on rising batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal
Pakistan captain Shan Masood on Sunday defended the decision to select four pace bowlers and no specialist spinner for the first Test, which the hosts lost to Bangladesh by 10 wickets.
Allan Border opened up on the team's selection and said Australia overthought during the first Test in Nagpur.
Pakistan's Kamran Akmal identified technical problems that are affecting Babar Azam's recent slump in form
David Warner retired on 200 after tea in cramped-up exhaustion after tormenting the Proteas in a Melbourne Cricket Ground furnace, quashing all debate about his place in the side.
The ICC on Tuesday said the Women's T20 World Cup will be moved to the United Arab Emirates due to the prevailing unrest in Bangladesh
During Monday's net session, Bumrah repeatedly made short work of the batter often sending his off-stump cart-wheeling for fun
Czech duo Siniakova and Machac win mixed doubles gold
Marnus Labuschagne said Australia, especially the pacers, did not even bring their "B Game" in the win against England in the Ashes opener.
Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan fought hard before going down against top seeds Elisabetta Mijno and Stefano Travisani 2-6 in the semifinals of the recurve mixed team open category at the Paralympics in Paris on Thursday.
"They look to us as role models. We are just happy to be in this position, to give them a pathway and to show them that your dreams are possible as long as you work hard for them."
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
Shakib Al Hasan is a tremendous cricketer of international repute and hopefully Bangladesh cricket history would be kinder to him.
Ishan Kishan made a smashing return to domestic red-ball cricket, scoring a century for Jharkhand against Madhya Pradesh on Day 2 of the Buchi Babu tournament.
Ishan Kishan said he took a break from cricket during the tour of South Africa in December as he was not feeling well but claims that 'no one understood that'.
The Australian team will prepare for the six Tests by undergoing a high-intensity training camp in Beckenham, featuring centre-wicket practice and net sessions.
Former captain Michael Clarke cannot fathom why Pat Cummins-led Australia are not playing any practice matches or tour games ahead of the four-Test series against India next month.
Elgar's tactics and decision-making were terrible, says Simon Katich
Khawaja is part of the Australia team on their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years.
Uganda's Victor Kiplangat took a wrong turn but still found his way to marathon gold at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday, providing some late drama to what had been an uneventful race.
'He never had a negative thought in his mind, he was supremely confident.' 'He always stuck to his natural game, he never moved away from that.'
Australia's world champion one-day team could face a major overhaul after they slumped to a 10th loss in 11 games, according to chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns.
Langer's tenure culminated in a 4-0 thrashing of England in the Ashes serie
Former BCCI chief curator Daljit Singh is shocked by the "poor quality" of drop-in pitches being used for the T20 World Cup games in New York
Canada booked a showdown with Australia in the Davis Cup final after Felix Auger-Aliassime and Vasek Pospisil edged out Italians Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini 7-6(2), 7-5 in a tightly fought decisive doubles affair on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making India a high-income economy by 2047 is unlikely to be achieved, but the country should become an upper middle-income nation by then, Financial Times chief economics commentator Martin Wolf said on Friday. Wolf further said that India would also become a superpower by 2047. "India wishes to become a high-income country by 2047.
'Be aware of your surroundings. Stay alert, stay vigilant.'
Regular knock out defeats at global events gives rise to serious questions
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'
India is in the midst of a T20 series against Australia and Ishan Kishan is using all the spare time he has for entertaining us.
Captain Rohit Sharma said there are no long-term worries as they were experimenting with three seamers in the Asia Cup with an eye on the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
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