Izium was occupied by Russians since April 1, causing major destruction and death to the small city.
'Just because of the nature of how good those bowling attacks were they probably embellished it a bit. So, you wouldn't want to play on it every day, but I think for occasional Test matches it's not the worst thing.'
All-rounder Cameron Green is making a quick recovery from his index finger injury and has an 'outside chance' of making it to Australia's playing XI for the first Test against India.
Australia captain Pat Cummins said his team is not fretting over its spin combination as it has enough options to support veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon in the four-Test series against India.
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, a prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, will receive the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field, for his monumental work 75 years ago that revolutionised statistical thinking.
The skipper is also counting on the likes of part-time spinners Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to pitch in the slow bowling department.
"If you talk to all the great players out there, they say he is a great player. We'll just have to see if he bounces back in Melbourne. He is a pretty tough nut, old David. I don't think that (run drought) necessarily worries him," Erskine added.
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England find themselves in a three-way tussle for a place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
Warner said he had withdrawn his application because he was not prepared to subject his family or team mates to "further trauma and disruption".
Strauss said that with players of different nationalities and races now sharing dressing rooms more than ever, cricketers will have to be more guarded in what they say and do.
Zimbabwe shocked Pakistan by one run in a thrilling T20 World Cup Super 12 match at Perth Stadium, in Perth, on Thursday.
However, at this moment it looks "extremely difficult" because Ukraine does not want to hold discussions and wants the International Court of Justice to judge Russian President Vladimir Putin, Laura Haim said on Friday.
Images from Day 5 of the fourth Test between Australia and India, at the Gabba, on Tuesday.
That does not mean it cannot and will not happen, General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Friday.
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'If we can put that new ball in the right areas and get a couple of wickets with that new ball, it can really turn quickly.'
Australia captain Aaron Finch says he is more likely than not to play in Friday's crunch Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 match against Afghanistan, despite suffering a hamstring strain on Tuesday.
The only other batter, who came close to breaking Vaughan's record for England was Jonny Bairstow when he scored 1,470 runs in 2016.
Joe Root's decision to bat backfired on England, who were bowled out for just 147 on a rain-hit first day.
Interestingly, this was Prannoy's first-ever win against Sen in three head-to-had meetings so far.
Milwaukee led by 18 in the third quarter before Philadelphia used a 23-9 run to tie the game at 108 mid-way through the final period.
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BCCI Medical Team has assessed KL Rahul and cleared him to play in the upcoming three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe.
Mitchell Starc's first ball of the match was as good as Steve Harmison's was poor, a full yorker which went behind the legs of hapless England opener Rory Burns and swung into the base of his stumps
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Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between Australia and India, at the Gabba, on Sunday.
Proliferation of T20 leagues puts squeeze on bilateral tours
Buttler, who was named the Man of the Match for his 47-ball 73, said teams will be under pressure in some ways, in such a big tournament.
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Test between Australia and India, at the Gabba, on Monday.
A heavy downpour frustrated Australia on day two of the fourth and final Test in Brisbane on Saturday, with play abandoned after tea and India spared from resuming on 62 for two in reply to the home side's first innings 369.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar said the Test series triumph in Australia last year ranks among the team's 'greatest wins' of all time and can be considered a golden chapter in the country's cricket history.
The 36-year-old Briton, the sport's only Black driver, was made a Knight Bachelor by Britain's Prince Charles during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in England.
Nepal court releases rape accused cricketer Lamichhane on bail
Warne's death rocked the Australian squad on tour in Pakistan and the feelings were still raw nearly a week later, Warner said
There were a bunch of Aussie fans dressed up as Stormtroopers from the Star Wars movies trying to egg their team on at the Gabba in Brisbane.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between Australia and India, at the Gabba, on Saturday.
Pranoy squandered a one-game advantage to go down 21-17 9-21 17-21 against NG Ka Long after battling for an hour and four minutes
A litany of technical issues have plagued the opening match of cricket's most enduring rivalry.
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