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Fitness and form a worry as Australia search elusive T20 WC title

Fitness and form a worry as Australia search elusive T20 WC title

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

'We have all played enough cricket to know what we need to do to best prepare ourselves for these sorts of tournaments.'

Is Langer's stint as Aus coach for Windies tour a test run?

Is Langer's stint as Aus coach for Windies tour a test run?

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Australia coach Darren Lehmann will step aside to allow Justin Langer to guide the team during a one-day tournament in the Caribbean next year.

Eddings falls as Australia chairman after losing support

Eddings falls as Australia chairman after losing support

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

A CA director for 13 years, Eddings replaced David Peever in 2018 as interim chairman after the former mining executive resigned following the release of a scathing cultural review into the Newlands ball-tampering scandal.

Australia in search of 'finisher' like Dhoni

Australia in search of 'finisher' like Dhoni

Rediff.com10 Mar 2020

Australia head coach Justin Langer says his team is desperately looking for a finisher in the mould of Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Michael Bevan in limited overs cricket. Dhoni has won India innumerable matches from seemingly hopeless positions, and so did the likes of Michael Bevan and Mike Hussey.

Stoinis fit again but has slim chances of playing

Stoinis fit again but has slim chances of playing

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

Stoinis missed last week's victories over Pakistan and Sri Lanka due to a side strain suffered in their loss to India, prompting Mitchell Marsh to be flown in as cover.

Injured Maxwell set to miss start of IPL

Injured Maxwell set to miss start of IPL

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

Australia's dashing all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is set to miss the beginning of the IPL after an elbow injury on Tuesday ruled him out of the upcoming ODIs and T20 Internationals in South Africa. The tour of South Africa starts on February 21. Maxwell will undergo surgery on his left elbow and will be replaced by D'Arcy Short in both squads.

England 'dwarfed' Australia in Ashes: Langer

England 'dwarfed' Australia in Ashes: Langer

Rediff.com26 Aug 2009

Former opener Justin Langer offered an interesting hypothesis on Australia's Ashes debacle, saying the visitors came a cropper against England because of their pace bowlers' lack of height.

Matthew Wade shows his versatility

Matthew Wade shows his versatility

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

Matthew Wade said he would be happy to remain at the top of Australia's order for the rest of the series

Picked the right cause: Tendulkar on bushfire charity match

Picked the right cause: Tendulkar on bushfire charity match

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh are set to coach the star-studded Ricky Ponting XI and Shane Warne XI, respectively, in the match organised to raise funds for victims.

Langer may be new Oz batting coach

Langer may be new Oz batting coach

Rediff.com15 Nov 2009

Former Test opener Justin Langer is poised to step into the coaching ranks with Australian Test team.

Ponting will tough it out for fourth Test: Langer

Ponting will tough it out for fourth Test: Langer

Rediff.com21 Dec 2010

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting will 'definitely' tough it out and play in the fourth Ashes Test despite fracturing a finger in the third Test victory, according to batting coach Justin Langer.

Players union slams Cricket Australia's cost-cutting

Players union slams Cricket Australia's cost-cutting

Rediff.com19 May 2020

Cricket Australia furloughed about 80 per cent of its staff and said it had suffered a A$20 million (10.6 million pounds) fall in revenue due to COVID-19, despite the pandemic hitting at the end of the season.

CLT20 emotional roller-coaster for us: Langer

CLT20 emotional roller-coaster for us: Langer

Rediff.com17 Oct 2009

Somerset skipper Justin Langer was disappointed after losing to Diamond Eagles, but said the Champions League T20 tournament was a great experience for young players to step to the next level.

Why McGrath is not in favour of four-day Tests

Why McGrath is not in favour of four-day Tests

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

Australia pace legend Glenn McGrath termed himself a traditionalist and said he is dead against the idea of shortening the five-day game to a four-day affair as proposed by the ICC. The International Cricket Council is considering introduction of four-day Tests as part of the World Test Championships from 2023, an idea which is supported by Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts.

England players rarely have self-belief: Atherton

England players rarely have self-belief: Atherton

Rediff.com18 Aug 2009

Former England captain Mike Atherton has endorsed Justin Langer's scathing assessment of England players' in his leaked dossier, saying the home players lack the mental toughness and self-belief to win the Ashes.

Nielsen apologises to Langer on dossier leak

Nielsen apologises to Langer on dossier leak

Rediff.com18 Aug 2009

Australian coach Tim Nielsen is apologetic about letting down former opener Justin Langer by leaking his secret dossier on England players to media, saying said it affected their relationship. Langer was upset that his secret dossier sent to Nielsen before the start of the Ashes, describing England cricketers as "lazy", "shallow" and "flat", was leaked to the media earlier this month.

Handscomb to replace Shaun Marsh at World Cup

Handscomb to replace Shaun Marsh at World Cup

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 has approved Peter Handscomb as a replacement player for Shaun Marsh in the Australia squad for the remainder of the tournament.

WATCH: Gautam Gambhir announces retirement in emotional post

WATCH: Gautam Gambhir announces retirement in emotional post

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

The ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2009, Gambhir went on to thank his family, friends and current Australia coach and former opener Justin Langer for helping him with his batting in 2015.

Maxwell returns as Australia set to tour England in Sept

Maxwell returns as Australia set to tour England in Sept

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

The Australian government on Wednesday granted travel exemptions for Aaron Finch and his men, Cricket Australia (CA) said while announcing a 21-member squad for the team's first international tour since the coronavirus outbreak began.

Australia name unchanged squad

Australia name unchanged squad

Rediff.com8 Dec 2003

The second Test against India starts in Adelaide on Friday.

New coach may not be appointed before the start of the Ashes: Strauss

New coach may not be appointed before the start of the Ashes: Strauss

Rediff.com22 May 2015

The new director of England and Wales Cricket Board( ECB), Andrew Strauss, has said that the new coach may not be appointed before the start of the Ashes in July.

Somerset take on Diamond Eagles

Somerset take on Diamond Eagles

Rediff.com15 Oct 2009

Lacking in star power and coming off mixed results in the preliminary stage, England's Somerset and South African side Diamond Eagles go head to head in a League A encounter of the Champions League Twenty20's Super Eight stage.

Hughes times it right in rising for the Ashes

Hughes times it right in rising for the Ashes

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

Perfect timing is an essential commodity in cricket and the emergence of batsman Phillip Hughes could not have come at a better time for the Australians.

Aussie coach unhappy with two separate teams for NZ, SA tours

Aussie coach unhappy with two separate teams for NZ, SA tours

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

"We're one country, aren't we? We're not two countries. And we're one sport," he added.

Cricket Buzz: Guyana back to winning ways in CPL

Cricket Buzz: Guyana back to winning ways in CPL

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

Hetmyer smacked three sixes and eight fours in his entertaining knock, helping his side chase down a modest target of 128.

Australia's Marsh breaks his hand punching wall

Australia's Marsh breaks his hand punching wall

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh broke his hand punching a dressing-room wall in frustration during a Sheffield Shield match and could be out of action for six weeks.

Australia prepared to risk Warner in Sydney even if not fully fit

Australia prepared to risk Warner in Sydney even if not fully fit

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

David Warner may play the third Test against India even if he is short of full fitness as Australia look to the veteran opener to strengthen the top order, assistant coach Andrew McDonald said on Thursday.

Anderson unfazed by Langer's 'pussy' remarks

Anderson unfazed by Langer's 'pussy' remarks

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

Unfazed by Justin Langer's "pussy" remarks, England fast bowler James Anderson says he does not need anything to spur him on for next week's fifth and final Test against Australia and claimed he was "a completely different cricketer" since their meeting over two years ago.

Paine-led Australia look to move on from 'Sandpaper-gate'

Paine-led Australia look to move on from 'Sandpaper-gate'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

Australia's hopes of winning back respect and moving on from a ball-tampering scandal that plunged the team into disgrace face their first test on Sunday when Tim Paine's rebuilding side meet Pakistan in the series-opener in Dubai.

English counties losing players to IPL

English counties losing players to IPL

Rediff.com12 Feb 2008

Chief executives of the 18 English cricket counties feel it will become harder to attract foreign players to England.

Jayasuriya to play in Hong Kong Sixes

Jayasuriya to play in Hong Kong Sixes

Rediff.com24 Oct 2008

Sri Lankan swashbuckler Sanath Jayasuriya will join the likes of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Justin Langer, Stephen Fleming and Matthew Hoggard in the All-Stars team for next month's Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament.

Australia still the best: Ponting

Australia still the best: Ponting

Rediff.com28 Jan 2008

Ricky Ponting has scoffed at suggestions Australia were in danger of losing their number one ranking.

Australia hard to beat: Ganguly

Australia hard to beat: Ganguly

Rediff.com7 Oct 2008

Batting will be the key in the upcoming series against Australia, says the former India captain. 'Whichever team puts runs on the board will put pressure on the opposition.'

Can Team India harmonise sans Virat 'Lennon' Kohli?

Can Team India harmonise sans Virat 'Lennon' Kohli?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

Ajinkya Rahane will have his task cut out once he dons the captain's armband after Kohli returns to India following the opening Test.

'There were nerves' but Smith 'enjoyed' leading Australia in Adelaide

'There were nerves' but Smith 'enjoyed' leading Australia in Adelaide

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Jhye Richardson scalped five wickets in the second innings as Australia defeated England by 275 runs in the second Ashes Test. With this win, Australia has gained a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Aussies seek tips to tackle Indian aggression

Aussies seek tips to tackle Indian aggression

Rediff.com5 Dec 2007

Australians are taking lessons from a leadership guru to help the new faces not be overawed during the upcoming Test series.

'IPL will be a nice build-up for T20 WC'

'IPL will be a nice build-up for T20 WC'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

Talking of his role as Australia's interim coach, McDonald said he has yet to hold formal discussions with governing body Cricket Australia about the possibility of taking up the full-time role following the exit of Justin Langer.

Perth Scorchers' Mitchell Marsh to miss CLT20 with injury

Perth Scorchers' Mitchell Marsh to miss CLT20 with injury

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

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.

How concussion substitute Chahal fired India to win

How concussion substitute Chahal fired India to win

Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

Concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets as India beat Australia

Short replaces injured Warner, Cummins rested

Short replaces injured Warner, Cummins rested

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

David Warner has been ruled out of the remainder of the limited-overs series against India while Pat Cummins has been rested as part of his workload management.