Electrifying Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi rated Australia's domestic Twenty20 Big Bash higher and tougher than the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL).
Australian teenage cricket star Ashton Agar's father has said that he knew the player could handle the fame after doing well for the national team and the family did not wonder if the sudden attention would go to his head.
Australia batsman Adam Voges has copped a sickening blow to the head while batting for Western Australian on Thursday in the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. The right-handed batsman has been ruled out of the match in at the WACA Ground in Perth. Voges was on 16 when he was struck by a bouncer from fast bowler Cameron Stevenson on the opening day of the match.
Australia vice-captain and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been dropped for the first Test against India as selectors backed the team's three specialist seamers to bowl a full workload at Adelaide Oval.
South Africa fast bowling great Allan Donald will join Australia as bowling coach for their tour of Sri Lanka this year, local media reported on Wednesday.
Day-night Tests could soon be a reality after Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday confirmed that it will trial a pink ball under lights during a Futures League match at Adelaide Oval next week.
Vice-captain Warner remains a doubt after hurting his neck when going for a high catch during training at the Gabba on Tuesday, although Australia skipper Steve Smith backed him to be fit and ready for the start of the five-match series.
Australia has banned women's cricketer Piepa Cleary for six months, with another 18 months suspended, for placing bets on a men's test match between Australia and New Zealand in November.
Jamal Qureshi, Regional Marketing Manager, South East Asia, Perth Education City, Western Australia, talks about what is in store for Indian students in Western Australia.
"The Hockey India League made a big difference. It played an important role in the re-development of hockey in India," he said.
Western Australia coach Tom Moody said on Thursday he had rejected an offer to apply for the job of England head coach.
The incident occurred after suicide bombers struck an Istanbul airport, killing at least 36 people, though it is not clear if the attackers were motivated by that tragedy.
The Australian seamer, who played significant part in the world champions' 2004 Test series triumph in India, retired from all forms of cricket.
Anderson said he would be ready to fill the role of Joe Root's deputy if needed
Ben Stokes' participation in the Ashes would be an "absolute bonus" but England are preparing contingency plans after writing off the all-rounder for the series, coach Trevor Bayliss said.
A century from Brendon McCullum was not enough to prevent New Zealand from going down to Cricket Australia Chairman's XI in the opening match of their short tour of Australia on Friday. McCullum smashed 119 off 126 balls in New Zealand's total of 278 for nine off 50 overs, chasing Cricket Australia Chairman XI's 285 all out off 47 overs.
Australia named five uncapped players in a raw tour squad to play Pakistan in a Test series in the United Arab Emirates, while recalling pace veteran Peter Siddle for the first time in two years and dropping middle order batsman Peter Handscomb.
Australia's wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist issued an ominous warning to England ahead of next week's first Ashes test with a blazing century on Friday.
According to the results, women who were regular tea drinkers had higher bone density in two sides in the hip compared with non-tea drinkers. Even the bone mineral density in tea drinkers was higher than in non-tea drinkers.
Rajneesh Gupta profiles the cricketers playing the World Cup 2019.
Former India coach Greg Chappell, ex-Australia coach John Buchanan and Victoria's Greg Shipperd are the other Australian coaches targeted by IPL teams.
Nathan Coulter-Nile slammed 92 from 60 deliveries to register the highest score by a No 8 batsman in a World Cup.
Banned Pakistan paceman Shabbir Ahmed had his bowling action cleared by biomechanics experts in Australia.
"As far as my comeback is concerned, I am enjoying the journey at the moment without worrying too much about the destination."
He has undergone private tests to prove his bowling action is legal after receiving a hostile reception from Australian crowds.
Shaun Marsh is determined to grasp what he admits is probably a final chance to establish himself as a regular member of the Australia Test side after earning an Ashes recall.
The Aussie opener announced he was quitting Test cricket after the final Ashes Test, joining Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath in retirement.
England enjoyed a valuable day of batting practice before the third Ashes Test in their drawn tour match against Western Australia on Sunday.
The 32-year-old played for England's Academy side in a low-key match against a Western Australia XI in Perth.
He pulled out of his last warm-up match before the first Ashes Test on Friday.
Pakistan has asked the ICC to clear the bowling action of all rounder Shoaib Malik on medical grounds.
Maxwell closer to return, trains with Victoria
The Sri Lanka spinner could be banned for up to 12 months if he continues to bowl his doosra because his action exceeds official guidelines.
Voges, a 27-year-old who plays for Western Australia, comes in for Damien Martyn.
An independent assessment by the University of Western Australia confirmed that the Pakistan bowler has an illegal action.
Michael Vaughan will return to competitive cricket on Wednesday when he plays for an England Academy XI.
Australia captain Michael Clarke batted with a broken shoulder on the recent tour of South Africa and has been advised to rest, ruling him out of the domestic first class final later this week, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
'As a player, the biggest question you ask yourself is whether you are good enough to be on the same ground as Gavaskar, Dev, Border and company.'
The Australian duo of Barry J Marshall and J Robin Warren were Monday awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
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