Former Australia captain Michael Clarke had also accused his country's cricket board of making David Warner the "scapegoat" in its messy handling of his captaincy ban
Ever since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, the Australian cricketing culture has undergone a serious review for its win-at-all-cost approach in the past.
Australia are still a "very good team in T20 international cricket" and will not carry the baggage of their loss against England in the upcoming T20 World Cup games, said skipper Aaron Finch.
Earlier this week, Paine named Smith, Cummins, Travis Head, Alex Carey and Marnus Labuschagne among those who could take up the captaincy.
Melbourne, Australia: Steven Smith has been confirmed as Australia's captain, replacing Michael Clarke in the one-day squad named to play England and Ireland from later this month.Three players in the 15-man squad named Wednesday are
Melbourne: Wicket-keeper Brad Haddin Tuesday backed Cricket Australia's decision to promote Steven Smith to be the skipper of the Test side in place of the injured Michael Clarke, expressing his satisfaction at the development."It was
Brisbane: Australian pacer Ryan Harris feels stand-in Test skipper Steve Smith should be handed captaincy in all three formats if Michael Clarke fails to recover in time for next year's ODI cricket World Cup.Harris, who
Brisbane: One of the youngest ever to take over as Australia's Test captain, all-rounder Steve Smith today said getting elevated to the position was an "amazing thrill" even as he promised to be an aggressive
Sydney: Top order batsman Phil Hughes has replaced Michael Clarke in the Australia squad for next month's one-day international series against Pakistan after the Australia captain was ruled out by a hamstring injury.Hughes, who was
New Delhi: Olympic gold medallist and Australia captain Mark Knowles believes that the Indian team can do much better in international hockey if it concentrates on improving every day instead of trying to improve only
Melbourne, Dec 24: Australia captain Michael Clarke enjoys watching Sachin Tendulkar bat but hoped that the Indian icon doesn't score his much-awaited 100th international century during the upcoming four-match Test series, starting here on December
Hobart, Dec 12: Australia captain Michael Clarke rued his side's inconsistency after they blew an advantageous position to lose a home Test to New Zealand for the first time in more than a quarter of
Sydney, Oct 14: Michael Clarke leaves for South Africa and his biggest test as Australia captain admitting he has a lot of learning to do when it comes to leading an international cricket team.Clarke said
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