Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting spoke about the possibility of the World Test Champions changing their combination around Steve Smith if the World No 5 batter doesn't want to open anymore. Smith took up the mantle of opening the innings for Australia after David Warner's Test retirement.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said that the hosts will have a point to prove having lost two series at home against India. Ponting picked Australia as favourites for the series while tipping them to overturn the results against India this time around. Australia haven't won BGT since 2017.
Big Bash League (BBL) schedule for the 14th edition of the tournament was announced on Friday, July 12 with the Melbourne Stars set to take on the Perth Scorchers in the opening game at the Optus Stadium on December 15. A total of 44 matches are scheduled to take place with the final on January 27.
Veteran Australian opener David Warner, who played his final match for Australia on June 24 in St Lucia against India, reflected on his international career in a long post on Instagram. Warner began the post saying, 'chapter closed', however, not quite as he mentioned that there is still a chance.
Afghanistan prevailed in a low-scoring thriller against Bangladesh in St Vincent to knock out Australia in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup and qualified for their maiden semi-finals. Bangladesh failed to chase down 114 runs in 19 overs (DLS adjusted) as they kept losing wickets regularly.
Afghanistan will take on Australia in a do-or-die clash in the Super 8 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Afghanistan are coming off a loss to India in their Super 8 opener and would want to give it their all on a surface which could suit their bowling attack against an in-form Australian side.
Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been rewarded with the top spot in the ICC rankings for all-rounders in T20Is amid a superb showing with both bat and ball in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Stoinis is the only batter with more than 150 runs and strike rate in excess of 190 in the tournament.
Michael Jones, the Scotland opener, said that his side won't be complaining if David Warner opens the bowling for Australia against them while responding on Josh Hazlewood's comments. Australia take on Scotland in their final Group B encounter and England's fortunes depend on that game.
Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood hinted at his team putting an extra effort to see England, the defending champions England out of the tournament and rather have Scotland go through in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. Australia confirmed their spot in the Super 8 after an easy win against Namibia.
Australia opened their account in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup against Oman on Wednesday, June 5 (local time) with a 39-run win against Oman. It was Marcus Stoinis' rapid 63-run knock that lifted the Aussies to a winning total but the moment of the match belonged to David Warner.
Oman skipper Aqib Ilyas suggested that his side would take the T20 World Cup clash against Australia as any other game. Ilyas also fired shots at the Australian team saying that current squad members may not be good enough against spin, compared to the likes of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell had a forgettable IPL season for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), scoring just 52 runs in 10 matches. However, the senior Australian opener Usman Khawaja has backed him to return to his best in the T20 World Cup saying that IPL form won't be relevant.
Australia have announced their final squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 ahead of the May 25 deadline with no changes in the 15 but have added a couple of travelling reserves to the squad. Australia play two warm-up matches on May 28 and 30 in Trinidad ahead of their first game on June 5 against Oman.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan got fact-checked on social media after he picked his four semi-finalists for T20 World Cup 2024 excluding India. The T20 World Cup 2024 format won't allow all three of England, South Africa and West Indies to qualify for the semis which were Vaughan's picks.
Cricket Australia (CA) announced the annual central contracts list for 2024/25 with 23 names included. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis and David Warner were the biggest snubs among five players who didn't find themselves on the list after being there last year while four new ones were added.
Matthew Wade is set to retire from first-class cricket after the Sheffield Shield final for Tasmania against Western Australia in Perth next week. Wade, who has played 165 first-class games including 36 Test matches for Australia will continue to play white-ball cricket for Australia and Hurricanes.
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh has led Australia in three T20 assignments against South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand since the last T20 World Cup after Aaron Finch's retirement. While Pat Cummins may be the skipper in ODIs and Tests rather successfully, Marsh is likely to continue in T20Is.
One of the modern-day superstars of Test cricket, Steve Smith, continued to find his feet as an opener as he was dismissed for another low score while batting at the top of the order for Australia. Smith himself had volunteered to open the innings after David Warner's retirement.
New Zealand's fightback that started on Day 2 transformed into a full-blown dominance on the third day of the second and final Test against Australia as the Kiwis were on top with the visitors still needing 202 runs to win. Rachin Ravindra was the star of the show with the bat for the Kiwis.
Australia's win in the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington helped India move up to the top of the World Test Championship points table. Australia won the series opener by 172 runs after Nathan Lyon took six wickets in the fourth innings and 10 in the match.
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