Australia Cricket

'I'll be ready if I have to', Pat Cummins on potential captaincy role during Ashes

Australia have named a 15-man squad for the opening two Ashes Tests, with skipper Paine, who had gone under the knife to fix a bulging disc in his neck in September, included despite an injury cloud

Ben Stokes added to England's squad for upcoming Ashes tour of Australia

The ECB has issued a statement saying Stokes had been cleared by its medical team to resume training following his leave to mentally refresh and undergo a second operation on his fractured left index finger.

Justin Langer in heated confrontation with CA staffer over Bangladesh song video, says report

Langer and Australia team manager Gavin Dovey "became animated" in relation to a video added to the cricket.com.au website, after the third match.

India vs Australia: Will Pucovski's pluck, Rishabh Pant's problems and other talking points from Day 1

Given the nature of the last few series between these teams, it would be naive to think too far ahead; but all factors considered, India will know they have some clawing back to do when they step out at the SCG on day two.

Big Bash League introduces three new rules: X-factor, power surge and bash boost

Trent Woodhill, the BBL's player acquisition and cricket consultant, said the best T20 leagues in the world are the ones that innovate, push the boundaries and challenge the status quo.

Former Australian batsman Dean Jones, 59, passes away after sudden cardiac arrest

Jones was part of the Star Sports commentary team for the ongoing IPL and was in a bio-secure bubble, staying in Mumbai.

Alex Carey 'disappointed' to lose Australia's limited-overs vice-captaincy but understands decision

Carey, along with pacer Pat Cummins, had shared the vice-captaincy title in limited overs cricket since that leadership structure was implemented under then new coach Justin Langer in 2018.

Australia pacer Mitchell Starc reaches settlement in insurance fight for missing IPL in 2018 due to injury

Starc has reached a settlement in his fight for an insurance payout of USD 1.53 million for losing his IPL deal with Kolkata Knight Riders due to an injury in 2018.

Winning Ashes in England and Test series in India are two mountains to climb, says Steve Smith

Australia had retained the Ashes in England last year with a 2-2 draw but the defeat in the last Test at The Oval still rankles Smith, who was the star of the series with 774 runs at an average of 110.57 from four Tests.

'Probably in the best shape I've been in in years', says Steve Smith on return to training

Star batsman Smith, someone who loves shadow batting as much as he loves being in the middle, surprisingly did not pick up a bat for the last two months due to the lockdown.