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Australians yet to find a wicketkeeper for T20 World Cup: Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting also added that his personal preference for the role is not among 23 players picked for white-ball series in the West Indies

Australian players want coach Justin Langer to change his ways: Report

Justin Langer, who is in his last year of contract as coach of the Australia team, faces pressure to change his ways according to an end-of-season review of players and support staff

Langer under pressure to change coaching stye after end of season review

Australia head coach Justin Langer must change his coaching style if wants to continue in his role, an end-of-season review of cricket Down Under has warned

On Indian pitches pacers think of containing, not wickets: Cummins

Fast bowlers' role on Indian pitches is often about containing runs and not picking wickets, Australia pace bowler Pat Cummins has said

'Ashes is mentally draining, Australia better going in with less Tests'

Former Australia captain reckons that the Tim Paine-led side would not be physically drained out before the Ashes as the side would not be playing not many Tests before that.

Australia to play two more T20Is in Bangladesh to warm up for ICC T20 WC

Australia cricket team will tour Bangladesh in August for first-ever T20I bilateral series between the two nations, playing five matches instead of three as agreed upon previously

Shoaib Akhtar was the fastest bowler I ever faced: Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke, who played 115 Tests, 345 ODIs and 34 T20Is in a 12-year international career, said Shoaib could deliver at a speed of 160 kmph

Players still owe 35% of their money earned from Kochi Tuskers: Brad Hodge

Former Australia batsman Brad Hodge cheekily enquired if BCCI has been able to 'locate' the money that the now-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala owed him for representing them in 2010 edition of IPL

Resurfacing of ball-tampering case doesn't help Smith's case: Mark Taylor

Former Australia skipper Mark Taylor believes the 2018 ball-tampering scandal "won't go away" ever and its recent resurfacing will affect Steve Smith's chances of regaining the Test captaincy

Pink ball Test against India going to be well-contested: Ellyse Perry

Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry reckons the presence of skilful batters in the Indian women's team will make the pink ball Test a well-contested affair

Australia cricket team to warm up for Ashes 2021-2021 with Afghanistan Test

Cricket Australia announced schedule for five-Test Ashes series which will begin on December 8 with the first Test in Brisbane

Ball-tampering scandal: Bowlers have cleared air with Bancroft, says Paine

Cameron Bancroft has 'cleared the air' with Australian bowlers after creating a flutter by hinting that all of them were aware of the 2018 ball-tampering plot in South Africa

Will be interesting if Warner writes book on ball-tampering scandal: Broad

England pacer Stuart Broad feels Australian cricket would be in for an 'interesting time' if David Warner ever decides to write a book and open up about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal

We didn't tamper with ball, end rumour-mongering: Australian bowlers

Australia bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood said they were not aware of ball being tampered during the infamous third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018.

India women's team to tour Australia for Test, white-ball series in Sep

The India women's cricket team is set to tour Australia for the first time in 15 years for a one-off Test and a white-ball series in September.

BCCI paying for Australian IPL players' quarantine stay, says CA chief

Cricket Australia's (CA) interim Chief Executive Nick Hockley has confirmed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is funding the Australian IPL cricketers' quarantine stay in Sydney.

Bancroft backtracks, says no new information to offer on ball-tampering row

Cameron Bancroft has informed Cricket Australia that he has no new information to give on the 2018 ball-tampering scandal after CA's offer to reinvestigate the matter

Mike Hussey now Covid negative, set to return to Australia on Monday

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey has been cleared to fly back home in Australia from India after his Covid-19 test came out negative. He is set to reach home on Monday

West Indies to host Australia, South Africa, Pakistan in June-August

West Indies are set for a busy home season between June and August with South Africa, Australia and Pakistan set to tour the islands for a combined four Test matches, 15 T20Is and three ODI matches.

Ashes 2021-22 to start on December 9; Perth set to host final Test: Report

The 2021-22 Ashes is likely to start from December 9 while Perth will host the series finale instead of Sydney when England travels Down Under later this year