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'Would have loved to be there,' says Aaron Finch after IPL auction snub

After going unsold in the auction before IPL 2021, history repeated itself in 2022 when Finch, despite being a Men's T20 World Cup-winning captain, wasn't picked by any of the franchises in auction

Australia's T20I mini-series against New Zealand abandoned

The short, four day long series, set down for McLean Park, Napier on March 17, 18 and 20, was initially arranged on the basis of the New Zealand Government's plan to relax restrictions

Australia touring Pakistan after 24 yrs is an achievement for PCB: Akram

Australia will tour Pakistan for three Tests, three ODIs and one T20I. The first Test will be played in Rawalpindi from March 4.

Justin Langer quits as Australian men's cricket coach on Saturday

Faced with months of reported complaints by senior players over his rigid coaching style, Justin Langer resigned as coach of the Australian men's cricket team on Saturday.

U19 World Cup: Here's why India's road to the final has not been easy

India's road to the final hasn't been easy at all as not only the fellow teams, but also the Indian players battled Covid-19 to get to the final

Yash Dhull heroics in U19 WC semis: We have a talismanic captain in making

Yash, who has now become an overnight sensation after his century against Australia, was at the helm of a revival even in the first game against South Africa where he scored 82 off just 100 balls

No surprise if some Aussies skip Pakistan tour, says Josh Hazlewood

Australia are scheduled to play three tests, three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 starting on March 3 in their first trip to Pakistan in 24 years

India drop to 3rd in ICC Test rankings, Aus on top after dominant Ashes

Australia displaced India from the top of the Test rankings after their 4-0 drubbing of England in the recently-concluded Ashes series

England's batsmanship has been exposed as embarrassing: Geoffrey Boycott

England's dismal Ashes campaign ended 4-0 in favour of Australia as the tourists crashed to 124 all out from 68/0 on day three of pink-ball Test at Hobart

Isolation hitch threatens New Zealand-Australia white-ball series

New Zealand's white-ball cricket tour to Australia later this month is in doubt because of extended border restrictions which require the team to have isolation places booked for their return

Marcus Harris out, Usman Khawaja to open for Australia in 5th Ashes test

Marcus Harris has been cut from Australia's lineup for the fifth Ashes test against England and Usman Khawaja will open the batting with David Warner.

Ashes fourth Test: Khawaja twin centuries lifts Australia to big lead

It was just the third time that twin centuries have been made at the Sydney Cricket Ground with former Australia captain Ricky Ponting the last man to do so

The Ashes: Australia 149-4 at tea, day 4; leads by 271 runs in 4th test

Australia reached 149-4 at tea on the fourth day to lead by 271 runs but England's bowlers kept the hosts push for quick runs in check in a finely balanced session of the fourth Ashes cricket test

Ashes, 4th Test: Starc, Boland strike to leave England reeling at 36/4

Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland got among the wickets to give Australia an upper hand in the morning session on Day 3 of the ongoing fourth Ashes Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.At the lunch break, England's score read 36/4-- still trailing by 380 runs. Ben Stokes (0) is currently at the crease.Resuming Day 3 at 13/0, overnight batters Haseeb Hameed and Zak Crawley added nine more runs before Hameed (6) was clean bowled by Mitchell Starc. This brought Dawid Malan to the middle.Crawley and Malan added 14 runs for the second wicket, but right on the cusp of lunch break, Boland dismissed Crawley (18), reducing England to 36/2 in the 17th over.Soon after, England skipper Joe Root (0) played far away from his body off the bowling of Boland and he ended up handing a simple catch to Steve Smith at second slip, and this reduced England to 36/3 in the 21st over. The lack of runs brought about Dawid Malan's (3) dismissal and this reduced England to 36/4.On Thursday, Australia ..

Women's Ashes: Series to start on Jan 20, no matches in Sydney

Cricket Australia on Thursday confirmed changes to the upcoming Women's Ashes schedule, with one of cricket's greatest rivalries to feature across Adelaide, Canberra and Melbourne

Steve Smith gets stuck in a lift for an hour at Melbourne hotel

Smith's teammate Marnus Labuschagne tried hard to open the lift's door but all his efforts went in vain

Warner eyes 2023 Ashes, win in India before quitting Test cricket

An Ashes series win in England in 2023 and defeating India in their own backyard are the two important milestones Australia opener David Warner is eyeing before calling it quits from Test cricket

Ashes gone, can a 5-0 England team's series loss be far away?

England has been beaten 5-0 in an Ashes series only three times. On the evidence of Tuesday's innings defeat at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, captain Joe Root's side could soon become the fourth.

Joe Root finishes 2021 with third-most calendar year Test runs in history

England captain Joe Root added another feather to his cap on Tuesday as he finished the calendar year with the third most Test runs in history.England skipper's dismissal on day three of the third Ashes Test in Melbourne for 28 left him with 1,708 runs for the year, at an average of 61.00. Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf (1,788 in 2006) is on the top among the most runs scored by a batter in the calendar year while West Indian legend Viv Richards (1,710 in 1976) is on second just two runs ahead of Root.On Day one of the third Ashes Test, the 30-year-old Root surpassed former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith's record of scoring most Test runs as captain in a calendar year.However, the Englishman who is yet to score an Ashes century in Australia will be more concerned about his side's crushing Ashes defeat in the first three Test matches.In the third Test at MCG, Scott Boland returned with figures of 6/7 in his four overs as Australia defeated England by an innings and 14 runs. With this ...

Pat Cummins strikes; England 61-3 at lunch in 3rd Ashes test

Australia's pace-bowling captain ripped through England's top order taking three wickets to leave the tourists at a precarious 61-3 at lunch on Sunday's first day of the third Ashes cricket test