Australia Cricket

Jason Gillespie, Brad Haddin and Chris Rogers to share coaching duties for Australia's A team

Australia A will play the South African and Indian A sides in two four-day matches and a one-day tri-series.

May 12, 2017, 14:54 PM IST

India vs Australia: Mitchell Marsh ruled out of remaining two Tests due to shoulder injury

Lehmann feels that the selectors will now consider going for a specialist batsmen or a spin bowling all-rounder in the next Test match, thus making the possible entry of Khawaja or Maxwell for the third Test.

Mar 08, 2017, 14:42 PM IST

Australia's tour of India: 1-0 in Test series, Steve Smith advises team to score big in first innings in 2nd Test at Bengaluru

After thrashing Virat Kohli-led India by 333 runs in 1st Test at Pune, Australian captain Steve Smith said the team will start the 2nd Test with a positive mindset.

Mar 03, 2017, 20:20 PM IST

Sir Don Bradman was a freak, but I don't think he would have averaged 99 today: Rodney Hogg

Widely regarded as the best cricketer ever, and Australia's best-ever sportsman, Bradman holds a special place in the hearts of all Australian sports fans.  

Feb 08, 2017, 15:49 PM IST

3rd Test, Day 5: Australia defeat Pakistan by 220 runs, clinch three-match series 3-0

The visitors got off to a horrible start as Josh Hazlewood claimed Azhar Ali's wicket in the first over of the day.

Jan 07, 2017, 09:41 AM IST

3rd Test, Day 2: Azhar Ali, Younis Khan fight back after Peter Handscomb's second ton

On Day 2 of the third Test match between Australia and Pakistan at SCG, Peter Handscomb became the third Australian batsman to hit a century in the match after David Warner and Matt Renshaw.

Jan 04, 2017, 08:55 AM IST

WATCH: David Warner becomes fifth batsman in Tests to complete century before lunch

Warner joined fellow Australians Trumper (1902 in Manchester), Charlie Macartney (1926 in Leeds) and Bradman (1930 in Leeds) as well as Pakistan’s Majid Khan (1976 in Karachi) among those to have achieved the feat, and is the first to do so in the 140 years of Test cricket in Australia.

Jan 03, 2017, 10:32 AM IST

3rd Test, Day 1 - Australia vs Pakistan, Sydney Cricket Ground - As it happened...

David Warner (113) and Matt Renshaw (167*) put the hosts in driver's seat against Misbah-ul-Haq and his men on Day 1 of the third Test match between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Jan 03, 2017, 09:16 AM IST

Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah come to blows during training, PCB likely to take action

However, Shah and Riaz later appeared in a video posted on YouTube playing down the incident.

Dec 15, 2016, 08:59 AM IST

Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test, Day 1 — As it happened...

Australia were 288 for three at the close of Day 1 at Brisbane, with skipper Steve Smith unbeaten on 110.

Dec 15, 2016, 08:31 AM IST

Rahul Dravid names Glenn McGrath as greatest fast bowler he has ever faced

The 43-year-old has had some of his best outings with the bat against Australia.

Dec 02, 2016, 14:40 PM IST

Mitchell Starc-Josh Hazlewood to be Australia's best ever, predicts Jason Gillespie

Gillespie, touted as a potential successor to current Test coach Darren Lehmann, said their performance in the recent series defeat to South Africa was a rare bright spot.

Dec 01, 2016, 09:53 AM IST

Trent Boult set to return for ODI opener against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground

Coach Mike Hesson said Boult was tracking "very well" for Sunday`s opener in the Chappell-Hadlee series having passed a fitness test.

Nov 30, 2016, 14:10 PM IST

Australian pacer Pat Cummins to make latest comeback in one-dayers

With Australia choosing not to rest test spearheads Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, Smith had three genuinely quick bowlers at his disposal for the series against New Zealand that starts in Sydney on Sunday.

Nov 30, 2016, 09:27 AM IST

Steve Smith calls on new-look Aussies to be at their best to beat Pakistan in upcoming series

The Australian skipper said the injection of new players have energised the team after the Hobart nightmare.

Nov 28, 2016, 12:25 PM IST

Ricky Ponting willing to help Australia overcome ongoing crisis

Having resigned from his post as Mumbai Indians coach, speculations are rife that Ponting will return to the Australian set up in some capacity.

Nov 24, 2016, 11:24 AM IST

Australia vs New Zealand 2016: Aussies announce 14-man squad for ODI series; Hilton Cartwright surprise inclusion

Interim chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns said the panel had been keeping an eye on 24-year-old Cartwright`s progress at state level.

Nov 23, 2016, 11:40 AM IST

Australia vs South Africa, 3rd Test: Desperate Aussies roll the dice to avoid series whitewash against in-form Proteas

The last time there were as many as five changes mid-season -- which is likely given either pacemen Jackson Bird or Chadd Sayers is likely to be 12th man in Adelaide -- was in the 1977-78 series against India after an innings defeat in Sydney.

Nov 22, 2016, 09:01 AM IST

Ricky Ponting quits Indian Premier League — ready for major Cricket Australia role?

There is a school of thought in cricketing fraternity that only when a big role with country's cricket board comes calling then only does someone decides to forego franchise cricket coaching offers.

Nov 19, 2016, 20:35 PM IST

Darren Lehmann issues warning, says only four players safe in Australian team

Lehmann, whose coaching position is also under scrutiny after it was extended to 2019 only last August, said there will "definitely" be changes for next week's final day-night Test in Adelaide.

Nov 15, 2016, 15:54 PM IST