Tim Paine, Australia Test captain urged premier batsman Steve Smith not to rush his comeback from injury to ensure he is fit for the Ashes, even it means missing the Twenty20 World Cup. Steve Smith is a crucial cog in Australia’s drive to retain the urn after their gripping 2019 series in England, where he
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Cricket Australia on Monday appointed Nick Hockley as its new chief executive officer almost a year after he was recruited on an interim basis, during which he oversaw the conduct of the high-profile tour by India amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Born in Birmingham, Nick Hockley represented England in rugby at a student level before pursuing
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Mark Waugh, former Australia batsman believes ‘there are only two choices’ as Australian skipper– former skipper batsman Steve Smith and pace all-rounder Pat Cummins. Australia may not have played any cricket since losing the home Test series to India earlier this year but the resurgence of Sandpaper Gate and the never-ending debate around who should
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Justin Langer must change his coaching style if he wants to continue in his role, an end-of-season review of cricket Down Under has warned. The 50-year-old was given “strong and straightforward” feedback — taken from 40 players and support staff — about his coaching style as part of the team’s regular end-of-season reviews. Australia men’s
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Tim Paine, Australian Test captain on Wednesday said that four bowlers who were a part of the ill-fated 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa have been in touch with batsman Cameron Bancroft to “clear the air” over suggestions they knew about the ball-tampering. Cameron Bancroft stirred up fresh controversy last week after hinting that
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Brad Hogg, former Australian cricketer speaking to timesnownews.com opined that Pat Cummins should be Australia’s next captain as the public might not be ready to see Steve Smith resume the captaincy. In one of the biggest controversial events to have rocked the cricket world, Australian premier batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner, the then captain,
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Deep Dasgupta has reacted to Australia Test team captain Tim Paine’s comment which he stated that India is good at niggling and distracting their oppositions. Notably, India had defeated hosts Australia in the absence of several senior players in the 4th and decisive Test at Gabba in January. Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta reacted to
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Tim Paine pointed fingers at India’s reported reluctance to go to Brisbane for the final Test as one of the instances of the visiting team trying to distract them. Australia was beaten at the Gabba as Tim Paine’s side lost the 4-Test series 2-1 to India. Australia captain Tim Paine has said his side allowed
MoreSteve Smith might not be the main man in his new IPL team Delhi Capitals but is certainly the go-to player as far as Australian Test cricket is concerned. After the 31-year-old batsman was stripped of the captaincy after his involvement in the sandpaper gate controversy which led to a subsequent ban, he has not
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Michael Clarke, former Australian skipper believes that pacer Pat Cummins is the right man to lead Australia in all three formats when the time is right. Ever since Australia lost the Test series against India, there have been calls to replace the skipper, and current Test skipper Tim Paine has coped with severe criticism. Michael
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