Australian opener David Warner has come down hard at the legal counsel, who was assisting the independent committee in reviewing his lifetime captaincy ban, saying that the comments made by them were offensive and unhelpful. Warner has issued a five-page-long explosive statement against the review panel with the title “My family is more important to
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Cricket Australia (CA) is looking to make a change in its code of conduct which could pave the way for David Warner to hold a leadership position. Regarding the same, the explosive batter has shared his views, stating that he is a leader in the team whether he gets the captaincy or not. Notably, Warner
Disney Star has bagged the rights to broadcast all men’s and women’s international cricket played in Australia into India and other territories across Asia, announced by Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday. “We are delighted to announce a new association with Disney Star to broadcast Australian cricket throughout India and other territories across Asia,” tweeted Cricket
Cricket Australia (CA) has revealed a full-time list of its players who will be offered national contracts for 2022-23. Among the 15 women cricketers, leg-spinner Alana King has been handed a national contract for the first time, with the selectors making just one change in the list following Australia’s unbeaten run in the recently concluded
Cricket Australia (CA) have confirmed that the Australian men’s team will travel to Pakistan for the first time in 24 years to play a full-fledged series in the form of three Tests, as many ODIs and a solitary T20I, starting March 4. Rawalpindi will host the first Test, while the second Test will take place
Ashleigh Gardner has won her first Belinda Clark Award, beating Beth Mooney by 54 votes to be awarded the top honour at the Cricket Australia Awards on Saturday. Gardner, an Indigenous Australian through her mother’s heritage, was rewarded for her consistency with both bat and ball. She was among Australia’s top-three run scorers and top-five
Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the revised schedule for the upcoming home T20I series against Sri Lanka. The five-match series, starting from February 11, will be played across three venues – the Sydney Cricket Ground, Manuka Oval and Melbourne Cricket Ground. Earlier, some matches were scheduled to be played in Brisbane, Adelaide and the Gold
The cricketing calendar of 2021 concluded with the recent South Africa vs India Boxing-Day Test in Centurion, where the tourists registered victory by 113 runs. The year 2021 saw many memorable Test matches where some batters and bowlers left a great impression through their splendid consistency. Keeping that in mind, Cricket Australia (CA) has released
On Monday, Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed that the fifth Ashes Test would be moved out of Perth due to Western Australia’s rigorous COVID-19 travel restrictions. The Ashes 2021-22, which starts on December 8 at the Gabba in Brisbane, was originally scheduled to stage the final game at the Perth stadium from January 14. The decision
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and Cricket Australia (CA) have agreed on postponing the forthcoming One-Day International (ODI) series between the two nations. The fixtures were originally planned to take place in India in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup 2021. However, the ICC’s showpiece event has now been shifted to the United Arab Emirates
Australian batsman Steve Smith was not picked in the recently announced squad for the white-ball tours of West Indies and Bangladesh. Smith missed out on the series due to his elbow injury, which has given birth to some doubts over his participation in the T20 World Cup 2021 and home Ashes series later this year.
Australia is gearing up for five T20Is and three ODIs against West Indies in their backyard starting July 10, followed by another five-match T20I series against Bangladesh in August. Cricket Australia (CA) had recently picked a 23-man preliminary squad which was extended to 29 members on Tuesday. The move has come in the wake of
Cricket Australia (CA) have announced their 23-member preliminary squad for the upcoming limited-overs tour of the Caribbean islands in early July. Senior Australian players Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, David Warner and Mitchell Starc are back in the squad after being rested for the New Zealand tour in March. Marnus Labuschagne, who is currently playing county
On Saturday, Cricket Australia (CA) said that it is open to welcome new evidence in relation to the infamous ball-tampering scandal after the recent comments made by top-order batter Cameron Bancroft. The Western Australian dropped bombshells on Friday, hinting that the Aussie bowlers were aware of the whole episode. While speaking to the Guardian, Bancroft,
Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) pacer Pat Cummins on Monday confirmed that he has allocated his A$50,000 donation to UNICEF Australia’s India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal. It all happened a week after he pledged to donate the amount in PM CARES Fund. Cummins seems to have changed his mind following Cricket Australia’s financial assistance of A$50,000 to
Chris Lynn, a member of the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad, has requested Cricket Australia to book a charter flight for his compatriots once the Indian Premier League (IPL) is over. Three Australian players, including Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson, have already cut short their stay in India and have withdrawn from the remainder of the
On Friday, Cricket Australia (CA) announced the men’s contract list for the 2021-22 season. The board has cut down the 20 players’ list of last year to 17 for the ongoing season. Some big names have been excluded from the contract, including former Test vice-captain Travis Head, opener Joe Burns and wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade. Not
On Thursday, Cricket Australia announced the list of 15 women’s players who have been offered national contracts for 2021-22. The contracts are based on the performance of the players during the past 12 months. As per National Selection Panel, players will represent Australian teams over the year ahead. Cricket Australia’s National Selector Shawn Flegler said: