SYDNEY: David Warner said he will not be challenging his 12-month ban for ball-tampering and would strive to be a better teammate and role model. His decision, just hours before a deadline, followed a contrite Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft also accepting their sanctions on Wednesday. Warner and Smith were ...
Read More »Warner to lead Australia in T20 tri-series, Smith rested
MELBOURNE: David Warner will lead Australia in next month’s Twenty20 international tri-series against New Zealand and England as regular captain Steve Smith is given a break ahead of the crucial Test tour to South Africa. Opening batsman Warner , the Test vice-captain, steps up to lead Australia in the T20 ...
Read More »David Warner’s century gives Australia solid start in fourth Ashes test
MELBOURNE: David Warner posted a century after a no-ball reprieve and skipper Steve Smith was on track for four straight Boxing Day tons as Australia made a solid start to the fourth Ashes test against England on Tuesday. Warner received a massive let-off on 99 to claim his 21st test ...
Read More »England choose to bat as Warner, Marsh cleared to play for Australia
BRISBANE: England won the toss and elected to bat in the first Ashes Test as David Warner and Shaun Marsh were cleared to play for Australia in Brisbane. Joe Root decided to bat on a Gabba wicket that is expected to provide a test early before flattening out, while there ...
Read More »Ashes 2017: Maxwell called up as injury cover for David Warner
MELBOURNE: Explosive Australian batsman, Glenn Maxwell has been roped in as cover for opener David Warner before the first Ashes Test. This was after Warner reportedly suffered a sore neck during a training session on Tuesday. However, the southpaw has not been ruled off the Test yet and remains available ...
Read More »Cricket ODI rankings: Hasan Ali jumps to number one bowler
DUBAI: Pakistan right-arm pacer Hasan Ali on Friday jumped six places to become the number one bowler in International Cricket Council’s ODI rankings. The 23-year-old, the highest wicket-taker in the 2017 Champions Trophy, has 743 points as compared to South African spinner Imran Tahir, who has 726. He recently starred ...
Read More »I was suspended for a lot less, says Warner
LONDON: Australia’s vice-captain David Warner has compared the Ben Stokes affair to his 2013 suspension for punching Joe Root, saying his transgression was “a lot less than we’ve seen on the footage” of the England allrounder in a Bristol bar. Warner’s glancing blow at Root was called a “despicable thing” ...
Read More »Stone Thrown at Australian Cricket Team Bus in India
GUWAHATI: Australia’s team bus attacked with stones in Guwahati. In a shameful incident, a rock was thrown at Australian cricket team’s bus after their victory over India in the second Twenty20 International in Guwahati last night (October 10). Australia defeated the hosts by eight wickets to level the three-match rubber ...
Read More »Ton-up Warner breaks India’s winning streak
BANGALORE: In a week where fierce rivals England saw their Ashes campaign thrown off course by the arrest of star allrounder Ben Stokes, Australia gave their own preparations for the Test summer the tiniest of boosts by snapping a worrying streak of eight consecutive ODIs and 13 away games overall ...
Read More »David Warner expected to be fit for Bangladesh tour
DARWIN: Leading up to the tour of Bangladesh, Australia played an inter squad pre-tour practice match between Steve Smith XI and David Warner XI. Australian opener and wise captain David Warner suffered a blow to the neck when he got hit by a Josh Hazlewood bouncer in the three day ...
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