Australian Cricket Team: News

MCG pitch rated 'poor' after a dull Ashes Test draw

In a first ever instance for an Australian international pitch, the ICC has rated the MCG pitch for 4th Ashes Test as "poor".

26 Dec 2017

England Cricket Team

Top 5 Boxing Day Test Matches

Boxing Day test match is one of the most anticipated traditions in cricket and the Melbourne Cricket ground has been its iconic venue.

Ashes 4th Test: Warner and Smith put hosts in command

Australia ended the opening day of Boxing Day Test at the MCG on 244-3 with David Warner and Steven Smith scoring big for the side.

#LegendsOfCricket: Happy Birthday Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting, Australia's greatest ever captain and one of the best batsmen in the world, turns 43 today.

Australia clinch Ashes; records broken in the Perth Test

The urn is heading back to Australia. It is a time for celebrations in Australia, as Steven Smith and his boys secured the Ashes series with a thumping victory in the third test at Perth.

15 Dec 2017

England Cricket Team

Ashes: Steve Smith calmly leads Australia back into contest

After the domination of England on Day 1 of 3rd Ashes Test, Australia were able to put an end to the visitors' innings on Day 2 at 403, undoubtedly a good score.

Austin Waugh, Steve Waugh's son, in Australia's U-19 WC squad

Former Australian captain Steve Waugh's son, Austin, is all set to follow his father's footsteps and rewrite history when he takes the field at the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.

14 Dec 2017

England Cricket Team

Ashes: England off to a good start with Malan's hundred

The 3rd Ashes Test between Australia and England is off to a promising start for the visitors with Englishman Dawid Malan scoring his maiden Test century.

14 Dec 2017

England Cricket Team

Ashes Fixing scandal: All about the two bookies involved

The Ashes was rocked by claims of fixing by UK based publication 'The Sun'. In its exclusive investigation, it revealed that two Indian bookies claimed they could fix the third Test at Perth.

Was there a 'million dollar plot' to fix the Ashes?

The sporting world's biggest enemy, match fixing has struck yet again. The bombshell was dropped by UK publication The Sun claiming that attempts were made to fix the third Ashes Test in Perth.

Australia's iconic WACA stadium prepares for its last Ashes

WACA (Western Australian Cricket Association) cricket ground prepares to host its final Ashes Test, as it is set to be replaced as Perth's premier stadium by the new state-of-the-art Perth stadium come January.

What factors make day-night Test matches unique?

Team India is the only major cricketing nation yet to play cricket in whites under the lights, reluctant to embrace the pink ball test.

Steve Smith- The greatest test batsman alive?

Steve Smith has confirmed his status as the best Test batsman on the planet.

Smith leads from the front as Aussies fight back

Talk about being a leader and Steve Smith is doing exactly that. The 28-year-old rescued the baggy greens leading the fight back after a top order batting collapse in the Ashes first Test at Gabba on Friday.

23 Nov 2017

England Cricket Team

Can England retain the famous urn?

The fiercest rivalry in cricket, Australia vs England in the Ashes is underway in Brisbane's famous Gabba.

22 Nov 2017

England Cricket Team

Ashes records that might never get broken

The biggest and the oldest rivalry in the history of cricket is all set to take centre stage as Australia and England go head to head in the Ashes, starting this Thursday at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane.

Aussie cricketer to marry partner, after gay marriage 'yes' vote

Australian women's cricketer, Megan Schutt is set to marry her partner, Jess Holyoake, after the country voted "yes" for same-sex marriage with an impressive 61.6% voting in favor.

Steve Smith trumps Virat Kohli as highest paid cricket captain

According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, Australian captain Steve Smith is the highest paid of all international captains, including India's Virat Kohli.

Ind vs Aus 3rd T20I, the probable playing XI

After the loss in Guwahati, India would look to bounce back in the series' deciding 3rd and final T20I against Australia, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

Aussie cricketer Usman Khawaja talks about being racially abused

Usman Khawaja, Australia's first Pakistan-born player, and the first Muslim to play Test cricket for them, opened up about his struggle with racial abuse as a child.

Rock thrown at Australian cricket team bus in Guwahati

Reportedly, the Australian cricket team was attacked with a stone after the second T20 match in Guwahati. Australia won the match by eight wickets.

10 Oct 2017

Virat Kohli

India vs Australia- Records broken in the 2nd T20 match

Australia defeated India by eight wickets in the second T20 match to level the three match series 1-1. It was Australia's second win on their tour of India.

India vs Australia- Interesting stats from the 1st T20 match

India defeated Australia by nine wickets in a rain interrupted 1st T20 match. India lead the three match T20 series 1-0.

Records broken during 4th ODI between India and Australia

Kane Richardson picked up three wickets as Australia defeated India by 21 runs in the fourth ODI match at Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. India lead the five match series 3-1.

24 Sep 2017

Rohit Sharma

India vs Australia 3rd ODI in numbers

By beating the visiting Australian team by 5 wickets in the 3rd ODI at Indore, India clinched the five-match ODI series, having taken an unassailable 3-0 lead.

It's a 100th ODI for Australian skipper Steve Smith

Australian captain Steve Smith plays his 100th ODI at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, as the visitors face India in the 2nd of the five-match ODI series.

India vs Australia: Probable playing XI for the 1st ODI

Peter Handscomb was included in Australia's squad to replace injured opener Aaron Finch.

Nathan Lyon: The reason behind Australia's win in second test

Aussie off-spinner Nathan Lyon picked up 13 wickets in the team's victory over hosts Bangladesh in the 2nd Test, leading to a draw of the two-match test series.

06 Sep 2017

India

Australia tour of India to kick off on 17 Sep

As confirmed by ESPNCricinfo, Australian cricket team will begin their limited-overs series tour of India on 17 September.

Australian squad for the Indian tour announced

The Australian team for the upcoming ODI and T20 series against India was announced today by the Cricket Australia.

Siblings who played international cricket for Australia

Australia is a cricketing powerhouse which has given the world some of the best cricketers.

Senior Australian cricketers in favour of boycotting Bangladesh tour

Australian cricket team captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner have decided that they would boycott the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, if the pay dispute with Cricket Australia is not resolved.

Champions Trophy: Rains keep Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh hanging

After four Group A matches of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, only England have successfully managed to win two games and enter the semi-finals.

All you want to know about the ICC Champions Trophy!

The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy is just around the corner.

Ashes series in doubt over pay dispute, says David Warner

Star Australian batsman and team vice-captain David Warner said that the players are prepared to skip the upcoming home Ashes series over the ongoing pay dispute between Australia's cricket board and the players.

24 Mar 2017

Virat Kohli

Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland takes a dig at Kohli

James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief, quipped that he is not sure if Virat Kohli knows how to spell 'sorry'.

02 Aug 2016

Mickey Arthur

Lehmann's contract extended till 2019

Cricket Australia extended the contract for Coach Darren Lehmann up to 2019.