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No stranger to personally abusive heckling from spectators, Nathan Lyon believes Mohammed Siraj has set a fresh standard by calling out poor crowd behaviour during the SCG Test, and that more players will ponder following his example in future series. Siraj has been interviewed by Cricket Australia over the multiple instances of abuse he faced

News CA has previously shifted three fixtures from Sydney to Canberra due to border restrictions The Brisbane Heat have been locked out of travelling to Victoria from Queensland this week due to the Victorian government’s hard border on travellers from Covid hotspots, something which has forced Cricket Australia to relocate seven upcoming BBL matches from

News Tim Paine said scratching a guard is something Smith did regularly with no intention of removing another player’s mark Australia have closed ranks around Steven Smith and his habit of shadow batting and re-marking guard during matches, after stump camera footage that showed him doing so during Rishabh Pant’s SCG innings raised suspicions of

Play 00:49 Tim Paine: I haven’t had many worse days In the moments after India secured an unlikely draw at the SCG, Australia’s captain Tim Paine privately conceded to R Ashwin that he had made himself “look the fool” by calling the touring spin bowler a “d*******” and then following up by dropping his third

News Praises Pant, Ashwin, and Vihari for chipping in ‘for the team’s cause’ amid raft of injury concerns To Ajinkya Rahane, who remains unbeaten as India’s Test captain thanks to the amazing rearguard to bat out 131 overs in the fourth innings of the SCG Test, the draw is as good as a win. India

News Pucovski was sent for scans on his right shoulder following a heavy landing while diving on the field. Australia face a nervous wait to see if Will Pucovski has suffered any significant damage after being sent for scans on his right shoulder following a heavy landing when he dived in the field on the

Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the fourth day of the Sydney Test Welcome to our live report of the fifth day of the Australia-India Test from Sydney. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please

Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Sydney. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 6.05pm local time/12.35pm IST: Stumps:

News ‘This has been a continuous thing at Sydney. I have experienced it as well’ R Ashwin has come down hard on the Australian crowds, especially the ones in Sydney, who according to him have dished out “nasty” abuse even on his previous visits to the country. During the ongoing Test, Ashwin said, they crossed

Welcome to our live report of the second day of the Australia-India Test from Sydney. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. 6.35pm local time/1.05pm IST: A tight last hour to

Marnus Labuschagne was the subject of the comments from Shane Warne and Andrew Symonds © Getty Images One of Cricket Australia’s broadcast partners has been forced to apologise after Shane Warne and Andrew Symonds made derogatory remarks about Marnus Labuschagne. Warne and Symonds were preparing to commentate on Friday’s BBL match between Adelaide Strikers and

News Smith, Labuschagne and Pucovski scored a bunch of runs between them, but still Australia ended short of where they would have wanted to be It was looking like the performance that could move the talk on from the batting ills Australia suffered in the first two Tests. However, despite three substantial innings in the

News “It is too taxing for the boys, asking them to travel to Brisbane and be in the jail for another five days” The BCCI has told Cricket Australia that India will not be able to travel to Brisbane for the final Test of the ongoing series if they will have to undergo another round

Play 01:28 Mike Hussey: Will Pucovski looked very composed at the crease Reassuring medical opinion that he did not need to be concerned about long-term damage helped prepare Will Pucovski for his Test debut after what he admitted had been a “rollercoaster” period following a ninth concussion last month. Pucovski was felled by a bouncer

Blazing a trail – Claire Polosak made history at the SCG Test © Ryan Pierse/Getty Images For the first time in 144 years of Test-match cricket, a woman – Australia’s Claire Polosak – has officiated in the longest format of the game, as the fourth or reserve umpire, in the third Test between Australia and

Will Pucovski has bossed his way into the Test XI with plenty of runs in domestic cricket © Getty Images Will Pucovski makes his Test debut against India at the SCG, opening the batting alongside the just-about-fit-enough David Warner, after overcoming the latest concussion of his young career. He has been tipped for international honours

News Insists India “not complaining about anything”, but are focused on the SCG Test instead India are finding it challenging that life outside their hotel in Sydney is “completely normal” but the players are being asked to stay indoors during the SCG Test. That is the crux of India’s discontent, with the break between matches

News Makes reference to India’s “power in world cricket” in light of rumblings around Brisbane Test’s venue Australia Test captain Tim Paine believes there is “tension starting to boil under the surface” of the Test series against India, which is poised at 1-1 and amid talk of where the final match – scheduled for Brisbane

News Batsman hasn’t had four single-digit scores in a row since 2015, but Australia’s coach is not stressed From Australia’s point of view, now would be a good time for Steven Smith to find his hands for the second time this season. The last time he did, during a quarantine training session in Sydney during

Jake Weatherald made a half-century © Getty Images Adelaide Strikers 5 for 171 (Weatherald 51, Imad 2-13) beat Melbourne Renegades 111 all out (Harvey 34, Siddle 3-16, Agar 3-23) by 60 runs Jake Weatherald‘s fastest half-century in the BBL from the middle order has helped the Adelaide Strikers return to form, as the Melbourne Renegades

News “He’s been cleared by all the medicos and he’s obviously gone through all the concussion protocols,” Langer says Will Pucovski has sought and received assurances from an independent neurologist about the long-term impacts of repeated concussions as he inches closer to a Test debut in one of the final two Tests against India in

Brisbane Heat 5 for 175 (Burns 52, Denly 50, Sangha 3-40) beat Sydney Thunder 8 for 174 (Hales 46, Sams 37, Mujeeb 2-26, Steketee 2-34) by five wickets Fifties from Joe Burns and Joe Denly helped Brisbane Heat take all available points against second-placed Sydney Thunder and move to sixth on the table after seven

News James Pattinson, meanwhile, has been ruled out of the third Test with a rib injury Players on both sides of the ongoing Australia-India series have spent an extended period of their lives – up to six months for some – moving from one biosecure bubble to another, but Nathan Lyon believes it’s a “very

News The spotlight will be on Travis Head if Wade is pushed to the middle order Matthew Wade expects David Warner to play the third Test against India but has no concerns over the impact his willingness to fill the opening role could have on his future position in Australia’s batting line-up. Warner’s fitness is

News Reports quoting sources say India’s players might refuse to travel to Brisbane if they are going to be subjected to a hard lockdown The schedule for Australia’s Test series against India has come under threat after reports on Sunday that the visitors are unhappy at the prospect of re-entering strict quarantine for the fourth

Report Lewis Gregory and Jack Wildermuth ensure Heat get home with more than an over to spare Brisbane Heat 6 for 171 (Bryant 40, Gregory 31*) beat Sydney Sixers 8 for 165 (Philippe 48, Silk 43, Steketee 4-33) by four wickets A four-wicket haul from right-arm quick Mark Steketee and a 23-ball 40 from their

Play 01:54 Marnus Labuschagne talks about countering India’s bowling tactics The next 48 hours will be key in determining whether David Warner will be fit enough to take his place in Australia’s side for the third Test against India in Sydney with his ability in the field as important as what he can do with

Play 02:42 Australia’s Test batting skills on the decline? Marnus Labuschagne started 2020 with a double-century against New Zealand at the SCG. What Australia would give for even half that when they take on India in Sydney next week with the Test series locked at 1-1. In many ways, Labuschagne is lower down Australia’s list

Josh Inglis and Mitchell Marsh celebrate Perth Scorchers’ win © Getty Images Perth Scorchers 3 for 147 (Roy 49, Inglis 44*, Marsh 38*) beat Adelaide Strikers 9 for 146 (Carey 82, Richardson 3-19) by seven wickets A sharp bowling spell from Jhye Richardson was backed up by a trio of brisk knocks from Jason Roy,

News With next month’s series postponed, India women continue to be without cricket since March Cricket Australia has said that the three-match ODI series between Australia women and India women has been postponed to “next season”, dates pending. The series was scheduled for late January. The announcement follows ESPNcricinfo’s report that the BCCI wasn’t keen