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Hobart: Australia completed a dominant 4-0 Ashes series victory over England on Sunday by winning the fifth Test by 146 runs with two days to spare. England, set a target of 271 for victory, crashed to 124 all in the last session on the third day at Hobart, losing 10 wickets for 56 after Zak […]

Sydney: An unbeaten century by Jonny Bairstow (103 off 140 balls) on another rain-interrupted day saw England post 258/7 on Day 3 of the fourth Ashes Test, even as Australia strengthened their advantage with the ball, with Pat Cummins and Scott Boland taking two wickets apiece at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Middle-order batter […]

Melbourne: Australia bowlers and opening batters David Warner and Marcus Harris ensured that the hosts dominated England on Day 1 of the ongoing Boxing Day Ashes Test here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. At stumps, Australia’s score read 61/1– trailing by 124 runs. Harris (20*) and Nathan Lyon (0*) are at the crease […]

Adelaide: Former Australian skipper Steve Smith will lead Aussies after three and a half years on Thursday in the second Ashes Test against England. Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the second Ashes Test against England after being deemed a close contact of a person who received a positive COVID-19 test […]

New Delhi: Australian cricketer Pat Cummins’ post about his donation to Covid-19 relief in India was the most Retweeted Tweet of the year in 2021, Twitter announced on Thursday. As the second Covid wave hit India, people from across the world came forward to support the country. Among them was Australian cricketer Pat Cummins who […]

Sydney: Fast bowler Pat Cummins was on Friday confirmed as Australia’s new men’s Test captain, a week after Tim Paine stepped down voluntarily following the sexting scandal that blew in the face of the wicketkeeper-batter who was leading the side since 2018. Batting stalwart and former captain Steve Smith has been appointed Cummins’ deputy ahead […]

Melbourne: Steve Smith, David Warner and Pat Cummins were on Thursday recalled as Australia named a full strength squad in search of an elusive ICC T20 World Cup title later this year. The 15-man Australia squad for the showpiece, to be held in Oman and UAE in October, is a mixture of pace, spin and […]

Australia will open the season against Afghanistan in a one-off Test that begins on November 27.

The move will leave coach Justin Langer without seven of his best players four months out from the T20 World Cup to be held in October and November.

The 38-member Australians landed in the country two weeks ago after a stopover in Maldives due to travel ban from Covid-ravaged India.

"Cummins, despite a multi-million dollar IPL contract, has already said he will not return to the T20 tournament this season," a report in the 'Sydney Morning Herald' said

The fast bowler, who is ranked No. 1 in Test bowlers' rankings, has played just two Tests in India and picked eight wickets.

Bancroft backtracks after kicking up the storm recently

The lucrative league was indefinitely suspended on May 5 after four players and two coaches from four different teams tested positive inside the bio-bubble.

The right-handed batsman has played 10 matches and scored 446 runs at an average of 26.23 in his Test career

Postponement of IPL after multiple cases of Covid inside the bio-bubble has led to a big question-mark on whether the marquee ICC event should be held in India where a third wave is expected around that time

"Last year we had the IPL held over in the UAE and that was an incredibly well-run tournament," Cummins added.

Shaw was out in the 16th over after facing 41 balls, hitting 11 fours and three sixes but, by then, the match was as good.

Lee has said he will donate 1 BTC (Bitcoin) to Crypto Relief to help with the purchase of oxygen supplies for the hospitals across India

Cummins also urged fellow players who are participating in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, to come forward and donate for the same.