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Trim ODI cricket to 40-over-a-side contest, say Australian cricketers Usman Khawaja and Adam Zampa
Melbourne : Charismatic Australia batter Usman Khawaja believes the 50-over-a-side One-day International cricket "is just that little bit too long now" and wants it trimmed to a 40-over-a-side format to remove that "little lull" in the…
Cameron Green is incredible, willing to learn from experienced players : Mitch Marsh
Melbourne : Australian all-rounder Mitch Marsh has termed young allrounder Cameron Green an "incredible" talent and said the 23-year-old's willingness to learn from experienced players makes him special.
Green was a surprise exclusion…
West Indies, Scotland tested in T20 World Cup warm-up matches at MCG
Melbourne : Two-time T20 World Cup champions West Indies emerged victorious against the United Arab Emirates by 17 runs, while the Netherlands fell 18 runs short of Scotland's total as the ICC T20 World Cup warm-up games commenced at the…
T20 World Cup : Ireland’s Lorcan Tucker says team in good mental state, will continue to play…
Melbourne : Ireland men's cricket team wicketkeeper-batter Lorcan Tucker credits new head coach Heinrich Malan as a 'breath of fresh air' for a team on the rise and claimed they are confident of a good performance in the upcoming T20 World…
Will play my authentic game; am good enough for any team, says Steve Smith
Melbourne : Australia batting stalwart Steve Smith, aiming to firm up his place in the Australia's playing XI as several big hitters crowd the side ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup at home, has said he wants to just play his "authentic" game…
Tim David’s form will give Australia’s selectors headache : David Warner
Brisbane : Australia batting stalwart David Warner believes Tim David's showing in the two-match T20I series against the West Indies has further intensified competition for a spot in the middle-order ahead of the T20 World Cup at home,…
David Warner shaping up nicely for T20 World Cup; smashes 75 and leaves Finch pleased
Brisbane (Australia) : Australia batting stalwart David Warner is shaping up nicely for the ICC T20 World Cup at home with the 35-year-old top-order batter smashing a superb 75 in the second T20I against the West Indies here on Friday…
Am not as powerful as some others but some wickets entail timing the ball well : Steve Smith’s…
Melbourne : Former Australia captain and top-order batter Steve Smith has said he might not be as "strong and powerful" as some other cricketers in the side like Cameron Green but his utility on home wickets cannot be underestimated as he…
T20 World Cup : Shane Watson wants full backing for Aaron Finch, says Cameron Green should only be…
Melbourne : Legendary all-rounder Shane Watson wants Cricket Australia (CA) to fully back skipper Aaron Finch as the side prepares to defend the T20 World Cup title won last year, with the two-time ICC World Cup-winner saying the…
Hardik Pandya, and not Suryakumar Yadav, in Adam Gilchrist’s first-five list of T20 cricketers
Melbourne : India allrounder Hardik Pandya, and not charismatic batter Suryakumar Yadav, figures in legendary Australian wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist's list of first-five cricketers he would pick in a dream World T20I XI.
With the…