Bring on the boo-boys, says Warner
LONDON: David Warner says he’s living the dream playing for Australia at the World Cup and no amount of booing from England fans eager to remind him of his one-year ban for…
Warner and Smith booed against England
CANBERRA: Australia’s David Warner and Steve Smith were both jeered on Saturday in their first match against England following a year-long ban for ball-tampering in what could be a sign of things…
Australia’s Smith, Warner ready for hostile crowds at World Cup: Langer
MELBOURNE: Australia’s returning duo of Steve Smith and David Warner could face hostility from English crowds during the World Cup but can rely on their teammates to cope, coach Justin Langer has…
Steve Smith and David Warner ‘got away with murder’, says Curtly Ambrose
Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft “got away with murder” and should have copped two-year bans over the ball-tampering scandal, says West Indies legend Curtly Ambrose. Smith and Warner are again…
Warner, Bairstow tons bring massive win over RCB
Royal Challengers Bangalore faced a massive defeat in IPL 2019 when they were bundled out for 113 in their chase of 232 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Sunday. Jonny Bairstow and David…
Australian bowlers deny ‘false’ Warner Test boycott reports
SYDNEY: Australia’s top bowlers Sunday lashed out at “false” and “inflammatory” claims they were planning a Test boycott if David Warner had not been kicked off the team in the wake of…
Hyderabad chase down 199 as Warner scores 69
David Warner scored a 37-ball 69 while Jonny Bairstow hit 28-ball 45 as Sunrisers Hyderabad chased a target of 199 against Rajasthan Royals. According to India Today, Sanju Samson’s 55-ball 102 not…
Smith, Warner ‘paid price’, says cricket chief
DUBAI: Australian cricket chief Kevin Roberts insisted the return of Steve Smith and David Warner will not disrupt the resurgent team as a report on Friday revealed senior players threatened a boycott in…
Australia to confront past as ball-tampering bans expire
MELBOURNE: Steve Smith and David Warner may wake with some relief on Thursday as they greet the final day of their ball-tampering bans but the anniversary of their humiliation will otherwise be a…
‘Like we never left’: Smith, Warner back in Aussie cricket fold
DUBAI: Steve Smith and David Warner have been welcomed back into the Australian fold with “hugs and cuddles” at a team meet-up in Dubai, and said it was like they’d never left. The…
Smith, Warner left out of Australia’s one-day squad for Pakistan
Steve Smith and David Warner were Friday left out of Australia’s squad for their one-day series against Pakistan despite being eligible for the final two games after their ball-tampering bans expire. Injured…
Bancroft says no rift with Warner after ball-tampering scandal
MELBOURNE: Former Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft has played down any talk of a rift with David Warner after being accused of throwing his fellow opener “under a bus” in a controversial interview about…
Langer wants Warner, Smith in for CWC19
Justin Langer, the Australia coach, has said the reintegration of David Warner and Steve Smith is “getting closer”, but added that their participation in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 would…
David Warner to undergo surgery on injured elbow
SYDNEY: Banned former Australian vice-captain David Warner is expected to undergo minor surgery on his elbow Tuesday after returning home from the Bangladesh Premier League with an injury. Warner, alongside former skipper…
Warner bats right-handed to smash Gayle for 14 off 3
DHAKA: David Warner smashed Chris Gayle for 14 runs off three balls after switching from his regular left-hand batting to a right-hand stance, reported ICC. Warner, the suspended Australia opener who is…
Banned Aussies Smith and Warner make BPL debut
DHAKA: Banned Australian cricketers David Warner and Steve Smith made a low-scoring debut in the Bangladesh Premier League on Sunday, amassing just 30 runs between them as newly-minted skippers in the Twenty20…
Paine wants public to give Smith, Warner another chance
SYDNEY: Test skipper Tim Paine Wednesday urged Australia’s public to give the disgraced Steve Smith and David Warner a second chance, saying he hoped “they’re welcomed back” into the national team. The pair’s…