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…
Smith ready to pick up where he left off at World Cup
MANCHESTER: Before his dramatic fall from grace, Steve Smith was drawing comparisons with Australian batting icon Donald Bradman, and there are signs he is ready to pick up where he left off.…
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…
Smith, Warner named in Australia’s World Cup squad
SYDNEY: Ball-tamperers Steve Smith and David Warner were on Monday selected for Australia´s World Cup squad, but there was no room for Josh Hazlewood or Peter Handscomb. It is the first call-up…
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…
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 return to Australian dressing room
Steve Smith, the former captain, and opening batsman David Warner returned to the Australian dressing room for the first time since being handed year-long bans for their role in the 2018 ball-tampering…
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…
‘Feeling good’: Smith back in nets after elbow surgery
CANBERRA: Steve Smith has returned to the nets after elbow surgery, with Australia coach Justin Langer expecting the banned former captain and his deputy David Warner to be fit for the Indian Premier…
‘Feeling good’: Smith back in nets after elbow surgery
SYDNEY: Steve Smith has returned to the nets after elbow surgery, with Australia coach Justin Langer expecting the banned former captain and his deputy David Warner to be fit for the Indian…
Steve Smith surgery goes ‘very well’, on track for World Cup
SYDNEY: Former Australia cricket captain Steve Smith´s surgery for an elbow injury went “very well” and he remains on track for the World Cup in England, his management said. Smith, whose one-year…
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…
Multan Sultans replace Andre Russell with injured Steve Smith
LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises on Thursday announced replacements for the fourth edition of the celebrated league. Multan Sultans, now owned by Ali Tareen, replaced injured Steve Smith with West Indian…
Australia’s Smith to have surgery on elbow injury
SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Steve Smith will serve out the remainder of his 12-month ban from international and state cricket recuperating from surgery on his injured elbow, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Saturday.…
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…