SYDNEY: Australia have put Sri Lanka to the sword in the second Test in Canberra, declaring at 5-534 on day two after Kurtis Patterson became the hosts’ third centurion for the match. Tim…
CANBERRA: Good sporting teams, it is said, know how to respond to defeat. Great ones, however, become masters of maintaining their hunger and rage in the aftermath of victory. Australia’s national team…
SYDNEY: Australian skipper Tim Paine proved he still had a sense of humour despite a gruelling day in the field Friday, gamefully answering an AFP journalist´s phone during a live press conference. The…
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…
Tim Paine and Rishabh Pant have been having a mini-battle between themselves all series, chattering away on the stump mic. As both sides visited the Australian Prime Minister’s house on New Year’s…
Australian skipper Tim Paine said Monday he is relishing his sometimes heated battle with animated Indian counterpart Virat Kohli, and promised “intense, hard” cricket in the crunch Boxing Day Test at Melbourne.…
Pakistan former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has come to rescue Indian skipper Virat Kohli for what he has termed as “passion” and that it is an important part of the game. Indian…
PERTH: The fourth day of the Perth Test grew tensed as it witnessed Indian and Australian skippers resuming their war of words. Following a heated conversation on the third day, Virat Kohli…
SYDNEY: Australia have dropped Test skipper Tim Paine from their one-day squad for next month´s series against South Africa and named opening batsman Aaron Finch as captain in his place. Finch, who…
ABU DHABI: Rival captains Sarfraz Ahmed and Tim Paine were unanimous in their praise of wicket-taking sensation Mohammad Abbas, who helped Pakistan thrash Australia in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Friday.…
ABU DHABI: Medium pacer Mohammad Abbas registered a five-wicket haul to steer Pakistan into a dominating position in the second Test against Australia in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Abbas finished with five…
Pakistan 255 for 3 (Hafeez 126, Imam 76, Siddle 1-23) v Australia DUBAI: The scorecard suggested nearly total domination from Pakistan. After all, they finished the day at 255 for 3, thanks to a 205-run…
DUBAI: Australia’s hopes of winning back respect and moving on from a ball-tampering scandal that plunged the team into disgrace face their first test on Sunday when Tim Paine’s rebuilding side meet…
MELBOURNE: Skipper Tim Paine vowed Australia will play “hard but fair” against Pakistan as they embark on their first Test tour since a ball-tampering scandal and with fresh controversy raging following allegations…
MELBOURNE: Aaron Finch was one of the better performers for Australia in what was a largely forgettable tour of England, reported ICC. Australia were first swept 5-0 in the one-day international series and…
LONDON: Australia might have been whitewashed 5-0 in their one-day international series in England, but Tim Paine, their captain, believes there is “light at the end of the tunnel,” reported ICC. After posting a…
MELBOURNE: The ball-tampering incident in the Cape Town Test between South Africa and Australia took place over two months ago, but with the Australian limited-overs side travelling to England, the approach of…
