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McGrath in ominous touch for World Cup

Rivals already fear Australia, now they have a re-born and confident Tahlia McGrath to deal with at the ODI World Cup.

Andy Murray says he will play on as long as he can ahead of Rotterdam Open clash with Alexander Bublik

Andy Murray says he will continue to play on as long as his body lets him. World No 95 Murray, who climbed back into the top 100 this week for the first time since May 2018, has seen his career hit the brakes since 2017, undergoing multiple instances of hip surgery and recovery in a bid to get himself physically right again.

Chappell calls past players Langer's 'PR machine', supports Cummins

Ian Chappell has called the past players supporting Justin Langer as his "PR machine" and threw his weight behind skipper Pat Cummins, who had received flak for not backing the former coach in the lead-up to his resignation. Former cricketers such as Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Mitchell Johnson, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne have slammed Cricket Australia and the members of the national team, especially Cummins, for not publicly supporting Langer, who was offered a short-term extension which he declined. "It's easy to lambast Cricket Australia, because they are not very good, and it was only to be expected, their reaction," Chappell told the Wide World of Sports this week.

Individuals were not key to Justin Langer decision: George Bailey

Justin Langer's claims that a lack of backing from senior players and support staff was responsible for the former opening batsman's departure as Australia coach. Langer quit the post on Saturday despite leading Australia to victory at the Twenty20 World Cup before handing England a 4-0 defeat in the Ashes when he was only offered a six-month contract extension until October's Twenty20 World Cup finals. "I feel for him," Bailey told reporters on Tuesday.