Cummins out of Ashes opener, coach optimistic about second test
SYDNEY :Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins will not be fit for the first Ashes test in Perth next month and will be replaced as captain by Steve Smith, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
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SYDNEY :Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins will not be fit for the first Ashes test in Perth next month and will be replaced as captain by Steve Smith, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
SYDNEY :Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins will not be fit for the first Ashes test in Perth next month and will be replaced as captain by Steve Smith, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
India's former captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should not be written off after their team's seven-wicket loss to Australiain the first of three one-day internationals, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said on Tuesday.
MELBOURNE :Australia paceman Scott Boland says he has nothing to prove in the upcoming Ashes, two years after being taken down in a 'Bazball' storm in the 2023 series in England.
PERTH, Australia :Australia's stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh continued his fine run of form on Sunday, scoring 46 not out and leading his side to a seven-wicket triumph over India in the weather-affected first one-day international at Perth Stadium.
MELBOURNE :Australian cricket fans may have their last chance to see India batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in action when the pair tour in the one-day international series starting in Perth on Sunday.
MELBOURNE :With the prospect of captain Pat Cummins being fit for the Ashes receding by the day, Australia's hopes of retaining the urn may rest on managing one of the biggest shake-ups to their leadership and bowling against England in years.
MELBOURNE :Former test opener Matt Renshaw is in the frame for a long-awaited one-day international debut after being named in Australia's squad for this month’s home series against India.