Australian men's cricket tour of New Zealand cancelled after Twenty20 series initially postponed
Australia's Twenty20 tour of New Zealand has officially been cancelled after initially being «postponed» last month.
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George Bailey Dismisses Claims That Lack Of Support From Senior Players Led To Justin Langer's Departure
Australia's chairman of selectors George Bailey has dismissed Justin Langer's claims that a lack of backing from senior players and support staff led to the former opener's departure as the national team head coach. Langer resigned from the post on Saturday when he was only offered a six-month contract extension until October's T20 World Cup final, despite guiding Australia to victory at the T20 World Cup before overseeing a 4-0 drubbing of England in the Ashes. "I feel for him," Bailey told reporters on Tuesday.
Pakistan Tour "Opportunity" For Australia To Make Name For Themselves: Allan Border
Former Australia skipper Allan Border feels the Pakistan series is the opportunity for the visiting side to "make a name" for themselves. Australia will tour Pakistan for three Tests, three ODIs and one T20I. The first Test will be played in Rawalpindi from March 4. Border said the series is a good opportunity to beat Pakistan in Pakistan and come out with flying colours. "This is the opportunity for the boys to really make a name for themselves. From Australia's point of view, they have not had a lot of success in the subcontinent," Border said on PCB Podcast.
Australia news: Usman Khawaja urges Pat Cummins to clear the air
Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has called on captain Pat Cummins to come out and clear the air regarding the circumstances which led to Justin Langer’s resignation as coach.
Australia select full-strength squad for Test tour of Pakistan
Australia named a full-strength squad for next month's three-Test tour of Pakistan.
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.
Australia tour to Pakistan: Full-strength squad named for historic visit
Australia have named a full-strength squad for their historic Test series in Pakistan, which is set to begin on March 4.
Aaron Finch Or Pat Cummins Will Have To "Stand Up And Answer Some Questions": Usman Khawaja
Australia batter Usman Khawaja on Tuesday said Aaron Finch (white-ball captain) and Pat Cummins (Test skipper) need to answer some questions in order to end the speculation regarding Justin Langer's resignation as coach of the senior men's team. Cricket Australia on Saturday accepted men's team head coach Justin Langer's resignation. "Justin was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which sadly he has opted not to accept," stated an official Cricket Australia release.