Australian PM Anthony Albanese hosts Ashes stars ahead of pink Test in Sydney

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted players from the Australian and England cricket teams at Kirribilli House on Thursday, ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Ashes series, scheduled to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The annual New Year’s Day reception came in the backdrop of the Boxing Day Test at […]

MCG Meltdown: ‘Might drop ‘very’ from ‘very good”: Sunil Gavaskar’s razor-sharp sarcasm after another two-day Test in Australia | Cricket News

England team at MCG; and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: The Melbourne Cricket Ground, long celebrated as one of the sport’s grand theatres, became the stage for another uncomfortable debate about pitch quality after the Boxing Day Test ended inside two days, prompting biting sarcasm from batting great Sunil Gavaskar.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube […]

Watch: McGrath ‘pretends’ to throw a chair as Nathan Lyon spins past him on Test wicket-takers list | Cricket News

Glenn McGrath (Video grabs) Nathan Lyon‘s place in Ashes folklore was sealed not just by the wickets he claimed on Thursday, but by the priceless reaction he triggered off the field. As the off-spinner surpassed Glenn McGrath on Australia’s all-time Test wicket list, television cameras cut to the former fast-bowling great in the commentary box […]

Ashes 2025-26: Usman Khawaja returns to Aus Test squad after illness forces Steve Smith out, departs after impressive 82

Star Australian batter Usman Khawaja returned to the Australian Test side and scored a fine 82 in the first innings of their third Ashes match against England as a replacement for Steve Smith, who was ruled out due to ‘vertigo-like symptoms’. The news that Smith has been ruled out of the Aussie side was first […]

‘Technique has become a dirty word’: Mark Butcher’s stinging take on England’s Ashes struggles | Cricket News

File Pic: Ben Duckett of England is bowled by Scott Boland of Australia at The Gabba. (Getty Images) Former England batter Mark Butcher has delivered one of the most piercing assessments of England’s technical decline in recent years, arguing that an overemphasis on “intent” has eroded the fundamentals needed to survive the rigorous demands of […]

Cricket Australia face $3M in loss despite Travis Head, Mitchell Starc heroics in Ashes opener in Perth; here’s why

Mitchell Starc’s 10-wicket haul in the match, coupled with Travis Head’s whirlwind hundred – Australia couldn’t be happier at the start of the Ashes as the home team defeated England inside two days in the first Test in Perth on Saturday. But despite the heroics, Cricket Australia is facing a loss of $3 million after […]

‘Gutted!’: R Ashwin ruled out of Australia’s BBL due to knee injury | Cricket News

R Ashwin had signed up for the entire BBL season to play for the Sydney Thunder. Ravichandran Ashwin has been ruled out of Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) due to knee surgery, Sydney Thunder announced on Tuesday. The franchise is working with Ashwin to revise his schedule of activities during the season based on his […]

IND vs AUS: Tanveer Sangha called up to Australia T20 squad, replaces Adam Zampa | Cricket News

Australian selectors have called up New South Wales leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha to join the national T20 squad for the upcoming series against India (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australian selectors have called up New South Wales leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha to join the national T20 squad for the upcoming series against India, following Adam Zampa’s temporary withdrawal […]

Deleted video: Australia cricketers mock India’s handshake row with Pakistan, make insulting gestures | Watch

Australian cricketers, both men and women, have mocked at India’s “no-handshake” stance with Pakistan. Players like Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh and Alyssa Healy poked fun at Team India’s recent controversy at the Asia Cup 2025. “We all know India is on its way. But we’ve identified one critical weakness,” says one of the […]