Captain Pat Cummins announced Australia’s playing XI for the second Test in Karachi on Friday and confirmed leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson’s debut against Pakistan. Swepson has been included to partner experienced spinner Nathan Lyon on a pitch that is expected to take plenty of turn. Australia pacer Josh…
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that his country is seeking to establish a new Consulate General in Bengaluru. He announced Australia’s new mission during the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS)-2021 on Wednesday. “I’m pleased to let you know that Australia is also seeking to establish a new…
Former Australia batsman Michael Slater has been arrested in Sydney after a domestic violence incident, Australian media reported on Wednesday. New South Wales (NSW) police said they had started an investigation on Tuesday into reports of a domestic violence incident last week. “Following inquiries, detectives…
England may have been limited in their choices while selecting a squad for the Ashes due to the unavailability of several first team regulars, but Australia also have their own problems to deal with, former captain Michael Atherton has said. England on Sunday named their best available squad, with all-rounders Ben…
Australia will buy 300,000 courses of Merck & Co’s experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, as Victoria logged the highest number of daily COVID-19 infections of any state in the country since the pandemic began. Molnupiravir, which would be the first oral…
India’s Punam Raut triggered the Spirit of Cricket debate on Friday after she walked despite the on-field umpire turning down Australia’s appeal for a caught-behind on Day 2 of the historic Pink-ball Test at the Carrara Oval in Queensland. Punam hit 36 from 165 balls before she edged one to the wicketkeeper…
Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced an 18-month ban on Australians travelling abroad will be lifted from next month, easing one of the toughest COVID-19 restrictions imposed globally. Reopening the international border for citizens and permanent residents will be linked to the…
Indian women’s cricket team will be up for a daunting challenge when it makes its day-night Test debut against Australia in the one-off game at Carrara Oval, Queensland beginning on Thursday. The squad has very little idea about how the shiny pink ball will behave during the course of the game at the Metricon…
Washington: Australia and the United States announced expanded military cooperation on Thursday, including rotational deployments of all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia, a day after announcing a submarine deal denounced by China as intensifying a regional arms race. Speaking after meetings between…
Workers and residents in Sydney were ordered to stay home for a week on Friday, as authorities locked down several central areas of Australia’s largest city to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19. Sixty-five Covid-19 cases have been reported so far in the flare-up linked to a…