July 21, 2026 10:06 AM

Australia welcome Cummins, Hazlewood, Lyon back for Bangladesh tests

Australia captain Pat Cummins, fellow fast bowler Josh Hazlewood and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon have returned from injury to be included in a 13-man squad for next month's two-test home series against Bangladesh. The trio were named on Tuesday for matches in Darwin (Aug. 13-17) and Mackay (Aug. 22-26), which form part of the World Test Championship cycle, after playing only three tests between them during the Ashes in the last home summer. Australia's "big four" of Cummins, Hazlewood, Mitchel...

April 28, 2026 9:47 AM

IPL 2026: Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar star as RCB complete nine-wicket rout of listless DC 

Sizzling spells from Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru storm to a nine-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in a one-sided Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. The right-arm pace duo ripped through DC’s batting order in a devastating new-ball spell as the hosts were bundled out for just 75, before Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli struck unbeaten 34 and 23 respectively to wrap up the c...

February 2, 2026 2:47 PM

Hazlewood likely to miss early stage of T20 WC, Australia add Abbott as travelling reserve

Australia’s preparations for the T20 World Cup have been hit by further uncertainty, with fast bowler Josh Hazlewood set to miss the early part of the tournament as he continues rehabilitation from an Achilles issue in Sydney. In response, Sean Abbott has been included in the squad as a travelling reserve. Hazlewood, who was initially sidelined from the England series due to a hamstring strain, later developed an Achilles problem during his recovery. Following consultations between selectors ...

January 1, 2026 9:39 AM

Recovering Cummins, Hazlewood, David in Australia squad for T20 World Cup

Australia named injured fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood and big-hitter Tim David in their provisional squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in February-March, while expanding their spin options to suit conditions in Sri Lanka and India.  Cummins, who has not played an international game in the short format since June 2024, was rested from the final two Ashes games against England to manage his back issues, only playing in the third test in the series. The pacer will undergo final scan...

December 14, 2024 1:53 PM

BGT, 3rd Test: Persistent rain washes out Day 1 after just 13.2 overs in Brisbane

Relentless rain in Brisbane forced the opening day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) between India and Australia to be called off on Saturday. At the end of Day 1, Australia's scoreboard remained at 28/0, with Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney unbeaten on 19 (47) and 4 (33), respectively. "Play for Day 1 in Brisbane has been stopped today due to rain. Play will resume tomorrow, and all following days at 09:50 AM local time (5:20 AM IST), with a minimum of 98 overs to be bo...