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June 25, 2025 1:08 PM

Roston Chase ready to lead much-changed West Indies as Australia look to the future

Change will be a key theme for both the West Indies and Australia in their upcoming three-test series in the Caribbean with the visitors set to field a remodelled batting line-up and the hosts being led out for the first time by Roston Chase. Pat Cummins suggested Australia were due a top-order reset after their loss to South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) final earlier this month and the skipper said their line-up to face West Indies shows they are looking to the future. Australi...

June 16, 2025 12:34 PM

Steve Smith in doubt for Australia’s tour of West Indies

Steve Smith will miss Australia’s first test against the West Indies in Barbados later this month and could sit out the entire three-test series with a finger injury, captain Pat Cummins said. Smith, one of the mainstays of the Australian team, suffered a compound dislocation of his right little finger fielding on the third day of the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s on Friday, missing the rest of the match. He was taken to hospital for x-rays but no surgery was...

June 13, 2025 10:45 AM

WTC final, Day 3: Australia target bigger lead as Cummins reflects on milestone wicket

Australia will look to add 20 to 30 more runs to their second innings total when the third day of the World Test Championship final against South Africa resumes at Lord’s on Friday, said captain Pat Cummins. Australia will resume on 144-8 in the second innings, a total of 218 runs ahead as they seek to set an imposing target for South Africa to chase to win the match. “Initially, we felt anything over 200 was good but you just want to get as many runs as you can,” Cummins told a press co...

June 10, 2025 3:56 PM

WTC final: Proteas hunt maiden crown as Australia look to defend title at Lord’s

Australia and South Africa will collide in the 2023–25 ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's, starting June 11, with the defending champions aiming to retain their title and the Proteas desperate to finally shake off decades of knockout heartbreak. Australia, led by Pat Cummins, qualified with a 67.54% points percentage across 19 Tests. South Africa, captained by Temba Bavuma, finished top with 69.44% from just 12 matches. Interestingly, the two sides have not met in the current WTC cy...

May 13, 2025 10:56 AM

Cricket-Australia’s Green, Cummins and Hazlewood return for World Test Championship final

Australia named all-rounder Cameron Green in their 15-man squad on Tuesday for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, where they will face South Africa at Lord's from June 11-15. Green was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back during the one-day international series in England last year and had surgery in October, but returned to playing for Gloucestershire in English county cricket last month. Skipper Pat Cummins, who missed the tour of Sri Lanka due to the birth of his second ...

May 6, 2025 9:24 AM

IPL 2025: Rain dashes Sunrisers Hyderabad’s playoff hopes

In an unexpected turn of events, Sunrisers Hyderabad were officially knocked out of the IPL 2025 playoff race after persistent rain led to the abandonment of their crucial Match 55 clash against Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday. Chasing a modest target of 134, SRH were denied even a chance to begin their innings as unrelenting showers had the final say. Both teams shared a point each, but the outcome proved fatal for the hosts, whose playoff aspirations were al...

February 25, 2025 4:09 PM

Australian captain Pat Cummins hits out at sports website for misquoting his remarks on India

Australia Test captain Pat Cummins has strongly criticised an Australian sports website for misquoting him regarding India's venue in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. Code Cricket, in a deleted post on X, alleged that Cummins had called out the ICC for giving India an unfair advantage in the Champions Trophy and termed the tournament a "farce," saying that teams should not be allowed to pick and choose where they play their matches. The fast bowler, who is not participating in the tournament ...

February 19, 2025 2:19 PM

Champions Trophy 2025 kicks off: Pakistan vs New Zealand in exciting opener as 8 teams battle for glory

The ninth edition of the Champions Trophy is all set to kick off on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with an exciting clash between hosts and reigning champions, Pakistan, and the formidable New Zealand team at National Bank Stadium, Karachi. The prestigious tournament is being jointly hosted by Pakistan and the UAE, marking the revival of the Champions Trophy after eight years. The last edition’s runners-up, two-time champions, and world number one ODI team, India, will begin their campaign on Thursda...

February 12, 2025 9:53 AM

Starc pulls out of Champions Trophy, Smith to lead Australia

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has withdrawn from the Champions Trophy for personal reasons, leaving the squad without its three frontline quicks for the ODI tournament in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Starc's withdrawal comes after pace stalwarts Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were ruled out due to injuries. World champions Australia will now lean on a quartet of fringe fast bowlers - Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson, Ben Dwarshuis and Nathan Ellis - in their bid for more ODI silve...

February 5, 2025 1:43 PM

Australia captain Cummins ‘heavily unlikely’ for Champions Trophy: coach

Australia captain Pat Cummins is all but ruled out of the Champions Trophy while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is also a doubt for the ODI tournament, coach Andrew McDonald said on Wednesday. Cummins missed the test tour of Sri Lanka due to the birth of his second child but has been troubled by an ankle injury that flared up after the test series win over India at the beginning of last month. "Pat Cummins hasn't been able to resume any type of bowling so he's heavily unlikely," McDonald told...