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  Australia make late squad change ahead of Champions Trophy semis with Matt Short ruled out

  Cricket | March 03, 2025 8:10 IST

  Australia were forced into making a last-minute tweak to their squad after the opening batter Matt Short was ruled out due to a quad injury he suffered during the Afghanistan clash in the ongoing Champions Trophy. Australia will take on India in the first semi-final of the tournament in Dubai.

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  Starc opens up on 'personal reasons' for withdrawing from Champions Trophy, reveals 'main target'

  Cricket | February 27, 2025 10:35 IST

  Australia are without their big three quicks for the Champions Trophy after Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were ruled out due to respective injuries while Mitchell Starc had withdrawn due to personal reasons. Australia began their campaign with a record chase against England.

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  Australia announce squad for Champions Trophy; Steve Smith named captain, Starc also ruled out

  Cricket | February 12, 2025 7:24 IST

  Australia made as many as five changes to their final squad for the Champions Trophy, set to commence next week in Pakistan. Some untimely injuries and Marcus Stoinis' retirement forced Australia's hand to mine their reserves to basically pick a whole new pace attack, replacing the big three.

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  Australia script history, break India's WTC record as Smith and Co seal 2-0 series win vs Sri Lanka

  Cricket | February 09, 2025 14:44 IST

  Australia completed a magnificent series victory against Sri Lanka in Galle with a 9-wicket win in the second and final Test on Sunday, February 9. Australia finished the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle in second place with 13 wins and a PCT of 67.54, just below South Africa.

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  All-rounder Beau Webster turns off-spinner, takes wicket immediately as Australia close-in on a win

  Cricket | February 09, 2025 9:54 IST

  Sri Lanka managed to avoid an innings defeat against Australia in the ongoing second and final Test in Galle following Angelo Mathews' determined knock. However, the hosts don't have much to play with just two wickets in hand and will hope to stretch their lead as far as possible.

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  SL vs AUS: Steve Smith leaves Ricky Ponting behind to create history for Australia in Test cricket

  Cricket | February 07, 2025 9:03 IST

  Steve Smith continued his ascent on Test record lists as he scripted history for Australia with a couple of catches on Day 1 of the second match against Sri Lanka in Galle. Australia had Sri Lanka nine down after the hosts won the toss and chose to bat first.

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  WI to host Australia in Tests in a decade; set to go on white-ball tours to Ireland, England

  Cricket | February 06, 2025 15:56 IST

  West Indies announced their home and away schedule for men's and women's teams till September 2025. Following the 2025 edition of the IPL, the West Indies are set to tour Ireland and England for white-ball series after which they will be hosting Australia in a multi-format at home.

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  Marcus Stoinis announces shock retirement from ODIs effective immediately ahead of Champions Trophy

  Cricket | February 06, 2025 12:28 IST

  The 35-year-old all-rounder represented Australia in 71 matches in ODIs after making his debut in 2015 against England. Stoinis was picked in Australia's preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy but the two-time champions will have to make multiple changes due to injuries and pullouts.

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  'Send him home': Ex-Australian cricketer's advice to Smith and Co after Konstas' snub from SL Test

  Cricket | February 03, 2025 20:35 IST

  Sam Konstas, who took the world and Indian team by storm with a quickfire fifty on his Test debut at the MCG, was left out by Australia for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle and it looks highly likely that he might just be a tourist for the whole tour.

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  Nathan Lyon feels WTC champions Australia 'not there yet' on journey towards greatness

  Cricket | February 03, 2025 17:46 IST

  For the third time, Australia hold the series titles against all teams (excluding Afghanistan and Ireland). They are the current World Test Championship winners and also defeated India in the Border-Gavaskar series. However, Nathan Lyon feels Aussies are 'not there yet' on journey towards greatness.

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  'Want to keep playing as long as I can but...': Usman Khawaja spills beans on retirement plan

  Cricket | January 27, 2025 12:24 IST

  Usman Khawaja had a below-average Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India where he scored just one fifty in five Test matches. However, Khawaja stated that he is not done yet and still wants to contribute while admitting that he was just Bumrah-d in the series.

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  Michael Clarke inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

  Cricket | January 23, 2025 14:49 IST

  Australia's World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke became the 64th cricketer to be instated as the Hall of Famer for the country. Clarke, whose first-class career began at the age of 17, ended his career as the fifth-highest run-getter for Australia across formats.

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  Injury scare for Steve Smith hits Australia's preparations ahead of Test tour to Sri Lanka

  Cricket | January 19, 2025 15:16 IST

  Captain for the Test team in Sri Lanka, Steve Smith's preparations has been hit after he suffered an elbow injury during his final appearance in the Big Bash League for Sydney Sixers against the Thunder. Australia are set to get down to Dubai for a week's preparatory camp before flying to Sri Lanka.

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  India TV Sports Wrap on January 13: Today's top 10 trending news stories

  Other Sports | January 13, 2025 12:57 IST

  Shreyas Iyer was named the captain of the Punjab Kings ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL while Australia named their squad for the Champions Trophy 2025, led by Pat Cummins. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on January 13.

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  Australia announce Champions Trophy 2025 squad; Pat Cummins to lead, no Jake Fraser-McGurk

  Cricket | January 13, 2025 7:39 IST

  Australia have included Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood in their 15-member preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy. Cummins played with an ankle injury during the Test series against India, while Hazlewood is currently nursing a calf injury. However, teams have until February 12 to make changes.

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  Australia can still miss out on a place in WTC Final through a rare scenario - take a look

  Cricket | January 06, 2025 11:58 IST

  Australia proved to be too good for India as they chased down the target of 162 runs without much discomfort, even though they did lose three wickets with more than 100 runs to score. Australia qualified for the World Test Championship final following the win in Sydney and the series 3-1.

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  Australia qualify for WTC final, knock India out; reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy with 3-1 series win

  Cricket | January 05, 2025 10:30 IST

  Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years as they won the fifth and final Test against India by six wickets in Sydney. Defending a target of 162 without Jasprit Bumrah was always going to be a tough ask and even though India did put up a fight, it wasn't enough.

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  Advantage Australia after a fiery Boxing Day Test onset despite India's fightback as Konstas, Smith

  Cricket | December 26, 2024 13:51 IST

  Australia took the honours on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with the hosts scoring 311 runs. India had a scope to fight back after they got three wickets for just nine runs during a passage of play but Steve Smith with an unbeaten 68 is still a massive threat.

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  Australia confirm playing XI for Boxing Day Test against India, make two key changes

  Cricket | December 25, 2024 8:36 IST

  Australian skipper Pat Cummins confirmed that the hard-hitting in-form Travis Head was good to go after sustaining a crampy groin following the Gabba Test. The series is squared 1-1 as both Australia and India aim to throw the first punches at the MCG after a draw at the Gabba.

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  Australia drop squad bombshell, make major changes for last two Tests vs India; bring in Konstas

  Cricket | December 20, 2024 10:22 IST

  New South Wales' Sam Konstas is set to be the youngest Test opener for Australia in 70 years as Australia showed a bit of ruthlessness as they announced their squad for the remaining two Tests against India in Melbourne and Sydney. One of the pacers has returned to the Test side after three years.