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  Cricket Australia to announce indefinite postponement of one-off Test against Afghanistan

  Cricket | September 29, 2021 16:31 IST

  The one-off Test was originally scheduled in 2020 but was postponed to November 27 this year because of COVID-19. The Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) had supported CA's decision to put the game on hold.

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  Bio-bubbles have cumulative impact, need balance to avoid excessive mental health toll: Experts

  Cricket | September 19, 2021 15:57 IST

  CA's mental health lead Matt Burgin and chief medical officer Dr John Orchard made the observations in an article for the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine.

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  Do not penalise us for our cultural and religious environment: ACB CEO to Cricket Australia

  Cricket | September 10, 2021 17:56 IST

  Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday said that its men's team's season-opening Test against Afghanistan, slated to start on November 27 in Hobart, will be scrapped due if Taliban doesn't allow women in sports.

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  Cricket Australia to cancel Afghanistan Test if Taliban bans women's cricket

  Cricket | September 09, 2021 10:38 IST

  Cricket Australia confirmed it would be unable to proceed with the planned Test at Hobart from November 27 if news reports of Taliban views on the women's game were true.

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  Taliban has banned women's sports in Afghanistan: Report

  Other Sports | September 09, 2021 10:28 IST

  Last Saturday, Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air to end a protest march in Kabul by women demanding equal rights.

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  Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley releases statement backing coach Justin Langer

  Cricket | August 18, 2021 15:03 IST

  Langer was in the news after reports of a heated argument with a CA staff member over a video of Bangladesh's winning celebrations. The saga led to questions over the 50-year-old's future as coach.

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  CA clears top Australian players for IPL return before ICC T20 World Cup

  Cricket | August 15, 2021 13:01 IST

  CA has issued No Objection Certificates for the players to return to the IPL next month, while a planned T20 tri-series with Afghanistan and West Indies may be re-purposed as (T20) World Cup warm-ups

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  Justin Langer in heated exchange with Cricket Australia staff member over B'desh team celebrations

  Cricket | August 11, 2021 23:08 IST

  The incident took place after host Bangladesh had taken a 3-0 unassailable lead to register their first-ever bilateral series win over the Aussies.

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  Former skipper George Bailey named Australia's new selection chief

  Cricket | August 01, 2021 10:45 IST

  The 38-year-old Bailey takes over the top job ahead of this year's T20 World Cup, the home Ashes series and away tours to the subcontinent.

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  India, Australia, 15 others express interest to host ICC white-ball events during next cycle

  Cricket | July 05, 2021 15:18 IST

  BCCI last month decided to bid for three global events -- including two World Cups in shorter formats -- during the next cycle that starts from 2024, but the Indian board is not keen on paying any hosting fee.

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  Australia appoint Michael Di Venuto, Jeff Vaughan as assistant coaches

  Cricket | July 01, 2021 12:00 IST

  The duo will join head coach Justin Langer's coaching staff on a full-time basis ahead of a busy summer that includes the Ashes series.

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  Australia chief selector expects players to forgo IPL if it clashes with planned T20 tri-series

  Cricket | June 16, 2021 17:09 IST

  Australia is hoping to finalise a T20 tri-series with West Indies and Afghanistan just before the T20 World Cup which will be held in October-November.

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  Cricket Australia adds six players to preliminary squad for upcoming tours of WI, Bangladesh

  Cricket | June 08, 2021 16:01 IST

  Australia's white-ball squad for the upcoming series swelled to 29 after the selection committee called up Ben McDermott, Dan Christian, Cameron Green, Ashton Turner, Wes Agar and Nathan Ellis.

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  Usman Khawaja working with CA to ensure more South Asian representation in Australian cricket

  Cricket | June 04, 2021 17:04 IST

  When he made his international debut at the SCG, his home ground, in an Ashes Test in 2011, the top-order batter became the first Muslim and the first player of Pakistani descent to represent Australia.

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  Australia cricketers to chip in for India Covid-19 relief through gaming

  Cricket | June 02, 2021 15:12 IST

  The likes of pace bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc, Josh Hazlewood and spinner Nathan Lyon will be on live stream as they will talk cricket and play video games.

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  CA yet to discuss Australian players' participation in remaining IPL matches in UAE

  Cricket | May 31, 2021 16:27 IST

  Close to 40 Australians, including players, coaches, officials and commentators were part of the IPL bandwagon before the league was halted on May 4 after COVID-19 breached its bio-bubble

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  Australian players doubtful for remaining IPL 2021 matches in UAE

  Cricket | May 30, 2021 16:07 IST

  The BCCI on Saturday approved IPL's resumption in September in the UAE. The organisers were forced to suspend the league earlier this month after multiple cases of COVID-19 were reported inside the bio-bubble.

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  Door open for Cameron Bancroft if he performs, says CA interim CEO

  Cricket | May 19, 2021 18:09 IST

  Tim Paine indicated that Bancroft's performance would be the yardstick for including him in the Test squad.

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  Australia host Afghanistan for one-off Test before December 8 Ashes start

  Cricket | May 19, 2021 8:00 IST

  The Australians will start their Ashes defense at the Gabba in Brisbane on Dec. 8 and continue with a day-night test in Adelaide starting eight days later.

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  BCCI paying for quarantine of Australian IPL players in Sydney: Cricket Australia

  Cricket | May 18, 2021 17:19 IST

  The players had to spend 10 days in Maldives due to a ban imposed by the Australian government on travellers from COVID-ravaged India till May 15.