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[ad_1] Australian captain Pat Cummins will lead the Sunrisers Hyderabad at this year’s Indian Premier League, the franchise confirmed on Monday. Earlier this summer, the 31-year-old was signed by the Sunrisers on a AU$3.67 million, which was a record before national teammate Mitchell Starc surpassed that tally a couple of hours later. Cummins, who has … Read more
[ad_1] Australia ventures across the Tasman for its final assignment of the Test summer, a two-match campaign against New Zealand. The sporting rivalry between the two nations is fierce, but one-sided — the Black Caps have not won a Test match against Australia on home soil since 1993, suffering nine defeats and a loss since. … Read more
[ad_1] A “pretty green” Wellington wicket and New Zealand bowlers well equipped to exploit conditions in their favour could be Steve Smith’s greatest challenge in just his third Test as an opening batter. But his veteran partner, Usman Khawaja, lazily slapped away any suggestions the 35-year-old couldn’t adapt declaring Smith was arguably the “best Test … Read more
[ad_1] Australia takes on New Zealand in the first of its three T20I contests at Sky Stadium in Wellington. The two will compete for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy but both will no doubt view this series as key preparation for the T20 World Cup in June this year. MATCH CENTRE: Scorecards, stats and more! For Australia, … Read more
[ad_1] Alexander Volkanovski was stood, completely baffled, inside a Wollongong gym last October as he tried to pass one of those regulation NRL concussion tests. Problem was, he couldn’t. Or at least not this morning. Which was no small thing given it had already been six days, and counting, since the UFC champ had been … Read more
[ad_1] Schooled on the importance of catching by respected coach Bob Simpson, Australian great Allan Border believes an increased focus on fielding would reduce the growing disparity between nations in Test nation. With the final Test of the summer beginning on Thursday at the Gabba, Australia is on the verge of sweeping all five Tests … Read more
[ad_1] Melbourne Stars all-rounder Marcus Stoinis believes his omission from Australia’s 13-player squad for the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies “makes complete sense”, backing West Australian teammate Aaron Hardie to flourish at international level. The 34-year-old’s ODI career is in jeopardy following Wednesday’s announcement, where rising stars Jhye Richardson, Matt Short, Lance Morris … Read more