Cricket Australia

Australia defeated England by 146 runs in the fifth Ashes test at Blundstone Arena on January 16. The team managed to win the five-match Ashes with 4-0. Australian bowlers Cameron Green and Scott Boland took three wickets each in the second innings, while skipper Pat Cummins took three wickets. Earlier, Australia was bowled out for 155 in the second innings, setting England a target of 271 to win.

After Cristiano Ronaldo, Australian batter, David Warner removed Coca-Cola bottles from the post-match conference table on October 28. Warner asked, "Can I remove this?", before the commencement of the conference. However, he further said, "If it's good for Cristiano, it's good enough for me," when he was asked to put the bottles back to the table. Besides, the batter scored 65 off 42 balls in the same match.

Australia's premier franchise cricket league Big Bash League (BBL) has announced three new rules to make the game more interesting. BBL has reduced the mandatory six-over powerplay to four. Besides, it added a two-over "Power Surge" that will make the fielding team deploy only two fielders out of the 30-yard circle from the 11th over. It has also added a new feature, the "X-factor Player", with which the teams can allow their 12th or 13th man… read-more

For India's tour to Australia, the New South Welsh government has accepted the Cricket Australia's request to allow players get trained while undergoing compulsory 14-day quarantine. Consequently, the Indian and Australian players can now undergo training sessions in Sydney after returning from Dubai post-IPL. India is scheduled to play three ODIs, three T20s, and four Tests in Sydney and Canberra, starting from November 27.

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Stark has expressed that the off-time of five months during the Coronavirus pandemic has cost the Australian team, leading to their second T20 defeat against England. England won the second match by 6 wickets, winning the three-match series. "It's not an excuse but coming off five months cricket doesn't help. You can’t really simulate international matches by having nets and centre-wicket  practice," Stark said… read-more