Australia cricket
Smith 'cried for four days' after tampering scandal
Smith admits, he cried for four days after a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa that rocked the sport, as he told children "it's okay to show emotion".
Pay dispute bit of a shame, says McGrath
Reports emerged that Australia players were mulling a pull out from the Test series against Bangladesh and Australia’s legendery paceman Glenn McGrath terms it as shameful.
Aussie players reportedly mull Bangladesh boycott
Australia's senior players have voted to boycott next month's tour of Bangladesh unless their long-running pay dispute with Cricket Australia (CA) is settled before they leave, reports say.
Young Australians to face Bangladesh HP squad
Bangladesh HP are set to play against a Northern Territory outfit in two one day matches and a three- day game. The Northern Territory outfit will feature six young Australian players who are hoping to make a mark for selection in the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Taylor confident 'Bangladesh tour' will go as planned
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor says that he is confident that Australia’s scheduled tour of Bangladesh will go ahead as planned.
Pay dispute advances looming crisis for Test cricket
MCC world cricket committee chairman Mike Brearley says the threat of an Ashes boycott by Australia players is a "serious" concern amid fears of a "looming crisis" for Test cricket as a whole.
Australia warn players as pay row deadline looms
Cricket Australia send a formal letter to warring players and officially inform them they will be unemployed if a deal is not reached this week in their protracted pay dispute.
Smith plays down talk of Ashes strike
Australia captain Steve Smith has played down a tense stand-off in pay negotiations between the players' union and the national cricket board, saying his team is highly motivated to cut a deal and play the Ashes against England.
Aus board gambled on players' greed and lost
Australia's cricket board gambled that greed would motivate top players into accepting a pay offer and while that bet has backfired the parties are likely to thrash out a deal in time to avert an Ashes boycott, former captain Ian Chappell says.
‘We're prepared for Aussie pace rampage’
Joe Root knows just how damaging a rampaging Australian pace attack can be having experienced first-hand the devastation wreaked on England by Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris during his maiden Ashes tour in 2013-14.
Australia name pace-heavy squad
Fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and James Pattinson were Thursday named in Australia's 15-man squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales.