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Australia pacer Pat Cummins will be rested for the third T20I against Pakistan to prepare for the first Test match, confirms coach Justin Langer. (Photo:AP)

Pat Cummins given rest for third T20I against Pakistan

Cummins featured in both the previous T20Is against Pakistan.

06 Nov 2019 10:16 AM

Steve Smith played a knock of 80 runs off 51 balls to enable Australia to defeat Pakistan by seven wickets. (Photo: AP)

Australia glide through Pakistan in a seven-wicket win

With this win, Australia has gained a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The first game of the series was abandoned due to rain.

05 Nov 2019 8:41 PM

Steven Smith played a knock of 80 runs off 51 balls to enable Australia to defeat Pakistan by seven wickets on Tuesday in the second T20I of the three-match series here at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. (Photo:AFP)

Australia cruise to seven-wicket win over Pakistan

With this win, Australia has gained a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The first game of the series was abandoned due to rain.

05 Nov 2019 5:21 PM

The match was subsequently reduced to 15-overs-a-side when the players returned and skipper Babar Azam made 59 not out to help Pakistan to a below-par 107-5. (Photo:AFP)

Australia vs Pakistan 1st T20I: Rain ruins play at last moment as Aussies denied win

Put into bat, Pakistan were 88 for three wickets in the 13th over when rain interrupted play.

03 Nov 2019 8:30 PM

Pacer Mohammad Irfan on Sunday became the oldest pace bowler to play for Pakistan since Imran Khan in 1992. (Photo:AFP)

Mohammad Irfan oldest pace bowler to play for Pakistan since Imran Khan in 1992

He achieved the feat during the ongoing first T20I between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney. Irfan is currently 37 years of age.

03 Nov 2019 12:42 PM

The Sri Lankan bowlers, led by Lasith Malinga, have been no match for a quality Australian batting line-up, spearheaded by Warner who has now scored 217 in three innings without losing his wicket. (Photo: AFP)

Australia vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20: David Warner leads Australia to T20 clean-sweep over Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's batting had been insipid until now, but they finally posted a competitive score of 142 for six, with Kusal Perera hitting 57.

01 Nov 2019 6:32 PM

Australia's coach Justin Langer on Thursday said that it took great courage for all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to tell his teammates about his mental health. (Photo: Instagram)

Justin Langer hails Glenn Maxwell for coming out with his mental health problems

Earlier in the day, Cricket Australia (CA) had announced Maxwell's decision to take a break from cricket to look after his mental health.

31 Oct 2019 2:27 PM

Boeing announced Thursday up to 50 of its popular 737NG planes had been grounded after cracks in them were detected, in another blow to the US aircraft maker following two deadly crashes. (Photo: File)

50 Boeing 737NG planes grounded globally over cracks: Official

Boeing had previously reported a problem with the model's 'pickle fork' -- a part which helps bind the wing to the fuselage.

31 Oct 2019 1:39 PM

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has decided to take a short break from cricket to deal with his mental health issues. (Photo: Instagram)

Glenn Maxwell takes break from cricket to look after his mental health

Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday announced Maxwell's decision to take a break from cricket.

31 Oct 2019 11:33 AM

David Warner and Steve Smith came together after Aaron Finch was caught down the leg side off Lasith Malinga for a golden duck, and the pair produced a batting masterclass. (Photo: AFP)

Australia blast away Sri Lanka as David Warner and Steve Smith get going

Chasing 118 to win after Sri Lanka were restricted to 117 all out off 19 overs, they reached their target with 42 balls to spare.

30 Oct 2019 5:58 PM

Australia skipper Aaron Finch said that they want to build a solid T20 side that can beat the 'best in the world' keeping the approaching T20 World Cup in mind. (Photo:AFP)

Aaron Finch wants to build a 'solid' Australian side ahead of T20 World Cup

The T20 World Cup will start on October 18 next year. Currently, Australia is hosting Sri Lanka for a three-match T20I series.

29 Oct 2019 5:08 PM

Melbourne: Australia captain Aaron Finch is hoping spin bowler Ashton Agar can blossom into a swashbuckling 'finisher' in the batting lineup to give the team more flexibility ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup. (Photo:AFP)

Ashton Agar is working hard to be a T20I finisher: Aaron Finch

Left-arm spinner Agar, who has averaged 13.66 with the bat from 16 T20Is, was named at seven in the series-opener against Sri Lanka.

29 Oct 2019 12:39 PM

Australia pacer Mitchell Starc will miss the second T20I against Sri Lanka in order to attend his brother's wedding function. (Photo:AFP)

Mitchell Starc to miss second T20I against Sri Lanka for brother's wedding

The 29-year-old scalped two wickets in the first T20I and returned with the figures of 2-18 in his four-over quota.

28 Oct 2019 5:08 PM

David Warner emphatically bounced back to form on his birthday, with a first-ever Twenty20 century as Australia crushed Sri Lanka by 134 runs in their opening match of the series in Adelaide on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Australia crush Sri Lanka by 134 runs in 1st out of 3 match T-20 series

Birthday boy Warner clubbed an unbeaten 100 as he, skipper Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell powered Australia to a massive 233 for two.

27 Oct 2019 1:46 PM

Australia's most notorious serial killer Ivan Milat, whose murder of seven young backpackers in the 1990s terrified the country, has died in hospital, officials said Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Australian backpacker killer Ivan Milat, sentenced for life, dies in jail

Milat was serving consecutive life sentences for the brutal killing spree which took place near Sydney between 1989 and 1992.

27 Oct 2019 1:22 PM

A permanent ban on scaling Uluru -- also known as Ayers Rock -- comes into place Saturday in line with the long-held wishes of the traditional Aboriginal owners of the land, the Anangu. (Photo: File)

Hundreds in Australia flock to climb Uluru, giant monolith, for last time

Saturday marks 34 years since that the park’s title was handed back to the traditional owners.

25 Oct 2019 2:31 PM

Steve Smith and David Warner return to the short format Sunday in the first of Australia's three games against a buoyant Sri Lanka, with both tipped for next year's Twenty20 World Cup at home. (Photo:AFP)

Steve Smith, David Warner return to Australia's T20 side as World Cup looms

The star batsmen were both banned for a year for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal.

25 Oct 2019 1:13 PM

With the T20 World Cup the only piece of major silverware missing in Australia’s bursting trophy cabinet, Aaron Finch’s team will look to make a statement in the series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan a year before hosting the global tournament. (Photo:AFP)

Australia look to make statement before 2020 T20 World Cup

Australia kick off their home summer at Adelaide Oval on Sunday with the first of 3 T20I against 2014 world champions Sri Lanka.

24 Oct 2019 3:10 PM

Australian cricketer Ashton Turner, who is in the T20I side against Sri Lanka, is prepared to make an impact with both bat and ball for the Kangaroos. (Photo:AFP)

I can play as all-rounder again in T20I, says Ashton Turner

Turner last played an international game in March 2019 against India.

24 Oct 2019 11:28 AM

The longest non-stop passenger flight touched down in Australia Sunday morning after more than 19 hours in the air, a milestone journey from New York that Qantas hopes to parlay into commercial success. (Photo: Qantas)

‘Historic moment’: World's longest flight arrives in Sydney from New York

The four pilots on board -- who rotated between flying duties -- also wore devices that tracked their brain waves and alertness.

21 Oct 2019 2:34 PM

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