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Smith said it was the team's "leadership group" that came up with the idea and put it into action, but he did not name the other senior players involved in the plot. (Photo: AFP)

Steve Smith's Australia admits ball-tampering in stunning confession

In a hugely embarrassing moment for Australian cricket, Smith said he was "not proud at all" of what his team had done.

25 Mar 2018 10:02 AM

Rabada has frailty of temperament

Rabada has been charged with a Level 2 offence for a tempestuous send-off to Steve Smith.

11 Mar 2018 12:15 AM

Joss Buttler celebrates his century. (Photo: AP)

Buttler serves up series success for England

The tactic appeared to be working until Buttler and Woakes came together and turned the match on its head.

22 Jan 2018 12:46 AM

Laggards on foreign soil

Cricket is a game that offers immense scope for an individual to perform, and if he utilises that opportunity, his team benefits too.

20 Jan 2018 12:08 AM

Modern cricket titans

Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, both 28, have taken the challenge head-on and carved out their places among the all-time great captains.

14 Jan 2018 1:19 AM

Australia’s Usman Khawaja in action against England in the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney. (Photo: AFP)

Milestone man Smith, Khawaja sparkle

Smith, with three centuries in this five-match series, has been the bane of the England team and was potentially heading towards another ton.

06 Jan 2018 2:46 AM

In 69 IPL matches, Steve Smith has scored 1703 runs at an average of 37.02 with one century and five half-centuries. (Photo:PTI)

IPL 2018 Retention: Australia captain Steve Smith excited to be back at Rajasthan Royals

Smith who played for the team in 2014 and 2015 is the only player to be retained by the franchise.

05 Jan 2018 11:27 AM

Steve Smith marched off unbeaten after a 275-ball knock of 102, having nudged Australia to 263 for four and a lead of 99 runs before the captains called it off midway through the final session.(Photo: AFP)

The Ashes: Steve Smith scores ton as 4th Test ends in draw

Smith, having scored an unbeaten 141 in Brisbane and 239 in Perth, came to the crease before lunch on Day 4, his team's score at 65 for two.

30 Dec 2017 1:27 PM

England skipper Joe Root (right) has umpire Sundaram Ravi check the condition of the ball on the fourth day of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia. (Photo: AP)

Rain frustrates England in march towards win

When play was abandoned for the day, Warner was on 40 with skipper Smith not out 25.

30 Dec 2017 1:06 AM

Today’s cricketing ace

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

24 Dec 2017 12:08 AM

Shane Warne rates Steve Smith higher than Virat Kohli

Warne has listed his top 11 batsmen from those he has either seen or played with or against.

23 Dec 2017 2:01 AM

England’s Ashes turned to dust too quickly

Joe Root’s England were just not good enough to beat the Aussies in their lair.

21 Dec 2017 2:08 AM

Steve Smith, whose idiosyncratic style – moving across his stumps as the bowler delivers – flies in the face of cricket's purists, has a career average of 62.32 from 59 Tests. (Photo: AP)

Is cricket-obsessed Steve Smith the new Don Bradman?

Records have tumbled for the cricket-obsessive Smith, who broke into the Test arena as a leg-spin bowling all-rounder batting at 8 in 2010.

19 Dec 2017 2:10 PM

Australian players celebrate a wicket on the final day of the third Ashes Test against England at Perth. (Photo: AP)

Skipper pays tribute to bold selection

Paine has responded with polished performances behind the stumps and 130 runs at 43.33.

19 Dec 2017 2:06 AM

The run-machine monster

Former England captain Michael Vaughan calls Smith a ‘freak’ for being so prolific despite his offbeat technique.

17 Dec 2017 1:05 AM

The Ashes have always been a tightly fought contest between the Australians and the English cricket teams.

Sledging on the field

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

03 Dec 2017 12:16 AM

England players at a training session. (Photo: AP)

England search for greener pastures in pink ball battle

Root also wanted to “move on” from the Stokes saga.

02 Dec 2017 7:12 AM

Smith, who began the day on 64, moved slowly but purposefully towards his century and soaked up eight successive dot balls when on 97 before Broad finally gave an opening. (Photo: AFP)

The Ashes: Centurion Steve Smith ushers Australia to safety on Day 2 of Gabba Test

Steve Smith dragged his side back from the brink over eight-and-a-half hours of steely application.

25 Nov 2017 4:41 PM

Steve Smith came under fire when some of the former players claimed that he had too much of a say in the national selection. (Photo:AFP)

Australia captain Steve Smith labels 'captain's pick' claims as 'absolute garbage'

Smith's comments came as the selection looms over the highly-anticipated Ashes Test series against England.

03 Nov 2017 1:41 PM

Smith, on the other hand, will return home and is expected to be fit for next month's Ashes. (Photo: AP)

India vs Australia: Steve Smith out of T20 series due to shoulder injury

Cricket Australia confirmed that vice-captain David Warner will stand in as captain for the three-match series.

07 Oct 2017 11:51 AM

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