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Steve Smith is returning to the Test cricket after facing a 12-month ban for his involvement in the ball-tampering in the Test match against South Africa at Cape Town. (Photo:AP)

Steve Waugh backs Steve Smith

The 30-year-old Smith, who made his return in ODI format in the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, has amassed 379 runs.

31 Jul 2019 9:45 AM

The first Test match between Australia and England will start on August 1. (Photo: AFP)

Ricky Ponting urges Khawaja to impose himself more in the game

Ponting also recalled Khawaja's performance during Test match series against India saying that the left-handed batsman was not at his best.

29 Jul 2019 6:51 PM

The first Test match between Australia and England will begin from August 1. (Photo: AFP)

Josh Hazlewood praises 'class player' Joe Root ahead of Ashes

Hazlewood said that Root has a 'great defence' and is of the opinion that patience is the key when bowling against top players.

29 Jul 2019 5:39 PM

‘Carpet Pythons are the most common snake we catch and don't seem to bothered by humans. They will often hang out in entertaining areas like this and won't move even if people are around,’ Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers had written while sharing a video of the snake. (Photo: Facebook | @elitesnakecatchingbrisbane)

Python pops out during a pool game in Brisbane, see pictures

The post has been doing the rounds in the internet, with over 4,000 shares and thousands of comments.

29 Jul 2019 4:48 PM

Australia captain Tim Paine said WTC is a fantastic initiative, adding Test cricket is the pinnacle for his team and remains popular in Australia. (Photo: AP)

Cricket Australia welcomes ICC World Test Championship

The teams will wear names and numbers on the back of their Test jerseys, which is an ICC initiative to help fans connect with players.

29 Jul 2019 4:04 PM

Protestors hold up a placard and a symbolic coffin during a refugee protest at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, July 29, 2019. (Photo: AP)

Hundreds of refugees protest outside Australian Parliament

Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul says most of the 1000 protesters had driven 650 km from the city of Melbourne to demonstrate.

29 Jul 2019 1:24 PM

Australia coach Justin Langer has revealed that the first six months of his job were so stressful that his wife Sue was left in tears during the time Virat Kohli's India were on course for their maiden Test and ODI series triumphs here. (Photo:AFP)

Justin Langer reveals how job pressure caused emotional turmoil at home

A tense exchange with a journalist on all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's Test future was another instance which made Langer feel too much pressure.

29 Jul 2019 12:34 PM

Apart from David Warner and Steve Smith, it was Cameron Bancroft who was banned but he was handed a nine-month ban as opposed to one-year ban for Warner and Smith. (Photo:AFP)

Ricky Ponting happy to see David Warner, Steve Smith perform in World Cup

In 2018, Warner and Smith were banned for their involvement in the ball-tampering scandal.

28 Jul 2019 5:11 PM

Australia will face England in the first Test match of the series on August 1. (Photo: File)

'We've got to bowl at the top of our game', says James Pattinson ahead of Ashes

Pattinson is expecting England to come hard at them even though the World Cup winners had an embarrassing show on day one against Ireland.

27 Jul 2019 2:24 PM

The Australian-first initiative is modelled on a similar programme run in the Netherlands. (Photo: AFP)

Australian ambulance to grant patients' dying wishes

Officials have announced a dedicated vehicle to grant final wishes to terminally ill patients.

26 Jul 2019 6:14 PM

England will next take on Australia in the Ashes, set to begin from August 3. (Photo: File)

Ricky Ponting lauds Ben Stokes for his maturity

Stokes missed out on the 2017-18 Ashes due to his involvement in a court case after he was involved in a street fight in Bristol.

24 Jul 2019 2:40 PM

A search of the vehicle turned up 273kg of ice, said police, who released footage of the drugs neatly packed in cardboard boxes, taped up and loaded into the back of the van. (Photo: Twitter | @nswpolice)

Watch: Bad driving leads to USD 140 million drug bust

The man slammed drug-filled van into empty police patrol car in Sydney, crushing its bonnet before speeding off, CCTV footage shows.

23 Jul 2019 1:52 PM

Steve Smith, David Warner, Cameron Bancroft have made a comeback to the team after facing a one year ban for their involvement in the ball-tampering scandal in 2018 against South Africa. (Photo:AP/PTI)

Tim Paine lauds Steve Smith for his consistency

Smith is currently ranked at the number four position in the ICC Test batsmen rankings.

22 Jul 2019 11:18 AM

Although he will not be available for the warm-up Test match slated to begin from Tuesday, Paine played down the fear of Usman Khawaja missing the first Ashes Match. (Photo:AP/PTI)

Tim Paine expects Khawaja to be 'fully fit' before Ashes

Khawaja sustained a hamstring injury during the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and was ruled out of the tournament.

22 Jul 2019 11:09 AM

An Australian woman charged with murder has been sent for a medical assessment amid reports she decapitated her mother and left the head outside a neighbour’s house. (Representational Image)

25-yr-old Australian woman beheads mother, leaves head outside neighbour’s door

Officers said 4-year-old relative witnessed incident, and was treated in hospital for minor head injury before being returned to his family.

21 Jul 2019 2:35 PM

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, a government body, said in a study released this week that an urgent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, both nationally and globally, was needed to protect the future of the reef. (Photo: AFP)

Great Barrier Reef agency breaks with Australia govt in climate warning

The reef authority said that current gas emission trends, if not curbed, could see the deadly bleaching events by around 2035.

19 Jul 2019 9:11 AM

Even more ludicrously, David alleges that his son would talk about Diana’s brother John, who sadly died as a baby just hours after his birth. (Photo: File)

Australian boy, 4, says he is Princess Diana's reincarnation

Billy Campbell, son of Australian TV personality David Campbell, was born 18 years after the princess’s death in a car crash in 1997.

18 Jul 2019 3:16 PM

Chappell was even able to attend a family reunion with brothers Greg and Trevor last week. In fact, he continued working during his radiotherapy. (Photo: PTI)

Ian Chappell reveals battle with skin cancer

The maker of 5345 Tests runs said his constant battles with skin cancer has prepared him for the worst.

18 Jul 2019 3:01 PM

'I would like to see my son before 31 August so we can celebrate his birthday as a family.' says the father. (Photo: AFP)

Australia calls on China to allow Uighur mother and son leave country

China has rounded up an estimated one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim Turkic-speaking minorities into re-education camps.

17 Jul 2019 5:36 PM

Griffin suspected that the bottle had been buried on a beach for years then refloated by a storm. (Photo: AP)

Australian finds message in a bottle written 50 years ago

Paul Elliot told Australian Broadcasting Corp. that he and his son Jyah found the bottle on west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.

17 Jul 2019 4:23 PM

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