Australian cricket team
England are dangerous but we're ready, says Langer
Langer watched his players go hard at it in two intra-squad warm-up match in Southampton on Tuesday, with Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey smashing rapid...
Australia test captain Tim Paine recently said that it would not take “Einstein” to conclude that Australia’s test series against Bangladesh would not take place.
With the disappointment of the T20 series defeat to Australia still fresh, Proteas captain Quinton de Kock said that the team had an honest conversation about fighting back and chasing scores, something they were failing to do of late.
Temba Bavuma is not fully fit and will not be available for selection for the final T20 International match against Australia at Newlands.
Smith was at the centre of the scandal that rocked Australian cricket and game at large - fellow batsmen Cameron Bancroft and David Warner were also involved.
The divisive 33-year-old has been awarded the Allan Border Medal for the third time, pipping by one vote Steve Smith, who was also involved in the attempt to alter the ball using sandpaper during a South Africa Test in 2018.
The men's national team had no conduct citings during 2018-19 season, the first clean sheet in seven years, and code of conduct charges at all levels dropped 74 percent, CA chairman Earl Eddings said.
India justified their top ranking by beating Tim Paine’s men 2-1 earlier this month, ending their agonising 71-year wait for a test series victory in Australia.
Veteran wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni expertly guided India to the win with an unbeaten 87 with solid support from Kedar Jadhav on 61 not out.
The three-game, one-day series is a chance for Australia to move on from a miserable eight months, which began with the tampering row.
Justin Langer was named on Thursday as the replacement for Darren Lehmann, who resigned in the wake of the Cape Town scandal even though he was cleared of wrongdoing by Cricket Australia.
Bowler Mitchell Starc, who has battled with injury, is replaced by debutant Chadd Sayers.
Legal and illegal ways of changing the surface of a cricket ball.
In the space of two days, top batsman Smith has gone from Australia’s cricketing golden boy to national pariah and it looks likely that he has played his last test as captain.
Rabada was given three demerit points by the International Cricket Council match referee Jeff Crowe, taking him past the tally of eight that triggers an automatic two-game suspension.
Fast bowler Rabada made contact with Smith’s shoulder after dismissing him in the first innings of their six-wicket victory in Port Elizabeth.
Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the remainder of the four-match test series between the Proteas and Australia.
South Africa added 118 runs to their overnight total of 264 for seven wickets in a busy morning session.
Mitchell Marsh was dismissed for 96 as Australia took their overnight tally from 225-5 to post an imposing tally before spinner Lyon grabbed two wickets in his first over.