Steve Smith in doubt for Australia’s West Indies tour LONDON: Steve Smith will miss Australia’s first test against the West Indies in Barbados later this month and could... Published 15 Jun, 2025 02:54pm
Sports Steve Smith retires from one-day cricket after semi-final loss SYDNEY: Steve Smith has retired from one-day internationals following the defeat to India in the Champions Trophy... Updated 05 Mar, 2025 12:53pm
Sports Coach Gambhir hails phenomenal Kohli after heroic chase India coach Gautam Gambhir said Virat Kohli’s vast experience and knack of planning his innings to perfection are... Published 05 Mar, 2025 11:00am
Sports Australia skipper Smith not buying into India’s Dubai advantage Australia captain Steve Smith steered clear of commenting on India’s Dubai advantage at the Champions Trophy... Published 05 Mar, 2025 08:26am
Sports Australia ready for India’s spin challenge: Smith DUBAI: Australia captain Steve Smith says his team are confident they can counter India’s quality spin attack in... Published 03 Mar, 2025 09:02pm
Sports Australia’s Smith joins The Hundred side Welsh Fire for 2025 Welsh Fire added former Australia captain Steve Smith to their squad while defending champions Oval Invincibles... Published 25 Feb, 2025 05:14pm
Sports Chance for Australia’s second line to shine in Champions Trophy: Smith LAHORE: Australia skipper Steve Smith on Friday said the team’s up-and-coming talent is raring to go in the absence... Published 21 Feb, 2025 09:37pm
Sports Champions Trophy 2025: squads, groups and schedule The Champions Trophy is being revived after eight years with holders and hosts Pakistan playing New Zealand in the... Published 17 Feb, 2025 12:14pm
Sports Revived Champions Trophy up for grabs with no clear favourite The sprinkling of stardust over the Champions Trophy may appear somewhat thin on its return to the calendar after... Published 17 Feb, 2025 10:55am
Sports Australia beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets to sweep series Australia beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets inside four days of the second Test to complete a 2-0 series sweep in Galle... Published 09 Feb, 2025 12:36pm
Sports Steve Smith backs Marnus Labuschagne, Connolly may debut against Sri Lanka Australia captain Steve Smith backed number three batter Marnus Labuschagne to regain his form and hinted... Published 05 Feb, 2025 01:19pm
Sports Steve Smith praises ‘near flawless’ Australia after Sri Lanka thrashing Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith hailed his side’s resounding innings and 242-run victory over Sri Lanka in... Published 02 Feb, 2025 10:56am
Sports Australia’s Steve Smith joins greats with 10,000 Test runs GALLE: Australia’s Steve Smith on Wednesday joined a select group of batsmen to reach 10,000 career Test runs during... Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:26pm
Sports Australia’s Smith set to pass 10,000 Test runs in Sri Lanka GALLE: Australian batting great Steve Smith begins a tour of Sri Lanka just one short of entering the elite club of... Published 28 Jan, 2025 05:04pm
Sports Cummins to lead Australia’s big guns at Champions Trophy MELBOURNE: Pat Cummins will captain Australia at the Champions Trophy after being named in a preliminary 15-man... Published 13 Jan, 2025 08:45am
Sports Late Boland burst puts India under pressure in MCG Test MELBOURNE: India suffered a disastrous run-out and Scott Boland took two wickets to leave the tourists in major... Updated 27 Dec, 2024 02:13pm
Sports Steve Smith hits first Test century in 18 months BRISBANE: Australia’s Steve Smith scored his first Test century in 18 months after tea on the second day of the... Published 15 Dec, 2024 12:25pm
Sports Head and Smith put Australia in control of third India Test BRISBANE: Twin century-makers Travis Head and Steve Smith put on a fourth-wicket partnership of 241 as Australia... Updated 15 Dec, 2024 02:09pm
Sports Australia’s Smith consults ‘Mr Cricket’ in bid to arrest slump MELBOURNE: Australia batsman Steve Smith is weighing a “less is more” approach to training in a bid to arrest his... Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:07am
Sports Australia on top in 2nd India Test after Starc takes six ADELAIDE: Australia lost opener Usman Khawaja but took first day honours at the day-night second Test in Adelaide... Updated 06 Dec, 2024 07:06pm
Sports Stick or twist? Australia digests Perth mauling SYDNEY: After fixating obsessively over one spot in the batting order for the best part of the spring, Australia’s... Published 26 Nov, 2024 11:45am
Sports Back at number four, Australia’s Smith hopes to conjure up the old magic against India MELBOURNE: While India frets about Virat Kohli’s lean run ahead of the blockbuster Test series against Australia,... Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:25am
Sports Uncapped McSweeney to open batting for Australia against India SYDNEY: Uncapped Nathan McSweeney has beaten out his rivals to secure the vacant spot in the Australia team for the... Published 10 Nov, 2024 11:42am
Sports Smith experiment as Test opener over, Green out of India series SYDNEY: Steve Smith’s short-lived stint as a Test opener came to an end Monday with confirmation he will drop down... Published 14 Oct, 2024 10:49am
Sports Australia coach says top six likely to remain the same for India series SYDNEY: Australia coach Andrew McDonald thinks the top six batsmen who finished the last Test season are likely to... Published 11 Sep, 2024 03:21pm
Sports Australia batsman Smith says he has no plans to retire MELBOURNE: Veteran Australia batsman Steve Smith says he has no plans to wind down his cricket career having signed... Published 20 Aug, 2024 01:29pm
Sports Steve Smith axed as Australia name T20 World Cup squad SYDNEY: Former captain Steve Smith and rising talent Jake Fraser-McGurk were notable omissions as Australia named... Published 01 May, 2024 01:23pm
Sports Australia thump West Indies by 83 runs to seal ODI series SYDNEY: Man of the match Sean Abbott grabbed three wickets and slammed an entertaining 69 as Australia cruised to an... Updated 04 Feb, 2024 05:41pm
Sports Australia keep faith in ‘problem-solver’ Smith as opener MELBOURNE: Steve Smith’s first outing as a Test opener may not have gone to plan but Australia coach Andrew McDonald... Published 20 Jan, 2024 09:49am
Sports Smith relishing chance to open for Australia ADELAIDE: Steve Smith said Sunday he felt obligated to step up and replace David Warner as Australia’s Test opener,... Published 14 Jan, 2024 01:08pm