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Steven Smith of Australia talks to coach Justin Langer during a Australia Nets Session at Trent Bridge. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
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‘Friendly’ Aussies ready for hostile tour

Coach Justin Langer and captain Aaron Finch are hopeful the game will be played in good spirits despite the expectation of crowd jeers

Steve Smith and David Warner of Australia pose a few years before their world was turned upside down by the Sandpapergate scandal. (Reuters/Paul Childs)

Aussies playing dead until World Cup comes to life

The most successful team in Cricket World Cup history is out to shake off the shame of Sandpapergate

Rishabh Pant (Paul Childs/Reuters)

India end 10-year win drought in Australia first Test nail-biter

Rishabh Pant made history by matching the record 11 catches in a Test currently held by England’s Jack Russell and South Africa’s AB de Villiers

Cameron Bancroft’s ban for attempting to alter the ball with sandpaper is due to expire on December 29 while Steve Smith and David Warner must wait until March 29 to play for their country again. (AAP)

Cricket Australia rules out cutting ball-tampering bans

The scandal, which rocked the sport, had far-reaching consequences in Australia

Australia bids emotional farewell to cricketer Hughes

Fans, family and fellow cricketers bid farewell to Phillip Hughes at a funeral service in his hometown of Macksville, Australia.

Hughes’s death opens up debate on cricket safety

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies from an injury sustained after he was hit by a ball moving at over 140kph.

Ponting to focus on Tests after being dropped from ODIs

Ponting to focus on Tests after being dropped from ODIs

Ricky Ponting has vowed to fight on in Australia’s Test team after selectors informed him of his exclusion from the limited-overs team.

Ponting retires from T20 cricket

Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Monday announced his retirement from international Twenty20 cricket in a bid to prolong his Test career

Haddin out of Aussie Champions Trophy squad

Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been ruled out of this month’s ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa following finger surgery.

Voges called up to Aussie ODI squad

Australia have added Adam Voges to their squad for the one-day leg of their tour of England.

England selection will dent their Ashes bid, says Ponting

Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes England’s focus on Andrew Flintoff and other selection issues will dent their hopes of regaining the Ashes.

Ponting to take a break after Ashes

Australia will give Ricky Ponting a break after the crunch Ashes series with England as it experiments with its one-day and Twenty20 line-ups.

Johnson’s Ashes’ time is up, say media and fans

Australian media and cricket fans on Monday called for Mitchell Johnson to be left out of the third Ashes Test.