Former Australian middle-order batter Michael Hussey said that Mitchell Marsh will find it tough to replace David Warner at the top of the order in the longer format. Instead, he believes a traditional opener should replace Warner. With Warner likely to retire from the longer format after the ongoing series against Pakistan, Cricket Australia are […]

Australian cricket legend and former captain Ricky Ponting has thrown his weight behind Cameron Bancroft for a Test recall, suggesting that the prolific run-scorer should replace David Warner when the veteran opener retires in January. Bancroft, who topped the Sheffield Shield runs chart last summer with an impressive tally of 945 runs, was surprisingly overlooked […]

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has been in the news for quite some time now. After taking a jibe on Michael Vaughan over the Virat Kohli-Kane Williamson debate, he now questioned the role of the Australian bowlers in the infamous ball-tampering scandal against South Africa in 2018. Notably, only three players – Cameron Bancroft, David […]

Australia Test captain Tim Paine on Wednesday has shared his thoughts over the four bowlers who recently released a statement on the infamous ball-tampering scandal in the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa. However, it started after Cameron Bancroft recently opened up on this matter which stirred up fresh controversy. Cameron Bancroft has given […]

David Warner’s manager James Erskine has slammed Cricket Australia (CA) for treating Warner, Steve Smith, and Cameron Bancroft ‘despicably’ during the investigation of the ball-tampering episode. He went on to say that these players didn’t deserve such severe punishment for their involvement in the sandpaper saga of Cape Town Test 2018. Steve Smith and David […]

Former Australia wicket-keeper batsman, Adam Gilchrist is of the opinion that Cricket Australia should open a thorough interrogation for the Sandpaper Gate when it happened and it is due to this reason that the issue will keep on lingering forever. In March 2018, Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera making an attempt of tampering with […]

Australian opener Cameron Bancroft has made a sensational revelation in the ball-tampering saga. He mentioned that the bowlers were aware that the ball is being tampered with during the Cape Town Test in 2018. Australia were seen doing ball-tampering against South Africa in 2018, which turned things ugly for Australian cricket. Cricket Australia (CA) banned […]

Australia batsman Steve Smith said that his reception in South Africa has been “lovely” since it is his first tour since the infamous ball-tampering scandal took place in 2018. Australia will take on the hosts South Africa in the first match of a three-game Twenty20 International series at a ground famous for its hostile atmosphere. […]

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh is expecting Steve Smith and David Warner will have a tough time by the South Africa crowd during their upcoming tour to South Africa. But he further said that the criticisms will only help them on to perform better. Two years ago, in March 2018, during the third Test match […]

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting thinks lack of experienced players left a void in Australian cricket and the leadership crisis had led to the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa during a Test in 2018. Steve Smith and David Warner were handed 12 months bans, while Cameron Bancroft was suspended for nine months by Cricket […]