Stoinis sent for hamstring scans,Samuels charged with corruption
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Australian cricket

Stoinis sent for hamstring scans,Samuels charged with corruption

Marcus Stoinis injured his hamstring just weeks before the start of the T20 World Cup,while former West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels was charged with breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code while playing in a limited-overs competition in the United Arab Emirates.

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Switch hit:Australian stars to play IPL as T20 World Cup preparation
Australian cricket

Switch hit:Australian stars to play IPL as T20 World Cup preparation

A cancelled tri-series means David Warner,Steve Smith,Glenn Maxwell and other Australian players will return to play in the postponed IPL.

  • byMalcolm Conn
IPL pits stars against national tours – but might just be perfect World Cup preparation
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Australian cricket

IPL pits stars against national tours – but might just be perfect World Cup preparation

Far from hindering Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign,the IPL shapes as an ideal warm-up for non-touring big names.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Cricket Australia faces call on players returning to IPL
India

Cricket Australia faces call on players returning to IPL

Indian authorities have confirmed the IPL will resume in September but it remains to be seen whether Australia’s top cricketers want to – or will be allowed to – return.

  • byJon Pierik
NZ’s Seifert breaks down as he recalls COVID-19 ordeal in India
Coronavirus pandemic

NZ’s Seifert breaks down as he recalls COVID-19 ordeal in India

New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert broke down in tears on Tuesday as he recalled fearing the worst after testing positive for COVID-19 in India.

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Cricket Australia chief confirms India is paying for quarantine amid claims of special treatment
Australian cricket

Cricket Australia chief confirms India is paying for quarantine amid claims of special treatment

Cricket Australia’s interim chief executive Nick Hockley has confirmed the Indian board is paying for Australian players’ quarantine period in Sydney.

  • byDaniel Cherny
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Australian cricketers arrive in Sydney after fleeing India
Coronavirus pandemic

Australian cricketers arrive in Sydney after fleeing India

The group fled the escalating COVID-19 crisis in India for the Maldives and touched down in Sydney on Monday morning.

  • bySarah McPhee
Australian IPL stars could return this weekend to quarantine in Sydney
Australian cricket

Australian IPL stars could return this weekend to quarantine in Sydney

A deal is close to being finalised which would allow the cricketers to quarantine in Sydney rather than the Howard Springs facility,with Indian cricket authorities to foot the bill.

  • byAndrew Wu
National cricketers in line for vaccinations as Hussey tests negative
Australian cricket

National cricketers in line for vaccinations as Hussey tests negative

On the back of Australia’s Olympians beginning their vaccination program ion Monday,National Cabinet ruled other sportsmen and women can now join the queue.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Eerie silence and sacred cows as Cummins awaits passage from India
India

Eerie silence and sacred cows as Cummins awaits passage from India

Cooped up in his Ahmedabad hotel as the Australian contingent began to leave India for the Maldives to wait out the government’s travel ban,Pat Cummins had time to reflect on a very different IPL experience.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Hussey to be airlifted to Chennai as players begin long journey home
Australian cricket

Hussey to be airlifted to Chennai as players begin long journey home

Michael Hussey’s IPL franchise want their batting coach to be closer to the team’s base so they can provide him with better medical care in his recovery from COVID-19.

  • byAndrew Wu