Cricket Australia

A report in The Australian has suggested Warner, 35, wants to skip Big Bash League this season and has sought permission to play in the inaugural season of the UAE T20 League, whose dates are likely to clash with the BBL early next year.

Three Australia cricketers -- the then-skipper Steve Smith, his deputy Warner and Cameron Bancroft -- were banned from playing international and domestic cricket for varying periods not exceeding a year in the aftermath of the episode, which came to be known as the 'sandpaper-gate scandal'.

The seven-year deal commencing in 2023-24 will see Disney Star televise men's and women's international matches played in Australia as well as the Big Bash League (BBL) and Women's BBL. CA feels the channel's reach will provide "enormous exposure" for Australian cricket and for CA's commercial partners in the world's largest cricket market, which is Asia.

Last season's wooden spooners Renegades held off the Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat in the first of the two lotteries held at Cricket Australia headquarters in Melbourne on Wednesday and now have a 50 percent chance of acquiring the number one selection in the draft.

Sri Lanka recorded stunning innings and a 39-run victory over the visitors at the Galle International Stadium on Monday with Australia dismissed for a paltry 151 in the second innings. With the victory, the Dimuth Karunaratne-led side leveled the series at 1-1. Australia had won the opening Test at the same venue by 10 wickets. The win on Monday helped Sri Lanka jump ahead of a trio of rivals and up to third on the latest WTC standings.

Born in Singapore, David has had sporadic opportunities to play for the Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League (BBL) and for Singapore in the T20 World Cup qualifiers in 2019. He was bought by Mumbai Indians in the IPL mega auction for a mind-boggling sum of Rs 8.25 crore, given his ability to destroy any bowling with his power-hitting.

The 42-year-old Lisa, who has played eight Tests and 125 WODIs and scored nearly 4,000 international runs across the three formats, joins the likes of Barry Richards, Jimmy Adams and most recently Vikram Solanki who have been FICA presidents since its formation. "I'm extremely honoured and excited to be FICA's new president. We are entering a new phase of the game which covers more cricket than ever before for our male and female players.

"While not considered serious, the injury needed bandaging during the match and with the Test series due to start in just 11 days, Australia's medical staff are expected to take a cautious approach with him," a report in watoday.com.au said on Saturday. The charismatic batter's likely absence will pave the way for Josh Inglis to make his ODI debut after having played seven T20Is.

With Root in sublime form, as he displayed in the first Test against New Zealand where his unbeaten century guided England to a five-wicket win at Lord's, the battle for prestige among the top-five batters in the world has intensified further. That unbeaten 115 at Lord's also saw the right-hander become the second England player and 14th overall to register 10,000 Test runs.

Buttler's exploits were the key reason for Rajasthan Royals making it to the IPL 2022 final, and while he could not guide his side to the title, losing to Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday night, the England cricketer scored 39 off 35 balls, which took him past Australian great David Warner in the list of all-time highest run-getters in IPL in a single season.