Australia

It’s India against New Zealand in first semifinal, hosts England face Australia in other

2:18 pm July 7, 2019

Manchester: It’s going to be India versus New Zealand in the first semifinal of the ICC World Cup on Tuesday, with hosts England taking on five-time defending champions Australia in the other on Thursday. The 45-game group stage ended with the match between Australia and South Africa. Australia, India, England and New Zealand knew prior […]

England semi-final ‘excites’ Australia captain Finch

2:12 pm July 7, 2019

Manchester: Australia captain Aaron Finch insisted he was “excited” by he prospect of a World Cup semi-final against England even though his reigning champions will go into Thursday’s blockbuster match on the back of a 10-run loss to South Africa. Had Australia defeated the Proteas in Manchester on Saturday they would have returned to Old […]

New Zealand’s Williamson expects feisty Lord’s for Australia clash

1:14 pm June 29, 2019

London: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is bracing himself for a more raucous atmosphere than normal at Lord’s when his side face Australia in a World Cup match on Saturday. Reigning champions Australia, who beat New Zealand in a Melbourne final four years ago, have already booked their place in the semi-finals. But the Black […]

Australia warns of ‘collateral damage’ from Trump-Xi trade war

2:43 pm June 26, 2019

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday warned that “collateral damage” from trade spats between China and the United States were hurting smaller countries and threatening the global economy. In an usually public warning to allies in Washington, Morrison said the “world’s most important bilateral relationship — the US-China relationship” had become “strained”. “Trade […]

We have not stuck to our batting mantra in last two games: Morgan

2:17 pm June 26, 2019

London: England captain Eoin Morgan feels not sticking to their “batting mantra” has cost them back-to-back defeats against Sri Lanka and Australia in the World Cup, making the road to semifinals much tougher for the pre-tournament favourites. England had not lost back-to-back ODIs on home soil since 2015, yet they followed a loss to Sri […]