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West Indies tour of Australia 2022

The dishevelled state of Steve Smith's baggy green cap which is a matter of great pride for Australian cricketers has sparked a debate on social media.

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Steve Smith blames 'dirty rats' for major wear and tear to his iconic baggy green after widespread criticism

David Warner's wife, Candice, has revealed that she was on the receiving end of "vile abuse" in front of her daughters during recently concluded Day/Night Adelaide Test against West Indies.

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'Not safe for me and my kids to support David': Candice Warner narrates mortifying abuse from Adelaide crowd

<h1>&nbsp;</h1>Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith feels there is something "fundamentally wrong" with his teammate David Warner's lifetime leadership ban.

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'Banning for life from leadership is just fundamentally wrong': Steve Smith baffled with David Warner's lifetime leadership ban

Former Australia Test cricket captain Michael Clarke has lambasted his country's cricket board, Cricket Australia (CA) for their messy handling of David Warner's captaincy ban and accused the governing body of double standards. The trio of Australia's Warner, then captain Steve Smith and opener Cameron Bancroft were caught in the infamy of sandpaper gate in South Africa, in 2018. But it was only the Delhi Capitals' opener who got the short end of the stick with a lifetime captaincy ban.

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Clarke takes a swipe at CA for using Warner as a whipping boy in leadership review

The Sandpapergate gets more fodder added to it after David Warner's manager reveals stirring news that the players were allegedly given permission to tamper with the ball by unnamed officials some 16 months prior to the Cape Town scandal in 2018.

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David Warner’s agent drops bombshell claim, says players were told to tamper the ball in 2016 too 

Cricket Australia has broken the silence by issuing a verdict that backs David Warner after the Aussie opener decided to retract his application in a bid to lift his lifetime captaincy ban.

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Cricket Australia breaks silence and issues verdict on David Warner's lifetime captaincy ban

David Warner has decided to give on the dream of donning the captaincy hat once again after alleged constant scrutinisation from Cricket Australia (CA) that has deeply affected his family in the process.

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David Warner launches scathing attack on CA, says 'not prepared for my family to be washing machine for cricket's dirty laundry'

My family is more important to me than cricket.

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David Warner narrates story of harassment by Cricket Australia on himself and family, gives up on dream of captaining Australia again

Ace Australian spinner Nathan Lyon continued his star work with the ball as on final day of the first Test against West Indies he went on to eclipse India's Ravichandran Ashwin's to become the eighth highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game.

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AUS vs WI: Nathan Lyon leapfrogs R Ashwin's rare feat to grab hold on big milestone in Test cricket

Cricket legend Ricky Ponting is finally back at the commentary box in the Australia and West Indies opening Test after being hospitalised following a health scare while on the job on Day Three at Perth Stadium.

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Ricky Ponting back at commentary box from hospital after sharp chest pain, details health scare

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India's legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been conferred with the Padma Shri by President Droupadi Murmu.

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