Peerless in modern-era, Jasprit Bumrah set for major landmark in Perth Test

Peerless in modern-era, Jasprit Bumrah set for major landmark in Perth Test

t Jasprit Bumrah is arguably the greatest fast bowler of the modern era. Even those who previously doubted his brilliance would have reconsidered after witnessing his tormenting of Australian batters on a lively Perth Stadium pitch during the opening Test of the much-discussed Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Over three days, Bumrah dismantled the aura surrounding the reigning … Read more

Watch: KL Rahul sweats hard in Perth nets after Gautam Gambhir’s backing

Watch: KL Rahul sweats hard in Perth nets after Gautam Gambhir’s backing

India batter KL Rahul was seen sweating hard in the practice nets in Perth ahead of the first Test against Australia set to begin from November 22 at Perth Stadium, Perth. Rahul recently played in the second unofficial Test against Australia A but failed to impress with the bat scoring 4 and 10 in the … Read more

Perth pitch to have good pace, bounce: Curator warns India ahead of first Test

Perth pitch to have good pace, bounce: Curator warns India ahead of first Test

India’s highly anticipated tour of Australia kicks off with the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Optus Stadium in Perth, where the tourists are expected to face a challenging surface offering pace and bounce, just like the iconic WACA grounds. Optus Stadium’s head curator, Isaac McDonald, revealed that his team has prepared the pitch … Read more

Qantas flight lands with damaged tyre & wing; Accidentally sells business class tickets at 85% discount

Qantas flight lands with damaged tyre & wing; Accidentally sells business class tickets at 85% discount

Passengers and pilots aboard a Qantas flight from Rome experienced an unexpected incident involving tyre damage. On August 24, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport heading to the West Coast of Australia. During the take-off, a piece of the plane’s tyre tread separated and punctured the right wing. Despite … Read more

U.S.-China tussle, warships in Indian Ocean dominate India-sponsored IOC conference in Perth, as Jaishankar takes aim at China

U.S.-China tussle, warships in Indian Ocean dominate India-sponsored IOC conference in Perth, as Jaishankar takes aim at China

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong and Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan at the opening of the 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth, Australia on Friday. The militarisation of the Indian Ocean and “great power rivalry” are growing concerns for smaller countries in the region, said Sri … Read more

Australia news live update: ‘significant decrease’ in NSW Covid cases predicted for coming month; rapid test price gouging referred to police

Australia news live update: ‘significant decrease’ in NSW Covid cases predicted for coming month; rapid test price gouging referred to police

Here’s a summary of all the Covid numbers from the day so far: Victoria reported 22,429 new Covid cases and six deathsRoughly half the positive cases were reported from PCR test results, and half from rapid antigen tests. There are 1,229 people being treated in hospital with Covid in Victoria, including 129 in intensive care. … Read more

Covid Australia update: Perth joins Sydney and Darwin in lockdown as AstraZeneca offered to under 60s

Covid Australia update: Perth joins Sydney and Darwin in lockdown as AstraZeneca offered to under 60s

NSW is bracing for an escalation in local Covid cases, as the state government prepares a support package for lockdown-affected businesses. Follow latest updates WA, NSW and Qld Covid update: Perth in lockdown, 18 new cases in Sydney, restrictions for south-east Queensland Latest NSW rules and Sydney lockdown restrictions NSW Covid exposure sites and cases … Read more

Biloela Tamil family’s plight back in the spotlight: how the story unfolded – video

Biloela Tamil family’s plight back in the spotlight: how the story unfolded – video

The plight of the Biloela family who have been stuck in immigration detention for years has again hit the news headlines after the three-year-old Australian-born Tharnicaa was flown from Christmas Island to Perth Children’s hospital with suspected blood poisoning. Questions have been raised about the adequacy of the medical care given to the child, who … Read more

Australia news live: medical chief did not advise jail time for India arrivals; over-50s eligible for AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

Australia news live: medical chief did not advise jail time for India arrivals; over-50s eligible for AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

12.38am BST00:38 Department of health secretary Brendan Murphy and Aged care minister Richard Colbeck are fronting a Senate estimates committee this morning. Colbeck has been asked about the new sanctions on returning Indian citizens, saying “there is not a specific sanction in relation to [India]”, but said those sanctions were a result of the Biosecurity … Read more