Peter Handscomb

Saddled with plenty of downtime during the coronavirus shutdown, Australian cricketer Peter Handscomb has used home isolation productively by overcoming a life-long fear of horses.

Australia batter Peter Handscomb on Thursday admitted that the Nagpur track "tricked" the visiting side as it did a lot less than what they had feared in the opening Test of the four-match series.

Victoria uncapped off-spinner Todd Murphy was included in the 18-man squad as Australia kept their bowling options wide open with four spinners and six quicks for the upcoming four-match Test series in India. The squad, announced on Wednesday, also saw veteran batsman Peter Handscomb being recalled.

Australia batter Peter Handscomb will be racing against time to recover for next month's India tour after suffering a hip injury.

He may have last played red-ball cricket almost four years back, but Peter Handscomb is hopeful of finding a spot in the Australia squad that will tour India for a four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in February-March next year.

Hobart Hurricanes on Wednesday announced the signing of batsman Peter Handscomb ahead of the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL).

Cricket Victoria on Thursday named its squad for its opening Marsh One-Day Cup fixture and Marsh Sheffield Shield clash against New South Wales next week.

Jackson Bird will play as Australia's third pace bowler in the day-night Test against South Africa in Adelaide, skipper Steve Smith said on Wednesday.

Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in the fourth ODI at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Sunday. India have made four changes to their Playing XI.

Out of favour Australia batsman Peter Handscomb was forced to miss his county match against Leicestershire in England after testing positive for COVID-19.

Travis Head backed his teammate Mitchell Marsh after the all-rounder was booed by a section of the crowd at the MCG on Wednesday, apparently because he replaced local lad Peter Handscomb in the Australian XI for the Boxing Day Test against India.

Virat Kohli accused that Steve Smith abused the Decision Review System (DRS), after he was seen looking to the Australian dressing room while considering appealing against his dismissal for lbw by Umesh Yadav.

The Indian Cricket Board on Thursday lodged an official complaint with International Cricket Council (ICC) against Australian captain Steve Smith and Peter Handscomb for seeking dressing room help on a DRS call.

Warring captains Virat Kohli and Steve Smith will hold peace talks in Ranchi in an effort to defuse the tension which has torpedoed the ongoing four-Test series between bitter rivals India and Australia.

Peter Handscomb hit three fine boundaries before Mohammed Shami landed a peach of a delivery that sent Handscomb's off-stump cartwheeling and gave another denting blow to Australia.

Australia batsman Peter Handscomb said he was hopeful the Twenty20 World Cup would proceed as planned later this year, citing signs other Australian sports were preparing to end COVID-19-related suspensions.

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh was on Wednesday named skipper of a star-studded Australia A squad for the four-day games during their tour of India later this year while Travis Head will lead the one-day side.

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has claimed that the reason India have come hard at the visitors in the ongoing four-Test series is because they are scared of losing them in home conditions.

Recalling his chat with Ajinkya Rahane, Australia's middle-order batter Peter Handscomb said that the former India vice-captain helped him combat spin bowling in the sub-continent.

Australia's middle-order batsman Peter Handscomb has admitted that he felt hurt after not being picked in the 26-man preliminary squad for the potential limited-overs tour of England.