Australia captain Steve Smith accuses his batsmen of "panicking" under pressure and demands they show more starch after another collapse against India saw the side thrashed by 50 runs in the second one-day international in Kolkata.

The Australian one-day side are better equipped to handle spin in the forthcoming five-match series in India, says captain Steve Smith.

Steve Smith seemed to be carrying the weight of the world when he walked into the media room of the Sher-e-

Mehedi Hasan Miraz says it was skipper Mushfiqur Rahim's advice which helped him get Australia skipper Steven Smith out on the second morning of the Dhaka Test.

Australia Captain Steve Smith says he is surprised by the comments from the Bangladesh camp about a 2-0 series victory in favour of Bangladesh.

An instagram video post of visiting Australia Cricket team captain Steve Smith portraying the over-crowded passenger train in Bangladesh goes viral in the social media platform.

Australia captain Steve Smith has backed Usman Khawaja and Ashton Agar to play the first Test against Bangladesh, Australia based SBS reports.

Australia skipper Steve Smith isn’t taking Bangladesh lightly and calls the Tigers a ‘dangerous side’.

Australia captain Steve Smith is upbeat about the pay crisis being almost over, Yahoo New Zealand reports.

Australia captain Steve Smith is reportedly close to signing a sponsorship deal with Mercedez Benz, who are rivals to Cricket Australia’s ‘protected sponsor’ Toyota, The Daily Telegraph reports.

West Indies dashing opener Chris Gayle voices his support for Australia cricketers in their pay dispute with Cricket Australia which sees 230 Australian cricketers without a contract.

Australia captain Steve Smith has played down a tense stand-off in pay negotiations between the players' union and the national cricket board, saying his team is highly motivated to cut a deal and play the Ashes against England.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is confident the Indian Premier League will continue to cool any lingering tension between Indian and Australian players following their fiery four-match Test series.

Australia have defied expectations with their fight in India but with all to play for in the final Test in Dharamsala, Steve Smith's team would not leave happy with a drawn series, according to former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist.

Skipper Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 178 as Australia were bowled out for 451 in the afternoon session on day two of the third Test against India in Ranchi.

Under-fire skipper Steve Smith cracked a gritty century as he combined with the recalled Glenn Maxwell to give Australia the opening day honours in the third Test against India in Ranchi Thursday.

Keeping a lid on emotion will be nearly as important as executing gameplans for both India and Australia when the world's top two teams continue their captivating series with the third Test in Ranchi on Thursday.

India have withdrawn an official protest about the actions of Australia captain Steve Smith in the second Test as the governing bodies of both countries moved to bring an end to the acrimony surrounding the ongoing four-match series.

Tensions flared in a gripping opening hour of day two of the second Test, with rival skippers Steve Smith and Virat Kohli sharing a heated chat for several overs.

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon claimed a career-best haul of eight wickets to help Australia bowl out India for a paltry 189 and take opening day honours in the second Test in Bangalore on Saturday.