Former Australian Cricketer Michael Slater 'Accused' of Assaulting Police Officer
Michael Slater convicted again, labelled 'domestic abuser'
Former Australia player Michael Slater hospitalised post arrest
Forgotten Heroes: Justin Langer
In a team full of swashbucklers, Langer managed to stay relevant through his sheer grit and resilience.
Michael Slater rushed to hospital, charged for breaching bail
Michael Slater arrested after breaching his bail regulations.
Michael Slater charged with another domestic violence case
Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater has been slammed with yet another domestic violence case. The case was brought to light right after he was taken to a hospital after a similar case was dismissed on mental health grounds.
Michael Slater spills beans on him spending more than 100 days in rehab
On Monday, the former Aussie batter appeared in Waverley Local Court, arguing that his lawyers should address his allegations under the Mental Health Act rather than under criminal law.
Former cricketer Michael Slater arrested, refused bail over alleged breached violence
Michael Hussey will take commercial flight but to reach together with Maldives contingent on May 17
A large contingent of Australian players, umpires and commentators, who were stranded in Maldives in order to be eligible to enter Australia following the travel ban from India, is set to reach the country on Monday, May 17 via a chartered flight arranged by the BCCI. The contingent includes the likes of Pat Cummins, David Warner, Steven Smith and Michael Slater will be taken to Sydney where they will be put under quarantine in a hotel before they can head back to their homes. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings coach Michael Hussey, who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection, will head back to Australia in a comerical flight via Qatar. The future of the players and all other participants of the IPL were unclear after the Australian federal government had imposed a travel ban on all travel, including its own citizens from India. Then, the BCCI arranged a chartered flight for them to assemble in Maldives before heading back to their homes.
Australian contingent in Maldives after IPL 2021 suspension will be home soon: Report
The wait and desperation of Australian players, support staffs and all other citizens who were stuck in a complicated situation following the suspension of the IPL is soon to be over with Cricket Australia, BCCI and Australian Cricketers Association finally coming with a plan to bring all back home. The contingent had already left India to spend their time in the Maldives before they can be eligible to get back into their country after the federal government announced a ban for people coming from India. Now, as per an ESPNcricinfo report, all the 38 members of the contingent will be travelling to Australia via Singapore on a chartered flight and they will be put under hard quarantine upon arrival in Sydney. Notably, the 14th edition of the IPL was postponed for an indefinite period of time following the Covid-19 outbreak in the biosecure bubbles of multiple teams. The first report of novel coronavirus cases surfaced from the Kolkata Knight Riders followed by the Sunrisers, the Super Kings and the Delhi Capitals. The contingent currently in the Maldives includes big players such as Steve Smith, David Warner, Pat Cummins, along with former players such as Michael Slater who was there as a commentator.
IPL 2021: Warner, Slater issue denial after reports of a brawl in Maldives
Indian Premier League star batsman David Warner and a Star Sports commentator and former Australia international Michael Slater have categorically denied charges of a brawl between them at a bar in their hotel in the Maldives. Warner and Slater alongwith 38 Australians in total, including players, commentators and support staff are currently undergoing quarantine at the Taj Coral Resort post the suspension of IPL 2021, owning to increasing Covid-19 cases in the Bio-bubble created for the tournament. 'There is absolutely nothing to the rumour mill ... Davie and I are great mates and absolutely zero chance of [having] a fight,” Slater, 51 told the Daily Mail. Australian opener and former SRH captain also went on to clarify, and rather questioned the media for unsubstantiated reports. He said, “I don't know where you get these things from. Unless you were here and have got concrete evidence you can't write anything.” Warner was removed from the captaincy in the ongoing season after his team managed to win only one of the first six matches. The Australians involved in the IPL are forced to stay in the Maldives as their Prime Minister decided to ban any flights to and from India considering the deadly spread of the second wave of the Coronavirus in the country. Over 3 lakhs cases are being reported daily and people are dying in thousands daily because of the Covid-19. The foreign stars, therefore, were either transported back to their country or like in the case of Australia, to the Maldives, a notion not in the red list of travel, from where they could take a flight back home post the 'May 15' deadline.
David Warner's Injury Could Bring About a First for Australia in 20 Years
There are serious concerns in the Australian camp about the availability of David Warner for the first Test against India that begins on December 17. However, if Warner indeed isn't available for the first Test, the Aussie team may provide a sight not seen in the last 20 years. It will be of two right-handed batsmen opening the innings for them. These two openers, if things turn out this way, would be Joe Burns and Will Pucovski. Warner injured his groin during the second ODI against India on Sunday. He has been ruled out for the T20I series against India and now, coach of the team, Justin Langer, has stated that he isn't "holding his breath" hoping for Warner to be fit in time for the opening Test of the series. Joe Burns has played quite a few Tests for Australia at the Test level but hasn't been able to retain his spot. Pucovski, on the other hand, is a highly-talented young batsman who scored back-to-back double hundreds recently in the Sheffield Shield. There is a third contender for the opening slot in the form of Marcus Harris, who opened the innings for Australia in their last series against India. But Burns and Pucovski seems to be ahead in the race at the moment. So, who were the two right-handers who opened the innings for Australia 20 years ago? They were Michael Slater and Greg Blewett. These two opened the innings for Australia, together, 22 times. It was in March 2000 that they last came out together at the start of the innings. Since then, Australia have used 33 opening pairs but not a single one of them has had two right-handers. The legendary Matthew Hayden-Justin Langer duo was the most prominent and played a key role in making the team a most dominant force in world cricket. Aussies haven't been able to find a stable replacement for the Hayden-Langer duo since the two parted. David Warner established himself as an opener in 2011 and has opened with several other batsmen. The search for a long-term partner for him still continues. In terms of history, the most successful opening combine for Australia in Tests, consisting of two right-handers, was the one of Geoff Marsh and David Boon. They scored 1871 runs at an average of 46.78 during thier stint.