Australia has dropped two stars from its squad for the World Test Championship final against India. Allrounder Mitchell Marsh and batter Matthew Renshaw are the casualties from the trimmed 15-man squad, with Renshaw losing his place after a shock return to the Test side in January following five years inContinue Reading
England is reportedly considering deploying short boundaries for the upcoming Ashes series to assist the team’s ‘Bazball’ strategy against Australia’s world-class bowling quartet. Since Brendon McCullum was appointed head coach last year, England has won ten of their most recent 12 Tests with an aggressive brand of cricket, colloquially dubbedContinue Reading
Bespectacled cult hero Todd Murphy has headlined the latest round of contract offers from Cricket Australia, rewarded for a season that saw him take seven wickets on Test debut in India, bowling himself firmly into the frame as Nathan Lyon’s heir apparent. He was joined by West Australian fast bowlerContinue Reading
Pat Cummins’ chickens appear to be coming home to roost. The Aussie Test captain’s famous stand against the sport’s major sponsor, energy provider Alinta, sees Cricket Australia without a major sponsor beyond June. Cummins last year voiced concerns about Alinta Energy’s parent company, Pioneer Sail Holdings, which has a trackContinue Reading
You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone. A photo at the Australian Grand Prix stopped me in my tracks on the weekend. At first glance, it’s a wholesome and lovely image — two of Australia’s great sporting champions Daniel Ricciardo and Ash Barty arm in arm with massiveContinue Reading
Football fans have celebrated a rare length of the field goalkeeper goal after Argentinian goalkeeper Leandro Requena scored what some are calling the longest strike in football history. Requena plays for Chilean top-tier side Cobresal and his goal rubbed salt in the wound as his side already lead 2-0 inContinue Reading
Green should be in leadership groups where he can glean as much as he can from the likes of Steve Smith, David Warner and Usman Khawaja in their final years. His state, Western Australia, also needs to be vigilant about giving him chances to grow. If Green’s career continues onContinue Reading
Usman Khawaja has finally done it, becoming the first Australian batter this series to reach triple-figures. The silky batter produced a masterclass on the opening day of the Fourth Test in Ahmedabad as Australia used the surprisingly batter-friendly conditions to reach 4/254 at stumps. On a day of wild drama,Continue Reading
Steve Smith faces a tricky captaincy task for Australia’s fourth Test in India after Pat Cummins officially ruled himself out of the contest to remain in Australia with his ill mother who is in palliative care with breast cancer. Smith, 33, will captain the side again after deputising for CumminsContinue Reading
The opening day from Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore for the third Test was a truly absurd day of cricket. After winning the toss and electing to bat India found themselves in all sorts of trouble as the pitch broke apart inside the opening 20 minutes. Watch Australia’s Tour ofContinue Reading