One of Australian sport’s most recognisable voices is headed to Kayo Sports’ cricket coverage with Gerard Whateley set to join the Fox Cricket commentary team for the Summer of the Century.
Ex-cricketer Will Pucovski takes legal action against former school over concussion
Batter claims 2014 head knock was mismanaged by Brighton Grammar
Pucovski retired from cricket aged 27 after long history of concussions
A private school football coach allegedly directed students to “go in hard” against each other during a training drill a Test cricketer claims left him with the first of a series of career-ending concussions.
Former Test cricketer Will Pucovski has launched legal action against his school Brighton Grammar over its handling of a concussion he suffered during an Australian rules football training session in 2014.
Continue reading...BBL’s big overhaul: All-Aussie squads, draft scrapped in radical $1.7m shake-up to keep stars
Big Bash League clubs will reportedly no longer be required to sign overseas players as part of a major overhaul designed to give teams greater flexibility and ensure Australia’s top talent is properly rewarded.
‘Never been the same’: Tragic Aussie prodigy launches landmark legal claim against old school
Former Australian Test cricketer Will Pucovski has launched landmark legal action against the Melbourne private school he attended over the alleged mishandling of his first brain injury in a series of concussions that led to his premature retirement.
‘Hacked off’: England skipper filthy with latest nightclub incident as great calls for crackdown
Joe Root expressed his frustration that a winning return as England Test captain has been overshadowed by another off-field incident that saw Brydon Carse dropped for the second Test against Pakistan.
Australia’s ideal team for South Africa tour still no clearer than before Bangladesh visit | Geoff Lemon
The quick-fire series in the Northern Territory did little to answer batting line-up questions and the top of the order remains an almighty jumble
Cricket Australia didn’t host a Bangladesh Test for 23 years for a simple reason: it would have cost money to stage and earned less money back. That wouldn’t have been a concern for whichever generation of players would have taken the field, but for the suits, the equation was lose-lose. Now that the mandate of the World Test Championship has forced administrators to end that long wait, the result for Australia’s current batting outfit was also been lose-lose, even if the series scoreline ended up lose-win.
Defeat in the Darwin Test will remain a punchline at Australia’s expense, especially if the upcoming cavalcade of cricket against South Africa, New Zealand, India and England goes poorly. The follow-up win in Mackay, no matter the ruthlessness of concluding it in five sessions, won’t provide corresponding solace, given the manner in which it was built.
Continue reading...Shield ‘tweaks’ announced in attempt to solve nation’s batting crisis and curb alarming trend
Cricket Australia has encouraged curators shave more grass off, and reduce the moisture in, their pitches this summer as some tweaks have been announced to the Sheffield Shield to try find a better balance between bat and ball.
They thought Marnus was back. An icon just found the flaw that’s put his Test career on the brink
Australia’s selectors are back where they started a little more than a year ago.
‘Thin ice’: Pom cops Test snub over nightclub drama as great issues blunt warning
England have removed Brydon Carse from the squad for their second Test against Pakistan, after the fast bowler was detained and handcuffed by police following an incident at a Derby nightclub.
Stunning ‘very good’ verdict as two-day Test pitch gets top rating after 30-wicket carnage
Thirty wickets. Just 125 overs. A wicket every 25 balls and a Test match finished inside two days.
People were ‘starting to question his value’. Lyon’s ‘huge’ cameo came at the perfect time
After a confidence building flourish at the end of Australia’s win over Bangladesh in Mackay, Nathan Lyon declared he was feeling better than ever with a view towards South Africa.
England star handcuffed, detained by cops as Stokes watches on in fresh nightclub fiasco
England fast bowler Brydon Carse was taken away in handcuffs by police outside a nightclub as a new late night, drinking incident embarrasses English cricket.
‘We’ll see’: ‘Big Three’ reveal clues over next move as Aussies turn attention to forgotten project
With Australia having wrapped up a series levelling rout of Bangladesh inside two days in Mackay, all eyes are looking towards Pat Cummins’ team’s next assignment.
Mitchell Starc rips through Bangladesh – again – as Australia dominate ‘fast-forward’ second Test
Starc stars with 10 wickets in Mackay
Mitchell Starc has rocked the Bangladesh batting order for the second time in as many days in Mackay to secure Australia victory by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test.
For the third time in the last seven matches, a Test in Australia has finished inside two days after Starc and captain Pat Cummins (3-10) ripped through Bangladesh, who batted poorly.
Continue reading...Star’s breakout series, batters flop as Aussie greats send reminder of their class — Player Ratings
Australia mauled Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in Mackay to level the two-Test series after their shock loss in Darwin with the Australian bowlers bouncing back in emphatic fashion.