Mitchell Starc’s ten-wicket haul inspired Australia to a series-levelling, innings and 51-run victory against Bangladesh inside two days at Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena.
Stokes blasts ‘shambolic’ Ashes call… as absurd county return fuels comeback talk
Ben Stokes has labelled the decision not to hold a men’s Ashes Test at Headingley next year “shambolic”, after England captaincy successor Joe Root also expressed disappointment that Leeds was left off the schedule.
Legend’s brutal Marnus verdict; Smith move that could be the ‘solution’: Talking Points
Australia has the upper-hand after a remarkable opening day of the second Test of the series against Bangladesh, but the hosts have left the door ajar for the Tigers after failing to make the most of the better batting conditions.
Carnage in Mackay! Aussies collapse AGAIN as tourists fightback after Starc heroics
Australia’s fast bowlers bounced back from last week’s Darwin debacle with a dominant display, but the batters once again flopped as 18 wickets fell on day one of the second Test against Bangladesh in Mackay.
Mitchell Starc sparks Bangladesh collapse before Australia’s batting woes continue
Second Test, day one: Bangladesh 64; Australia 165-8 in Mackay
Fast bowler takes five wickets before lunch and finishes with 6 for 12
Australia’s top-order batting woes continued after Mitchell Starc’s six-wicket blitz as Bangladesh fought back on an extraordinary opening day of the second Test in Mackay.
Bangladesh’s own left-arm speedster Shoriful Islam, who had recovered from a side strain that kept him out of the first Test, cut a swathe through Australia’s batting to claim 6 for 35 off 11 lethal overs in his best-ever return in an innings.
Continue reading...‘You can’t say that’: Umps step in as Aussie star Smith warned over latest DRS act
Steve Smith has been warned by umpires after being involved in another verbal exchange with the Bangladesh players.
‘It’s his last chance’: Great delivers Marnus verdict as candid Aussie opens up on form slump
Marnus Labuschagne believes he is only “one innings” away from turning his form around, as critics mount for the Australian No.3.
Ashes villain seals England’s three-day rout … as ruthless Stokes act raises 2027 question
A player of the match performance from Ollie Robinson has powered England to an emphatic innings win over Pakistan to begin the post-Bazball era in style.
‘Bushfires’ doused… but more selection ‘hurdles’ to come as ageing Aussies put on notice — Talking Points
Australia is in Mackay for the second Test against Bangladesh beginning on Saturday with a significant amount on the line after a dispiriting nine-wicket loss to the Tigers in Darwin prompted selectors to sharpen their axe.
Aussies backtrack on bold bowling call after unusual Test move as Renshaw’s return locked in
Australia weighed up launching an all-pace attack in a must win Test against Bangladesh in Mackay, but champion off-spinner Nathan Lyon has earned a reprieve for the vital clash.
Ex-Aussie star explodes for 51-ball century just weeks after retirement and nation switch
Just one month after calling time on his Australian cricket career, Moises Henriques has produced a stunning century for his new nation as Portugal’s unlikely T20 World Cup dream gathers momentum.
England star’s home ground curse strikes again as recalled duo shine on dominant day
Harry Brook punished Pakistan for dropping him at the start of his innings Thursday with a quickfire 91 that strengthened England’s grip on the first Test at Headingley.
He spent eight years in Test exile. Now Gilly says this recalled Aussie star can fix a glaring problem
Australian great Adam Gilchrist believes Matt Renshaw has the temperament and the technique to succeed in his latest chance at Test level.
‘Never really been me’: Green’s honest admission as training pic offers big Marnus hint — Daily
Cameron Green’s assessment of how he turned his Test form around with a maiden century on home soil in Darwin will come as music to the ears of cricket purists.
‘Can play for a long time’: New Test star emerges with stunning haul as India thrash rivals
Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar finished with 10 wickets as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test in Galle on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.