Category: Australia Cricket

As Australian cricket prepares to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Phillip Hughes’ death, former coach Darren Lehmann has revealed the young batter had secretly won an Australian Test recall at a selectors’ meeting held before he was felled at the SCG in the tragic incident that took his life.

Beau Webster would “love to be the man” if the Australian selectors come knocking for an all-rounder during the Test series against India.

Temporary Australian T20 captain Josh Inglis says it’s unfair to label his side for Thursday night’s T20 clash with Pakistan at the Gabba as a “B” line-up as he urged the hosts to “forget about” their poor performances in the one-day international series between the teams.

Usman Khawaja says it’s a “myth” that an opening combination needs a fast scorer as he endorsed the selection of Nathan McSweeney as his new partner at the top of Australia’s batting order.

Australian chief selector George Bailey is adamant Nathan McSweeney “has the game to succeed at Test level” after a former Test opener criticised his call-up as a “guess”.

In 1999, rumours started swirling around the New South Wales sheds of the formation of a potential rock band - and the response was anything but encouraging.

India have suffered a big blow with Shubman Gill set to miss the first Test with a finger injury, but in better news skipper Rohit Sharma should be available after the birth of his child.

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Lee could not believe his ears when he heard Ricky Ponting querying the form of Indian talisman Virat Kohli ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy beginning in Perth next Thursday.

Former Test opening batter Ed Cowan believes Australian selectors George Bailey, Andrew McDonald and Tony Dodemaide have made a “guess” by selecting Nathan McSweeney to debut at the top of the order in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Perth.

The Australian Test summer of cricket is approaching fast, and it’s going to be an absolute pearler.

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Lee believes fans have a right to feel short-changed by the decision to field a second string side for the One-Day International series clinched by Pakistan in Perth on Sunday.

Alex Carey continued his blistering start to the season with the bat to help South Australia to the top of the One-Day Cup table with a six-wicket win over New South Wales.

As thin as a rake and as strong as an ox, Yashasvi Jaiswal is the most aggressive opener to come out of India since Virender Sehwag and the country’s most exciting batter since Virat Kohli.

The three-peat hopes of the Adelaide Strikers are in tatters after a pair of West Indian stars went on a batting rampage for the Melbourne Renegades and reeled in a monster score to put the WBBL finals firmly in their sights.

India coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday backed “incredibly tough men” Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to prove their critics wrong and find form in Australia.