Category: Australia Cricket

Former Australian opener David Warner has been named captain of the Sydney Thunder for the upcoming Big Bash League, furthering his redemption story following the Cape Town ball-tampering saga.

Under-fire Indian captain Rohit Sharma is likely to miss the first Test, and maybe the second Test, of the Border Gavaskar Trophy starting later this month due to the birth of his second child.

Adam Gilchrist, Kerry O’Keeffe and David Warner all agreed that Nathan McSweeney should be Australia’s next opener — and now it seems like the South Australian captain well and truly has the inside track ahead of the first Test against India later this month.

Former wicketkeeper Ian Healy has likened Australia’s batting effort in the first ODI against Pakistan to a “schoolyard” game, saying some of the batters couldn’t put their egos away in what should have been a simple run chase.

Fast bowling great James Anderson has revealed how he walked into an ambush like in gangster movie Goodfellas at his infamous meeting with England team management that forced his retirement from Test cricket earlier this year.

Australian great Adam Gilchrist feels Nathan McSweeney can break the mould, David Warner feels the emerging star is a great fit to replace him as opener and Kerry O’Keeffe is impressed with the South Australian’s patience at the crease.

Fresh from another match-saving innings for Australia at the MCG against Pakistan on Monday night, it seems Pat Cummins has never seen the cricket ball more clearly.

Australian captain Pat Cummins is no stranger to delivering for his country and he did so in fine fashion again at the MCG on Monday night when guiding the Aussies to victory in a one day international against Pakistan that turned into a thriller.

Retired Australian opener David Warner has identified a technical flaw in the batting of former Test teammate Cameron Bancroft, suggesting the West Australian would struggle against India’s pace attack this summer.

South Australia have broken an eye-watering nine-year hoodoo against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield, snatching a victory at the eleventh hour at Adelaide Oval.

Captain Pat Cummins has done it again.

New Zealand’s stunning whitewash of India could well prove a significant boost for Australia as it seeks to reclaim the Border Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade this summer.

Greats of Indian cricket have pulled no punches after Rohit Sharma’s side’s historic whitewash on home soil at the hands of New Zealand.

The Black Caps have created history in Mumbai, sealing a Test series whitewash over India after successfully defending a 147-run target at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

Nathan McSweeney has catapulted himself into the Test conversation after top-scoring in both innings of Australia A’s win over India A in Mackay, but his lack of experience against the new ball stands in his way of a coveted baggy green.