After a thrilling Boxing Day Test triumph Australian captain Pat Cummins rates “right at the top” of his celebrated career, the Test team’s focus will turn to ensuring the nation retains its focus to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
‘Will be livid’: India captain tries to explain star’s ‘frustrating’ brain fade that triggered MCG collapse
So often the catalyst and X-factor with the bat for his country, Rishabh Pant’s moment of madness late on Day 5 ignited an incredible collapse that now leaves the tourists on thin ice heading to Sydney next week.
Glaring Konstas flaw ‘will go around the world’; India’s brutal skipper reality: Fourth Test Talking Pts
One of the greatest Test matches in the modern era has left Australia with one hand on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy heading into the Sydney series finale next week.
Captain Cummins’ perfect ten as under-fire Aussie struggles yet again: MCG Test Player Ratings
India will need to win the fifth Test in Sydney to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after Australia clinched a dramatic 184-run victory at the MCG on Monday.
‘Jaiswal was clearly not out’: BCCI heavyweight slams crucial DRS call amid Sharma’s odd admission
Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins have responded to Yashasvi Jaiswal’s contentious dismissal that swung the fourth Test in Australia’s favour, as the BCCI vice-president slammed the third umpire.
’Don’t speak’: Marnus loses the plot with ‘worst appeal in history’
Marnus Labuschagne was left red-faced when his antics left even his own teammates frustrated during the rollercoaster fifth day of the Boxing Day Test on Monday.
‘Still in the best six batters in the country’: Teammate launches firm defence of under-fire Marsh
Ashton Agar has come to the defence of close friend and Western Australian teammate Mitch Marsh, saying the struggling all-rounder is “still in the best six batters in the country”.
The Boxing Day miracle! Aussies win MCG epic as seven-wicket collapse stuns India
Australia has taken a 2-1 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after winning the Boxing Day Test against India by 184 runs, with the hosts snaring seven wickets in a dramatic evening session on day five at the MCG.
Afghan skipper nears team’s second double ton in one innings as rain hits epic bat-a-thon
Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi was unbeaten on 179 as Afghanistan trailed Zimbabwe by 71 runs after a rain-shortened fourth day of the first Test in Bulawayo on Sunday.
South Africa narrowly avoid 18-year low to book maiden WTC Final amid Test epic
South Africa narrowly avoided an 18-year low against Pakistan on Sunday to book their spot in the World Test Championship Final, with their tail successfully chasing a tedious fourth-innings target of 148.
‘Got under his skin’: Konstas’ role in Bumrah brutality as Aussies try to avoid Gabba nightmare repeat
Marnus Labuschagne believes Sam Konstas’s antics helped inspire the best of Jasprit Bumrah but the Australian No.3 has loved every moment of a Boxing Day Test heading for a thrilling finale on Monday in Melbourne.
Batting line-up tweak that axes Marsh; incredible lists Bumrah now tops: Talking Pts
A potentially match-defining partnership from Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland has thrown the Boxing Day Test right back on its head, on a day’s play where India once had one hand on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
‘Exposes cricket’s myths’: How Fox Cricket’s tech revolution can explain Bumrah’s brilliance
Superman may have been able to leap tall buildings in a single bound but we bet he didn’t have a wrist that could flick a cricket ball at 60km/h.
‘Can’t be picked. Surely’: Aussie all-rounder dilemma hits fever pitch but ex-coach backs Marsh
The Australian selectors at times have to make tough calls to drop players from the Test squad.
‘Needs a pat on the back, not being berated’: Captain under fire for fury aimed at young gun
India captain Rohit Sharma has come under fire after directing his fury, rather than support, towards young gun Yashasvi Jaiswal after a key drop in Australia’s second innings in the Boxing Day Test.