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 star set to miss first Test with finger injury; skipper to play after child’s birth — Test Daily
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.
‘That’s a bad move, Ricky’: Ponting move Aussie icon couldn’t believe as Kohli fear laid bare
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.
‘It’s a guess’: Former Aussie Test opener fumes over McSweeney selection
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.
Glaring box pace kings must tick now; last dance to settle Smith v Kohli: State of Play
The Australian Test summer of cricket is approaching fast, and it’s going to be an absolute pearler.
‘You want to see the best’: Shane Lee on why fans would feel short-changed by Aussie selection calls
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.
‘Doesn’t look comfortable’: Alex Carey overcomes ‘nasty’ scare in latest blistering knock
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.
Meet India’s not so secret weapon. A run machine who used to live in a tent selling street food
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.
Caribbean chaos as star duo inspire team to bonkers WBBL record… with 17 balls to spare
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.
‘Prickly character’: Ponting hits back at under-fire India coach after ugly swipe
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.
Big Bash bound speedster’s latest stunning feat, keeper makes history as NZ win T20I nail-biter
Lockie Ferguson unleashed a blistering spell of fast bowling, claiming a hat-trick to power New Zealand to a nail-biting five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20 at Dambulla on Sunday.
Fresh worry over Aussie void as NINE fail; Wild Thing’s return statement: Player ratings
Pakistan has thumped reigning world champions Australia in their own backyard, securing a 2-1 ODI series triumph with a dominant victory at Perth Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
‘Hit him hard’: Cruel scenes as Cooper Connolly’s maiden ODI knock cut short
Cooper Connolly’s maiden ODI knock ended in cruel scenes on Sunday afternoon, with the Australian rising star suffering an injury which will rule him out of the T20 series against Pakistan.
How ugly defeat exposed cricket’s great ‘shame’; glaring truth behind new Aussie low — Talking Pts
Australia has been left with more questions than answers after sinking to a humbling 2-1 ODI series defeat to Pakistan this week.
World Test Championship is wide open but England remain on outside
New Zealand’s historic series clean sweep has set up an unexpectedly exciting race to the final at Lord’s next year
A week on from New Zealand’s 3-0 triumph in India and the result feels no less seismic. The more you consider the history, the disparity in economics or player pools, India’s 12-year unbroken run of dominance in their own conditions and the absence of Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s all-time great with the bat, the harder it is to think of an away victory in modern times to rival it.
India’s fortress had to be breached at some point, not least with flecks of silver creeping into the beards of what could well be their greatest side. But New Zealand as the ones to do it? Their first Test win in India since 1988 to then trigger a cascading clean sweep?
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