Victorian prodigy Harry Dixon has made a whirlwind start to his Sheffield Shield career on Sunday, hitting 66 off 72 balls against Tasmania in Hobart.
Aussies end 14-year drought with historic series whitewash as stars quickly complete Day 4 chase
Australia have won their first Test series in Sri Lanka in 14 years after another thumping victory in Galle.
NZ cricketer suffers sickening head injury after freak fielding accident
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra suffered a sickening blow to the head after he appeared to misjudge a catch during his team’s ODI victory over Pakistan on Saturday.
Australia close on series triumph after swatting aside Sri Lanka resistance
- Sri Lanka 257 and 211-8;Australia 414 after day three
- Tourists only trail by 54 runs in the second Test
Australia need only two wickets and a bit of gusto from the top order to defeat Sri Lanka and claim their first series whitewash on the subcontinent in nearly 20 years.
Sri Lanka went to stumps on day three of the second Test only 54 runs ahead of Australia in their second innings, with Kusal Mendis (48 not out) their last recognised batter. Australia could seal the win in the morning session on Sunday, but won’t want the run chase getting out of hand given the tricks the Galle pitch played early on day three.
Continue reading...Questions grow over debut vanishing act; no doubt over key Aussie spot: Talking Pts
Australia faces the prospect of a potentially tricky run chase on Day 4 of the Second Test of the tour of Sri Lanka after the hosts produced their best performance of the series to date on Saturday.
Konstas’ Shield return overshadowed; 20 wickets fall in a wild west day – Shield Wrap
Queensland batsman Jack Clayton, not NSW opener Sam Konstas, was the headline act at the Gabba on Saturday.
I was wrong to say Bazball is a cult. It’s actually a death cult | Barney Ronay
As defeats pile up Brendon McCullum’s brand of cricket now has the feel of a cool music video on the deck of a sinking ship
Two summers ago, with interest in the England Test team’s seductive new energy reaching an early peak, I wrote an article suggesting that Bazball was a cult.
There were some parts of the clinical definition of a cult that seemed analogous. A sense of mission. Charismatic, dominant individuals in charge. Presents itself as innovative and elitist. Aggressively hostile towards any kind of outside questioning.
Continue reading...Late drama as Aussie gamble pays off; ‘brainfade’ burns SL in brutal collapse: Day 3 Wrap
Australia is in the box seat to pull off a series whitewash with three late wickets turning the tide back in the visitors’ favour after an admirable Sri Lankan fight back for much of day three in Galle.
‘Words can’t describe’: Cummins family announces birth of second child
Pat Cummins and his wife Becky have welcomed the birth of their second child, a baby girl.
Smith and Carey plunder unbeaten tons as Australia take charge of second Test
- Sri Lankan hopes snuffed out by partnership of 239
- Tourists are 73 runs ahead with pitch wearing fast
Unbeaten centuries for Steve Smith and Alex Carey have put Australia on course for a series whitewash of Sri Lanka after the second day of the second Test in Galle.
On a dusty wicket tipped to soon become very tricky for the batsmen, Smith (120 not out from 239 balls) and Carey (139 not out from 156) forged a potentially match-winning 239-run stand that ripped momentum back in Australia’s favour.
Continue reading...Resurgent star’s selection statement as struggling Marnus faces cruel twist: Talking Pts
Australia is in a dominant position against Sri Lanka after stand-in skipper Steve Smith and wicketkeeper Alex Carey produced a masterful partnership on the second day of the Second Test in Galle.
Sports quiz of the week: Six Nations, stadiums, Simona Halep and speed
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Continue reading...‘Emotions got to me’: Konstas’ admission over debut chaos… and what’s next after Test axe
Rising star Sam Konstas admits he got “caught in the moment” of his whirlwind Test debut against India, as he made his return to Shield cricket on Saturday.
Unstoppable Aussie duo smack hundreds in monster partnership to embarrass Sri Lanka
Stand-in captain Steve Smith and wicketkeeper Alex Carey have smacked classy hundreds in Galle to put Australia one step closer towards a series whitewash over Sri Lanka in the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy.
‘Doing the right things’: India triumph over England… as skipper’s woes laid bare
Shubman Gill led India to a four-wicket victory over England in the first one-day international on Thursday after a strong bowling performance from the hosts in Nagpur.