Former Australian star David Warner has backed Nathan McSweeney to succeed as a Test opener, rubbishing comments from former national teammate Ed Cowan.
‘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.
‘I felt like an outcast’: Jimmy Anderson on cricket, Bazball and the future
The country’s greatest bowler on why his wife, Daniella, is still mad at England, how the game saved him from loneliness growing up and what could be next
“I’m not getting too dark here,” Jimmy Anderson says quietly as we return to a time when he was a solitary boy in Burnley, “but I remember sitting in my room thinking: ‘I wish I wasn’t me. I wish I was someone else.’ That’s not a great place to be at 14. I didn’t fit in at school or have a group of mates. The biggest thing for me then was the feeling of being lonely.
“I didn’t have close friends. We didn’t play cricket at school. I was seen as a bit of an odd person who liked cricket. Why would you like cricket when you can play football and these other amazing sports? I did play them, but obviously not to the same level as cricket. I just felt like an outcast.”
Continue reading...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.
West Indies v England: second men’s T20 cricket international – as it happened
Jos Buttler flames West Indies with scintillating innings in Barbados to carry England to a seven-wicket victory
Out come the players, Archer is drying his hands in the dust – and off we go.
Terrance Hinds has just been handed his first West Indies cap at the ripe age of 32. And very pleased he looks too.
Continue reading...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.
Pakistan cruise to ODI series win after Australia’s latest batting horror show
- 3rd ODI: Pakistan, 143-2, beat Australia, 140-9, by 8 wkts
- Pakistan seal first series win over in Australia in 22 years
Cooper Connolly suffered what could be a fractured hand as Australia surrendered their one-day international series to Pakistan after another disastrous display with the bat.
Australia, missing Test stars Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, finished with a paltry 140 from 31.5 overs on Sunday, with Connolly unable to return after retiring hurt on seven. In reply, Pakistan reached the victory target with 139 balls to spare to wrap up an eight-wicket win and a 2-1 series triumph over the world champions. It marked Pakistan’s first series win over the Aussies in Australia in 22 years.
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