Sam Konstas is set for a $225,000 pay rise if he takes the field for the first Test in Sri Lanka later this month.
Next step in Aussie succession plan as new Test stars, young gun backed by greats
Australia will have its hiccups as it handles a transition period in the world-beating team, but there is confidence in the talent that has been introduced this summer.
‘What are you doing?’ Aussie great reveals shock Konstas admission as selection theory emerges
Former Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark has revealed that Sam Konstas did not quite know what he was doing during his whirlwind entrance to the Test arena in Melbourne and Sydney.
‘Baffling’: Fury over DRS image as captain burned in ‘wrong picture’ controversy
South Africa eased to a 10-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second Test on Monday in Cape Town to secure a 2-0 series win despite second-innings resistance from the tourists.
‘Oops’: Head has last laugh over India with perfect celebration post as booze ban lifts
Travis Head has had the last laugh as he delivered a not-so-subtle swipe at Indian fans in the midst of Australia’s Border-Gavaskar series victory celebrations.
ECB urged to boycott Afghanistan game in Champions Trophy by UK politicians
- More than 160 sign letter condemning ‘sex apartheid’
- Women’s cricket team disbanded under Taliban rule
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been urged to boycott next month’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan by a group of more than 160 politicians, including Nigel Farage, Jeremy Corbyn and Lord Kinnock.
The England men’s ODI side are due to face Afghanistan in Lahore on 26 February but there are calls from Westminster for the ECB to refuse the fixture, taking a stand against the Taliban regime’s ongoing assault on women’s rights.
Continue reading...Radical plan may result in two England-Australia Ashes series every three years
- ICC to discuss splitting 12 Test nations into two tiers
- India’s support or otherwise for the initiative is key
England and Australia could play two Ashes series every three years from 2027 onwards under a radical two division plan being considered for Test cricket.
According to a report in the Melbourne Age, Australia, England and India, plus Jay Shah, the new chair of the International Cricket Council, are due to meet later this month to discuss splitting the 12 Test nations into two tiers. It would also allow the so-called “Big Three” countries to play their hugely lucrative series more often.
Continue reading...Greed that will ‘kill Tests’ or shrewd survival play? Bombshell report divides cricket world
Cricket’s powerbrokers are reportedly considering the introduction of a two-tier structure for Test cricket to ensure Australia, England and India play each other more often.
Inside the forgotten moment and dressing room fractures that broke cricket’s fading giant
It was the partnership at the death of the Boxing Day Test that bowed Jasprit Bumrah and ultimately proved decisive in Australia reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a gripping series against India.
Staggering truth behind epic photo … and how Cummins finally busted cricket’s big myth
“Do you feel as though you have completed cricket now?”
Healy reveals ‘extra spice’ awaiting 75-year Ashes first… and ‘changing of the guard’ that looms
Alyssa Healy’s Australian side are now less than a week away from continuing their jam-packed summer of cricket, as England seek to break their decade-long Ashes drought on foreign soil.
Retired 41yo set to answer Thunder SOS after horror collision
Former Australian player Dan Christian will come out of retirement on Monday night to answer an SOS call from the Sydney Thunder.
‘Stop pampering’: India turns on ’star culture’ after Aussie disaster as huge Kohli call looms
A “star culture” within the Indian team coupled with selectors who were unwilling to move on senior players caused India to surrender the Border Gavaskar Trophy, according to former greats and the Indian media.
‘Want to put him in his place’: Cummins fires back at Konstas critics after fiery Test introduction
Australian skipper Pat Cummins has defended teen sensation Sam Konstas after the opener came in for criticism during the Sydney Test.
Superstar left fuming over rogue act; Test takes stunning twist after follow-on: Wrap
Shan Masood and Babar Azam shared a record opening partnership as Pakistan fought back after conceding a 421-run first innings deficit on the third day of the second Test against at Newlands on Sunday.