Jason Gillespie has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board in the wake of his stunning decision to walk away as the country’s Test coach.
‘In practice it was perfect’: Indian superstar’s warm-up blunder backfires in farcical scenes
Indian weapon Yashasvi Jaiswal flicked ball into the Australian huddle during his warm-up, and then was dismissed after playing an eerily similar shot off the bowling of Mitchell Starc.
Cricket commentator Isa Guha apologises for Jasprit Bumrah ‘primate’ comment
- Guha ‘deeply sorry’ for choosing wrong word to describe India quick
- ‘Let’s move on,’ Indian cricket great Ravi Shastri says
The respected cricket commentator Isa Guha has issued an apology after she referred to the Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah as a “primate” during the third Test against Australia.
Guha was commentating for Fox Sports during the first session of play on day two of the match in Brisbane when she made the remark.
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Respected international commentator Isa Guha has directly addressed concerns about remarks she made in yesterday’s cricket coverage.
Rain now Aussies’ greatest threat as Starc’s ‘exceptional’ act sums up India’s woes — Day 3 wrap
Brisbane’s dreary weather stands in the way of Australia taking a 2-1 lead over India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a miserable third day at the Gabba.
‘They’re scrambled against him’: How Head cracked India and became Aussies’ must-have man
Rohit Sharma must be sick of the sight of Travis Head at this point.
BBL star Hilton Cartwright released from hospital, cleared of serious injury after distressing scenes
Melbourne Stars all-round Hilton Cartwright has been cleared of serious injury after hurting his neck in a distressing incident in the Big Bash League season opener in Perth.
Smith steadies Australia and Head puts India to sword on day of two centuries
- Third Test, day two: Australia 405-7 v India at the Gabba
- Smith and Head both hit tonnes for hosts
Steve Smith, Gabba, century. Not a surprising combination of words, for a player with a 10th of his career runs at the venue, one decent innings away from taking that number past 1,000. More surprising given the way that contemporary Smith has been grinding away for a long while without notable success, an engine revving that won’t turn over.
His hundred on day two of the third Test against India on Sunday was his fourth in Brisbane, and could not have been more different to the other three. India in 2014 and Pakistan in 2016 were breezy, boundaries flying, Smith in purple pomp. England in 2017 was a masterpiece of concentration, 326 balls faced, striking at barely 40, batting eight and a half hours to hold together an innings that was slipping away. Never had he worked harder, yet even at its toughest, it still never seemed that he would actually get out. He was so good that success seemed preordained.
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Travis Head and Steve Smith demolished India’s bowlers on day two at the Gabba, combining for a 241-run partnership as Australia seized control of the third Test.
‘Not in a good way’: Scorchers claim season opener but Big Bash rocked by ‘awful’ injury
The Perth Scorchers opened their BBL14 account with a six-wicket win, but the match was marred by “awful” scenes amid an injury to West Aussie Hilton Cartwright.
Kiwi seamer’s stunning stranglehold over ‘always unreliable’ Bazball basher as England crumble
New Zealand quick Matt Henry’s stranglehold on England opening batter Zak Crawley as the visitors’ hopes of a series clean sweep all but evaporated, capitulating on day two of the third Test to trail New Zealand by 340 runs.
Funny Marnus and Siraj moment pays off for India as superstitious move strikes again
Marnus Labuschange’s fiery battle with Mohammed Siraj simmered for a moment in the first session of day two of the third Test at the Gabba as the pair exchanged some funny banter over the bails.
‘Your game will drop off’: Aussie legend’s warning for Khawaja ahead of rare milestone
For the first time since his triumphant return to the national set-up in 2022, Usman Khawaja’s position in the Test side has come under some scrutiny.
Ten too few: Why day one Gabba wash-out was worth $1 million
Torrential rain in Brisbane for the first day of the third Test could leave Cricket Australia with a significant financial hit.
India fail to learn lessons of the past as Australia gifted early advantage
- Third Test day one: Australia 28-0 v India at the Gabba
- Rohit Sharma elects to field before rain stops play
Cricket writer’s challenge: discuss bowling first in a Brisbane Test without referring to Nasser Hussain. Better to fail at that challenge in the first line and get it out of the way. England’s former captain has copped an unfair amount of grief for his decision at the toss in 2002. Captains who bat first and lose badly never get criticised for making that decision.
England of that era were likely to be thumped by an epochally great Australian side no matter what they chose. Facing Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, and Jason Gillespie, they were bowled out in the fourth innings for 79. Facing those three first up would not likely have helped.
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