Australia finally showed some fight at Perth Stadium on Monday, but it wasn’t enough to prevent India from inflicting a heavy 295-run defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener.
Why fading star’s ‘scrambled’ mind could spell end as ‘D-day’ looms — Aussie cricket reacts
Nothing sends the Australian sports media into a frenzy like the nation’s cricket team capitulating on home soil — and that’s exactly what happened on Perth on Sunday as India completely dominated the host’s in the first Test of the summer.
‘I just don’t see it’: Aussie void we can no longer ignore as legends expose ticking timebomb
As Australia’s batting slumps to a new low during the first Test against India, fans will be left wondering how concerned they need to be about the concerning trajectory.
‘Looked his normal self’: Aussie quick defends Cummins, Marnus after horror day
Facing a near insurmountable task against India, Australia can hope only to find some positives in Perth with a view to being more competitive in Adelaide after another disastrous day in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the hosts.
‘Embarrassed’: The ‘Illegal’ moment Australia hit new low as Cummins’ tactics under fire — Talking Pts
The Aussies are on the ropes in the First Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as India’s King Kohli and his apprentice went to work on Sunday.
Fresh scare for cursed Aussie cricket star Jhye Richardson as celebration goes wrong
Jhye Richardson’s long-awaited return to Sheffield Shield cricket has been marred by a freak shoulder injury, sustained while celebrating a wicket during his first over of the match.
Aussie young gun’s $1.6m payday; Hazlewood cashes in as Starc cops $2m haircut — IPL Wrap
Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has become the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history, signed by the Lucknow Super Giants for 27 crore (AU$4.92 million).
‘Next generational batting talent’: Starc sledge, Marnus tease that proved India has a new superstar
Countless touring openers have been found out by Australia’s bouncy decks, so Yashasvi Jaiswal’s first-innings dismissal in Perth seemed like the start of a familiar story.
Perth horror show: Aussies capitulate after Kohli ton … and then it got worse
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli cracked centuries before another stunning burst from India captain Jasprit Bumrah put Australia on the cusp of a heavy defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener.
Phillip Hughes: depth of loss even 10 years on speaks to the cricketer he was | Jonathan Horn
The young batter’s death stirred the public in ways we’d never before seen and remains a reminder that sport is ultimately a shared experience
That day, that week, that helpless, hopeless fortnight comes at you 10 years later in a blur of images – the bowler cradling Phillip Hughes’ head, the teammate removing his pads, the orderly assembly of cricket bats on front porches, the detached explanation of the neurosurgeon, the mourners fanning themselves in the high school gymnasium.
It was a basal subarachnoid haemorrhage – a sick fluke. We’re largely inured to such tragedies now but occasionally they get in your marrow. A child is struck by a car crashing into a playground. A family is blown to bits by a missile. A young girl is murdered and dumped in a tip. A cricketer is killed at the crease.
Continue reading...‘Learn some lessons’: Aussie coach responds to bizarre Marnus tactics
Australian coach Andrew McDonald has vowed the nation will see a different version of Marnus Labuschagne when his chance to bat again comes in Perth, with the host nation in a massive hole in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Why it could get even worse for the Aussies; how Starc backed up pitch claim: Talking Points
Having rattled Australia with a brilliant burst of bowling on Friday afternoon, India flexed its muscles with the bat in markedly different conditions on the second day of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Perth.
Jofra Archer is caught between an Ashes rock and a Mega Auction hard place | Barney Ronay
England want their best fast bowler primed for Australia but the IPL’s financial power might hurt those preparations
Jofra Archer has sensationally re-entered the Mega Auction and people on the internet are annoyed. You’ve got to hand it to the Indian Premier League. It is relentlessly inventive in its language, even if the direction of travel is always towards exhaustion by superlatives. So a six becomes a HyperWang Mobile Attack Maximum, a good catch the Standard Cement Super Happy Sex-grab Of the Day. By the same process, what could possibly be better than an auction? A big auction? A very big auction? No. Only a Mega Auction will do.
To be fair this really is a Mega Auction. Scheduled to take place from Sunday into Monday, the IPLMA will see 1,054 players whittled down to just over 100 available slots, offered up on this occasion in disruptive, schedule-defining three-year contracts. For the players at the centre this is basically your life, your pension, your future. Kneel before Zod, muscular Kiwi impact all-rounder. We own you now.
Continue reading...‘I’ve got a long memory’: Starc’s hilarious reply to fiery Indian star in epic stump mic moment
Mitch Starc and India’s Harshit Rana have engaged in an entertaining mid-pitch exchange during Australia’s first innings.
Sydney Thunder opener Georgia Voll earns maiden national call-up for India ODIs
Queensland prodigy Georgia Voll has earned her maiden national call-up, named in Australia’s 13-player squad for next month’s ODI series against India.