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The tournament that refuses to die: Champions Trophy back for more
Favourites India come into tournament on sour note after refusal to play in Pakistan gives superpower tactical edge
As the ICC Champions Trophy resurfaces in Pakistan this week, nearly eight years since the last one, folks will be forgiven for a few double takes, for feeling a bit like Ian Wright reuniting with his old teacher in that lovely viral clip, jaw dropped to the floor and gasping: “You’re alive! Someone said you were dead!”
Although did anyone seriously think the Champions Trophy was toast? They say cockroaches and microbes would survive a nuclear apocalypse but there is every chance international cricket’s 50‑over tournoi would also spring up in the wasteland, glowing with radiation but still ready to stick its presumably mutated winners in those Miami Vice-style white blazers and deliver that sweet, sweet broadcast money.
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Shaving body parts and ’thorough’ test that awaits: Aussie’s bowling ordeal explained
Spinner Matthew Kuhnemann risks missing Australia’s upcoming Test tour of the West Indies if his bowling action isn’t cleared during this week’s biomechanical testing in Brisbane.
Michael Cheika in contention for Wallabies gig after secret talks with Rugby Australia boss
Michael Cheika has reportedly expressed interest in taking over as Wallabies head coach after meeting with Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh in Sydney on Tuesday.