Australia retains unchanged line-up for 2nd test in Perth
Captain Steve Smith has confirmed his Australia line-up will be unchanged for the second test against New Zealand beginning Friday at the WACA ground. Australia cruised to a 208-run win on Monday at...
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Thankfully Cricket Australia announced that it had a huge profit from the World Cup because it is preparing for the worst this summer. New Zealand and the West Indies will not attract the big crowds it...
View ArticleAustralia announce unchanged team for WACA Test against New Zealand
Captain Steve Smith has confirmed Australia will field an unchanged XI for the second Test against New Zealand in Perth. The hosts cruised to a 208-run win at the...
View ArticleAustralia vs New Zealand Cricket Second Test: Brendon McCullum's captaincy...
Brendon McCullum has had his skills as New Zealand captain questioned after his unorthodox field placings helped Australia take control of the second Test in Perth. Having lost the toss for the second...
View ArticleAustralia v New Zealand cricket second Test: Injury to Usman Khawaja has...
Australia are set to be on the hunt for a replacement batsman for the historic day-night Adelaide Test after comeback kid Usman Khawaja hobbled off the WACA with a hamstring injury. Khawaja was a...
View ArticleAustralia vs New Zealand cricket second Test: Never mind the Kiwis, the real...
The Trans-Tasman series promised to provide much entertainment and gripping cricket given the recent imposing form of the visitors and the unsettled home line-up coming off an Ashes loss and a...
View ArticleFrom Test squad to club squad: Andrew Fekete dropped by Tasmania
A fast bowler who last month could have made his Test debut for Australia had the tour of Bangladesh gone ahead, has been dumped from his state team after two rounds of the Sheffield Shield season....
View ArticleAustralian keeper Matthew Wade suffers broken collarbone
Wade is Australia's ODI and T20 wicketkeeper Australia’s ODI and T20 wicketkeeper Matthew Wade was forced out of Victoria’s Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia with a broken collarbone...
View ArticleSheffield Shield: Victoria 1-84 at lunch on day one against WA
Victoria have made a solid start after winning the toss and were 1-84 at lunch on day one of the Sheffield Shield match against WA. Opener Travis Dean was 32 and Marcus Stoinis had made six. Bob Quiney...
View ArticlePeter Siddle to be rested from day one of shield in bid to avoid injury
Cricket Australia's eagerness for Peter Siddle to be available for the day-night Test in Adelaide will see him excused from day one of Victoria's next Sheffield Shield match. Australia captain Steve...
View ArticleAustralia v New Zealand cricket second Test: Pakistan considers being...
While it remains to be seen how the pink ball fares in this month's historic day-night Test against New Zealand in Adelaide, plans are already progressing for a repeat fixture next season. As we...
View ArticleJames Pattinson aims for Test cricket return
Victorian cricket coach David Saker wants paceman James Pattinson to show in the next month that he warrants a fairytale Boxing Day Test recall. As Pattinson admitted to frustration about his managed...
View ArticleStarc bowls fastest ever Test delivery
Australian paceman Mitchell Starc bowled what is believed to be the fastest delivery in Test cricket history Sunday on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand at the WACA Ground...
View ArticleRain puts dampener on valiant Tasmanian batting against NSW in Sheffield Shield
It was gloom and doom at Bankstown Oval as NSW struggled to make an impact against a determined Tasmania on the first day of their Sheffield Shield clash. The Tigers made four changes to the side that...
View ArticleKhawaja injury opens the Australian selection door for Marsh and Bancroft
West Australian pair Shaun Marsh and Cameron Bancroft are at the head of the queue for a Test call-up after Usman Khawaja suffered another unlucky injury blow. Khawaja is in severe doubt for the...
View ArticleNSW batsman Ben Rohrer warns Tasmania will face upbeat Blues
NSW batsman Ben Rohrer said the Blues would approach their Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania when it starts at Bankstown Oval on Saturday feeling positive despite the farce of their last game....
View ArticleKey supporting role for Ross Taylor in Kiwi fightback
Let's get this out of the way. In a Test match notable for how many balls have been damaged, it was only fair that Ross Taylor be chosen to play the key role. Chance has played a big role in Luteru...
View ArticleCricket Australia to review ticket prices following Brisbane Test crowd figures
Cricket Australia will review ticket prices at the end of what is shaping up as an underwhelming summer. With the obvious exception of the inaugural day-night Test, ticket sales have been sluggish and...
View ArticleAustralia v New Zealand cricket second Test: Alcohol ban fuels David Warner's...
David Warner has credited a self-imposed alcohol ban in helping him become a batting ironman this summer as Australia continued to put their foot to the throat of New Zealand in the second Test. Warner...
View ArticleCricket: Starc bowls fastest test delivery ever
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc reacts after a delivery to Ross Taylor. Photo: Reuters Australia's Mitchell Starc bowled the fastest delivery ever measured at a test match when the fourth ball of...
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