Big picture: What next for Australia? So where do Australia go from here? Indore, of course, but in a more philosophical, soul-searching and series situation kind of way. Not surprisingly, 32 of their 40 wickets have fallen to spin so far, and 21 out of those 32 were either bowled or lbw. “Use your feet
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His value to Australia’s Test side has been made abundantly clear during the first two Tests of this series where the selectors have had to make concessions each way in his absence. Now the allrounder is back and Australia can for the first time, even in the absence of some senior players, at least look
Steven Smith has admitted he had rarely felt the anger that he did at being dismissed sweeping against R Ashwin in Delhi during Australia’s match-losing collapse. The emotion was exacerbated by the fact that he believed India were “on the ropes” after the visitors had made a rapid start to their second innings and he
“As many as there is out there,” Beth Mooney said when asked how many more titles Australia had left in them. And that is the key to this side’s remarkable success. After claiming their third straight T20 World Cup title with a 19-run victory over hosts South Africa on Sunday, their sixth in the format
Mitchell Starc will be feeling discomfort in his injured finger for some time to come, but is primed to make his Test return in Indore as Australia look to find a way to halt the India juggernaut. “It’s good enough,” Starc said of his finger. “There’s going to be a level of discomfort… I don’t
Australia 156 for 6 (Mooney 74*, Ismail 2-26, Kapp 2-35) beat South Africa 137 for 6 (Wolvaardt 61, Tryon 25, Gardner 1-20) by 19 runs Let no one influence you into believing this was a choke. Truth be told, this was a game of high-intensity cricket, fitting of a grand finale. The pressure was immense,
Allrounder Mitchell Marsh will return from a three-month injury layoff as a specialist batter ahead of Australia’s ODI series in India. Having not played since the ODI series against England last November, the 31-year-old Marsh was named in Australia’s 16-man squad on Thursday for the three-match series starting on March 17 in Mumbai. Marsh has
Big Picture: A sellout at Newlands Ask any South African and they will tell you they never expected this – their team in the Women’s T20 title decider, the first senior cricket side from their country to reach a World Cup final. Ask any Australian and they will tell you they expected this – their
Travis Head had “robust” conversations with Australia’s selectors after he was surprisingly dropped for the opening Test in India but believes he has shown he can find success in challenging conditions amid a hasty switch to opening the batting. Head was left out in Nagpur despite a prolific home summer based on his poor returns
How does Ashton Agar go from being Australia’s second spinner in the Test team in January to being sent home from the Test tour of India halfway through? Tony Dodemaide, one of Australia’s three selectors alongside chair George Bailey and coach Andrew McDonald, explained the decision in Delhi. “From a pure selection point of view,
Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the third Border-Gavaskar Test against India in Indore to remain home in Sydney for family reasons. Cummins left India just hours after the second Test loss in Delhi, flying home to Sydney to be with his mother who is seriously ill. He was booked to return to India on
Cameron Green has declared himself 100% fit for the third Test against India in Indore as Australia desperately search for a winning combination in the midst of a raft of absences. Australia trained at the Kotla in Delhi on Friday morning having enjoyed a few days off to freshen up since the dramatic collapse that
David Warner is not feeling the pressure and has vowed to play international cricket until 2024 even if the selectors end his prolific Test career. But the 36-year-old believes he is the right man to open the batting on this year’s Ashes tour despite scoring just one Test century during the last three years. “I’ve
Australia 172 for 4 (Mooney 54, Lanning 49*, Pandey 2-32) beat India 167 for 8 (Harmanpreet 52, Rodrigues 43, Brown 2-18) by five runs Australia have reached a seventh successive T20 World Cup final but not without an almighty fight from India, who came five runs short in a thrilling semi-final in Cape Town. The
Glenn Maxwell admits he is not as far advanced in his recovery from a broken leg as he thought he would be, but believes his slower build-up will have long-term benefits ahead of a massive year that includes the IPL, the T20 Blast, the Hundred and the ODI World Cup. Maxwell was named in Australia’s
Big Picture As redemption stories go, India Women overturning the disappointment of 2020 to secure another chance at T20 World Cup glory would do nicely. The only problem is, they have to make it past Australia – again. After winning their opening match in Sydney during the last T20 World Cup, being outplayed when it
Ashton Agar is heading home from the tour of India to play domestic cricket for Western Australia. No additions are being made to Australia’s Test squad ahead of the third Border-Gavaskar Test in Indore, starting March 1. “He (Agar) has been very open with us and he has absolutely worked his backside off in order
Australia are unlikely to call up any batters as cover. Travis Head is set to open the batting in Indore after filling in for Warner in the second innings in Delhi. Head made an enterprising 43 at the top and looked in excellent touch having only previously opened twice in first-class cricket in a County
Australia captain Pat Cummins has flown home from the tour of India due to a serious family health issue following his side’s six-wicket loss in the second Test in Delhi. Cummins will return to Sydney for a few days but is due to be back in India for the preparations ahead of the third Test
Australia’s coach Andrew McDonald has described his side’s batting collapse in Delhi as “pretty poor”, but said he would not change anything about the pre-tour preparation despite Australia not playing a tour game in the lead-up to the first Test. Australia were 85 for 2, leading by 86, on the third morning of the Test
Australia quick Josh Hazlewood will fly home after being ruled out of the final two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar series while doubts remain about David Warner‘s fitness for the remaining matches as Australia mull further changes to the squad following their disastrous loss in Delhi. Hazlewood was unavailable for the first two Tests due to
Australia were 65 for 1 in the first over of the third day with a lead of 66 before losing 9 for 48 in 110 balls to be bowled out for just 113 well before lunch on the third day. India cruised to victory with just four wickets down to take a 2-0 series lead
R Ashwin began the collapse on the third morning before Ravindra Jadeja raced to a career-best 7 for 42, as Australia lost six batters to the sweep and reverse-sweep in Delhi. Here’s how the wickets fell. 12.6 edged, caught behind! Ashwin strikes early. Lovely delivery. Grips from around off stump, brings Head forward, shaves the
New South Wales has joined forces with Major League Cricket (MLC) in the US in a first-of-its-kind partnership for Australian cricket which includes a deal with the Washington DC franchise which will see them help build the team. There is no ownership element to the deal, but the agreement with Washington DC will see NSW
Australia 263 and 61 for 1 lead India 262 (Axar 74, Lyon 5-67) by 62 runs India’s formidable lower order, led by Axar Patel, again played a crucial role after Nathan Lyon had taken five wickets to turn what looked like being a significant deficit on a tricky Delhi pitch into a one-innings shootout of
Warner has been replaced in the Delhi Test by Matt Renshaw under the concussion substitute rule but he is set to remain on tour for now as he was likely to bat again in the match despite the small fracture had he not been ruled out with concussion. Warner was struck on the helmet by
Australia’s selectors have backflipped on their decision to leave out Travis Head in Nagpur by selecting him in Delhi because of his bowling ability. Matthew Kuhnemann has also leap-frogged Ashton Agar to make his Test debut as Australia select three specialist spinners and one fast bowler for the first time since 2017 with Cameron Green
India 21 for 0 (Rohit 13*, Rahul 4*) trail Australia 263 (Khawaja 82, Handscomb 72*, Shami 4-60, Ashwin 3-57, Jadeja 3-68) by 242 runs In one of the only two Tests India have lost at home in the last 10 years, Australia won the toss on a turning track and posted 261 in Pune in
Glenn Maxwell is in line to make his return to first-class cricket after a gap of more than three years if he passes one more fitness test following his recovery from a broken leg. He has been included in Victoria’s 13-player Sheffield Shield squad to face South Australia but will need to come through an
Big Picture It was at this ground, when it was officially known as the Feroz Shah Kotla, a much more evocative name than its current moniker, that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy began. A one-off Test in October 1996, decided by Anil Kumble’s nine wickets and Nayan Mongia’s career-best 152 spanning more than eight hours, in what
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