News CA’s own investigation will remain open as they attempt to locate those responsible. Cricket Australia has confirmed India’s players were subjected to racial abuse during the third test at the SCG but cleared the six spectators who were taken from their seats and questioned by police at the ground. CA launched an investigation with
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Matthew Wade had a disappointing Test series against India © AFP Matthew Wade has been dropped from Australia’s Test squad for the series against South Africa, and will instead tour New Zealand with the T20I side when the concurrent trips are due to take place in February and March, while Tim Paine has been given
Report Sixers took Bash Boost points and then victory as Stars missed the playoffs for just the second time in competition history Sydney Sixers 5 for 180 (Christian 49*, Vince 46, Maddinson 1-6) beat Melbourne Stars 6 for 177 (Maxwell 66, Dwarshuis 3-27) by five wickets Dan Christian and Jordan Silk produced a clinical, superbly
Plans to field an All-Indigenous Prime Minister’s XI for the annual match at Manuka Oval in Canberra were dropped by Cricket Australia after the re-election of the current Prime Minister Scott Morrison in 2019. The idea to rejuvenate the traditional concept of the PM’s XI fixture by making it an All-Indigenous team versus an overseas
Fantasy Tips Fantasy suggestions for Match no. 53 of BBL 2020-21 Jan 25: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Pro Tip: Although batsmen have reaped rewards in the recent games at Adelaide Oval, pick young bowlers Wes Agar and Tanveer Sangha – who’ve had stellar seasons so far – in your team. Our XI: Alex
News With two tours set to be taking place at the same time the selectors will be casting the net wide Australia’s selectors will need to turn to some new faces for the upcoming five-match T20I tour of New Zealand given the Test squad are likely to be heading to South Africa at the same
‘We would love to get our home summer completed, and Australia are a big part of that home summer.’ – Graeme Smith © OfficialCSA/Twitter Both the South African and Australian Test squads will quarantine ahead of their yet-to-be-confirmed three-Test series in March, in what will be the strictest biosecure bubble yet in South Africa. Unlike
News “It was a bit challenging…felt like I was bowling three or four different balls at times” Perth Scorchers quick Andrew Tye credits Western Australia and Scorchers bowling Matt Mason as the architect behind an action change that has helped him a yard of pace this season. Tye, 34, has raised eyebrows as the speed
News Details set to “be announced in a week or so” but arrangements conditional on the “changing” Covid-19 pandemic Cricket South Africa is confident Australia’s visit for three Tests will go ahead, with details set to “be finalised and announced in a week or so”, according to acting CEO Pholetsi Moseki. ESPNcricinfo understands that the
News Australia lost at the Gabba for the first time since 1988 and it was their second consecutive series defeat at home to India Tim Paine conceded that Australia had been outplayed at key moments throughout the series against India as he was left presiding over a second consecutive series defeat against them and became
News Analysis Australia remain a good Test team, but the defeat against India has highlighted a number of issues Two years ago the defeat against India was taken with a nod of acceptance as the Australia Test team started to rebuild itself. This time, however, stumbling to a 2-1 loss against a side missing a
News Marnus Labuschagne meanwhile moved past Virat Kohli to take third spot. India’s Rishabh Pant and England’s Joe Root both made significant jumps in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, following their recent exploits in the Brisbane and Galle Test respectively. Pant, the top-ranked keeper on the batting charts, climbed to a career high No.13
Welcome to our live report of the fifth day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 5:38pm: Chuck the scripts out
Tim Paine: ‘We turned up in Sydney on day five and the Gabba on day five in as good a position as you would want to be’ © Cricket Australia via Getty Images Australia’s captain Tim Paine has no intention of resigning, even after giving a frank and unflattering assessment of how his team found
Report Munro overcame a sluggish start but he hit full tilt in the end overs, making a 54-ball 82 Perth Scorchers 5 for 174 (Munro 82, Inglis 25, Morkel 2-24) beat Brisbane Heat 115 (Lynn 27, Ahmed 3-25, Richardson 2-10) by 59 runs A smartly paced 82 off 54 balls from Colin Munro – his
Report Updates, analysis and colour from the fifth day of the fourth Test Welcome to our live report of the fifth day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page
News Starc has struggled this series, with his best being just a few outstanding spells across the four matches Mitchell Starc grabbed at his right hamstring during his only over of India’s second innings at the Gabba before rain curtailed the penultimate day of the Border-Gavaskar series. That meant Australia were left with another headache
News There’s a 60% chance of thunderstorms in Brisbane on Tuesday The weather in Brisbane on Tuesday could be the deciding factor in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. There’s a 60% chance of thunderstorms – probably in the afternoon for an hour – and a 51% chance of precipitation, according to the Accuweather website. The BBC predicts
Report Updates, analysis and colour from the fourth day of the fourth Test Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here Which way is this topsy-turvy series headed now? Getty Images 9.00am: Clear
News Updates, analysis and colour from the third day of the fourth Test Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here 5.34pm: Stumps David Warner’s counterpunch at the end remining us that Australia
Report Updates, analysis and colour from the third day of the fourth Test Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here 11.17am: Agarwal the middle-order batsman, and Australia’s bowling plans ESPNcricinfo Ltd The
News BBL form could count for a lot when Australia next select a squad if the Test tour to South Africa also goes ahead Australia’s T20I captain Aaron Finch has said the list of possible players for the upcoming T20 tour of New Zealand is as long as ever as the national selectors face the
Josh Philippe plays a falling scoop © Getty Images Sydney Sixers 3 for 164 (Philippe 84, Behrendorff 1-19) beat Perth Scorchers 7 for 163 (Livingstone 67, Christian 2-22, Brathwaite 2-12) by seven wickets Josh Philippe may well have secured a trip to New Zealand with Australia’s T20 side after producing yet another dazzling display with
In the week of his 100th Test match and perhaps his 400th wicket, Nathan Lyon finds himself on familiar ground: the unsteady kind. Lyon is currently mired in one of the worst series of his career, as India take him for near enough to 60 runs per wicket with one Test to play. He is
News Melbourne Stars will finally get a chance to play at home as they try to ignite their BBL campaign Living in the present and not looking too far ahead is the key to navigating the never-ending hubs professional cricketers are facing during the Covid pandemic, according to Melbourne Stars pair Marcus Stoinis and Adam
Welcome to our live report of the first day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 5.30pm local/1pm IST: Stumps Australia
Big Picture And so it all comes down to this. The ultimate decider for a series that has had drama, excitement, extraordinary swings in fortune, a dose of controversy and even uncertainty over where the next match would be played. India only need a draw to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but the Gabba is usually
Australia’s captain Tim Paine has implored spectators at the Gabba this week to do what he says, rather than what he did on the final day at the SCG – treat the tourists with respect and refrain from the abuse that India faced in Sydney. “In terms of crowd behaviour – we don’t condone the
News Left-arm spinner is still recovering from a calf injury while Mitchell Marsh could return as a batsman-only Perth Scorchers spinner Ashton Agar is unlikely to be available for the BBL finals, which could jeopardise his availability for Australia’s T20 tour of New Zealand in February, as the rehab from his calf injury is taking
News The opener, who made a half-century on debut at the SCG, has been sidelined with a shoulder injury Will Pucovski has been ruled out of the final Test against India due to the shoulder injury he sustained at the SCG with Marcus Harris, the Victoria left hander, confirmed as his replacement. Pucovski landed heavily