A rule change has India’s stars up in arms,with plenty of potential consequences for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup.
Glenn Maxwell is taking an indefinite break from the IPL following a down patch in form off the back of the tournament of a lifetime at last year’s World Cup.
Australia’s selectors have all but guaranteed Steve Smith will stay at the top of the order for next summer’s Tests against India,leaving a race among the next rank to be called up whenever Smith or Usman Khawaja decide to retire
Melbourne’s Boxing Day Test has been identified alongside Perth as two of the most underperforming games on the cricket calendar - not because of bumper crowds on December 26,but for the sharp drop-off afterwards.
India and Pakistan will be in Australia at the same time early next season,but Cricket Australia ruled out hosting a tri-series as the full season schedule was released on Tuesday.
The Australian all-rounder was in a belligerent mood playing against her friend Alyssa Healy in India’s WPL,and not even the sponsor’s products were safe.
Just as Achilles had his heel,it is the one area of his game – his life? – wherein Ben Stokes is not his positive and proactive self:when he starts a Test innings against spin in India.
Australia,England and India were given a blueprint to save Test cricket last year. They left it on the shelf.
Forget the Jonny Bairstow stumping. The reason England lost at Lord’s and Rajkot was because they gifted wickets away when the match was there for the taking.
Joe Root’s reverse-scoop at India’s most dangerous bowler,Jasprit Bumrah,wrecked England’s chances of winning this Test and this series.
On a Test surface with something for everyone,India’s all-round quality emerged in Vizag - and that’s a timely reminder for Australia ahead of next summer’s blockbuster series.