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.
Corey Rocchiccioli collected 46 wickets this summer,breaking Bruce Yardley’s long-standing record for a WA spinner of 39 back in 1982-83.
Perth and Brisbane have been vying to host the first Test of the summer,while Adelaide wanted the pre-Christmas Test.
Connolly (90 off 115 balls) was the last man out in WA’s first innings score of 347 on a green-tinged WACA Ground wicket.
Perth will be the big winner when Cricket Australia announces the schedule for next summer’s blockbuster series.
The Ashes foes have joined forces to take a proposal to the ICC for minimum Test match payments that will make cricket’s traditional form more attractive to players.
The abuse Alex Carey received on social media after stumping Jonny Bairstow when he left his crease at Lord’s last year also included threats to his family.
Alex Carey won a Test off his own bat for his country,but that’s not all he achieved in leading the way as Australia chased down 279 to beat New Zealand in Christchurch
The heroes and villains of Australia’s tight second Test victory over New Zealand in Christchurch.
New Zealand are in the box seat to level the series in Christchurch after another Australian top-order collapse. Join us for all the action as it happens.