(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Alastair Cook’s fourth double-hundred of his Test career has seen his rise to sixth in the latest ICC rankings, with Australia captain Steve Smith…
…five wickets, including 4-33 against Australia. But he was halted in his tracks by an insole. Wood added: “It was my own fault, stupid really. I should have put my…
…flying to Australia for the Ashes. With the Day/Night Test in England something new to both the hosts and the tourists, Broad revealed he has spoken to County players for…
(Photo: Getty Images) By Chris Stocks In three months’ time England will be in Australia fine-tuning their preparations for the Ashes. But despite the morale-boosting 3-1 series win against South…
…who among the fringe bowlers might best join James Anderson and Stuart Broad to scupper Australia before they get on the plane. Setting one or two players against the other…
…with Marizanne Kapp’s seam and Lizelle Lee’s hitting, Sciver does have two South African matchwinners – not to mention Rene Farrell, the Australian death-overs specialist. They will surely find a…
…board from a fitness point of view. We have important series coming up, India and Australia at home, it’s eight Test matches and he needs to be fit to get…
…the medium pace bowling of Australian captain Greg Chappell was also extra special because his century was achieved on his home ground where thousands of supporters, dozens of whom invaded…
…Plessis’s men. In many ways, the 29-year-old represented a throwback to another era and although Australian pitches are likely to offer far more pace and bounce than those back home,…
…bat and ball,” he said back in February. “From Australian cricket’s point of view I’d love Cricket Australia to look really hard at using Dukes balls in Test cricket in…
…Melbourne, a joyous celebration of 100 years of Ashes cricket, thrilling the packed house with a quite brilliant 174 on his debut against Australia, including a hooked four off Dennis…
…commercial opportunities he could have taken if he’d stayed in England last winter but he went to Australia and played a lot of cricket. Athletically, I’d suggest he weighs less…
…out the best in him. He made critical contributions in dire circumstances in the series victories against Australia and New Zealand in November and March, but only grudgingly admitted that…
…Roland-Jones’ 30-yard gallop, but also to the 90F-degree heat that can accompany Test matches in Australia. Yet Wood, through no fault of his own, fails Allan Border’s main criterion for…
…arguably the most successful incumbent of the recent past, suddenly vacated the post in Australia four years ago. Others to have filled the role are Joe Root, James Vince, Nick…
…combination at home. But India’s haplessness abroad, encapsulated by the 100 and 66 all out in Durban in 1996-97, and a 3-0 evisceration in Australia in 1999-2000 – when Kapil…
…the day of the most famous duck in cricket history, the story behind the scoreline remains as poignant as ever. Bradman’s 1948 Australians earned the title of The Invincibles, not…
(Photo: Getty Images) By Guy Williams Yorkshire’s Australian Test batsman Peter Handscomb is trapped and frustrated by the increasingly bitter pay dispute between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association…
…Cricket Australia and the Australian team – and isn’t surprised the cracks that have always been present have now developed into something approaching a chasm. “Am I surprised at the…
…the age of just 18, taking eight wickets in his first two Tests. Maharaj’s rise has been nothing like as meteoric, with the left-armer making his Test bow against Australia…
…has no plans to consider his future in the game and is instead targeting a return to the fold in September. Former Western Australia man Magoffin has only managed two…
…out here. My picks are Australia’s Meg Lanning at three (also captaining), England’s Sarah Taylor at four (also keeping wicket), Australia’s Ellyse Perry at five and Nat Sciver of England…
…Australia’s Steve Smith missed a catch in similar circumstances during the Sydney Test against India when it distracted him in his attempts to catch KL Rahul off Shane Watson. In…
By Alison Mitchell England’s thrilling three-run victory over Australia in Bristol was worth far more than the two points on offer in the Women’s World Cup table. A clash between…