Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc has allayed concerns about his possible back injury, saying he is fit and ready to bowl 20 overs on Monday if the situation demands on the final day of the fourth Test against India here. Starc was seen clutching his back on the third day of the Boxing Day Test … Read more
Having weathered the Jasprit Bumrah storm besides drawing cheer from the Australian lower-order, Marnus Labuschagne seemed a contented man at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Sunday. The batter’s 70 and his 57-run seventh-wicket partnership with skipper Pat Cummins revived the host’s second innings in the fourth Test. A sense of relief was obvious when … Read more
An unmistakable confidence ripples through Nitish Kumar Reddy. It was evident when he spoke to the media at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Sunday. “I felt so happy about my first century. My father is here and I am representing the country and it’s a special moment. I helped my team in a difficult situation,” he said. Amused and relieved with Mohammed Siraj … Read more
If there is a local hero that the ‘G’, as the Melbourne Cricket Ground is referred to in urban lore, adores, it has to be Scott Boland. Whenever he turns up, the G breaks into a deafening roar. A representative of Australia’s indigenous community, Boland offers hope to a multi-ethnic nation. Being the industrious pacer, … Read more
MELBOURNE The extravagant promise of youth, runs by middle-aged men and a spearhead’s late surge, were all on display at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Thursday. Sam Konstas belied his 19 summers and made a stunning debut while his seniors Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith found their collective voice. Meanwhile, Jasprit … Read more
A city that can throw up four seasons in a single day decided to stick to the straight and the narrow on Tuesday. Melbourne’s whimsical skies turned a bright shade of blue, the sunlight was of the blinding type, hardly a leaf stirred, and as the dry heat rose, a whiff of eucalyptus scent wafted … Read more