Australia 445 (Head 152, Smith 101, Carey 70, Bumrah 6-76) and 89 for 7 dec (Bumrah 3-18) drew with India 260 (Rahul 84, Jadeja 77, Cummins 4-81, Starc 3-83) and 8 for 0 Rain had the last word at the Gabba, as was widely expected, but only after Australia and India conjured up the most … Read more
Like slurping a gadbad ice cream at his hometown Mangaluru, K.L. Rahul seems to have taken a liking for Australia’s bowlers. His 84 during India’s reply to Australia’s 445 in the third Test was a fine innings and the opener found more joy in the runs that Ravindra Jadeja and the last-wicket pair of Jasprit Bumrah … Read more
Virat Kohli’s struggles against balls outside the off-stump in the ongoing Test series against Australia has the great Allan Border wondering if the Indian superstar has “just lost that edge”. Kohli has fallen to balls outside the off-stump four out of five times in the series thus far, prompting comparisons with a similar slump in … Read more
Australia batting great Allan Border believes there is little difference between West Indies legend Malcolm Marshall and the ‘remarkable’ Jasprit Bumrah, stating that he has never seen ‘anyone like him’ in his life. Bumrah, who took six for 76 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing third Test here, has been the most consistent bowler … Read more
What a Headache this Travis is turning out to be for India. Every time he comes out to bat against India, the situation is a bit tricky for Australia. He then simply takes the attack by the scruff of its neck and squeezes the life out of it so much so that the shoulders and … Read more
India 51 for 4 (Rahul 33*, Starc 2-25) trail Australia 445 (Head 152, Smith 101, Carey 70, Bumrah 6-76) by 394 runs Only 33.1 overs were possible on what may have been the stop-startiest day in the history of Test cricket, featuring as many as eight stoppages for rain, but Australia kept alive their hopes … Read more
Australia 405 for 7 (Head 152, Smith 101, Carey 45*, Bumrah 5-72) vs India Centuries from Travis Head and Steven Smith, those two great India tormentors, put Australia in control of the third Border-Gavaskar Test at the Gabba, on a fast-moving second day that produced 377 runs and seven wickets. Five of those wickets fell … Read more
Spectators who attended the rain-affected first day of the Brisbane Test between India and Australia will be receiving full refunds, Cricket Australia (CA) said. According to CA’s policy, if “Less than fifteen (15) overs are completed and no result is recorded for the Match on the day” ticketholders are eligible to receive a hundred per … Read more
It was a Saturday of rains here at the Gabba. And it came in all types: drizzle, feathery, downpour and pitter-patter. The weather’s liquid sense of wicked humour was on full view as the wet spell would pause for a while and just as the umbrellas were folded, the clouds would burst forth again. This … Read more
Australia 28 for 0 (Khawaja 19*, McSweeney 4*) vs India Only 13.2 overs were possible on a rain-hit first day in Brisbane, where India strove without success after choosing to bowl first in the third Border-Gavaskar Test match. Overcast conditions and a grassy pitch prompted India to insert Australia after winning their third straight toss, … Read more