Friday dawned to the wet streaks of rain, just about enough to accentuate the green on leaves. When the dampness paused, it was time for cricket’s annual pilgrimage to the Sydney Cricket Ground. India turned up with Jasprit Bumrah at the helm while Rohit Sharma, according to the former, opted to rest. A change in … Read more
A modern great’s ton ensured Australia’s dominance while a youngster’s counter-punch helmed India’s brief resistance. Steve Smith’s fluent 140 placed the host in a dominant position in the fourth Test on Friday. The former Australian captain’s ton helped Pat Cummins and his men post 474 in the first innings. At the second day’s close here … Read more
Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist said that the ‘controlled aggression’ of captain Pat Cummins spurred Australia to a series-levelling win in the Adelaide pink-ball Test against India. “You could see just through his celebrations that… every wicket that he took he was more aggressive in his celebration,” Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket’s The Follow-on podcast. … Read more
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood became the first Australian new-ball attack to claim 400 Test wickets during Day 1 of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against India in Perth on Friday. Starc struck first, dismissing Yashasi Jaiswal for an eight-ball duck in the third over while Hazlewood removed debutant Devdutt Padikkal for 23-ball nought. Since … Read more