‘Controlled aggression’ from captain Cummins propelled Australia to series-levelling win in Adelaide, says former ‘keeper Gilchrist

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

AUS vs IND, 1st Test: Starc-Hazlewood register 400 wickets as new-ball pair for Australia

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