What Marnus Labuschagne experienced in the Perth Test against India could easily be his worst episode in professional cricket. Over 57 deliveries and five runs across two innings, the Australian batter saw his pride and pedigree wrung out of him by the Indian pacers, as his side collapsed to a crushing 295-run win. Labuschagne’s shuffle … Read more
Former Australia captain Allan Border has expressed disappointment over the team’s failure to contain Virat Kohli during the first Test in Perth, which saw India secure a dominant 295-run victory. “I was really disappointed in the way we let Kohli roll on to a hundred without much resistance,” Border told SEN radio. “We don’t want … Read more
Currently, if cricketing reputations have to be made and legacies burnished, then it mandates fine performances in Australia. Earlier in the 1970s, 1980s and the early part of the 1990s, players earned their stars through their runs and wickets in the West Indies. Virat Kohli surely is aware of the filters that distinguish the great … Read more
Former Australia opener David Warner has backed Nathan McSweeney to score the most runs in the test series against India despite the uncapped batsman’s lack of experience as an opener. South Australia captain McSweeney will march out to the middle with Usman Khawaja in the first test at Perth Stadium starting on Friday, having claimed … Read more
WACA head curator Isaac McDonald on Wednesday said the unusual rain in Perth has impacted the pitch preparation for the first Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy and though he doesn’t expect the surface to develop “snake cracks”, there will still be plenty of bounce and carry. The surface at the Optus Stadium or at the nearby … Read more