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
Australia’s Sam Konstas will start the fourth Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), becoming the 468th Australian men’s Test player on Boxing Day, but star batter Travis Head faces the risk of absence due to injury, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday. Coach Andrew McDonald confirmed on Christmas Eve that Konstas would make … Read more
Australian opener Sam Konstas is excited to face the Indian bowlers in the Boxing Day Test, saying he already has a “few plans” for Jasprit Bumarh and Co if he makes the cut in the fourth game of the Border-Gavaskar series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Teenage sensation Konstas got a maiden call-up, replacing opener … Read more