A genius, high on speed and tempered with sense, largely owned a Sunday under Melbourne’s deep blue skies. Jasprit Bumrah’s inroads into Australia’s second innings and the host’s gritty lower-order resistance left the fourth Test poised on the razor’s edge. At close on the fourth day, Australia posted 228 for nine in its second innings … Read more
India batter Virat Kohli said not allowing himself to set in at the crease has been the root cause of his string of low scores against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “I agree the last two or three innings haven’t gone the way I wanted them to. As I said, I haven’t been disciplined enough … Read more
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
Australia vs India: The second match of the Border-Gavaskar series is underway at Adelaide, with Rohit Sharma returning as captain.
An extra twitch or a minor tear of a ligament may sideline a bowler, but it also offers another speedster an opportunity. Scott Boland, a representative of Australia’s aboriginal community, found himself in such a bitter-sweet corner when a damp Saturday dawned at Canberra. Being a part of the Prime Minister’s XI taking on the … Read more
A feathery rain wrapped the Manuka Oval in a moist blanket here on Friday. In Australia’s capital, past leafy roads, across a red-brick vintage church, with an old battle tank nearby, the cricketing venue geared up for the two-day warm-up fixture pitting the visiting Indians against the Prime Minister’s XI. The damp weather was laidback … Read more
Pat Cummins will lead Australia in a five-match Border-Gavaskar series against India. | Photo Credit: Satish Acharya Pat Cummins will lead Australia in a five-match Border-Gavaskar series against India. | Photo Credit: Satish Acharya
Remember the words: “This is Australia, this is Perth. I’m setting ourselves up for a really good pace, good bounce, good carry.” These are the words of the head curator of the Western Australia Cricket Association. Fair enough. But next time there is a tour by Australia and England to India, and their former players … Read more
Virat Kohli has been struggling for form of late, but the veteran Australia spinner has nothing but respect for the Indian, who he says is a champion you can not write off. Kohli has been enduring a lean patch over the past few months. In his last 60 Test innings, he has managed just two … Read more