Under quirky Adelaide skies, sunny at one point, damp at another, Travis Head always feels at home. Back in his city in the lead-up to the second Test against India from Friday, Head is looking for clues from the past and equally gazing with hope into the immediate future. In his previous two Tests at … Read more
Top dollar chased players in waves during the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah. But many summers down the line, if there is an enduring top-of-the-mind recall value for an epochal sporting Monday, it would obviously centre around India’s 295-run triumph in the first Test here at the Optus Stadium. To be … Read more
Bowling 11 overs and then remaining unbeaten with the bat at close of the first day’s play in the first Test, Mitchell Starc would have been excused if he wanted to rest his sore feet. However the Australian spearhead quickly landed at the media-conference hall inside the Optus Stadium’s basement and answered a range of … Read more
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