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[ad_1] Australia has retained the Trans-Tasman Trophy after veteran spinner Nathan Lyon guided the tourists towards a crushing 172-run victory in Wellington. Chasing a 369-run target for an unlikely victory at the Basin Reserve, the Black Caps were rolled for 196 as Lyon claimed 6-66 in a damaging spell on a turning deck. The Trans-Tasman … Read more
[ad_1] Australia is in a commanding position to claim the first Test of the series against New Zealand in Wellington despite enduring a testing second innings on an entertaining day of cricket. Nightwatchman Nathan Lyon got the tourists off to a strong start on Saturday when scoring 41, but that proved to the best performance … Read more
[ad_1] Australia will hope a wobbly start to its second innings in Wellington isn’t a sign of things to come on day three as New Zealand aims to mount a massive comeback in the first Test. The hosts were humbled across the better part of two days’ play with Australia, once in trouble at 9-267, … Read more
[ad_1] Sri Lanka veteran Angelo Mathews has been involved in another bizarre dismissal, caught nine runs short of a fourth 150-plus score at Test level. Nearly three months after he was controversially ‘timed out’ at the World Cup, Mathews on Saturday was dismissed hit wicket after a delivery from Qais Ahmad that, surely by the … Read more
[ad_1] The Sydney Sixers have booked their spot in the Big Bash League Qualifier by toppling the Perth Scorchers in their backyard on Tuesday evening, courtesy of some late heroics from captain Moises Henriques. The veteran all-rounder, one of the club’s foundation players, plundered an unbeaten 47 from 20 balls to help the Sixers chase … Read more
[ad_1] Think ‘greatest Test innings of all time’ and you might recall Ben Stokes’ wild 2019 escape act, or perhaps VVS Laxman’s 281 to down Australia in 2001 after India was asked to follow on. The shortlist is long, and offers apples with oranges comparisons, but you’ll find one thing uniting contenders is a fear … Read more