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[ad_1] Australia holds the upper-hand in the second Test of the Trans-Tasman Trophy series underway in Christchurch but there is still work to be done to establish a dominant advantage after an eventful opening day at Hagley Oval in which 14 wickets fell. After winning the toss, Australian skipper Pat Cummins opted to send New … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has only won one away Test series in the past decade, but Pat Cummins’ men have an opportunity to double that tally in Christchurch this week. The second Test between New Zealand and Australia gets underway at Hagley Oval on Friday, with the tourists already retaining the Trans-Tasman Trophy following last week’s 172-run … Read more
[ad_1] Two wickets in the second Test against New Zealand will elevate Mitch Starc into rarefied cricket air as the stoic fast bowler reaps the rewards of pushing through one of longest runs of cricket in his career. Starc, on 354 wickets, will surpass the legendary Dennis Lillee on Australia’s all-time leading Test wicket-takers list … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has claimed a dominant 172-run victory over New Zealand in the opening Test of the series with Nathan Lyon producing a superb bowling performance on the fourth morning of the match in Wellington. Lyon claimed his first five-wicket haul in New Zealand, and the 24th of his decorated career, to help Australia bowl … 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] Jason Gillespie has given cricket fans a heartbreaking reminder of what we’ve lost after being asked to come up with a ‘Best Off-field XI’ for a radio show in South Australia. Gillespie, 48, played 71 Test matches and 97 one-dayers from 1996 to 2005 with the wildly successful Australian cricket team of that era. … Read more
[ad_1] The West Indies refused to succumb to Australia’s world-class bowling attack on day one of the pink-ball Test at the Gabba, with a record partnership between Joshua Da Silva and Kavem Hodge recusing the tourists following an early collapse. Mitchell Starc, who finished the day with figures of 4-68, wreaked havoc in the afternoon … Read more
[ad_1] Australia only needed seven sessions to topple the West Indies at Adelaide Oval this week, defeating the tourists by ten wickets and taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. After the West Indies were rolled for 120, courtesy of an eleventh Test five-wicket haul for Josh Hazlewood, Australia chased the 26-run target in … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has defeated the West Indies by ten wickets in the series opener at Adelaide Oval to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy. Josh Hazlewood claimed a five-wicket haul, his 11th in Tests, as the West Indies were rolled for 120 on Friday morning, setting the hosts a 26-run target for victory. Despite a concussion … Read more
[ad_1] West Indies debutant Shamar Joseph has given the tourists a glimmer of hope after a superb all-round display on day one of the Adelaide Test against Australia. The 24-year-old clobbered a counterattacking 36, the highest score by a West Indies debutant batting at No. 11 in Tests, before knocking over Steve Smith and Marnus … Read more