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[ad_1] New Zealand has the lead but Australia marginally holds the upper-hand after an enthralling second day of the Trans-Tasman Trophy Test underway in Christchurch. The Kiwis did well to bowl Australia out for 256 after they started the day at 4-124, particularly as Nathan Lyon and Marnus Labuschagne had the upper hand early. Labuschagne … Read more
[ad_1] Australian captain Pat Cummins has revealed the tourists will have an unchanged starting XI for the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch, which gets underway on Friday. Speaking to reporters at Hagley Oval on Thursday, Cummins confirmed Australia had selected the same team that defeated the Black Caps by 172 runs in Wellington … 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] The enormous priority being placed on taking down arch rival India next summer could mean boom batter Cameron Green skips white-ball cricket for Australia and instead plays Sheffield Shield after the recent success of following a similar plan. Green has become a three-format player for Australia, having played recent ODIs against the West Indies, … Read more
[ad_1] Australian captain Pat Cummins has brushed aside concerns about Marnus Labuschagne’s batting after another disappointing outing in Wellington, declaring the Queenslander was still one of the country’s six best batters. Labuschagne is in the midst of an uncharacteristically rough patch with the bat, registering one century in his 37 most recent Test knocks. The … Read more
[ad_1] Australian opener Usman Khawaja was forced to remove a dove sticker from his bat after requesting a replacement on day three of the series opener against New Zealand in Wellington. On Saturday morning, the 37-year-old cracked his bat during Australia’s second innings at the Basin Reserve, with substitute fielder Matthew Renshaw running on a … Read more
[ad_1] It was during the 2001 Ashes Test at The Oval that England debutant Jimmy Ormond produced one of cricket’s most infamous sledges. After walking out to bat for his maiden Test innings, Australia’s Mark Waugh confronted him in the middle. “Mate, what are you doing out here?’ Waugh asked. “There’s no way you’re good … Read more