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[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 is in a commanding position at stumps on day two of the opening Test of the series against New Zealand in Wellington after a remarkable day of cricket. A total of 13 wickets fell for the day, but not before Cameron Green continued his dazzling form with the bat on Friday morning to … Read more
[ad_1] Australia won’t make any rash changes to its Test side following this week’s historic loss to the West Indies despite lingering concerns over several players within the squad. On Sunday afternoon, a career-defining bowling performance from Shamar Joseph steered the West Indies towards a dramatic eight-run victory over the world’s No. 1 ranked Test … Read more
[ad_1] Australia retained the Frank Worrell Trophy, but were left with a sour taste in their mouth after blowing a series whitewash in Brisbane as several players underperformed. Steve Smith went some way to answering his critics as an opener in the second innings, while Cameron Green showed promising signs in his new role at … Read more
[ad_1] Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has quashed concerns about the Test side’s reshuffled batting order, backing teammates Steve Smith and Cameron Green to flourish in their new roles. Following David Warner’s recent retirement, Smith was controversially elevated to the top of the order to accommodate Green’s return to the Test side, with the all-rounder slotting … Read more
[ad_1] The Gabba Test between Australia and the West Indies is in the balance after an inspired bowling spell from veteran seamer Kemar Roach and a batting rearguard from rival captain Pat Cummins. After the West Indies were bowled out for 311 on Friday afternoon, the hosts were reeling at 4-22 when Roach ripped through … Read more
[ad_1] Former Australian captain Allan Border has provided an update on his health battle as he deals with the life-changing effects of his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Border revealed last June that he has avoided public events since first being diagnosed with the condition in 2016. The legendary left-hand batter, who blasted 11,174 runs from 156 … Read more
[ad_1] After looking in all sorts at 5/64, the West Indies have bravely fought back to be in a competitive position at 8/266 against Australia at the start of Day 2 in the day/night Test at the Gabba. Windies batsmen Josh Da Silva and Kavem Hodge saved the day with a gutsy 149-run partnership to … Read more
[ad_1] The Gabba will play host to the second Test between Australia and the West Indies beginning on Thursday, with a couple of Aussie cricketers under a COVID cloud. Travis Head and more recently Cameron Green are expected to play in the day/night Test despite testing positive to COVID in the past week. Head has … 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