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[ad_1] Mitchell Marsh had an extremely narrow escape as a razor-thin DRS decision ignited controversy on the final day of Australia’s Test against New Zealand. Marsh had already been dropped on 28 – having added just one run to his overnight total – when Rachin Ravindra spilt a simple chance at point. Marsh brought up … 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] 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 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] Spinner Shoaib Bashir took four wickets to lead England’s bowling charge and put India on the back foot at 219-7 on day two of the fourth Test on Saturday. The rookie off-spinner rattled the Indian reply to England’s first innings of 353 in a marathon spell of 31 overs unchanged spread over three sessions … Read more
[ad_1] Opener Ben Duckett has smashed a blistering century to lead England’s attacking reply after Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reached 500 Test wickets in the third match of the series. The left-handed Duckett reached his third Test hundred in just 88 balls as England reached 207-2 to cut their deficit after they bowled out India … Read more
[ad_1] During Thursday’s Under-19 World Cup semi-final in Benoni, Australian bowler Callum Vidler, having just beaten Shahzaib Khan’s outside edge, walked up to the Pakistan opener and pointed towards his head. The 18-year-old, a self-confessed “pest” in the changerooms, noticed the left-hander had started backing away from shorter deliveries, with footwork heading towards the leg … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has cruised towards a 3-0 whitewash over the West Indies following Tuesday’s crushing eight-wicket victory at Manuka Oval. After the tourists were bowled out for 86 in less than 25 overs, Australia only needed 41 deliveries to chase down the measly target, with young opener Jake Fraser-McGurk blasting 41 from 18 balls. Meanwhile, … 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