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[ad_1] Usman Khawaja is giving no thoughts to potential retirement ahead of the Test series against New Zealand, adamant the next two matches are the only ones that matter and “there is no finishing line” in sight. The 37-year-old enters the series as the recently crowned ICC Test Player of the Year after a bumper … Read more
[ad_1] West Indies newest pace sensation Shamar Joseph’s foot injury suffered during his historic Gabba display has cost him a deal with the Dubai Capitals in the UAE Twenty20 league. The Sydney Morning Herald reported Joseph has been forced to fly home to the Caribbean after his foot injury has been deemed too serious 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] There won’t be any knee-jerk reactions to Australia’s first loss to the West Indies in 27 years, with the top-six batters to remain in place for next month’s tour of New Zealand. That includes Marnus Labuschagne remaining at No. 3 despite averaging just 6.33 in the two-Test series as the home team was undone … Read more
[ad_1] West Indies quick Shamar Joseph became an instant cult hero with a remarkable seven-wicket haul to down world’s No.1 ranked Test team at the Gabba on Sunday. Now his rapid rise will bring with it a dilemma facing many rising stars from the Caribbean. The 24-year-old will likely soon face a huge decision regarding … Read more
[ad_1] The only two balls Smith Steve didn’t “middle” were the two that got him out in his first four innings as an opening batter according to Australia captain Pat Cummins, who never wavered in his belief in the run machine. Smith was the almost-hero in the dramatic eight-run loss to the West Indies in … Read more
[ad_1] Scenes of West Indies’ triumphant cricketers taking to the Gabba podium without a trophy after the second Test has once again put post-series presentations into the spotlight. Sunday was Australia’s second loss at the Gabba in 35 years and the first time Australia have lost a Test at home to a team other than … 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] Shamar Joseph couldn’t even walk on Saturday evening. The West Indies seamer, playing just his second Test match, copped an inswinging yorker from Australian quick Mitchell Starc on day three of the pink-ball Gabba Test, forced to retire hurt. But less than 24 hours later, Joseph produced a career-defining spell to rip through Australia’s … 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