Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, has called for a complete overhaul of the way New Zealand are managed after an innings loss in Adelaide that he described as “our worst moment in Test cricket”. The defeat at the hands of Australia meant New Zealand fell below West Indies on the ICC Test rankings […]
Australia and South Africa are incapable of competing without pre-series bluster but Tim Nielsen, the Australia coach, has said Graeme Smith’s men face an enormous task to back up their words with on-field success. South Africa’s coach Mickey Arthur said earlier this week his side would try to exploit Andrew Symonds’ temperament and the uncertainty […]
South Africa’s reshuffled lead-up to the Australia Test series will include another match with a one-day fixture against Western Australia planned for December 11. The tourists’ two-day contest against the Warriors has also been brought forward by a day and will start on the 12th. Read more
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Shane Watson could return to the Test team for Australia’s first match against South Africa as the side considers taking a four-man pace attack to the WACA. The Perth Test begins on December 17 and Australia’s captain Ricky Ponting said there was no guarantee a spinner would be required at a venue where pace has […]
Ricky Ponting has warned his team will need to improve if they are to match South Africa in the upcoming three-Test series.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has warned his team will need to improve if they are to match South Africa in the upcoming three-Test series.
Brett Lee claimed five wickets as Australia dismantled New Zealand’s batting […]
Australia came home from India with more unanswered questions than when George Bush plays Trivial Pursuit but at least Brett Lee has responded in the affirmative to one of the biggest queries. An in-form Lee is essential for Australia to succeed in their contests against South Africa and England in the next nine months […]
New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel says a session with former Australia spinner Ashley Mallett was invaluable.
Mallett, 68, played 38 Tests for Australia and offered to work with the BlackCaps number two spinner after Patel was named 12th man on the first morning of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide.
Patel, who has played five Tests […]
Michael Clarke is the youngest member of Australia’s batting line-up but maturity is not an issue for the man most likely to be the team’s next captain. Clarke’s 110 in Adelaide was his fourth Test century this year and his calm and measured manner was a contrast to the aggressive approach taken by Brad Haddin […]
A day to forget for Symonds …
Things have a habit of going wrong when you’re struggling, as Matthew Hayden discovered when he was run out on the second day. On the third morning fortune also frowned upon his good mate Andrew Symonds, who is trying to re-establish his Test career after being stood down from […]
Michael Hussey is probably the world’s most organised cricketer and in an Australia team so unsettled that they haven’t picked the same XI in consecutive Tests for 11 matches, his reliability is invaluable. Hussey has become so good at stabilising potentially worrying situations that he could get a job straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Australia’s […]
Brett Lee ripped through New Zealand to dismiss the BlackCaps for 270 on the second morning of the second Test.
After reaching 262 for six at stumps on day one, the Blackcaps survived just over eight overs as Lee took three for six in a 27-ball spell to finish with first innings figures of four for […]
Aaron Redmond hit 83 for New Zealand on day one of the second Test in Adelaide as the Black Caps closed on 262-6.
Spinner Nathan Hauritz, who replaced the injured Jason Krejza, took 2-62, including the key wicket of Redmond, caught by Andrew Symonds in the deep.
Ross Taylor (44) and Peter Fulton (29) added 64 as […]