Harris hits century in practice match against Pakistan on December 24, 2023Marcus Harris has boosted his hopes of succeeding David Warner in Australia’s Test side after scoring a century in Victoria’s tour match against Pakistan. The left-hander, who played the most recent of his 14 Tests in January 2022, dominated with 126 from 131 balls behind closed doors at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on Saturday. […]
Mitchell Johnson hits out at CA after awards invite on December 23, 2023Mitchell Johnson has scoffed at Cricket Australia (CA) inviting him to an awards night just a week after the governing body cancelled two of his speaking engagements. CA axed two of the retired fast bowler’s guest speaking jobs during the first Test in Perth last week due to his highly controversial column about David Warner […]
Rizwan impresses in practice match on December 23, 2023Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan has staked his claim for a Boxing Day Test recall after impressing in a two-day practice match against Victoria. Rizwan hit a free-flowing 50 from 70 balls before retiring during day one of the hit-out, held behind closed doors at Junction Oval in St Kilda on Friday. Saud Shakeel, who has […]
Unpredictable Perth pitch won’t influence MCG’s plans on December 22, 2023Pakistan, who were thrashed by 360 runs at Optus Stadium last week, got their first look at the Melbourne venue on Thursday as they desperately try to snap a 15-Test winless streak in Australia. The tourists trained at the MCG ahead of their two-day game against a Victorian XI at the Junction Oval in St […]
Australia in another era of Test dominance at home on December 19, 2023Since the unmitigated disaster of the 2016 Hobart Test, Australia have been an unstoppable force at home. That is against every opponent except one. As Pat Cummins’ team made light work of Pakistan in Perth, attention was already turning towards next summer when India again venture down under. Six players – David Warner, Usman Khawaja, […]
Snapshot of the fourth day of the first Test in Perth on December 18, 2023SCORE: Australia 487 (David Warner 164, Aamer Jamal 6-111) & 5d-233 (Usman Khawaja 90, Khurram Shahzad 3-45), Pakistan 271 (Imam-ul-Haq 62, Nathan Lyon 3-66) & 89 (Saud Shakeel 24, Josh Hazlewood 3-13) PLAYER OF THE MOMENT: Khawaja and Marsh were the heroes with the bat, and Starc the pick of the bowlers, but Lyon will […]
Khawaja-style banner removed at Optus Stadium on December 18, 2023A banner bearing the same messages that Usman Khawaja had written on his shoes has been taken down by security during the first Test between Australia and Pakistan at Optus Stadium. The ICC forbade Khawaja from wearing shoes bearing the inscriptions “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right” on the field of […]
Pakistan has the talent to beat Australia: Coach Hafeez on December 18, 2023Pakistan’s run of Test losses in Australia has stretched to 15 but interim coach Mohammad Hafeez believes his side have the talent to beat their hosts during the final two matches of the series. On Sunday, red-hot favourites Australia sealed a 360-run victory with more than a day to spare in the series opener at […]
Khawaja questions ICC rules around messages on shoes on December 15, 2023Usman Khawaja believes the International Cricket Council is inconsistent with how they enforce their own rules after the Australia opener was banned from wearing shoes emblazoned with a humanitarian message. The star left-hander was spotted at training on Tuesday with the words “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right” written across his […]
Travis Head appointed heir apparent to skipper Cummins on December 14, 2023Travis Head’s captaincy potential has received a ringing endorsement from Test skipper Pat Cummins, with a future handover potentially on the cards. Head was elevated to joint vice-captain of the Test team on Wednesday, joining Steve Smith in the deputy position. It caps a remarkable year for Head in which he played a vital role […]