George Bailey is determined to win the World Twenty20, the one tournament which Australia has never won. © AFP Australian batsman George Bailey has said he would love to be part of his country’s World T20 squad, and added the best way to get selected is to score runs. (Australia Face Acid Test With Depleted Squad) “There’s a World Cup looming around the corner, and I’d love to be part…
Play 01:10 ‘Good opportunity for young quicks’ – Smith There has been much boasting in recent years of Australia’s seemingly endless supply of talented, young fast bowlers. Of a first-class roster bursting at the seams with seamers. Of tall timbers touted as the Next Big Thing. But, as the injury roll call and retirement parades have multiplied, the next few months may prove to be a true test of Australia’s…
Australia’s batting against India will depend more on the likes of captain Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell. © Getty Images Come January 12, Australia will be facing arguably their toughest ODI series in recent times when they take on India at home. While home advantage is with the Aussies, they do have a much weaker side to play with. (Ashwin, Hazlewood to Spearhead Attacks) With big names like Shane Watson…
Despite the presence of Rishi Dhawan [left] in their squad, MS Dhoni felt India lacked a seaming allrounder © BCCI Indian domestic cricket is not throwing up the finished product as it used to previously, MS Dhoni has said. On the eve of India’s five-ODI series against Australia, Dhoni was thankful he could use this time to groom the newcomers, but the noises were not very optimistic. A case in…
Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc were vital members of the 2015 World Cup winning team and their impressive record in Perth will be missed by Australia. © AFP Heading into the five-match ODI series against India in Perth on Tuesday, Australia, the World No.1 ranked team is looking vulnerable. The retirement of Mitchell Johnson, combined with the injury to Mitchell Starc, has led Australia to dig deep into their reserves….
If MS Dhoni scores 1200 runs, he will become the sixth batsman to do so in Australia-India ODIs. The five-match ODI series between Australia and India will be the first bilateral series to be played Down Under. Australia and India have played seven five-match ODI series and all of them have been played in India.(Can India’s Pace Battery Fire Against Australia?) Mahendra Singh Dhoni, probably leading India for the last…
Dale Steyn has now missed five out of the last seven Tests for South Africa as he continues to struggle against injuries. © AFP Johannesburg: South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn was out of the third Test against England at Johannesburg. (Latest Cricket News) Steyn missed the second Test at Newlands ground in Cape Town due to a shoulder injury picked up in the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban,…
Robert Croft played 21 Tests and 50 ODIs during his international career with England which lasted from 1996 to 2001. © AFP Former England off-spinner Robert Croft will coach the England One Day squad during their five-match series against South Africa, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said. (Former England Spinner Robert Croft Retires) Croft will join the coaching team of Trevor Bayliss, Paul Farbrace, Ottis Gibson and Graham…
Mohammad Shahzad unbeaten 118 was one short of South Africa’s Faf du Plessis’s 119 (Image credit: Afghan Cricket Board Twitter). © Twitter Afghanistan’s Mohammad Shahzad smashed the fourth highest score in Twenty20 international history on Sunday when he made 118 in his side’s 81-run rout of Zimbabwe. The 27-year-old opener carried his bat having already hit Afghanistan’s first-ever century in the format, reaching his hundred off 52 balls with eight…
Match facts January 12, 2015Start time 1120 local (0320 GMT) Virat Kohli has an outstanding Test record in Australia, but only averages 15.83 against them in ODIs in their own backyard © Hindustan Times Big Picture The last time Australia and India met in an international match, the stakes were enormous. A place in the World Cup final was the prize. Steven Smith’s 105 at the SCG set up an…