by Geoff Lawson, 18 May 2013
Given the arrests “we got a result guv’nor”. After copious phone taps, obviously, ASADA aren’t conducting an investigation or player interviews in the IPL. It doesn’t come as much of a surprise that spot fixing has been uncovered in the “lucrative” Indian Premier League. Rumours that the fix is in have followed like a contagion [...]
by Greg Buckle, 17 May 2013
Australia’s five-match series of one-day internationals against England will be condensed into a 15-day period in January 2014, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday. The ODI series against England begins in Melbourne on January 12 and the last game is on January 26 in Adelaide. Australia will also host three Twenty20 clashes with England on [...]
by Jason Gillespie, 14 May 2013
Australia have selected a strong team of seam bowlers to contest the Ashes in the UK. You can judge this by who has been left out. Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus have 304 test wickets between them. Can Australia afford to leave them at home? Do the selectors feel they are past their best and [...]
by Miles Harrison, 13 May 2013
Fans and the media are questioning the Australian team for the upcoming Ashes tour, with plenty of suggestions regarding Australia’s worst Ashes tourists. But surely it can’t be worse than the calamity that was Australia’s 2013 India tour. There are some improvements. First, it plays to the Aussies’ strengths. Fast bowling, taking wickets (hopefully), and [...]
by Steve Larkin, 11 May 2013
The Nine Network will decide whether to match a $500 million offer for cricket television rights while being taken to court by Cricket Australia. Nine has about four weeks to match the Ten Network’s offer for the sport’s television rights. But in a twist, Cricket Australia (CA) has started legal action involving Nine, its long-time [...]
by Tim Holt, 10 May 2013
Hysterical bias married with a good helping of gamesmanship always accompanies the term ‘The Worst Ashes Squad Ever’, with it more often than not leading to egg being left on the faces of the ones so eager to exalt it. The sad reality of the upcoming Ashes series from an Australian point of view is [...]
by Tristan Lavalette, 10 May 2013
After a shot of Scotch’s hardest, I’ve selected my favourite innings, along with some honourable mentions. I’ve heeded Wisden’s guidelines in my overall selections. Above all, I’ve decided that victories (or draws that ultimately led to a series win) should take precedence. Also, I do concur with Wisden that away performances should be valued higher. [...]
by Layth Yousif, 9 May 2013
It has been announced this week that Traeger Park, Alice Springs, set against the backdrop of the iconic MacDonnell Ranges, is to host an Ashes tour match in November this year. Presently in England, batting for Middlesex, it was left to another rugged Australian, Chris Rogers, to stake a claim for inclusion in the eagerly [...]
by Peter Morrison, 8 May 2013
In 1989, Allan Border’s Australian side were labelled the worst team ever to tour England yet later came away with a 4-0 series win, leaving the English media red-faced. This time around, we are even copping it from our own press. On paper, it’s a team that is largely inexperienced, with 10 of the 16-man [...]
by Trev, 1 May 2013
National Selection Panel chairman John Inverarity has pointed to T20 cricket to blame for influencing Australia’s recent batting woes. Inverarity isn’t alone in his views of T20′s impact on young batsmen in Australia, with many former players also putting blame on the shortest format of the game. But to blame T20 is a simplistic view, [...]
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