The late Shane Warne‘s calls to move the Sydney Test away from its early January timeslot due to regular inclement weather have been ignored by Cricket Australia. The SCG Test has long been problematic with seven of the last eight Tests hit with weather delays and four games finishing in draws. And after rain interrupted...
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Will Gabba go the Perth way?
Kolkata: Australians have loved giving a hostile reception to visiting cricket teams at the Gabba. And for good reason too. With 42 wins and 10 defeats in 66 Tests, nowhere else at home do they have a better win-loss ratio. It has been a fortress, till it wasn’t. India still savour that heist of a...
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‘The Team That Everybody Will Always Remember’, Ben Stokes Takes A Dig At Australia
After the fourth Test in Ashes 2023 at Old Trafford, Manchester was drawn, the English skipper Ben Stokes’ remarks for his team have come into consideration where he can be spotted lifting his team’s spirit after they could not regain the urn. Meanwhile, rain-affected England’s hopes of regaining the urn after Australia were behind by...
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‘I Can Still Perform At The Highest Level’, Says Khawaja On His Future In Australian Test Side
ICC Test Player: Left-handed opener Usman Khawaja, who will be turning 38 in December this year, believes he still has it in him to perform at the highest level for the Australian Test side in future. Khawaja, who’s played 73 Tests for Australia so far, won the ICC Test Player of the Year award for...