Test cricket
‘I only bowled 24 balls’: Boland looks back in wonder at MCG marvel
Victorian favourite Scott Boland still can’t quite believe what he did on Test debut in the Boxing Day Test three years ago. Now he’s back for more.
- by Greg Baum
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Sam Konstas is the right player at the right time for Australia. Here’s why
I have always believed that it is the job of selectors to unearth champions, not pick those who make up the numbers.
- by Greg Chappell
Head to play on Boxing Day, Cummins’ message to debutant Konstas
Pat Cummins believes Sam Konstas’ youth will help him on the biggest possible Test debut stage. Cummins should know. He was the previous teenage Test debutant for Australia, 13 years ago.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Konstas to debut but Head still in doubt for Boxing Day Test
NSW young gun Sam Konstas will make his debut for Australia in the Boxing Day Test but doubt remains over Travis Head after the batter spent just 25 minutes in the nets at training on Tuesday.
- by Jon Pierik
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How Travis Head decluttered and became the best batter in the world
The left-hander’s attacking style is a rejection of the survival-first mentality that hinders many batters.
- by Greg Chappell
Travis Head misses training, will need to prove fitness on Christmas Eve
Travis Head has been the only consistent shining light with the bat for Australia against India, but he missed a net session on Monday, days after hurting his quad in the drawn Brisbane Test.
- by Jon Pierik
Conspiracy denied: MCG curator defends practice pitches used by India, promises pace on Boxing Day
It’s been an eventful week for India since the tourists landed in Melbourne, the latest issue the state of the MCG practice pitches used by the tourists in their opening training sessions.
- by Jon Pierik
India boycott press match after media battles
Aggrieved at their treatment in Australia over the past few days, sections of the Indian team and travelling media have boycotted a prearranged press match against local counterparts that was meant to be played on Sunday afternoon.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Konstas’ coach heads to Melbourne to groove him for Bumrah battle on Boxing Day
It is unusual for a personal batting coach to work with a player in the lead-up to a Test match, but the fact Sam Konstas’ mentor is en route to Melbourne suggests the 19-year-old is firming for a celebrated Boxing Day debut against India.
- by Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
Tensions rise as Indian camp clashes with reporters at the MCG
Two days after Virat Kohli berated a female reporter at Melbourne Airport, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was declared off limits to Australian reporters on Saturday.
- by Tom Decent
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Former Australian skipper’s advice for Rohit; ‘Devastated’ McSweeney opens up on selection call
Former Test captain Michael Clarke said Rohit Sharma’s struggles with the willow remind him of the troubles former Australian opener Aaron Finch once endured.
- by Jon Pierik
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