Just 17 balls into his career at cricket’s highest level, a premeditated shot from debutant Sam Konstas stunned both India and Australia, and set the table for a breathtaking Boxing Day.
Jasprit Bumrah is one of the most lethal bowlers to visit Australian shores. Sam Konstas will need to survive the Indian maestro’s biggest weapon – which could well be the teenager’s kryptonite.
An all-time great, and matchwinning spinner, and a man lucky to be alive … and only one Australian. See who’s made ROBERT CRADDOCK’s Test team of the year for 2024.
He hasn’t needed to fire many shots yet this series, but India has a plan to take down Australia’s spinning talisman. Robert Craddock unpacks the tourists’ tricks to taming the GOAT.
Two of Australia’s greatest batsmen, who debuted as teenagers, have backed Sam Konstas to be thrown into the Boxing Day Test furnace, with one declaring “you cannot tell me he is too young”.
After the decision to axe a future server of the Australian Test team over veterans prompted backlash, ROBERT CRADDOCK has warned it is just the beginning of what promises to be a tumultuous period in Australian cricket.
Nathan McSweeeney has revealed the shock text he received from a former Australian captain as he spoke of his pain at being axed from the Test side three games into his career.
Aaron Finch calls Jasprit Bumrah the “most down-to-earth superstar I have ever met”. Three ex-teammates provide a unique insight into the making of India’s pace dynamo.
It was one of the ugliest feuds in the history of cricket and while the late Andrew Symonds never forgave the game for the Monkeygate scandal, incredibly he forgave Harbhajan Singh.
Tensions in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy remain high, with Virat Kohli clashing with reporters after arriving at Melbourne Airport. ROBERT CRADDOCK reveals why.
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