Smith’s meteoric rise to another planet
STEVE Smith is the most uniquely talented batsman in world cricket and not even his employers Cricket Australia had a whiff of his meteoric rise as a superstar.
STEVE Smith is the most uniquely talented batsman in world cricket and not even his employers Cricket Australia had a whiff of his meteoric rise as a superstar.
SHANE Watson was on the brink of cricket obscurity, but former great and Australia selector Mark Waugh gave “Watto” the chance to right his wrongs on the field.
CONFIDENT quick Josh Hazlewood has lit the fuse ahead of Thursday’s semi-final by boldly declaring Australia still has the wood over unbeaten India.
XAVIER Doherty appears virtually no chance of earning a reprieve for the blockbuster semi-final against India, regardless of what conditions the SCG offers up.
THE ICC has fined Shane Watson and Wahab Riaz for their epic quarter-final battle, but has denied accusations of being the fun police.
AUSTRALIA weathered a firestorm from Pakistan to keep its World Cup campaign alive, with Shane Watson the unlikely hero on a dramatic night in Adelaide.
AUSTRALIA weathered a firestorm from Pakistan to keep its World Cup campaign alive, with Shane Watson the unlikely hero on a dramatic night in Adelaide.
THE music has stopped in Australia’s game of musical chairs, and Josh Hazlewood is the man sitting pretty after finally nailing his opportunity against Pakistan.
IT’S hard to believe the man dominating this World Cup like no one in history is the same Mitchell Starc labelled “soft” by Shane Warne at the start of the summer.
CAPTAIN Michael Clarke plans to power on in one-day cricket after the World Cup, and he has the backing of selectors and Cricket Australia to do so.
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