Tim Paine: Skipper names his Boxing Day side
Australian Test captain Tim Paine has revealed what changes will be made for the Boxing Day test, after their demolition of India in Adelaide.
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Burns may just have one innings to save his career
His radar is scrambled, his mind is muddled …. Joe Burns has just about run out of chances and the second innings in Adelaide is now absolutely pivotal to his future.
Why Green could be ‘best all-rounder in 70 years’
Young gun Cameron Green has surged into test contention and has all the makings of a genuine superstar, according to former test skipper Kim Hughes.
Why the C-word will never be part of Lyon’s vocabulary
Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon hates the word “comfortable” and never wants to feel that way. It’s a belief that him within reach of two major milestones.
Brisbane Heat: Hot air or the real deal?
Brisbane Heat fans have heard it all before. This import will shine, our star batsmen have fired with clubs in BBL warm-ups. But is it just more hot air or is Brisbane Heat the real deal?
The complex issue Australia must confront – and fast
Aaron Finch is 34. Tim Paine is 36 on Tuesday. If Steve Smith is not to be considered a future national captain then a decision on who is needs to be made before it’s too late.
Stunning stats show Smith might be unstoppable
Steve Smith’s record against India in white and red ball formats suggests Virat Kohli’s men could be in for a very long summer, writes Robert Craddock.
Indigenous pioneers ‘deserve place in history’
If CA is serious about Indigenous inclusion then they need to not only prepare for the future but also address historical issues, says a former Aussie Test skipper.
Best since Bradman or King Kohli: Who’s No.1?
How do you split Steve Smith and Virat Kohli? The Aussie run machine or the Indian icon? Our experts tried. Have your say on our top 50.
The player who can deliver Aussies ultimate T20 prize
If Australia are to win the one major trophy that currently eludes them then they must make Glenn Maxwell the focal point of their T20 squad, says Andrew Symonds.
Gilly: How Tests can be won before a ball is bowled
It may be three years before the next World Cup but beating India in the ODI series which starts on Friday may never be more important for the Aussies.
Warne: Concentrate Travis, you’re a future captain
Shane Warne has picked his Aussie First Test and ODI teams and he has a message for the man he thinks can lead his country.
Starc reality makes Mitch Aussie pink ball trump card: Warne
Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are Australia’s best seamers, but Shane Warne says Mitch Starc is the key to pink ball success.
Cummins: To sledge or not to sledge Virat?
Pat Cummins says Virat Kohli uses opposition words as fuel for his combative fire. Should the Aussies adopt a no-sledge policy?
Aussie ‘GOAT’ sets ambitious wicket target
Nathan Lyon is on track to play his 100th Test this summer and he has already taken more wickets than an other Australian off-spinner. But he’s not done yet.
The fans blocking Smith’s return as Test captain
A significant majority of the Australian public want Steve Smith to return as Test captain, and yet the vocal minority may get their way.
The Indian who worries Hazlewood more than Kohli
Aussie superstar Josh Hazlewood has named India’s No.1 batting threat — and it’s not Virat Kohli. See all his answers here.
Money, power, clout: How Virat turned tables on Aussies
India had been searching for 50 years to find a player brave enough and good enough to tackle Australia head on. That man is Virat Kohli, Robert Craddock writes.
The subtle secrets to Swepson’s baggy green tilt
He might have already debuted for Australia had it not been for COVID-19 — and leg-spinner Mitch Swepson is riding a formula many leggies before him have used to land a baggy green.
The two pacemen Thommo rates even higher than Lillee
Jeff Thomson’s exclusive list of cricket’s most terrifying quicks sees his old partner in fear, Dennis Lillee, high up the ranks. But it’s a West Indian legend he names the greatest of them all.
The overnight sensation Australia’s waited 65 years for
A player who can hold his place as a batsman or bowler is the rarest type of cricketing bird – which makes this prodigy’s emergence so exciting, explains ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Queensland cricket’s great all-rounders: No.1-10
Who is Queensland’s greatest cricket all-rounder? Today we present No.1-10 after yesterday presenting No.11-30. From Ron Oxenham in the early 19th century to Shane Watson, Queensland cricket has produced some gun all-rounders. But who is the best?
Queensland cricket’s great all-rounders: No. 11-30
From Ron Oxenham in the early 19th century to Big Bash League superstar Shane Watson, Queensland cricket has produced some of the best all-rounders Australia has seen. Today, we name No. 11-30 in our list of the top 30.
Queensland Bulls’ top 10 players of the past 45 years
Here it is, the top 10 Queensland cricketers since 1975 who have been plucked from a galaxy of stars. The naming of the top 10 completes a four-part series on our best across the last 45 years.
Queensland Bulls top 50, last 45 years: Today No.11-20
Queensland cricketers have been powerhouse contributors to Test and domestic cricket for decades. Today Andrew Dawson presents part three on a four-part series of our greatest 50 since 1975. Today are numbers 11-20.
Crash: Langer has courage to stay course as coach
LIKE his mentor John Buchanan, Justin Langer doesn’t mind a motivational poster but unlike the former Australia cricket coach, Langer faces challenges unlike any the game has seen.
Warnie’s five rules to make cricket great again
CRICKET Australia is in disarray. I believe everyone involved has lost the true sense of what’s important and what has made Australian cricket great. We’re frustrated. We’re angry. But hope is only five steps away.
Chappell: summer chance at redemption
ONE-DAY and Test series against South Africa and India provides Justin Langer’s new-look Australian team the perfect opportunity to regain confidence and redemption, writes Ian Chappell.
Let’s not abstain players too much from blame
THE review into the state of Aussie cricket confirmed players existed in an awful environment, but it shouldn’t be unfair to suggest the players were significant contributors to it as well.
Truth behind Australian cricket’s endless hangover
HIDDEN somewhere behind the rhetoric that will accompany the release of Australia’s cultural reviews will be the simple truth about a cricket nation suffering from a horror hangover, Robert Craddock writes.
Abbas wreaks havoc to leave Aussies with no excuses
ONE of the many truly humbling parts of Australia’s desert mauling by Pakistan is that it was inflicted by the type of cricketer our nation traditionally scorns – the crafty medium pacer.
Craddock: Waugh can get Aussies back on track
AUSTRALIAN cricket this week launched an advertising campaign featuring players reconnecting with the public. The challenge now is to reconnect with each other.
Fan-friendly Metricon turns up the Heat
THE Gold Coast’s threat to steal a Test off the Gabba might be just the kick up the backside the old ground needs writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Craddock: Make elite cricketers do community service
COMMUNITY service: It should be a privilege not a punishment and part of every elite Australian cricket contract. You reach the top you go back to your roots. If not 100 hours then something meaningful, writes Robert Craddock.
Aussies can rise from greatest ODI setback
AUSTRALIAN cricket stands humiliated before the world today but don’t feel shocked. This moment has been a year in the making, but just might be the electric prod we need to regain focus in the 50-over format.
Reality bites for Aussie batsmen
Why Travis Head deserves an extended run as Australian opener despite a series-opening loss to England that illustrated the top-order investment required without banned duo Steve Smith and David Warner.
Why fix claims against Australia don’t add up
AL JAZEERA’S sensational match-fixing documentary is like one of those action movies you see where the drama is thick in the air but somehow the loose ends just don’t tie up at the end.
Langer’s favourite Wayne Bennett quote
NEW Australian cricket coach Justin Langer is a great admirer of Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett, who he met through former mentor and Queenslander John Buchanan.
Langer’s challenge with or without Warner
NEW Australia coach Justin Langer wants the old-fashioned Aussie mateship and he wants David Warner … The big question is can he have both, asks ROBERT CRADDOCK.
If you built it, they will eventually stop coming
A SPORTS stadium is like a car, its “newness” fades quickly and it is soon overtaken by a better model. So it is with Brisbane’s iconic Gabba, writes Robert Craddock.
Will the penny drop for India?
Cricket Australia’s chief james Sutherland face one of the biggest challenges of his career trying to convince Indian officials its in the best interests of the game to help the pink-ball progress.
Ian Chappell: Farewell to Channel 9’s golden era
IAN Chappell reflects on the good times and sad as four decades of Channel 9’s extensive coverage of cricket in Australia — long established as essential viewing — come to an abrupt end.
Buck shouldn’t stop with tampering trio
CRICKET Australia has done Steve Smith and David Warner a big favour by banishing them from the international playing field for 12 months writes IAN CHAPPELL.
Cricket bosses fear what Warner will do next
NOT for the first time in his career, David Warner has become the most feared man in world cricket. The difference is that this time it is not his ultra-large bat that is the weapon of concern, writes Robert Craddock.
Dizzy heights in coaching ranks going unnoticed
THERE’s only one thing certain in the debate over who should be Australia’s next cricket coach — Jason Gillespie will be underestimated. ROBERT CRADDOCK explains why that shouldn’t be the case.
Smith victim in hypocrite alley
STEVE Smith is a sacrificial lamb and Sachin Tendulkar a hypocrite over ball tampering saga, writes Richard Earle.
Kent: Athletes pay price for living in a bubble
THE modern athlete lives in a little bubble created especially for them. The dissenting voice, what some might call the adult in the room, has long been removed. So where, or who, is the cause?
Australian cricket faces painful reality
THE Aussie cricket public has been let down and only a complete review of every aspect of the elite game can restore faith, writes former Australian cricket coach John Buchanan.
Why Smith needs second chance
IF it’s good enough for convicted match fixer Mohammad Amir to be playing Test cricket then Steve Smith deserves a second chance, writes Richard Earle.
Stand-in Paine leads race to replace Smith
TIM Paine’s amazing Test resurgence is set to continue with the keeper almost guaranteed to be captain in Johannesburg should David Warner be stood down permanently — but he’s not the only contender.
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