Joe Burns has been dropped from the Test side five times and fought his way back to partner David Warner. Robert Craddock writes the gritty Aussie opener deserves a change of luck which may have finally arrived in Perth.
Mitchell Starc is a red-ball traditionalist who excels with the pink ball. His destruction of New Zealand’s top order in Perth was one of the greatest endorsements for the pink ball, writes Robert Craddock.
Selected for just one Ashes Test, Mitchell Starc has honed his bowling technique and the Kiwis have paid the price. Plus, should Marnus Labuschagne be considered for the captaincy?
Cricket Australia actively uses the pretence of ‘tradition’ to institutionally disadvantage Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Hobart in international fixture allocation, writes Richard Earle.
STEVE Smith needs a positive opening to the Test summer to shore up confidence in his leadership, but there’s no reason to doubt him yet, writes Ian Chappell.
AFTER Kepler Wessels caused a stir when he slammed Australia’s verbal tactics, ROBERT CRADDOCK asks: to sledge or not to sledge?
AUSTRALIAN cricket must abandon conventional thinking and take a horses-for-courses policy to all future tours of the subcontinent, writes Ben Dorries.
AUSTRALIA’S spinners have bowled too many loose deliveries against Sri Lanka and it’s time for some fresh talent to be blooded, says former Test star Ashley Mallett.
CRICKET Australia wants to throw open the idea of widening the substitution proposal to incorporate all injuries suffered on the field.
DAY-NIGHT Tests are crucial to the future of cricket but administrators need to bring players along for the ride to guarantee its success, writes Ian Chappell.
THERE is a subtle mark of a champion player that goes beyond cold statistics. It’s when other great players impersonate them, writes Robert Craddock.
IAN CHAPPELL gives his verdict on an Australian Test summer that saw Steve Smith’s side rise to the top of the rankings in a quietly efficient manner.
THE Ugly Coach imposes unsuitably sophisticated methods borrowed from top-flight professional sport on kids. Don’t be that guy, for their sake, and your own.
WITH Australia on the verge of the No.1 Test ranking, there’s still a long way to go before Steve Smith’s men are genuinely considered the best team in the world writes Richard Hinds.
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