The pretty boys who made their mark with grit
Pretty and tough. Our minds tell us that the two words are mutually exclusive, but there are plenty of cricketers who fit both definitions. See ROBERT CRADDOCK’S Pretty-Tough XI here.
Expert Opinion
Injury Australia can’t afford to contemplate
The positive prognosis for Tim Paine’s finger complaint is good news for Justin Langer’s Australian side, because it needs him far more than it thinks it does writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Test v Big Bash: The old and the beautiful
At the same time that the Australians were trudging around Adelaide Oval like condemned men, Chris Lynn was positively bounding ahead of the Big Bash season, writes Mike Colman
Aussies can learn from Pujara’s patient knock
Cheteshwar Pujara’s outstanding ton was an innings of intelligence, patience and control, everything that is missing from Australia’s batsmen, writes MIKE COLMAN.
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Clarke: India may struggle to replace Dhoni
I CAN’T imagine there would be many jobs in international sport tougher than being the captain of India’s cricket team, writes Michael Clarke.
What is actually a good score for Watson?
AUSTRALIA claimed the series after Steve Smith’s defensive declaration but heading into SCG Test there are still question marks, writes RICHARD HINDS.
Smith’s tactics conservative, confusing
STEVE Smith’s declaration has polarised opinion, but the skipper’s decision to call an end to the match with four overs to spare is just as controversial.
Rookie skipper’s declaration of bore
STEVE Smith, world cricket’s newest Test captain, walked off the MCG secure in the knowledge a major mission had been accomplished.
Maxwell a man in mental meltdown
GLENN Maxwell’s extraordinary no-shot dismissal — one of the most embarrassing witnessed — looked like the work of a man in a mental meltdown.
Big Show’s no blow dominates discussion
EVEN as Australia nudged its way toward a series clinching result, conversation was dominated by the strange exploits of a millionaire slogger.
Cricket comes in from the old in 2014
THE magic of Steve Smith and Virat Kohli has been the perfect Christmas gift this year for a game craving new young superstars.
India throws gauntlet, Aussies respond
AUSTRALIA finished the third day of the Boxing Day Test roughly where it began — poised to take a 3-0 series lead.
Selectors must perfect juggling act before Ashes
A TEST cricket selector’s job is like a juggling act. As hard as it is, Australian selectors must get the balance right before the 2015 Ashes.
Dhoni’s wheels are wobbling
MS DHONI is handsomely paid for what he does and who he is and is hugely popular because he has been successful. But the wheels are wobbling.
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