India may rue not playing under lights: Warnie
Shane Warne believes India’s refusal to play a day/night Test in Adelaide this week is both a missed opportunity and a concession they are worried about Australia’s pace attack.
Expert Opinion
Will a new Aussie hero please stand up?
It will only take one Test match win against India to brighten the mood of Aussie sports fans. And ROBERT CRADDOCK writes the mood needs brightening as we look for a hero to restore our pride in the baggy green.
Phone call Tim Paine didn’t want to make
Ever had to make a phone call when you were so nervous you half-hoped no-one answered? That was me recently. Don’t miss Tim Paine’s first exclusive column.
No backlash expected for day-night Test
South Australian cricket chief Keith Bradshaw believes any fears of a backlash from the ball-tampering affair for Australia’s day-night Test against Pakistan are unfounded.
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Batting department stocks look thin
FOR those looking beyond this Test series and the World Cup, you could be forgiven for wondering if there are many runs left in the warehouse.
Burns shows he’s not out of his depth
WHEN Test debutant Joe Burns emerged at No. 6 after 61 overs, there was no conspicuous sign of sweaty palm syndrome, writes Robert Craddock.
Cut the showbiz, focus on cricket
FEW realised until he was struck down with illness just how much Richie Benaud meant to Channel Nine’s cricket coverage, writes Rebecca Wilson.
Watson, Haddin & Rogers must play Ashes
BRAD Haddin, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers are all under pressure. But they must fly to England for next year’s Ashes, writes MICHAEL CLARKE.
Watson’s failure at No.3 beyond dispute
IF Alanis Morissette had sung about real irony, not merely poor fortune and coincidence, surely she could not have resisted a line on Shane Watson, writes RICHARD HINDS.
Burns a step forward from underachievers
PICKING an in-form Joe Burns is a positive move, with Australia carrying two batsmen who have long been more style than results.
Rate the Channel 9 cricket call team
IT’S two summers on, but one impact of Tony Greig’s untimely death is highlighted when you see a Channel 9 team that lacks a point of difference.
Keep Smith as skipper, it’s his team now
STEVE Smith should remain Australia’s Test captain and be appointed ODI skipper even if and when Michael Clarke does return, writes Ian Chappell.
Johnson’s turn to play shepherd
MITCHELL Johnson’s next great challenge will be to become the bridge over troubled waters which links two generations of Australian cricketers.
What will India whinge about next?
ONE day they were blowing up about the spice in their food. On Saturday it was the spice in the practice pitches, writes Robert Craddock.
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