Kiwis reel under blanket of doubt
With temperatures high and air quality low, there are real concerns for New Zealand’s ailing Test captain and team members.
Cricket
Thinking outside square imperils SCG
Cricket can wear some of the blame for the push for a drop-in pitch at the SCG, but such a change should still be resisted.
Players mindful of bigger picture
Tim Paine hopes his team can provide a distraction from the bushfire crisis by playing a brand of cricket to make the country proud.
Sooty cricketers eye a clean sweep
The Australians, buoyed by a string of successes, must dig deep one more time to complete a clean sweep of the summer.
Starc knocked back IPL millions
Mitchell Starc has revealed he knocked back millions to return to the IPL to have some time with his wife.
Stars survive Thunder scare
Melbourne Stars survived a late collapse to bump Sydney Thunder off the top of the BBL ladder.
Lynn apologises for woeful Heat
Chris Lynn felt compelled to apologise after Brisbane’s batting effort in an ugly Big Bash League loss to Perth.
Heat crumble as Scorchers run riot
Brisbane’s Big Bash League chasing struggles have been amplified with another limp effort against Perth on the Gold Coast.
Paine’s reign set to extend to Test championship
Justin Langer thinks the hastily appointed leader is the man to lead the side to the final of the 2021 Test championship.
Thunder paceman’s rollercoaster year
Chris Morris could never have imagined how the most tumultuous year of his professional cricket life could end on such a high.
Bottom line targets fifth day
It pays to be very wary when administrators offer up solutions such as four-day Test cricket
Langer is praying for rain this Test
The air quality at the SCG dropped noticeably as the Australian and New Zealand sides trained on the first morning of the New Year.
Fears over smoke ‘health emergency’
Health experts are concerned that the poor air quality in Sydney could have detrimental long-term effects on players and fans.
PM opens up ‘scenic’ backyard
Scott Morrison is as excited as any fan would be when they drop by his harbourside residence for a chat on New Year’s Day.
Sick Williamson misses training
New Zealand hope rest will prove best for captain Kane Williamson, who failed to train because of flu-like symptoms.
Gades take aim at weakened Sixers
Melbourne Renegades are confident they can break their losing streak against Sydney Sixers.
Pep lauds City as ‘team of decade’
Pep Guardiola has insisted Manchester City are English football’s team of the decade despite trailing Liverpool this season.
Player power may scupper four-day Tests
Player resistance looms as a major hurdle for administrators to clear if the push for four-day Tests is to gather momentum.
Thunder survive brutal onslaught
The Sydney Thunder have survived a stunning late blitz from Rashid Khan to win a nailbiter against Adelaide.
ECB backs plan for four-day Tests
The ECB are “cautiously” backing a proposal that would mandate four-day World Test Championship matches from 2023.
Patience key for Pope’s ascension
The Next Big Thing in wrist spin is aware he must bide his time to crack the international ranks.
Moving Sydney Test considered
Cricket Australia discussed moving the Sydney Test as the most extreme plan considered around NSW’s bushfire crisis
Short ready for new role
D’Arcy Short is determined to make the most of any opportunity he is given in India after having his T20 World Cup dream revived.
Bodyline 2.0: Smith tamed but Aussies run wild
New Zealand’s players knows they have won the battle against Steve Smith but lost the war against Australia
Is Smith destroying Test cricket?
Test teams who tried and failed to get Steve Smith out will be watching this Bodyline 2.0 unfold with interest.
Warne’s warning for freelancers
Shane Warne wants cricketers to adopt a golfer’s mindset by carefully planning their calendars.
Stars slip past Hurricanes
Melbourne Stars successfully walked the Duckworth-Lewis tightrope to beat Hobart Hurricanes in a rain-hit BBL match.
India are Australia’s only real rival
The summer of 2020-21 looms large on the cricket calendar with Australia and India to fight it out for the unofficial Test championship.
Cummins is the man to lead
The story of Pat Cummins’s evolution from Australia’s best-paid student to cricket’s apex predator is well known.
Paine pads away four-day Test call
Tim Paine has dismissed a suggestion that it was time to “seriously think about” four-day Test matches.
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