Wonder boy crisis: What JFM, Konstas, must learn from greats
Jake Fraser-McGurk and Sam Konstas were batting wonder boys who have free-falled back to earth. This is what went wrong, and how greats Steve Waugh and Adam Gilchrist can save them.
Expert Opinion
The crime that crushed Boy Wonder Sam Konstas’ career
Australia is guilty of being too cute with Sam Konstas, their greatest crime a major misread of their rivals’ strength. That’s a problem for not only the Ashes, but his growth as a Test opener.
Woke choke: Cricket Australia fails the test once again
The dread of causing offence over Australia Day – particularly to some of its more politically correct players – has led the sport to become paralysed with fear, writes Tim Blair.
Revealed: How India’s teen sensation puts Aussies to shame
14-year-old phenomenon Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been the talk of world sport, now one of cricket’s leading batting coaches reveals the subtle piece of magic that has enabled India’s new wonder child.
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SACA Premier Cricket stunner as powerhouse relegated
SA Premier Cricket powerhouse Glenelg – the spiritual home of the Chappell brothers and Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey – has been relegated from the state’s top club competition.
How Kuhnemann’s official ICC green light can set him free
The International Cricket Council’s investigation into Matt Kuhnemann should be seen as a blessing for the bowler, with the official ruling silencing the whispers forever, writes BEN HORNE.
Crash: Australia Day is cricket’s unsolvable nightmare
Australian cricket tries to offend no-one on Australia Day – the problem is that has the potential to leave no-one totally happy and it’s a problem that isn’t going away any time soon writes Robert Craddock.
Crash: Why our Test future needs a reborn national talent factory
For more than 30 years our best young cricketers honed their craft at the Australian Cricket Academy. If we don’t want our depth to dry up it’s time to bring it back, writes Robert Craddock.
Paine: Why Konstas doesn’t fit in Australia’s Sri Lanka plans
The home series may be over, but selection head aches remain ahead of the Sri Lanka tour and former Test captain TIM PAINE says Sam Konstas could be left behind. Plus the SCG is put on notice.
Linden: India not winning any friends with childish temper tantrum
India’s incessant bleating about the DRS decision that went against them at the MCG bears all the trademarks of a playground bully crying foul when they don’t get their own way, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
Smashing school kids to smashing Test bowlers: Inside the rise of Konstas
Ed Cowan has kept a close watch on Sam Konstas since first spotting him four years ago, and explains why the ‘rare talent’ has the temperament to thrive in Test cricket.
Paine: Selectors’ jobs are on the line too
Selection crises and controversies are the talk of the town heading into the Boxing Day Test but as TIM PAINE writes if the team isn’t winning, the selectors’ jobs are on the line, too.
Why Zampa’s Sheffield Shield farce is a wake-up call for all
The arrows were flying in all directions after Adam Zampa’s NSW audition for an Australian Test tour, but BEN HORNE writes there should have been key lessons learned by every party after the Sheffield Shield selection farce.
Paine: Why Brisbane Test is crucial for under-pressure Sharma
Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s return to his Test side altered a winning formula, now TIM PAINE writes how the skipper must find a way to fire – for his future, and the team’s.
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