Sport
Cricket
‘I only bowled 24 balls’: Boland looks back in wonder at MCG marvel
Victorian favourite Scott Boland still can’t quite believe what he did on Test debut in the Boxing Day Test three years ago. Now he’s back for more.
- by Greg Baum
Latest
Warne, Tendulkar, Muralitharan and (even) Gladstone Small: Eleven Boxing Day Test memories
A red-letter day on the Australian sporting calendar has proven a fitting stage for some memorable cricket moments.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Opinion
Test cricket
Sam Konstas is the right player at the right time for Australia. Here’s why
I have always believed that it is the job of selectors to unearth champions, not pick those who make up the numbers.
- by Greg Chappell
Head to play on Boxing Day, Cummins’ message to debutant Konstas
Pat Cummins believes Sam Konstas’ youth will help him on the biggest possible Test debut stage. Cummins should know. He was the previous teenage Test debutant for Australia, 13 years ago.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘Cricket is like religion’: India fans flock to MCG open training
After a tour in which the visiting Indian team has had to monitor crowd numbers at training including when about 5000 supporters turned up in Adelaide, there was a different mood at the MCG nets ahead of Boxing Day.
- by Gemma Grant
Updated
Boxing Day Test
Konstas to debut but Head still in doubt for Boxing Day Test
NSW young gun Sam Konstas will make his debut for Australia in the Boxing Day Test but doubt remains over Travis Head after the batter spent just 25 minutes in the nets at training on Tuesday.
- by Jon Pierik
Analysis
Australian cricket
After Monday’s Marvel mess, call to AFL must be priority for cricket’s new boss
Players and coaches on both sides of the BBL fixture wondered whether a football game would have been permitted to be played on the patchy outfield, and it was hard to blame them.
- by Daniel Brettig
Opinion
Test cricket
How Travis Head decluttered and became the best batter in the world
The left-hander’s attacking style is a rejection of the survival-first mentality that hinders many batters.
- by Greg Chappell
Bradman letters revealed: What Don really thought about Packer, Warne, the Queen and fame
A trove of personal letters have been unearthed that reveal Sir Donald Bradman’s private views on a wide range of issues and people, from cricketers to monarchs and prime ministers.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘Funny young kid’: Why cheeky Konstas may be Khawaja’s best hope for a rebirth
They might appear to be an odd couple, but the reason the selectors have 19-year-old Sam Konstas in line to open with 38-year-old Usman Khawaja at the MCG on Boxing Day is that they may just be the most complementary pair of openers available.
- by Daniel Brettig
Travis Head misses training, will need to prove fitness on Christmas Eve
Travis Head has been the only consistent shining light with the bat for Australia against India, but he missed a net session on Monday, days after hurting his quad in the drawn Brisbane Test.
- by Jon Pierik
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