Steve Smith’s reluctance to publicly endorse teammate Pat Cummins as a captain suggests the batsman is eyeing another stint as Australian skipper, according to some pundits. Last week Cummins was unveiled as the NSW captain for the 2021 Marsh Cup, which was interpreted as a clue he was being primed for higher honours when Tim […]
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Steve Smith’s staggering $2m pay cut as Glenn Maxwell gets the big bucks
Steve Smith has taken a massive pay cut in the IPL auction after being the first player sold in the 2021 IPL Auction but Glenn Maxwell has received a big pay rise as Aussie fortunes were mixed in the IPL auction. After the first three players remained unsold, Smith was thrust into the action early […]
Australia’s T20 squad have returned negative COVID Tests in NZ and will get to train before the opening game
Nearly a week after parting ways in the hotel lobby in Christchurch Australia’s new-look T20 squad will finally get to train together after everyone returned negative COVID-19 Tests. Captain Aaron Finch and the rest of the squad, which included a raft of potential international debutantes like Josh Phillippe and Riley Meredith, travelled to New Zealand […]
The domestic cricket season will run in to April but David Warner won’t be a part of the early games
David Warner might not set foot on a cricket field again until March after being left out of the NSW team for the first games on the revised Sheffield Shield and domestic one day cup fixtures. The postponement of the Test tour of South Africa means the biggest names in the game are available for […]
Jhye Richardson wants to play Test cricket, but will head to the Indian Premier League instead of the second half of the Sheffield Shield season
Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson wants to take advantage of his bumper Big Bash and earn some Indian Premier League cash even if it means sacrificing crucial red-ball games in his quest to get back to the Test team. Richardson, 24, will return to international duties for the Aussie T20 team against New Zealand after […]
Virat Kohli wins more hearts with classy act after Joe Root ton
England skipper Joe Root hit a century in his 100th Test, but needed a helping hand from Virat Kohli as the length of his impressive innings took its toll. Root entered the fray in the First Test against India with England 2/63 in the 26th over but was still standing at stumps on 128 not […]
Savage backlash to Aussie bombshell
Cricket South Africa has delivered a scathing response to Cricket Australia’s decision to postpone the upcoming Test series, which potentially spells financial catastrophe for the organisation. On Tuesday evening, CA confirmed the three-match series would be postponed because the wellbeing of staff and players could not be guaranteed. South Africa has endured a tumultuous second […]
Matthew Wade axed as Australia names Test squad for South Africa tour
Matthew Wade has been dropped from the Australian Test team, missing out on a spot in the 19-man squad scheduled to tour South Africa next month. The batsman failed to make it to 50 in four Tests against India this summer and his middle order slot is now up for grabs. The ONLY place to […]
Matthew Wade made the Australian T20 squad but his Test career looks over after missing the tour to South Africa.
Matthew Wade’s Test career could be over after he was left out of the Test squad to tour South Africa. But Wade has been included in the T20 squad to play New Zealand among a massive 37 names across the two groups with both tours happening at the same time. Wade was the only omission […]
English greats drop ultimate Ashes insult
Now less than a year away from the next Ashes to be played next summer in Australia, English greats are lining up to give the Aussies a clip after the series loss to India. As the fallout begins from the shock series loss after one of the bravest fightbacks seen on these shores, the Poms […]