Aussies roll over West Indies
Australia showed they can produce the all-round game when they hammered West Indies by six wickets in their opening match of the Tri-Nation series.
Australia showed they can produce the all-round game when they hammered West Indies by six wickets in their opening match of the Tri-Nation series.
Hashim Amla led a solid Proteas performance in their warm-up match against a West Indies President’s XI ahead of the tri-nations series starting 3 June.
The Proteas have slipped from third to sixth in the latest ICC Test rankings, while Australia have extended their lead at the top.
The Proteas have closed the curtain on plans for a day-night Test on their three-match tour of Australia in November.
A brilliant innings by Virat Kohli helped India beat Australia by six wickets in the group 2 decider to go through to the World T20 semifinals.
Just to rub salt into the wounds of the West Indies, Australia ploughed on to declare at 583-4 on the second day of the first Test at Hobart.
West Indian cricket reached an all-time low as they were smashed for an incredible 438-3 on day one of the Test against Australia in Hobart.
So farewell, then, Mitchell Johnson, the enigmatic Australian quickie who announced his retirement from Test cricket on Tuesday, never to be forgotten by the Proteas.
Mitchell Starc added another dimension to Australia’s formidable attack by becoming a paid-up member of the 160km/h club.
Eoin Morgan struck 92 as England chased down Australia’s 299 with 10 balls remaining at Headingley, to make it 2-2 with one match remaining.
South Africa did well to contain Shane Watson in the four Tests he played against them.
As Australia captain Michael Clarke walks away from Test cricket after 115 Test matches, we look back at the 14 he played against South Africa.
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced he is to retire from international cricket at the end of the Ashes series, already lost at 3-1 with one to go
An Ashes Test cannot be won in a session; but they can probably be won in three: After Stuart Broad’s incredible performance in dismissing Australia for 60 on the first morning of the fourth Ashes Test, England consolidated at 274-4 at the close.
England and Australia head into their fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge on Thursday with the illustrious urn on the line. The hosts are one victory away from recapturing it, while the tourists are out to level the series going into the final Test. Tom Sizeland discusses what’s required to seal victory.