Hazlewood to miss Brisbane Test
Injured pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of Australia’s opening Test against the Proteas in Brisbane this week.
Injured pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of Australia’s opening Test against the Proteas in Brisbane this week.
Australia dismissed an outclassed West Indies for just 77 on Sunday to win the day-night second Test in Adelaide by 419 runs and seal the series 2-0.
Australia’s Scott Boland grabbed three wickets in his opening over to leave a rattled West Indies facing a heavy defeat in the second Test in Adelaide.
Australia took four wickets to leave the West Indies in big trouble in the day-night second Test.
Run machine Marnus Labuschagne belted a third successive Test century as Australia seized control on day one of the pink-ball second Test against the West Indies.
While Proteas batsman Rassie van der Dussen admits England’s Test form is impressive, he isn’t convinced it is going to fundamentally change the way the game is played.
Australia will tour India in February and March for four Tests and three ODIs following visits by New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
David Warner has withdrawn a bid to overturn his lifetime Australian leadership ban.
Steve Smith will captain Australia in the second Test against the West Indies after skipper Pat Cummins was ruled out due to injury.
Proteas Test captain Dean Elgar insists there’s “no bad blood” between his team and Australia because of Sandpapergate in 2018.
Australia captain Pat Cummins is confident of being fit to play in the second Adelaide Test after failing to turn his arm during the West Indies’ second innings in Perth.
Spin king Nathan Lyon bagged six wickets as Australia ground down a gutsy West Indies to win the first Test in Perth by 164 runs on Sunday.
Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite scored an unbeaten 101 on Saturday to lead West Indies resistance as they chase 498 to win the first Test against Australia.
In-form Marnus Labuschagne backed up his first-innings double century with an unbeaten 104 on Saturday as Australia set the West Indies 498 to win the first Test.
Ricky Ponting was taken to hospital after a health scare while on commentary duties at the first Test between Australia and the West Indies in Perth.