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"Would not be worst option": Gillespie sees Peter Siddle viable option for
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Australian legend Jason Gillespie believes including former Aussie speedster Peter Siddle in the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad wouldn't be a bad option if one of the seamers gets injured before the tournament.
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"Happy with colour of the pitch": SCG curator ahead of fifth Ashes Test
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Sydney wicket for the fifth Test has been in the spotlight after the pitch for the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground recieved an unsatisfactory rating from the International Cricket Council (ICC) after England won the fourth Test in Melbourne by four wickets inside two days
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Wickets tumble faster than ever; pace dominates spinners in record-breakin
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
While bowlers have thrived, the success has overwhelmingly belonged to the fast men. Spin has had a minimal role throughout the series, with 130.3 overs delivered by spinners across four Tests. The Melbourne Test, which ended inside two days, did not see a single over of spin bowled, a rarit
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Australian PM Albanese hosts Aussie, England players for annual New Year's
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
During the reception, the Australian PM joked that both teams should make sure that they make it to day three of the Test after a two-day finish at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during the Boxing Day Test. The third-day of a Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is significant as it ma
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BBL: Babar, Abbott shine as Sixers pull off six-wicket win over Renegades
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Billed as a contest between two Pakistani stalwarts, Renegades' Mohammed Rizwan and Sixers' Babar, it was the latter who came out on top, scoring his second half-century of the season.
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"I think it definitely can spin": Australia off-spinner Todd Murphy hoping
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
After missing out on the fourth Ashes Test against England in Melbourne, Australian off-spinner Todd Murphy is hoping to play the fifth and final Test in Sydney. The Sydney Test between the two countries will start on January 4.
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"I'm not a fan of him": Matthew Hayden's blunt remark on Australia batting
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden has said that he is not a fan of current Australian batting coach Michael Di Venuto. Hayden's blunt remark came after Australia's poor batting performance in the Fourth Ashes Test against England in Melbourne, which the visitors won by four wickets
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Vaughan calls MCG Test a "Lottery," says Sydney Ashes clash key for McCull
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Michael Vaughan believes England's victory in the Boxing Day Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was a "lottery." He said that England must avoid a heavy defeat in the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney to ensure the continuation of the Brendon McCullum-Ben Stokes era, according to
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"That's an unacceptable scorecard": Matthew Hayden blasts at Australia's b
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hayden's comments come after Australia lost to England in the fourth Ashes Test. The match ended in just two days, and Australia were bowled out for 152 and 132 in both innings.
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"Going to be hard to crack in Australian team...": Aussie all-rounder Shor
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Short, a two-time Big Bash League (BBL) 'Player of the Tournament' and Adelaide Strikers skipper, has been in a fine form for his franchise in the ongoing BBL season. So far, he has cracked two half-centuries against Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars and picked up three wickets.
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MCG pitch for Boxing Day Ashes Test rated "unsatisfactory"
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch has been rated "unsatisfactory" by the ICC after the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England ended in just two days, as per the ICC's website.
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"I wouldn't want to bat on it every week": Joe Root on spicy MCG track aft
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England's hard-fought consolation win against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground came on a surface that offered plenty for the bowlers and ensured the Test was wrapped up inside two days. Reflecting on the challenging conditions, Joe Root admitted the pitch was far from ideal for batt
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