With less than one month left for the the Ashes to start, there is a considerable hype surrounding the series. Australia are no more the invincibles and England are on the up, so it promises to be a cracker of a series between what seems like two evenly matched sides. Australia though, at home are still a formidable force to reckon with and it would be a monumental achievement if England are...
We’re less than 50 days away from the Ashes and Australia have named their touring squad. Here is my pick of the top XI batting order plus the second fiddles:
Phillip Hughes
Simon Katich
Ricky Ponting
Michael Clarke
Michael Hussey (demoted one spot due to lack of form)
Marcus North
Brad Haddin
Mitchell Johnson
Brett Lee
Peter Siddle
Stuart Clark
And the other guys left to carry the kit bag...
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is preparing to send a spy to Cardiff, the venue of the first Ashes Test, in an attempt to unravel the confusion surrounding the controversial Sophia Gardens pitch, reported the Australian media on Tuesday.
The ground has never previously hosted a Test and the groundsman is new.
“We’ve been talking about trying to [...]
There has been a lot of blame cast around for Australia’s infamous 2005 Ashes loss. Ricky Ponting blamed Billy Bowden. I blamed Ricky Ponting. Nathan Bracken blamed breath mints. Cricket Australia blamed the WAGS. Matt Hayden blamed God.
A new scapegoat has emerged. Damien Martyn has cast blame on the 2005 Ashes loss on Australian coach, John Buchanan:
"All comments by Warne and MacGill are ...
15
13
Views:
156
No comments so far...