Scene at the Adelaide Oval soon after the match endedThe Australian team lost the second test match today - the innings wrapping up in double quick time, especially after Hussey got out to an ill-advised pull. Greame Swann took this opportunity to cut through the tail-enders.Stuart Broad and Simon Katich will no longer play in this test series - the Aussies will miss the player more than the Engli...
Years ago, when the Aussies were beating anyone and everyone who played them in test matches, England were a sorry lot. They picked players in the hope that they would perform. A player would be selected for a match only to be dropped the next one, without any reason. Even captains were not spared - the English team resembled the tube stations that dot all across the country - players going in and...
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...
After having a look at cricket grounds in Brisbane and Adelaide, let us think about the Perth cricket ground, or as famously known as WACA. Just like Brisbane and Adelaide, the WACA has got its own charm. Test cricket has been played on this ground only since 1970, but with factors like fremantle doctor, the pitch being hard with bowlers getting pace and bounce which in turn, would test...
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