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Mitchell Starc had a plan for how he wanted his career to unfold. I’d say it’s worked out pretty well after he overtook Dennis Lillee on Australia’s list of wicket-takers, writes Mitchell Johnson.
Marnus Labuschagne has powered Australia to a 94-run first-inning lead over New Zealand. But he was denied a fighting ton by Glenn Phillips, who took a screamer at gully to remove him.
The Steve Smith opener experiment suffered another setback after he failed to trouble the scorer. His failure came on a chaotic day during which 13 wickets fell, New Zealand suffered a disastrous run-out and Cam Green hit 174.
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There is a left-arm quick that could take Mitch Starc’s place when he retires. His story is not too dissimilar to that of leg spin great Stuart MacGill.
Australia needed saving in the first Test against New Zealand and it was youngest member of the Test team that came to the rescue.
The story of the rise of India’s prodigious opener from extreme poverty and the coach who found him is even more extraordinary than his batting
Steve Smith will continue as Australia opener in the first Test in Wellington, with Pat Cummins also confirming the same XI from the West Indies series.
Steve Smith's future as a T20 batter for Australia seems over, but he is embracing his role as a Test opener ahead of the first Test with New Zealand. A teammate says he is ‘the ‘best Test cricketer of this generation’.
Opening the batting is probably the only spot Steve Smith can bat in this T20 set-up — but it remains to be seen if he’s in Australia’s best XI, writes Mitchell Johnson.
He is trying to reinvent himself as an opener but the T20 experiment looks all but over for Steve Smith after another dismal failure against the Kiwis.
Australian allrounder Annabel Sutherland has posted the eighth highest score in women's Test cricket after reaching her double-century against South Africa. It came a day after her skipper fell painfully short of a triple figure score.
South Australia 'keeper Alex Carey has equalled the world record with eight catches in his team’s one-day cup win over Queensland.
Redback Henry Hunt has been left with blood streaming from his nose after copping a ball to the face with teammates rushing to his aid.
Cricket legend Ricky Ponting has earmarked Jake Fraser-McGurk as a future Test star after the young blaster's fearless ODI debut.
Adaptation is key to the success of anything we do, particularly sport. And cricket could learn a thing or two from tennis, writes Georgie Parker.