‘A softer landing’:Selectors warned on Konstas debut in India showdown

‘A softer landing’:Selectors warned on Konstas debut in India showdown

Former Test opener Chris Rogers believes Australia’s selectors risk damaging teenager Sam Konstas’ young career by prematurely throwing him into a five-Test showdown with India

  • byDaniel Brettig andAndrew Wu

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‘As a kid,that’s the dream’:Rising leader McSweeney will bat anywhere for a baggy green

‘As a kid,that’s the dream’:Rising leader McSweeney will bat anywhere for a baggy green

The wise-headed Nathan McSweeney said he would “bat wherever” if it meant being able to wear the famous Australian Test cap.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Sorry,Dave,but you’re not Warnie:Nobody wants this

Sorry,Dave,but you’re not Warnie:Nobody wants this

Cricket lovers are in ardent agreement that Australia needs new blood. David Warner is the comeback that nobody wants.

  • byDaniel Brettig
‘Feel the wrath’:Why Steve Smith blew up about lbw dismissal

‘Feel the wrath’:Why Steve Smith blew up about lbw dismissal

Steve Smith’s angry reaction to his lbw dismissal by Scott Boland in the Shield clash at the MCG was as much about losing precious time in the middle as it was the umpire’s judgment.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Ex-Bulldogs president Peter Gordon assists Pucovski concussion case,requests medical records

Ex-Bulldogs president Peter Gordon assists Pucovski concussion case,requests medical records

The prominent lawyer has provided advice to the AFL on its duty of care in concussion matters and is now assisting Will Pucovski,whose promising cricket career was cut short after he sustained repeated blows to the head.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Smith comes clean on his move down the Test batting order as contenders fail auditions

Smith comes clean on his move down the Test batting order as contenders fail auditions

Steve Smith has lifted the lid on his backflip from Test opener to number four against India this summer,while two contenders for his former position were unable to take their chances.

  • byDaniel Brettig
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Harris’ cameo against Starc,Lyon sums up Test selectors’ dilemma

Harris’ cameo against Starc,Lyon sums up Test selectors’ dilemma

Marcus Harris has already proven he can bat against India,but not that he can make big scores. The selectors must judge whether he can make that leap.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Why Glenn Maxwell isn’t waiting by the phone for a Test call-up against India

Why Glenn Maxwell isn’t waiting by the phone for a Test call-up against India

After proving his fitness this week,Glenn Maxwell will not be waiting by the phone for a Test call-up on home soil against India. Here’s why.

  • byDaniel Brettig
‘Hard to take’:Australia’s World Cup dominance ends with shock semi-final elimination

‘Hard to take’:Australia’s World Cup dominance ends with shock semi-final elimination

Australia’s pain from missing a first Twenty20 World Cup final in seven tournaments will carry into the home summer,after captain Alyssa Healy revealed the extent of the foot injury that kept her out of the knockout game.

  • byDaniel Brettig
All out for 46:India rolled by Kiwis a few weeks before Australia showdown

All out for 46:India rolled by Kiwis a few weeks before Australia showdown

India have stunned world cricket by being razed for 46 by New Zealand’s pace bowlers in Bengaluru. The incredible events unfolded after a day that underlined why this Indian summer is Australian cricket’s most important in decades.

  • byDaniel Brettig
‘It’s not the end of the world’:Cummins may miss Sri Lanka Test for birth of his second baby

‘It’s not the end of the world’:Cummins may miss Sri Lanka Test for birth of his second baby

In contrast with past eras of international sport,Cummins has helped foster a culture of putting life ahead of cricket,in the belief it will bring better results over the long term and extend careers.

  • byDaniel Brettig