A ball-tampering conspiracy was born in Mackay. Here’s what actually happened

A ball-tampering conspiracy was born in Mackay. Here’s what actually happened

The scenes flashed around the world,as stump microphones captured the increasingly terse exchanges between the umpire and India A players.

  • byDaniel Brettig andTom Decent

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Test stars pulled out of ODIs,as selectors show hand with batting switch

Test stars pulled out of ODIs,as selectors show hand with batting switch

Several of Australia’s Test stars will all miss the third one-day international in Perth to focus on Test preparations,as Nathan McSweeney firms for a baggy green against India.

  • byAndrew Wu andDaniel Brettig
‘Just a bunch of Kiwis taking on the world’:New Zealand complete historic 3-0 sweep over India

‘Just a bunch of Kiwis taking on the world’:New Zealand complete historic 3-0 sweep over India

Less than a month before they arrive in Australia for a five-Test series,India have slumped to an unprecedented 3-0 whitewash on home soil.

  • byShrivathsa Sridhar
‘You scratch it,we change the ball’:Indians upset after umpires make switch

‘You scratch it,we change the ball’:Indians upset after umpires make switch

The umpire was heard explaining to the India A players why he’d changed the damaged ball,but authorities later said the swap was made because of “deterioration”.

  • byDaniel Brettig
‘Gone to a new level’:McSweeney fires as potential Test openers flop

‘Gone to a new level’:McSweeney fires as potential Test openers flop

Nathan McSweeney has given the national selectors much to think about,after teenage prodigy Sam Konstas and veteran hands Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft each failed to impress on Saturday in the second innings of Australia A’s clash.

  • byJon Pierik
Duck,duck,17:Test hopefuls fail as McSweeney digs in

Duck,duck,17:Test hopefuls fail as McSweeney digs in

South Australian Nathan McSweeney has bunkered down after Australia’s leading opening contenders missed their chance to press for Test selection.

  • byTom Decent andDan Walsh
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This Aussie coach was sacked as a selector and replaced by an umpire. Welcome to Pakistan cricket

This Aussie coach was sacked as a selector and replaced by an umpire. Welcome to Pakistan cricket

Jason Gillespie is experiencing the chaotic nature of Pakistani cricket up close. Along with a player he was sacked from the team selection panel and replaced by a former umpire. Now the former quick is coaching the team when they play white-ball matches in Australia. “[It’s] one of those situations in which you just need to go with the flow,” Gillespie says.

  • byDaniel Brettig
What’s at stake for potential Test openers in crucial Australia A match against India

What’s at stake for potential Test openers in crucial Australia A match against India

Sam Konstas,Marcus Harris,Cameron Bancroft and Nathan McSweeney could all be batting on Thursday in Mackay as Australia’s Test selection battle heats up.

  • byTom Decent
Batting order or battling order? Top-six trend that could cost Australia against India

Batting order or battling order? Top-six trend that could cost Australia against India

Australia’s Test top six have been told to forget about a highly publicised debate and concentrate on rectifying the team’s most troublesome trend.

  • byDaniel Brettig
‘Future captain’:Why Nathan McSweeney is destined to wear a baggy green

‘Future captain’:Why Nathan McSweeney is destined to wear a baggy green

The uncapped South Australian has emerged as a leading contender to partner Usman Khawaja at the top of Australia’s order against India,and beyond that,astute judges say he has all the attributes to one day lead the national team.

  • byJon Pierik
What the shock defeats of India and England mean for Australia this summer

What the shock defeats of India and England mean for Australia this summer

Australia’s two biggest Test cricket rivals slumped to surprise series losses that were seismic for the sport’s traditional format and should provide valuable lessons for this summer and next.

  • byDaniel Brettig