In what is shaping up as a sudden-death clash,arch rivals Australia and England do battle at the MCG to keep their T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive.
A victory would have all but assured Aaron Finch’s men safe passage to the semi-finals,but they can still be reasonably confident of progressing,though their fate is not entirely in their own hands.
You don’t need to be Einstein to realise the Australian captain is struggling. But when it comes to making a change,the die is cast.
Seldom will there be a stronger argument for Steve Smith’s World Cup recall,but hopes are fading one of the best players of his generation will play in Australia’s crucial game against England.
Indian Premier League franchises have held informal talks with players through their management on what it would take for them to turn their backs on a Cricket Australia contract and commit year round to their team.
The last over encapsulated the mess and noise of the all-too-rare meetings between India and Pakistan on the cricket field. How did it get to that point? And when did Virat Kohli turn a battling,halting stay into the best performance of his Twenty20 career?
The cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan is a tale as old as time and for fans on both sides it’s bigger than cricket itself.
On a global scale,it doesn’t get much bigger than this - India versus Pakistan in a World Cup clash. This one is happening at one of the best venues in the world - Australia’s own MCG.
The Super 12 stage of the tournament begins with a cracker as Aaron Finch’s defending champions take on old foes the Black Caps in a trans-Tasman clash at the SCG.
The Big Bash’s record run-scorer says the competition has to pay more to be able to compete with other T20 leagues.
Adam Zampa’s home affords him plenty of introspection. On the day Shane Warne died,Zampa reflected more deeply than usual.