The number of Australian cricketers with south Asian heritage is growing at the grassroots and junior levels,but not in the elite teams. But there is a plan to help kids like Reeve Bal Pannu follow in the footsteps of Usman Khawaja.
Bec Wilson asserts the banks believe cash will disappear in seven years (“Cash is dead. Why are we still pretending it isn’t?“,May 11). She should have written that the banks want cash to disappear in seven years. This is so they can charge retailers more in transaction fees who can then pass it on to consumers.
As a rising star,Australia’s first Muslim Test cricketer kept his thoughts in check. Then he found his voice – and used it.
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Every time the Black Caps threatened to pull back into the Test,it appeared they were merely being cued up for more pain.
Cameron Green’s delivery of a terrific Test century pulled Australia out of a hole and made the number four spot his own.
A daunting summer awaits,and Australia’s shock defeat in Brisbane has exposed several areas - good and bad - to address. So what did we learn from the Gabba shock?
For all of Alex Carey’s improvement as a Test gloveman,his exploits with the bat have placed him among the nation’s upper echelon.
Australia is a country bisected by its national day,and divided over much else:rich and poor,young and old,left and right.
The reliable Australian opener is expected to return to the batting crease for training at the Gabba on Tuesday as he continues a steady recovery from being hit in the head when victory was in sight at the Adelaide Test.
Steve Smith says the world’s quickest bowlers will have to risk wasting their new ball if they want to pummel him with short-pitched bowling now that he’s an opening batsman.