A punter carrying four schooners at the SCG summed up the scene perfectly. Dean Jones had poked the bear and sent Curtly Ambrose on a month-long rampage.
It’s 31 years since Tim May starred in one of the most remarkable Tests against the West Indies. He returned to the Adelaide Oval on Monday a changed man.
Cameron Green originally believed he would be a straight swap for David Warner.
Brian Lara,Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara all brought up 10,000 runs in their 195th Test innings. Smith has seven up his sleeve to create history.
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.
The shortest path to public notice for the Windies’ young players will be to put up strong resistance against an Australia team very much at the height of its powers.
The West Indies’ era of dominance,once a source of pride,now echoes as a distant memory. Fast-food cricket leagues have dealt the killer blow.
Josh Hazlewood says one-day cricket may be sacrificed by Australia’s record-breaking attack as they strive to continue their Test careers through the next Ashes and beyond.
Pat Cummins,Mitch Starc,Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon are now the most successful Test attack of all time,with more records to come.
The West Indian great delivered one of the most devastating spells of fast bowling in Test history one fateful day in Perth.
Many great players have moved in the batting order later in their careers,but more often than not it has been down. Smith will reinforce his greatness if he can defy gravity.