Posting Date Archive - 07/01/2019

I guess I mustn't have run the drinks well enough last time: Ashton Agar on Australia ODI squad omission

Following in the footsteps of compatriot Nathan Coulter-Nile, who last week accused selectors of "poor communication" after he was told he was not picked because of a non-existent back injury, Agar has voiced his frustration

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Australia |

Construction of the largest cricket ground in the world currently underway in Indian city Ahmedabad

The Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad will hold approximately 110,000 spectators, surpassing the capacity of the Melbourne Cricket Ground

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | News | India |

Free-to-air TV, entertaining cricket and more money for grassroots... why The Hundred will be a success

It seems like everyone and their nan is criticising the ECB’s new project. However, despite the many complaints, there are plenty of reasons why The Hundred can be a roaring success. Thomas Blow presents the tournament’s positives

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | Opinion | News | County Cricket |

The Hundred makes no sense and could damage the game going forward, it's time to call off the lunacy

The UK’s imminent divorce from the EU acts as an analogy for the ECB and The Hundred… and it’s not too late to back out, argues SAM MORSHEAD

07/01/2019 | Sam Morshead | Opinion | News | County Cricket |

Bangladesh Premier League caught out using cut-price version of DRS

It emerged during a match between the Comilla Victorians and the Sylhet Sixers that technology like snickometer and ultra-edge were not available to the third umpire...

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game |

SERIES BY NUMBERS: Australia's follow-on, Bumrah's best and Pant's strike rate

The Cricketer picks out some of numbers behind India's historic Test series victory on Australian soil...

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | News | India | Features | Australia |

James Vince reportedly set to replace Joe Denly as Sydney Sixers overseas player

Denly finished his time at the Big Bash with a vital 76 off 60 balls as the Sixers seized a shock victory over defending champions the Adelaide Strikers on Sunday, with Vince reportedly set to replace him

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Big Bash |

Could this be the start of a new era of world domination by India?

SIMON HUGHES: India, traditionally a team of wristy but fragile batsmen and spin bowlers, are now the powerhouse in the game. In truth they have been for a while

07/01/2019 | Simon Hughes | Opinion | News | India | Australia |

The 'Knocking Down The Door Index': Who could Australia turn to for the Ashes?

According to Justin Langer, Australia simply do not have enough players 'absolutely banging the door down' right now, and The Cricketer has crafted a new measurement in light of Langer's comments to see who should be in their squad for the Ashes

07/01/2019 | Tom Edwards | News | Features | Australia | The Ashes |

Shane Warne calls for Mitchell Starc to be dropped and ACA boss Greg Dyer to go following India series loss

He let loose after Australia were consigned to their first ever home Test series defeat to India, arguing that James Pattinson should be picked ahead of Starc and tweeting that Dyer should be removed

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Australia |

Ravi Shastri takes aim as he compares Indian team’s 'lead' to the 'blanks' fired by critics

The India coach took on commentators like Sunil Gavaskar who had questioned both him and his side after they clinched victory in their Test series against Australia

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | Testing | News | India |

10-37! Malinda Pushpakumara joins Anil Kumble and Jim Laker by bowling opposition out on his own

Pushpakumara, the international left-arm spinner, returned the joint 13th best figures in first-class history - for 11-a-side matches - while playing for Colombo Cricket Club against Saracens Sports Club in Moratuwa

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | News | Global Game |

Tim Paine acknowledges India 'outplayed' Australia after Test series defeat

The tourists claimed their first ever Test series victory away to Australia on Monday, and the home captain highlighted where it went wrong for his side

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | News | Australia |

Faf du Plessis banned following South Africa's over-rate infraction

Du Plessis was reprimanded by match referee David Boon at the end of the second meeting between the two sides at Newlands last week, which South Africa won by nine wickets

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | South Africa | News |

Virat Kohli believes breakthrough victory in Australia will spark renewed love of Test cricket in India

A draw in the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday confirmed the inevitable and meant India won their series against Australia 2-1, and claimed their first ever series victory on Australian soil

07/01/2019 | The Cricketer | News | India |

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