By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – West Indies will not be able to match hosts Australia by playing two spinners in the third test at the Sydney Cricket Ground after Devendra Bishoo was ruled out of the dead rubber contest by a shoulder injury on Saturday. Leg-spinner Bishoo, who took 6-80 against the Australians in […]
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will field two specialist spinners at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for the first time in a decade when they host West Indies in the dead rubber third test starting on Sunday. Left-arm orthodox spinner Stephen O’Keefe will play his second test and join off-spinner Nathan Lyon in […]
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia look set to field two specialist spinners at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for the first time in a decade when they host West Indies in a dead rubber New Year’s test starting this weekend. An inexperienced and demoralised West Indies touring party succumbed by an innings and […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Having spent much of the home summer suffering “pad rash” from waiting to bat, Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has put the pent-up energy to good use when thrown the ball. With paceman Peter Siddle hampered by an ankle injury, Marsh stepped up to take 4-61 to help close out victory in the […]
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A painful ankle injury to paceman Peter Siddle and the impressive pace of all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has boosted Australia’s chances of playing two specialist spinners on home soil for the first time in a decade. Having defeated West Indies in Melbourne to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia captain Steve Smith will seek an explanation from match referee Chris Broad over a Decision Review System malfunction during his team’s march to victory over West Indies in the second test on Tuesday. Australia won by 177 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, sealing the series 2-0 with a game in […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s bowlers had to work hard for their wickets but completed an emphatic 177-run victory before the close of day four of the second test against West Indies on Tuesday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin and captain Jason Holder built a brave 100-run stand after tea […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A thick gloom that has pervaded the West Indies lifted briefly on Monday as paceman Carlos Brathwaite struck a defiant half-century on debut and celebrated wildly upon taking his first wicket during the second test against Australia. West Indies have been widely panned for a perceived lack of commitment as much as […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja scored half-centuries to crush a defiant West Indies fightback, pushing Australia’s lead to an imposing 459 runs at the close of day three of the second test on Monday. The pair’s composed 79-run stand tempered the West Indies’ cheer after their bowlers took early wickets in the […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former West Indies captain Richie Richardson has defended the young Caribbean team’s “laid-back” demeanour during their struggles in Australia and called for unity from the region’s powerbrokers. West Indies slumped to an innings and 212-run thrashing in Hobart in the series-opener against Australia and have been on the back foot during the […]
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia coach Darren Lehmann will step aside to allow Justin Langer to guide the team during a one-day tournament in the Caribbean next year. Western Australia coach Langer has long been favoured to take over the top job eventually and Lehmann said the June tour would give the former […]
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The West Indies batsmen crumbled late on Sunday to leave their team teetering at 91-6 and staring at another humiliating defeat at the close of day two of the second test against Australia. The dramatic collapse in the final session left the tourists 261 runs short of making the […]
