As the last Australian wicket fell in the second innings with a lead of 328 for India, there were emotional scenes from the visitors. In a series that will long go down in memory with just one day left in the two month-long tour, there...
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Tragic destiny behind emotional gesture
Mohammed Siraj has pulled off an incredible feat as India’s newest star fulfilled his destiny after a tragic blow fuelled his rapid rise. As the last Australian wicket fell in the second innings with a lead of 328 for India, there were emotional scenes from...
‘Hopeless’ Tim Paine ‘captaining for the last time’: Indian great says
Tim Paine has found himself the focus of an extraordinary attack by Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who says the Australian captain is “hopeless” and likely captaining his final game in Brisbane. Gavaskar, who is commentating the series for Channel 7, strongly objected to Paine’s...
‘Hopeless’ Paine ‘captaining last game’
Indian legend Suni Gavaskar has forecast the Fourth Test at the Gabba as the end of an era for Australian cricket. Tim Paine has found himself the focus of an extraordinary attack by Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who says the Australian captain is “hopeless”...
Australia’s culture after sandpapergate hasn’t changed like we think
After the South African cheating scandal of 2018, winning slipped down to No. 2 on Australian cricket’s list of priorities. No. 1 was earning back people’s respect, changing the way the team played and overhauling its players’ reputations as a bullies on the international stage....
‘Classless’ Tim Paine the schoolyard bully in ugly sledging outburst
Tim Paine has done a wonderful job leading Australia’s culture revolution after the cheating scandal in South Africa but his reputation took a hit after needing to apologise for some childish antics late on day five of India’s incredible draw at the SCG. The series...
‘Feral, classless’ captain goes too far
Tim Paine is the golden boy who led Australia out of its darkest era — but his sledging outburst has lost the captain plenty of respect. Tim Paine has done a wonderful job leading Australia’s culture revolution after the cheating scandal in South Africa but...
‘Classless’ Tim Paine the schoolyard bully in undignified sledging outburst
Tim Paine has done a wonderful job leading Australia’s culture revolution after the cheating scandal in South Africa but his reputation took a hit after some childish antics late on day five of India’s incredible draw at the SCG. The series heads to the final...
‘Ridiculous’: Australian captain Tim Paine slammed for sledging on day five of New Year’s Test
Australian captain Tim Paine has been caught on the stump microphones calling Indian rival Ravichandran Ashwin a “d***head” on day five of the New Year’s Test. During Monday’s evening session at the SCG, Nathan Lyon was bowling to Ashwin with the Australian fielders chatting around...
Gabba Test survives lockdown threat
There a several coronavirus hurdles standing in the way of a Gabba Test, but Cricket Australia is still targeting the Brisbane venue. Cricket Australia remains intent on the Gabba hosting the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy despite the most recent coronavirus hurdle. On...