Moving Steve Smith to opener will be a success or failure depending on two factors – whether Australia win at home next summer against India and then retain the Ashes in 2025-26. The pair of upcoming two-match series against the West Indies on home soil… Read More »The two factors that’ll decide whether Smith’s opening gambit is a surprising success or ill-conceived failure
Steve Smith’s move to the top of the batting order to replace David Warner has been all but confirmed with the veteran named in Australian squad to face the West Indies in Adelaide with other potential openers Cameron Bancroft and Marcus Harris left out. Cameron… Read More »‘The best six batters in the country’: Smith likely to open, Green returns as Australia name XI for West Indies
Adelaide can still play BBL finals after comfortably beating Hobart by five wickets at the Adelaide Oval. The Strikers were set 166 for victory on Tuesday night after Hurricanes opener Ben McDermott made a brilliant 95 not out. Adelaide cruised through their run chase, with… Read More »Adelaide strike form to keep finals dream alive with Hurricanes running out of puff
Australia’s trophy-laden women’s cricket team do not need luck to be successful, so when fortune favours them victory is all but inevitable. So it proved in the decisive third and final Twenty20 international against India, the tourists making light of a testing target to secure… Read More »Fortune favours the brave as Australia clinch T20 series over India with ‘clinical’ performance
As part of a series profiling the expected Round 1 sides for all 17 NRL clubs in 2024, it’s time to see if Des Hasler can work his magic on the Gold Coast. Analysing the Titans is a bit of a thankless task, given their… Read More »NRL Round 1 predicted teams: Des Hasler has to pick between Jayden or AJ to turn the Titans around