Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés from the 1500s is best remembered through a great military quote: when you arrive on your enemy’s shore and you want your soldiers to fight like hell, ‘burn the boats’, said Cortés.
Indian captain Virat Kohli heaped praise on his team – and especially Jasprit Bumrah – for helping him fulfil his obsession of winning Test matches away from home.
Watch Australian captain Tim Paine discuss changes for the final Test in Sydney and how the return of Steve Smith and David Warner is clearly needed in order to get Australia competitive again.
Watch how India secured a 137-run victory on the final day to go 2-1 up in the four-match Test series against Australia and thus retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy on Australian soil.
It was a historic occasion when the Boxing Day Test match moved away from the coastal regions to inland Centurion for the first time, and I was lucky enough to be there to bear witness to the occasion, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
Despite a lengthy delay due to rain in the morning, India wrapped up proceedings quickly on the final day of the third Test at the MCG to beat Australia handsomely and retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy with a match to spare.
New Zealand smashed Sri Lanka by 423 runs in the second Test at Christchurch to record the eighth largest runs-margin victory in Test history while securing a 1-0 series win.
Proteas opening batsman Dean Elgar admits that luck played its part in the Proteas’ six-wicket win against Pakistan in the Centurion Boxing Day Test.
Highlights of the fourth day’s play in the third Test between Australia and India at the MCG in Melbourne as India’s bowlers roll through the Aussie top order to leave themselves on the brink of a great Test win.
Proteas batsman Dean Elgar joked that he deserves a raise in pay for the punishment he receives as an opening batter.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis was not ashamed to admit that he prefers pitches that suit his bowling attack, even if his batters struggle.
India need two wickets on the final day at the MCG to secure a 2-1 series lead against Australia. With just one Test to follow, that will ensure the visitors cannot lose the series.
New Zealand will head into the final day of the second Test at Christchurch against Sri Lanka needing just four wickets to secure a well-deserved series win.
Hashim Amla’s unbeaten 63 and Dean Elgar’s 50 helped the Proteas seal a six-wicket Boxing Day Test win against Pakistan in Centurion, writes KHALID MOHIDIN.
Dean Elgar (32) and Hashim Amla (45) dug deep in the second innings as the Proteas went to lunch needing only 68 runs to win, with nine wickets in hand in the Centurion Boxing Day Test.
