Highlights: Aus vs India (Day 4)
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.
Elgar: ‘They need to triple my salary’
Proteas batsman Dean Elgar joked that he deserves a raise in pay for the punishment he receives as an opening batter.
Faf favours seamer-friendly pitches
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis was not ashamed to admit that he prefers pitches that suit his bowling attack, even if his batters struggle.
Aussies on the ropes at MCG
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 four wickets away from series win
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.
Video: When Neil McKenzie did a Pollock pants
Shaun Pollock’s pants-splitting mistake during day three of South Africa’s Test series opener against Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion was hilarious.
WATCH: Faf, Dean on first Test win
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis and Dean Elgar chat to the media after their six-wicket victory over Pakistan on day three of the first Test at Centurion.
WATCH: Sarfraz Ahmed on Pakistan’s 6-wicket loss
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed speaks to the media after his side’s six-wicket defeat to the Proteas in the first Test at Centurion, where Ahmed scored a pair.
WRAP: South Africa vs Pakistan (day 3)
Highlights from day three of the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at Centurion as South Africa successfully chased down Pakistan’s modest target.
De Bruyn the yo-yo man, not go-to guy
Damn. Theunis de Bruyn is in the firing line again. How very convenient. It’s nice being South Africa’s go-to guy when there is an injury or other absence, but equally uncool being the yo-yo man, writes JONHENRY WILSON. In and out of the side, according to convenience and circumstance, De Bruyn is getting a raw deal in the Proteas XI…. Read more →
Mickey Arthur bites bullet on dissent charge
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur’s angry response to Dean Elgar being adjudged not out by the TV umpire has landed the South African in hot water.
WATCH: Polly does the (pants) splits
During a break in play in the first Test at Centurion, Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock tried to simulate how a catch can be taken without the ball touching the grass … and that’s when Polly pulled a ripper!
Healy hammers the Strikers with power ton
Sydney Sixers’ Alyssa Healy scored an undefeated 112 off 69 balls against the Adelaide Strikers one day after her undefeated 70 against the Renegades. The Sixers picked up a 74-run Big Bash Women’s League win, while the Hobart Hurricanes went to the top of the Big Bash League with a seven-wicket victory over the Sydney Thunder.
Amla, Elgar seal Boxing Day Test 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.
Pakistan refutes ‘grossly exaggerated’ claims
The Pakistan cricket board has discredited reports that coach Mickey Arthur initiated heated exchanges with several batsmen, including Sarfraz Ahmed, Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq, at the end of day two of the Test series opener against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Thursday.
