New Zealand playing India in a T20 international five days after the T20 World Cup final sums up everything that is wrong with cricket. One big contextless circus.
2007: Warne retires from Test cricket at the SCG.
2024: Warner retires from Test cricket at the SCG.
Test cricket needs to survive long enough for Warnest to complete the set in 2041.
Sequence of events:
1. Aus-Eng match abandoned due to wet outfield.
2. Bangladesh ahead on DLS when rain intervenes v India.
3. Play resumes despite wet outfield.
4. Dominant Bangladesh batter slips in run chase on wet surface, is run out.
5. Bangladesh collapses.
6. India wins.
Here's a reminder of Adam Gilchrist's greatness. He has 17 Test centuries.
Alex Carey's ton today was the 15th by all other Australian Test wicketkeepers combined.
He bowled a seven-over spell in the Asia Cup final.
Here at Newlands, Mohammed Siraj has just completed his five-fer bowling 8 on a trot 🔥🔥
South Africa are 34/6 after opting to bat in the 2nd Test
#SAvIND
Reporter: “Is it true he was positive on December 16?”
Djordje Djokovic: “Yes, that’s all in the documents.”
Reporter: “Was he out in public on December 17 while infected?”
Djordje Djokovic: “The press conference is adjourned.”
According to CricViz, Pat Cummins has now recorded the highest score ever by a woke Test captain on his country's national day in which said captain wanted the day changed, angering conservatives.
The story of the night isn’t how much money Mitch Starc made, it’s how much he must’ve left on the table by putting national duties and family first for eight years.
That's the first time in Test cricket that a batter has been left stranded on 99 after a No. 11 was dismissed by a ball delivered from an end named after him.
This is Australia’s 80th men’s Test since they last had a wicketkeeper make a century.
It was Brad Haddin in Adelaide, 2013.
To put Adam Gilchrist in perspective, he made 17 tons in 96 Tests.
Novak Djokovic: I am going to do everything in my power to make myself the most objectionable tennis player ever to appear in this godforsaken city.
Daniil Medvedev: Hold my beer.
Congratulations to Rhys Stanley who becomes the 22nd ex-St Kilda player to win a VFL/AFL premiership, more than the 20 that have won a flag with the Saints.
Anyway, now the Australian Open can go ahead without any controversial or divisive figures being put on a pedestal. Looks like a good lineup tomorrow on Margaret Court Arena.
"This will be my last year of Big Bash, it's been a great ride, 13 years for the one club - I'm really proud of that."
Aaron Finch has announced that this will be his final season in the BBL.
#BBL13
Time to announce that after almost eight years, I am finishing up with
@theage
. It has been a privilege and I will be forever grateful to have lived out a childhood dream while working with so many wonderful, talented and committed people. (1/2)
The Stack-Betts moment is like when the fielding team claps a century in cricket. Doesn’t mean they aren’t trying to get the centurion out the very next ball. Didn’t mean Stack was going any softer at the next contest.
Pretty extraordinary how willing Mitchell Starc has been to forfeit huge sums of money from the IPL.
Was on those unfashionable, turbulent tours to Windies, Bangladesh when many others opted out.
Has prioritised Australia and family.
Can’t believe Cam Smith has taken the dirty Saudi money.
On an unrelated note I am pumped for the Socceroos’ campaign at the World Cup in Qatar this year.
Since losing his CA contract in 2021, Travis Head has been adjudged the best player in an Ashes series, World Test Championship final, World Cup semi-final and World Cup final.
Travis Head continued a remarkable year in global finals with man-of-the-match honours against India in the
#CWC23
decider — months after being dropped from the Australian team in the same country.
✍️:
@DanielCherny
It’s very fashionable in recent years to pot Cricket Australia and a lot of the criticism has been fair, but they were years ahead of the curve with women’s cricket and have reaped the rewards.
England and New Zealand teams together on the outfield kicking a footy about after serving up an absolute classic at Basin Reserve.
More of this kind of thing. 👊👌
Breaking: Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore match may be postponed several KKR players fell ill.
KKR - who feature Pat Cummins - are isolating.
#covid19
#IPL2021
Breaking from CA: "Australian management has requested the MCC investigate several incidents involving spectators in the members area...it is alleged players and staff from the Australian team were verbally abused, with some being physically contacted."