With the First Test now a week away, we reprise Sean Mortell’s review of Steve Smith’s stunning, match-changing innings on Day 1 of the Edgbaston Test of the 2019 Ashes series.
The Ashes 2019 – First Test, Day 1: Celebrating Smith and a history-defining knock
Australia v India – Fourth Test, Day 2: Lyon before the storm
Citrus Bob Utber enjoys the ‘Star Wars’ crew as Australian wickets fall and a storm builds in the south-west. [Very Brisbane – Ed]
Australia v India – Second Test Day 2: Rahane’s Timeless Ton
Luke Reynolds had the distinct fortune of attending the MCG for Day 2 with his two boys as Ajinkya Rahane put on a clinic.
Australia v India – First Test, Day 3: Even more experiences and observations
Daryl Schramm caught up with fellow participants from last year’s SACA Ashes Tour for brunch on Day 3 of the Adelaide Test before hoping to settle in for some good cricket. He was not expecting what followed!
Australia v India – First Test, Day 3: Game over? Come on!
Citrus Bob Utber has been watching Test cricket for 70 years and he reckons he’s never seen anything like Day 3 of the First Test in Adelaide.
Australia v New Zealand – Third Test: Day 3 at the SCG
Liam Hauser reports on Day 3 of the Third Test between Australia and New Zealand at the SCG where the Kiwi batsmen got starts but couldn’t go on against the nagging off-spin of Nathan Lyon and the relentless quicks.
The Ashes 2019 – Third Test Day 1: Archer blitzes through, unlikely heroes hold firm
Sean Mortell reports on Australia’s disappointing effort with the bat against some excellent fast bowling on Day 1 of the Third Test at Headingley.
The Ashes 2019 – Second Test, Day 5: Momentum yo-yos, youth thrills
Sean Mortell reviews Day 5 of the Second Ashes Test at Lord’s, a game the English nearly pinched from the Aussies.
The Ashes 2019 – First Test, Day 5: A sudden end, a lack of fight.
Clinging to their wickets does not seem to be the aggressive Englishmen’s forte writes Sean Mortell who also thinks that this Ashes might offer a vert tight contest.
The Ashes 2019 – First Test, Days 2 and 3: England surge ahead, but don’t consolidate.
Sean Mortell looks back on Days 2 and 3 of the Edgbaston Test.
2019 Cricket World Cup – Australia v Pakistan: Battling hard, doing enough
The mecurial Pakistanis have been hard to pick and Australia caught them on a middling day writes Sean Mortell.
Australia v India – Sydney, Day 5: School’s out for the Aussies!
Citrus Bob reports from a washed out day 5 at the SCG, and in his inimitable schoolmasterly manner appraises the form of the Australian team.
Australia v India – Adelaide, Day 1: A genuine struggle
Although it was a long road from Mildura at 4am this morning for Citrus Bob, the excitement of the Test series against India made the trip a treat. He presents his report of the first day’s play.
Almanac Cricket: Picking Australia’s Best Ashes XI
Daniel Saunders selects his Australian XI for the 1st Test. Do you agree with him?
Add your team in the comments.
Bangladesh v Australia – 1st Test, Day 1: More Subcontinental Blues For Warner
Luke Reynolds reports on an engrossing first day of the Bangladesh v Australia Test in Mirpur.
Starc for Cummins: like for like?
Paddy hope Pat Cummins is the business. The implications of the tour of India and the Ashes are mouth watering.
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