Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins of Australia (Getty Images) Australia have left out Test captain Pat Cummins for the remainder of the Ashes series, opting to put the fast bowler “on ice” after sealing the urn, with coach Andrew McDonald adamant the decision is about protecting his long-term future.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube…
Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon of Australia (Getty Images) Australia will head into the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground without captain Pat Cummins and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, opting to manage workloads and injuries after securing an unassailable Ashes lead over England.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Cricket Australia…
Scott Boland of Australia celebrates with team mates (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Australia have retained the Ashes with two matches still to play after Mitchell Starc claimed three of the final four wickets to halt England’s valiant fightback on the fifth day of the third Test at Adelaide Oval. The hosts secured an 82-run…
Glenn McGrath (Video grabs) Nathan Lyon’s place in Ashes folklore was sealed not just by the wickets he claimed on Thursday, but by the priceless reaction he triggered off the field. As the off-spinner surpassed Glenn McGrath on Australia’s all-time Test wicket list, television cameras cut to the former fast-bowling great in the commentary box…
File Pic: Ben Duckett of England is bowled by Scott Boland of Australia at The Gabba. (Getty Images) Former England batter Mark Butcher has delivered one of the most piercing assessments of England’s technical decline in recent years, arguing that an overemphasis on “intent” has eroded the fundamentals needed to survive the rigorous demands of…