A Kiwi rejuvenation initiated by the brilliance of Kane Williamson has reduced the Blackcaps first innings deficit to just 49. One of New Zealand’s biggest shortcomings with the bat this series has been their inability to support Williamson…queue Ross Taylor. After being made to look pretty average at the Gabba, Taylor has bounced back in… Read More Kiwi’s come back fighting strong
The kiwi’s will be left scratching their heads after an astonishingly one sided opening day of cricket saw Australia close on 2-389. Burns and Warner weathered the opening exchanges and never looked back, laying the foundations for a mammoth first innings total. Apparently committed to playing Russian roulette with bat-pad’s life, Mark Craig couldn’t decide… Read More Dominance from Day One
Jigsaw pitch-gate aside, New Zealand will be coming over full of confidence that they can take home the Trans-Tasman Trophy for the first time since 1990. For those that aren’t familiar with the Kiwi squad, below should provide you with an introduction of what Australia will be up against over the course of the next… Read More Introducing the Blackcaps…
The Bangladeshi tour cancellation has triggered a Tour de France-esque race for Test selection ahead of a packed Australian summer of cricket. With all the international players returning to their respective state teams, eyes suddenly fell upon Australia’s domestic one-day competition, giving future Test hopefuls the opportunity to shine amongst their nations regulars. If there’s… Read More Race for Selection
It’s unpredictable With the exception of New South Wales, consistency appears to have gone out the window as all teams have lost at least one game from the opening exchanges. The Cricket Australia XI’s victory over Tasmania sums up the competitions unpredictability, as they bounced back from humiliating defeats to NSW and Victoria to beat… Read More 5 things we’ve learned from the Matador Cup so far…
For those that don’t have the patience to trawl through the endless free-to-air TV guides, here’s a handy list of all televised Matador Cup games. Click here for all international and domestic fixtures for the 2015-16 season. Thu 8th Oct NSW v SA – North Sydney Oval – 10am Fri 9 Oct VIC v QLD… Read More Matador Cup – Televised Fixtures
An astonishing start to the Matador Cup saw records tumble, as seven batsmen hit centuries on the competitions opening day. Cameron Bancroft (176) and Shaun Marsh’s (109) opening stand of 216 against South Australia broke Western Australia’s state-record opening stand. Western Australia posted their highest One-Day total, 350. Travis Head and Callum Ferguson’s partnership of… Read More Records tumble in Matador Cup opening day
The Bangladesh Test tour postponement has led to revised squad announcements for the start of next weeks Matador Cup. Players from the Test squad have returned to their respective states, bolstering the already star studded line ups for Australia’s domestic One-Day competition. With Channel Gem televising 15 of the 23 games on free-to-air TV, all… Read More Matador Cup profits from Bangladesh’s loss
You’ve got to feel for Bangladesh as they plead one last time with Cricket Australia for the scheduled two-game Test tour to go ahead. Since the emergence of information suggesting that militants may be planning to target Australian interests in Bangladesh, it has looked unlikely that any of the elaborate security measures revealed by the… Read More Fan’s to miss out as CA set to pull plug on Bangladesh tour
Australia’s Test tour of Bangladesh has been put on hold amid security fears. James Sutherland, Cricket Australia’s CEO has acted on recent advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) who identified the potential security risk. DFAT issued its latest security advice about Bangladesh on Friday, stating that “there is reliable information to… Read More Bangladesh Tour put on hold amid player safety concerns
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