Australia’s 2016 Test tour of Sri Lanka was a disaster. Steve Smith’s comrades were comprehensively outclassed by Sri Lanka’s talented spinners in the subcontinent, defeated 3-0 in a debilitating series whitewash. In Amazon Prime Video’s documentary series The Test, the second season of which dropped on Friday, veteran opener David Warner was asked to reflect...
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Travis Head falls agonisingly short of sixth Test century after entertaining counterpunch
Travis Head has again fallen victim to the dreaded nervous nineties, dismissed for 92 in agonising scenes at the Gabba on Sunday morning. In a Test match dominated by the bowlers, Head was seemingly racing towards a sixth Test century before disaster struck in the 40th over of Australia’s first innings against South Africa. The...
‘Been through hell’: Tearful Candice Warner doubles down on husband’s explosive statement
Watch the second Test between Australia and the West Indies LIVE and ad-break free during play on Fox Cricket, and stream on Kayo. Coverage starts 11.50am AEDT Wednesday > Candice Warner has revealed the public scrutiny her family has faced following her husband’s ball tampering scandal after he withdrew his attempts to overturn his leadership...
‘You can’t hide’: West Indies eager to exploit Marnus Labuschagne’s biggest ‘weakness’
The West Indies believe they have unearthed a “weakness” in Marnus Labuschagne’s batting despite the Australian run machine’s Player of the Match performance in the first Test at Perth Stadium. Last week, Labuschagne became the eighth cricketer to score a double century and a century in the same Test match, plundering 308 runs against the...
Unwanted shadow hanging over Aussies; Test legend’s Smith warning — Burning Questions
After nearly a three-month, gruelling stretch of white ball cricket, the Test summer is finally here with the first match between Australia and the West Indies. Australia heads into the match, starting at Perth Stadium from 1.20pm (AEDT), amid renewed controversy surrounding the departure of Justin Langer and a poor T20 World Cup campaign. So...
‘Huge shock’ in left-field Aussie captaincy call… but we should have seen it coming
Australian cricket fans were taken by surprise when Josh Hazlewood was announced as the stand-in skipper for the Aussies’ second ODI against England. Hazlewood became the 28th Australian to captain the ODI side as regular skipper Pat Cummins was rested. Watch Australia v England. Every ODI live and ad-break free in play on Kayo. New...
Sweet relief: Marnus, cricket world react as Smith snaps 547-day drought with ‘authoritative’ ton
It was a long, long 18 months that felt like an eternity. A 547-day wait, to be precise. Watch Australia’s Tour of Sri Lanka. Every T20, ODI and Test Match Live & On-Demand on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now > But after 16 innings without one, Steve Smith finally broke his...