Third umpire Richard Kettleborough has once again denied Australia a crucial catch off the bowling of Nathan Lyon as the hosts attempt to secure an unlikely victory. Lyon managed to force an edge off Heinrich Klaasen’s bat and Smith took what looked to be a certain catch as his teammates celebrated their second wicket in...
After rain threatened to spoil the occasion, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have kept the New Year’s Test alive with a superb bowling performance at the SCG on Saturday afternoon. South Africa is 6-149 at stumps on day four, still trailing by 326 runs, after Australia declared its first innings to a close at 4-475....
Despite copping a Pat Cummins thunderbolt to the pads, South Africa’s Khaya Zondo remained baffled he was given out as he trudged off the field. The Proteas were on 4-130 with almost 10 overs remaining on Day Four as the Aussies looked to snare some late wickets with the light fading at the SCG. Watch...
Third umpire Richard Kettleborough has made some dubious decisions throughout the SCG New Year’s Test, but you can’t question his consistency. South African captain Dean Elgar has survived a marginal caught behind chance on Saturday afternoon, with Steve Smith denied a remarkable catch at second slip. The Proteas were 1-10 in the fifth over when...
Matthew Renshaw’s long-awaited return to Test cricket hasn’t gone exactly to plan. Perpetual rain, positive Covid-19 tests and broken umbrellas probably wasn’t what he envisioned for his first match back in the Test side. The 26-year-old has already experienced the fluctuating highs and lows of professional cricket. He was initially rushed into the Test side...
Usman Khawaja said it would be “harsh” if he was denied the chance of claiming his first Test double century by a declaration in Australia’s third Test against South Africa. The entire third day’s play was washed out by rain in Sydney on Friday in the final Test of what has been a one-sided series...
Australia’s Sydney selection conundrum might return for Nagpur with news that Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc are “touch and go” for the series opener against India. The duo are missing the third and final Test against South Africa after suffering finger injuries that could keep them out of action well into February. Green, who is...
Perth spearhead Jhye Richardson’s hopes of an Ashes call up have taken another hit, with confirmation he’ll be sidelined with a hamstring strain. It’s just another cruel blow to one of the nation’s unluckiest cricketers, as injury continues to ruin his international career – after first dislocating his shoulder while fielding in Australia’s 2019 World...
Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja does not want the SCG Test moved from its traditional New Year’s timeslot despite weather interruptions plaguing the annual fixture. Day three of the final Test between Australia and South Africa ended as a washout after the New South Wales capital was peppered by rain on Friday. It’s become an all-too-familiar...
Cricket fans donning pink shirts and dresses huddled under trees outside the SCG, desperately hoping to avoid the rain. Inside the venue, spectators retreated to the undercrofts of the Victor Trumper Stand as puddles formed around the pitch square. A quartet of miserable security staff stood by the boundary rope, shivering in the cold. It’s...