[ad_1] 04:05 IST: England, meanwhile, face a monumental challenge that will require grit, clarity of thought, and a touch of magic. With the big guns back in the hut, the responsibility now rests heavily on the shoulders of the lower order, led by the unbeaten Jamie Smith and Will Jacks. Smith, in particular, has not had […]
[ad_1] Nathan Lyon of Australia (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon etched his name deeper into the record books on Day 2 of the third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval, overtaking Glenn McGrath to become Australia’s second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. The milestone came during England’s first innings when Lyon struck […]
[ad_1] 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 […]
[ad_1] 04:36 IST: Australia (Playing XI) – Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja (In for Steve Smith), Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins (C) (In for Michael Neser), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon (In for Brendan Doggett), and Scott Boland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Veteran Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon said he was “absolutely filthy” after learning he had been left out of the second Test of the Ashes series against England in Brisbane on Thursday. Lyon also explained whether he had spoken with the Australian team management after the decision.Australia opted for an all-pace attack for the Brisbane […]
[ad_1] Australia’s Josh Hazlewood (AP Photo/Trevor Collens, File) Australian cricketers Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, and Nathan Lyon discussed Hazlewood’s nickname “Hazel God” given by Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s on June 11.Hazlewood responded to his new nickname saying, “Yeah, hopefully it runs out of […]
[ad_1] Former Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnson has urged the Australian selectors to introduce younger talents to the Test side. He believes that the ageing veterans should not be considered a guaranteed spot going forward, following their defeat in the World Test Championship final to South Africa at Lord’s. Johnson wrote in a column for The […]
