Analysis
Australian cricket
Tossed away: Rohit Sharma’s call leaves India vulnerable at the Gabba
The hour’s play on day one suggested that – not for the first time – a touring captain was too easily seduced into bowling in Brisbane.
- by Daniel Brettig
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80 deliveries, 28 runs, and more than 30,000 refunds: The numbers behind a rain-soaked Gabbatoir
Even the meteorologists were left stumped on Saturday when a predicted 15 millimetres of rain ruined the opening to one of the most hotly anticipated Tests in recent memory.
- by Tom Decent
Australia v India third Test LIVE updates: Australia makes solid start on rain-affected first day
India won the toss and chose to bowl, with Australia making 0-28 before rain forced a stop to play at the Gabba in Brisbane.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
Australian cricket
Test cricket is in another golden age – and it might be T20 that saved it
Wildly unpredictable results. Teams regularly winning away from home. Runs being scored at a remarkable rate. Test cricket is in rare form. Now we just need the spinners to get a bowl.
- by Geoff Lawson
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India
Siraj’s outburst was a surprise, but Australian cricketers are not saints
The altercation between Travis Head and Mohammad Siraj showed the intensity and fierce pride has not diminished, but uncouth and ugly behaviour has been almost eradicated. * लेख हिंदी में à¤à¥€
- by Sunil Gavaskar
‘My hand’s up’: The Starc factor behind heir apparent’s meteoric rise
Spencer Johnson and Xavier Bartlett have announced themselves as potential long-term international prospects.
- by Nick Wright
Usman Khawaja turns 38 during the Gabba Test. History shows he’ll struggle to improve
Usman Khawaja will join Allan Border and Steve Waugh as the only 38-year-old batsmen to play for Australia in the past four decades. Can he make it to 39?
- by Tom Decent
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Australian cricket
Hazlewood pushes out Boland at the Gabba as Cummins plans Rishabh bouncer barrage
Josh Hazlewood has pushed out Scott Boland for the crucial Gabba Test against India after missing just one game with a side strain, as Australian captain Pat Cummins plots a bumper barrage for Rishabh Pant and India’s tail.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Big Bash
Angry agents and the snag in Cricket Australia’s SuperCoach plans
The governing body received complaints from irate agents over what they claimed was a breach of cricketers’ intellectual property.
- by Andrew Wu
Analysis
Australian cricket
Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts were the best fast bowlers I faced. Bumrah combines the best of both
The Indian pace spearhead combines Lillee’s ability to dictate terms and unsettle batsmen with the cerebral approach of Roberts. If Australia can best him, they will win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
- by Greg Chappell
All eyes were on Josh Hazlewood at the Gabba. Then he was whisked away in a black van
Cameras and reporters waited to watch the veteran paceman have a bowl to prove his fitness at Australia’s main training session on Thursday. The Australian team had other plans.
- by Tom Decent