…off 117 balls and finished a year of batting against them, Australia and South Africa with 549 runs at 54.9. Coach Andy Flower made a point of highlighting the success…
…a two-day game against Australia A last summer, and didn’t disgrace himself by any means. He was (perhaps sur- prisingly) omitted from the ECB Performance Programme and subsequent Lions squads…
…like Daniel Bell-Drummond, Fabian Cowdrey and Sam Billings. “I went really well last winter in Australia and expected a big season but it just didn’t happen unfortunately. “So this winter…
…not out against the touring Australians last summer in only his second first-class appearance, has quit university to fully focus on his cricket. “We’ve not made wholesale changes to the…
…Australia. “It’s a real boost to have him back this year and Australia don’t have too much Test cricket this summer so we look forward to having him around a…
The last time England were hammered 5-0 by Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board responded by commissioning a report from Ken Schofield, the former executive director of golf’s European…
…and Mitchell Johnson. Each player has been instrumental in Australia’s recent turnaround and they are all 30-plus. Brad Hogg, 43, and Brad Hodge, 39, are both in the Australia t20…
…burnout after pretty much non-stop cricket since he made his brilliant debut century against Australia at the Oval in 2009, was first unsettled by the bowling of Mitchell Johnson in…
…Notts side desperate for another wicket-taking seamer in the absence of Andre Adams, injured for long periods. With Adams back and fit and the outstanding Australia Test bowler Peter Siddle…
…tournament victor odds alike. Group B Group B features Australia, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Namibia, and it will be played in matches on the same dates as Group A. Australia is…
So it’s over. Australia won the Urn back after three glorious series of English dominance. In the end it took just 14 days and there was only ever one side…
…they capitulated to a massive defeat at the hands an elated Australia. Whilst they did this, as pathetic as the performance was, the Barmy Army were in fine voice. ‘Oohhh…
…be said, though, that Australia were fantastic. From Brad Haddin and Johnson’s counter-attack on the first afternoon right through to Johnson bowling to the tail with ten men catching as…
…the storms staying away as Brisbane looms. Australia collectively creased with laughter when England’s 82-page menu requests were leaked. Many former players came out and made some ‘an ice bath…
…for places that they didn’t possess in England three months ago. Australia expects and Australia is hungry, and with both sides looking in good shape, I think we can look…
…of Australia’s hopes of victory, and a drawn series, in a game-changing spell even more crushing than the one he produced against them at The Oval in 2009, raised a…