Australian cricket great Adam Gilchrist has been forced to call out an online troll for fabricating inflammatory quotes attributed to him. A graphic was posted in a Pakistani cricket supporters’ Facebook group that accused Gilchrist of saying “Pakistan (is) the worst Asian team in Australian conditions, what (have) they won here in the last 35 … Read more
Steve Smith is firming as the man to replace David Warner at the top of the Australian batting order. Selectors will name the squad for the two-Test series against West Indies on Wednesday, with a replacement for retired opener Warner the big talking point. While they are unlikely to confirm the revised batting order, Smith … Read more
David Warner was given one final honour by his teammates after he bid farewell to Test cricket on Saturday. Seven months after initially flagging his intention to retire after his home Test at the SCG, the curtain on Warner’s 112-Test career finally came to a close on Day 4 of the third Test against Pakistan. … Read more
The SCG crowd has been left shattered seeing David Warner dismissed for 57 in his last ever Test innings. Warner had been living dangerously from ball one of his last dig, thrilling his home crowd with a daring innings before running out of lives when he was dismissed lbw on review. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more
David Warner almost made it through his final on-field interview without tears — almost. The now retired Australian Test cricket legend achieved just about his dream farewell to Test cricket, making a half century in front of his home SCG crowd to bring Australia to within 11 runs of victory against Pakistan before being dismissed … Read more
David Warner has gifted one lucky kid the gloves and helmet he wore in his final Test match for Australia. Warner fell agonisingly short of hitting the winning runs in what would have been his dream farewell to the game, but he got the next best thing by making 57 in his final dig in … Read more
Melbourne Stars BBL player Sam Harper is in hospital after he was hit by a ball at training. “Sam Harper was struck in the head whilst batting at training this evening at the MCG and subsequently taken to hospital in a stable condition,” the Stars posted on social media. “We ask that you respect his … Read more
Australian star Steve Smith has caused a bizarre halt in play during Day 3 of the third Test against Pakistan at the SCG. After play was ended early on Thursday due to bad light, there was a lengthy stoppage in the first session on Friday. Smith, who was 32 not out at the time, noticed … Read more
India have beaten South Africa by seven wickets to earn the quickest victory in the history of Test cricket inside two days at Newlands. India, who’d been inspired on Thursday by Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliant six-wicket haul, then chased down a modest victory target of 79 to claim the second Test and share the series at … Read more
Channel 7 commentator Ali Mitchell has offered a solution to the bad light problem that spoiled Day 2 of the third Test between Australia and Pakistan. Lights were on at the SCG and the conditions were gloomy, but play was halted at 2.20pm AEDT before an early tea break was taken, and then play was … Read more
