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Australia XI will be unchanged for the Boxing Day Test, and the mere fact that it is played in an unchanged venue, the MCG in Melbourne, after a year of so much uncertainty will in itself be a great triumph of tradition and continuity over the many. vagaries of a …

Features The key details on Mohammed Siraj’s journey from tennis ball cricket to his Boxing Day debut “Stay strong for your father’s dream.” Those were the words of Captain Virat Kohli when Mohammed Siraj decided to continue his stay in Australia after his father died in Hyderabad. The BCCI offered …

If India decides to do a routine of naming the XIs one day before the Test, we can reasonably assume that one of Mohammed Siraj and Navdeep Saini probably knows of a Test debut at Christmas. It is never wise to speculate on the emotions of the players, but even …

News Now there is a chance that Gabba will not run any tests from this series. New South Wales would find itself hosting each of the last two Trials of the series against India at the SCG and Queensland was left empty-handed due to its closed southern border under one …

News The starter has not recovered from the injury, but neither can he enter Australia’s biosecurity center alongside Sean Abbott. David Warner has been formally excluded from the Boxing Day test at MCG and together with Sean Abbott is recovering separately from the Australian main team after his arrival in …

Times are changing on the South African test team. Seven uncapped players were included in their starting squad to play against Sri Lanka. And even if all the newcomers don’t debut on this series – the unfortunate Keegan Petersen in particular – they won’t be far from their first caps …

Four years ago, speaking of Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid had told The Cricket Monthly that after having successfully completed a cycle of world tour, Rahane must be experiencing the beautiful feeling of belonging to the highest level. “For me, after playing a year of international cricket, I knew I could …

Steven Smith is far from the only long-term captaincy option in the eyes of the Cricket Australia board, after the flourishing display of test skipper Tim Paine in Adelaide served greatly to drive leadership on the path to 2022 and beyond. An outstanding entry of 73 by Paine at No. …

News He reveals that he agreed to be captain of the test on the condition that the selectors were looking for someone else. Quinton de Kock has confirmed that he will not be South Africa’s long-term test captain, but is willing to help his team until a permanent candidate emerges. …

News Australia’s starter emerged from a losing streak with half a century to secure victory It was a shot that made a huge difference for Joe Burns. When he latched on to a short ball from Umesh Yadav in the seventh over of Australia’s pursuit in Adelaide, he shot toward …