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Steve Smith Reflects on Missing 10,000 Test Runs Milestone Due to 'Toughest SCG Pitch'
Smith edged a delivery to slip while falling one run short of reaching 10,000 career runs during Australia's first innings of the fifth Test here.
‘Pink Test’ Holds Special Meaning for Sam Konstas, Whose Cousin and Grandfather Died of Cancer
This Sydney test has been commemorated as the 'Pink Test' since 2009, in memory of late wife Jane McGrath who died in 2008 battling against breast cancer, where Glenn McGrath's foundation raised millions of dollars for breast cancer research.
Rabada and Maharaj Shine as South Africa Dominates Pakistan to Complete 2-0 Series Sweep
After posting a massive 615 in their first innings on the back of a brilliant double hundred by Ryan Rickelton (259) and hundreds by Temba Bavuma (106) and Kyle Verreynne (100), the hosts rode on brilliant bowling by Kagiso Rabada (3-55), and Kwena Maphaka (2-43) to bundle out Pakistan for 194 in their first innings.
India vs Australia: The Biggest Rivalry in World Cricket, Says Ponting
Historically, the England-Australia rivalry has been considered to be the largest in Test cricket, but for the five-Test series, the attendance record between India and Australia stood at 8,37,879 with 3,73,691 spectators marking their attendance at Melbourne Cricket Ground across five days, beating the previous mark of 3,50,534 set in 1937.
India's Strategy to 'Intimidate' Australia's Rookie Players Backfires, Says Johnson
While it intrigued and fascinated Melbourne, it became ugly in Sydney when the rookie failed to save the fall of a wicket on day one.
Ravi Shastri Advocates for Two-Tier System to Ensure the 'Best Play the Best' in Test Cricket
According to The Sydney Morning Herald report, ICC Chairman Jay Shah, Cricket Australia chair Mike Baird, and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chair Richard Thompson are set to meet later this month. A two-tier structure for Test cricket will likely be at the top of their agenda of discussion.
Jasprit Bumrah Set to Miss Most of Home White-Ball Series Against England Due to Injury
Bumrah, who was India's stand out player with 32 wickets in their 1-3 thrashing at the hands of Australia in the just-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, couldn't bowl in the final innings of the series here after suffering back spasms.
Harbhajan Criticizes 'Superstar Culture,' Advocates for Performance-Based Selection in Team
Harbhajan's stinging remarks came after India's 1-3 Test series defeat to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.
Australia, England, India in Discussions with ICC Over Two-Tier Test Cricket System: Report
It has been reported that there is a plan by ICC Chairman Jay Shah, Cricket Australia chair Mike Baird, and England and Wales Cricket Board chief Richard Thompson to meet later this month and discuss a two-tier structure for Test cricket, fixed firmly in the latter's agenda.
"I'm Not Changing My Tune; We Need to Move With the Times," Says Vaughan on 4-Day Tests
"I won’t change my tune. We’ve got to move with the times. Five-day Test match cricket, love it. Loved the MCG (Test). It would just happen a little bit quicker and the dramatic fifth day would become the dramatic fourth day.
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