Australia Vs England – First ODI November 23rd The 2017-2018 Ashes series kicks off in a little more than a week’s time on November 23rd, marking the coming together of Australia and England for the 70th time and the 35th time on home soil. For England, the build-up to the ….
Sheffield Shield Round 2 – The Winners Round 2 of the Sheffield Shield matches is over and a number of players have come up on top, especially with the Ashes selections in mind. We take a look at some of the victors and wager a prediction as to what the ….
Sheffield Shield Round 3 Coming Up Kiwi punters can expect some great cricket in Round 3 of the 2017 Sheffield Shield, running from Monday 13 November to Thursday 16 November. The domestic first-class series isn’t just a matter of state pride this year; the stars are all putting their hands ….
Black Caps Fall Short To India Yet another series has hit the dust real hard and real fast for the Black Caps. India on Tuesday stuck it to the Caps by winning a considerably shortened T20 decider by 6 runs. This is India’s second 2-1 series victory over New Zealand ….
Marcus Stoinis Out For Sheffield Shield Round 2 It was announced on Wednesday that Western Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis will not be involved in Round 2 of the JLT Sheffield Shield due to personal issues. Stoinis’ father has been battling serious illness and as such Stoinis has withdrawn in order ….
ICC Fixing Something That Ain’t Altogether Broke The ICC is breaking Test Cricket. This is the opinion of those who rally in support of traditional cricket formats and more importantly, those who support the notion of more cricket, less building of a brand. The ICC convened in Auckland last week ….
Playing Ball No Longer A Given Many will no doubt end up rueing the day, but it’s official: players can now be sent off for the very first time in cricket. The means to this particular end: a red card. The new penalty (some would say punishment) system will initially ….
Pride Comes To A Nasty Fall It’s been a rocky start for Australia and a very ironic one at that – what with the measure of unadulterated snob previously having been bestowed by Australia on “lesser” countries. We’re talking of Day 2 of the First Test in Dhaka – with ….
Cricket Australia Issues Stern Warning Cricket Australia has cracked down on almost 3,000 scalped tickets for December’s Ashes Test in Perth. The tickets were listed for sale on eBay at grossly inflated prices. Cricket Australia has said that it hoped that the confiscation of the tickets would serve as a ….
Making Ends Meet – But Only Just A remuneration survey has shown that New Zealand is coming in last on the payment scale, despite being every bit on par with Australia, India and England on the field. The dispute between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association has caused a ….