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Dravid believes Test matches are the “life source” of cricket
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has always been a keen advocate of saving Test cricket, and once again, he has made a desperate plea for more Test matches to be played as he believes it provides players with a solid foundation, which helps them prosper in ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.
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Pattinson will be looking to pull off a James Anderson
Australia pace bowler James Pattinson, who was recently diagnosed with a stress fracture of the lower back and ruled out for the remainder of the Ashes series, has announced that the seriousness and timing of his injury is “far from ideal”.
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Khawaja blames the Sheffield Shield pitches for Australia’s batting woes
While most cricket pundits and former players will put Australia’s failures with the bat in the ongoing Ashes series down to the fact that they are impatient, lack concentration and England’s bowlers hitting the right lines and lengths, Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has a different outlook on the matter, stating that the decline in the pitches used during Australia’s Sheffield Shield season is solely to blame.
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Clarke has even started questioning his own captaincy abilities
Australia captain Michael Clarke has lashed out at all the batsmen in the squad after they yet again failed to put up an impressive performance during the second Ashes Test, which cost Australia the match by an embarrassing 347 runs and handed England a 2-0 lead heading into the third Test at Old Trafford, Manchester.
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Clarke’s back injury could be Smith’s ticket to restarting his Test career
Australia all-rounder Steven Smith has found himself playing with the big boys once again after being called up as Test captain Michael Clarke’s reserve as he continues to nurse his chronic back problems.
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Rogers is ready to put England to the test
Many cricket pundits and former players have already declared England the winners of the Ashes, despite the historic series not having gotten underway yet.
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Harris has vowed not to let his injury get the better of him
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has had his share of bad luck over the past year, but the 33-year-old has sent a warning message to England ahead of their highly anticipated Ashes encounter, which gets underway in just four days.
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Warner has been suspended till the first Ashes Test
While most cricket pundits and former players were quick to condemn David Warner’s attack on England’s ‘Golden Boy’ Joe Root, ex-Australia spin king Shane Warne believes the incident could actually unite Australia “in a funny sort of way”.
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Sangakkara’s triumphant knock cut England down to their knees
Kumar Sangakkara singlehandedly put Sri Lanka on his back and carried them across the finish line against England in what many cricket pundits would have arguably called his best ODI innings to date.
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Khawaja is looking to prove his critics wrong during the Ashes
The Ashes is known as the series to make or break men and Australia batsman Usman Khawaja is hoping to restart his Test career by regaining and securing a Test spot for himself through this year’s back-to-back series.
