India won the World Cup last year and Sri Lanka were the runners-up, but Michael Clarke believes Australia deserve to be the favourites for the Commonwealth Bank Series, which starts on Sunday
There’s a lot of speculation that, following the twin failures in UAE, Eoin Morgan’s 15-Test career might be over. Andy Bull writes in the Spin blog, that it is important that Morgan bounces back from his current predicament “because he is too talented for his Test career to be over already”. Right now the disparity between Morgan’s performances in limited-overs and Test cricket is so great that it feels as though he is shaping up to be the next Michael Bevan, a brilliant one-day player whose flaws mean he in…
England should not change their team despite being “embarrassed” by Pakistan in the first two tests, according to former captain Michael Vaughan.
Shaun Marsh may need time away from the spotlight in the Sheffield Shield to rediscover his game after a dire series against India, his captain Michael Clarke has conceded
On the fourth day in Adelaide as Australia accumulated more and more runs, without any sense of urgency, taking their lead to 486 at lunch. Both teams were waiting patiently for Michael Clarke’s declaration
Australia captain Michael Clarke decided against enforcing the follow-on at the Adelaide Oval after his Peter Siddle-inspired outfit overcame Virat Kohli’s maiden Test century to take total control.
India’s hopes of avoiding a series whitewash at the hands of Australia faded as Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke each progressed to double hundreds on day two of the final Test in Adelaide.
India faced the prospect of starting a sixth session in the field after Michael Clarke decided against declaring before tea on the second day in Adelaide. At the break Australia had piled up 7 for 569
India endured another miserable day as unbeaten centuries from Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke carried Australia to 335 for three in Adelaide.
Australia will have first use of the batsman-friendly Adelaide Oval pitch after Michael Clarke won the toss and chose to bat
