Australia and Bangladesh will be facing each other in whites after more than 11 years when they begin their two-Test series in Dhaka on August 27. The history between them in the longest format is brief – only four matches across two series have been played since 2003. Nevertheless, these Tests have had their […]
Read More Specials – Moments from Australia v Bangladesh Test historyIt has been ten years since the ninth edition of the Cricket World Cup, which began in the Caribbean on 13th March, 2007 and featured a record 16 teams. The tournament drew considerable flak from many quarters for its long-drawn format and overpriced tickets, not to mention the embarrassing gaffe by the umpires in […]
Read More Specials – Recalling the best of the 2007 World CupIndia’s first two home series against Australia, in 1956-57 and 1959-60 respectively, had ended in disappointment as they managed to win just once in eight Tests. Their tormentor-in-chief was the legendary leg-spinner Richie Benaud, who snapped up a total of 52 wickets at 18.38 across both the rubbers. Thus, Bob Simpson’s Australians embarked […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – India v Australia, Bombay, 1964-65Tasmania got its first taste of Test cricket in December 1989, when Hobart’s Bellerive Oval hosted the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka. Since then, the ground has been an occasional fixture on the Australian Test calendar, having hosted a total of 12 Tests – four against New Zealand, three each against Pakistan […]
Read More Specials – Best of the Tests at the Bellerive OvalWith India’s 500th Test match underway at Green Park in Kanpur, the time is apt to relive a significant result achieved by them at this venue, more than half a century ago. This was the second Test of Australia’s second visit to India; the visitors having won the first Test at Delhi by a […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – India v Australia, Kanpur, 1959-60James Faulkner became the sixth Australian bowler and the 40th overall to take an ODI hat-trick when he achieved the feat against Sri Lanka in Colombo last week. The hat-trick was completed across two overs and was the first in ODIs not to include a victim out for a duck. In this post, […]
Read More Record Book – Australia’s hat-trick heroes in ODIsIt has been ten years since the English cricket summer did away with the tri-series format for ODIs and instead reverted to separate bilateral series. The primary reason for the discontinuation of the NatWest triangular series from 2006 onwards was that crowds were increasingly turning out to be poor for matches not involving England. […]
Read More Specials – Memories from the NatWest Tri-Series, Part 1One of the most crucial games of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 will unfold tomorrow as Australia and Pakistan lock horns at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Placed in the tight Group 2 of the Super 10 stage, both the teams need to win this clash in order to remain in contention for a […]
Read More Specials – Australia v Pakistan at the World Twenty20The Trans-Tasman Trophy is back after a period of four years as Australia host New Zealand for what promises to be a highly enticing three-Test series starting from 5th November. Adding to the excitement is the fact that the third Test at Adelaide will be the first ever day-night Test match in the history […]
Read More Specials – Best of the Tests : Australia v New ZealandIreland are set to take on World Cup champions Australia in a much-awaited one-off ODI match at the Civil Service Cricket Club ground in Belfast in two days’ time. This will be only the second ODI on Irish soil this summer, the first being an abandoned game against England in May. Thursday’s match […]
Read More Specials – When Ireland squandered a massive opportunity to topple the champions
The Cricket Cauldron 