NEW DELHI: Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday that Perth will host the first Test of the highly anticipated five-match India-Australia series in November. The series will conclude with the customary New Year’s Test in Sydney.On November 22, the sides’ first five-Test series in more than 30 years will begin at Perth Stadium.The series’ second game…
NEW DELHI: Star speedster Mitchell Starc won several hearts following Australia’s 79-run win over Pakistan in the second Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.At the end of lunch on Day 5, Starc had promised a young fan that he would gift him his shoes and sign it if Australia manage to take…
NEW DELHI: On the second day of the Boxing Day Test, Australia took the lead at the Melbourne Cricket Ground thanks to Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, leaving Pakistan trailing badly at 194-6. Pakistan were still 124 runs adrift.After taking the wickets of Abdullah Shafique (62) and Babar Azam (one), followed by Agha Salman (five),…
NEW DELHI: To understand the concept of a Boxing Day Test, it must first be understood what Boxing Day is. It’s the day after Christmas, December 26, celebrated across the United Kingdom and many countries that were once part of the British empire.The term ‘Boxing Day’ finds its origins in ‘Christmas Box’, a gift box,…
NEW DELHI: Following their loss in the Test series opener in Perth, Pakistan look to bounce back as they take on an upbeat Australia in the second game in Melbourne, starting December 26 (Boxing Day Test).Pakistan, who faced a heavy 360-run defeat in the first Test, arrived in Melbourne a few days ahead of the…
