England and New Zealand met at Lord’s this week 83 years ago with two gifted young batsmen in their ranksThe first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s, which started this week in 1937, was interesting for several reasons, none of them appare…
Australia 258-7; New Zealand 187 all outDavid Warner and Aaron Finch put on 124 for first wicketAdam Zampa bowled the ball of the summer but no-one was there to see it as Australia beat New Zealand by 71 runs behind closed doors at the SCG. On a day wh…
Updates on the match behind closed doors at the SCGAny thoughts? Email to tweet @scott_heinrich 3.40am GMT 2nd over: Australia 9-0 (Warner 5, Finch 3) Ferguson from the other end. Warner gets off the mark with a couple wide of midwicket before the seam…
India 165 and 191; New Zealand 348 and 9-0 Hosts take 1-0 series lead with 10-wicket winNew Zealand completed a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over India before lunch on the fourth day of the first Test at the Basin Reserve to give them a 1-0 lead in …
• Aucklander cannot attend any matches until 2022• NZ Cricket: ‘We’d again like to extend our apologies to Jofra’A 28-year-old man who admitted racially abusing England’s Jofra Archer in November has been banned from attending international and domesti…
Australia win third Test by 279 runs on day four at SCGSpinner ends match with 10 wickets after Warner’s 111 noAustralia completed a perfect summer of Test cricket after beating New Zealand by 279 runs at the SCG. The Australians dismantled the Black C…
Updates from the fourth day of play in SydneyAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 11.43pm GMT 19th over: Australia 51-0 (Warner 31, Burns 19) Burns isn’t quite fluent yet, his drive for two far from middled, but it is enough to bring up the half-c…
Australia ended day three of the third Test at the SCG with a 243-run lead over New ZealandNathan Lyon took 5-68, his 17th Test five-forAustralia remain on track to finish off their perfect summer, going to stumps on day three of the third Test 40-0 an…
Updates from the third day of play in SydneyAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 12.41am GMT 45th over: New Zealand 108-1 (Latham 46, Raval 25) Back from drinks and Pattinson goes again, Raval turning the first ball down to long leg for another si…
Updates from the third day of play in SydneyAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 12.41am GMT 45th over: New Zealand 108-1 (Latham 46, Raval 25) Back from drinks and Pattinson goes again, Raval turning the first ball down to long leg for another si…
Australia all out for 454; New Zealand 0-63 at stumpsBlack Caps clean up tail and start strongly with batMarnus Labuschagne wrote his way into the record books as he capped off his glorious summer with a double century to put Australia in charge of the…
Updates from the second day of play in SydneyAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 11.49pm GMT 94th over: Australia 288-4 (Labuschagne 135, Head 0) I mentioned off the top that New Zealand have done well to tie Australia up on the first morning of …
Labuschagne 130 not out as Australia close day one on 283-3The Australia No3 has now scored four Test tons this summerMarnus Labuschagne celebrated the anniversary of his shock selection at No3 with another century as Australia piled on 283-3 on the op…
Updates from the first day of play in SydneyAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 11.25pm GMT A minute of applause at the SCG. Held to recognise the outstanding and dedicated work of firefighters doing their best in the most horrible circumstances….
The intangibly lazy, hazy mental space of the New Year’s Test takes on an eerie air as thick smoke is set to envelop the Sydney Cricket GroundThe Trans-Tasman Trophy moves to Sydney this week. The Australian side will take on a sickly New Zealand side,…
Justin Langer: ‘People are suffering … this is just a game’Friday’s Test at SCG may be delayed by bushfire smokeSmoke from bushfires is likely to affect play in the third Test between Australia and New Zealand, which is set to begin on Friday at the …
Shane Warne pushing to include Mitchell SwepsonAustralia selectors may opt to include two spinnersNathan Lyon has delivered a stinging response to Shane Warne’s suggestion he could be rested from the Sydney Test to allow fellow spinner Mitchell Swepson…
Updates from the fourth day of play at the MCGAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadamPeter Siddle announces international retirement 12.14am GMT In 38 minutes this morning Australia added 31 runs. That’s all I’ve got. In case you were wondering, New …
Australia close day three on 137-4, a lead of 456 runsCummins returns 5-28, Wagner removes Smith againAustralia will ask New Zealand to attempt a world-record run chase after their pace attack, led by Pat Cummins, gave the hosts a seemingly unassailabl…
Updates from the third day of play at the MCGAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 12.23am GMT 27th over: New Zealand 62-5 (Latham 16, de Grandhomme 1) Another Andrew Samson gem on SEN, with respect to Tom Latham, who is on for carrying his bat her…
