Daniel Brettig

Former PM Hawke livens up Australia's training

Bob Hawke visited Australia's training session on Monday, and it wasn't long before the typical quips surfaced

23-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

From 110 to 150 kph, the Wahab Riaz story

As a six-year-old, he watched Wasim Akram at the 1992 World Cup and decided that he would be a left-arm fast bowler. As a man, he put on a show very nearly as memorable as Wasim's 23 years before

22-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Australia's pitch battle with SCG

Even if it was dished out by both sides, the fire and brimstone of Adelaide is the way Australia would like to be playing the game in Sydney during Thursday's semi-final against India

21-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Wahab and Watson sanctioned by ICC

Wahab Riaz and Shane Watson have both been sanctioned by the ICC for their part in a fiery and memorable confrontation in the quarter-final between Australia and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval

21-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Steve Smith steers Australia through taste of own medicine

He played everything the fierce Wahab Riaz served up with the assurance born of being the finest and most reliable batter in the team

20-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Australia hope Adelaide grass greener

Australia are hopeful a well-grassed Adelaide Oval pitch will provide enough assistance for the hosts' fast bowlers to dismantle Pakistan and thus prevent their own strong pace battery from doing likewise in the third World Cup quarter-final

19-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

'How I carry myself is most important'

Younis Khan opens up about his batting form, his playing experiences in Australia, how Pakistan have fared in the World Cup, their depth of fast bowling, Misbah-ul-Haq's captaincy, and more

18-Mar-2015•Interview by Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Steve Waugh called in to help hosts

Steve Waugh was at Adelaide Oval wearing Australian team training gear, having joined the squad for a group dinner on the Tuesday night to help them with their preparation

18-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Australia fear Pakistan on a roll

Shane Watson has said that he is wary of the threat posed by Pakistan, who he believes are a "dangerous" side during knockout games

17-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Watson thought his World Cup was over

Shane Watson has admitted that he thought he had played his last World Cup match for Australia after being dropped for the Afghanistan game

17-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

'I've surprised myself'

Older and wiser, Ryan Harris looks back at his career, the injuries he overcame along the way, and the art of swinging it

17-Mar-2015•Interview by Daniel Brettig

Johnson rides in Starc slipstream

Mitchell Johnson has said that he is pleased with the balance of Australia's bowling attack, and backed himself to come out firing in the knockouts following a fairly underwhelming outing in the group stages

16-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Two steps forward, but one step back

With three wins and another giant scalp in the bag, it was Ireland's best World Cup outing yet, but the team will still be hurting not to have pushed on and reached the quarter-finals

16-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Blewett's long-term contract

Australia's fielding coach Greg Blewett has revealed he is on a three-year deal with Cricket Australia, in contrast with the short-term appointment of the more experienced Mike Young to help guide the hosts through the vagaries of the 2015 World Cup

16-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

'No choice' Sarfraz comes up trumps

Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted Sarfraz Ahmed was only returned to his side's plans for the tournament as the very last resort

15-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Pakistan's death bowlers step up again

At one stage Ireland seemed poised to set Pakistan a target in the region of 270, but Misbah-ul-Haq attacked with his fast bowlers to keep them down to far less

15-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Already proven we belong - Porterfield

Ireland's captain William Porterfield has been taking issue with the "accepted norms" of the cricket hierarchy for most of this World Cup, and found no reason to change tack on the eve of the match that will decide whether or not his team progress into th

14-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Misbah puts bowlers on the attack

On the eve of Pakistan's final group game against Ireland, the captain Misbah-ul-Haq roused his bowlers to be more aggressive

14-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Afghanistan's fortunes fade

After a strong start to the World Cup, Afghanistan lost steam in the closing matches, and will be especially disappointed that they couldn't push a dispirited England harder

13-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Home-bound England fear one last shock

Having been dumped from the World Cup by Bangladesh, England will be petrified of finishing their tournament with another loss to a lower-ranked team. Afghanistan, meanwhile, will look to make the most of their last chance in the game's shop window

12-Mar-2015•The Preview by Daniel Brettig

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