Daniel Brettig

Australia cricketers oppose CA XI in Matador Cup

Australia's cricketers have stated their opposition to the use of Cricket Australia development teams in domestic competitions, heightening scrutiny around the CA XI to take part in this year's Matador Cup

19-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Starc stands out amid Australian rubble

Australia's marks out of ten after their 3-0 defeat in the Tests in Sri Lanka

18-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Australian spin triad on cards for India

Australia are considering a triad of spinners for next year's tour to India as a result of a Sri Lankan humiliation the coach Darren Lehmann dubbed "reasonably" embarrassing for the national side

18-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Clueless Australia need a cultural shift

Australia did not begin to win Tests in Asia until touring teams went to greater lengths to understand the region. The current team, humiliated once again in Colombo, has lapsed back into old mindsets under Cricket Australia's watch

17-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

'Outplayed in every facet of the game' - Smith

Steven Smith apologised to travelling supporters for having to witness an ugly 3-0 defeat, before saying the touring batsmen and spin bowlers had a lot of thinking to do ahead of next year's trip to India

17-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Lyon, Holland fail to seize narrative

With the plot of the Test yet to be written by the team that took the initiative, Australia's spinners adjusted to their detriment, thereby conceding the advantage to the hosts

16-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Nevill defends delayed stumping

Peter Nevill has defended his delayed stumping of Dimuth Karunaratne on day four of the Colombo Test match, while Sri Lanka have indicated they would have done the same

16-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

A case of squandered progress

Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh gave Australia a template for successful batting in Asia before their platform was wasted. Australia will reflect that it was progress at least to have a position to squander in the first place

15-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Starc joins Lyon in criticising SSC footholes

Mitchell Starc has joined Nathan Lyon in criticising deep footholes on the crease at the SSC ground in Colombo, while also intimating that the touring pacemen have not been well served by the maintenance of that area all series

14-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Shaun Marsh the Peter Siddle of 2016

The inclusion of Shaun Marsh has added belated solidity to a batting line-up that could have done with his brand of batting when the destination of the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy was still up for debate

14-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Sri Lanka, not pitches, won this series

Much of the talk around the series has focused on pitches, but it is Sri Lanka's resilient middle order that has consistently thwarted Australia's plans. It was no different in Colombo

13-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Australian broadcasters argue for radical change

Channel Nine and Network Ten have warned that international cricket runs the risk of being significantly devalued and overrun by domestic Twenty20 unless radical schedule changes provide league structures that viewers and fans can understand

13-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Smith looks for evidence of Asian progress

Steven Smith seemed relaxed and upbeat ahead of Australia's third Test against Sri Lanka, highlighting the progress his side is making in adopting a more proactive approach on turning tracks

12-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Australia set to face spinning track in Colombo

Australia face another trial by spin in Colombo after the surface at the SSC was revealed to have been prepared along similar lines to the track in Galle

11-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Warner falls back into attacking ways

Little more than two weeks ago, David Warner was all about patience and batting for long periods of time in Asia. A pair of Test-match thrashings later, Warner and the Australians have changed their tune

11-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Joe Burns undeterred by scarring Sri Lanka Tests

After a lean first two Tests, in which he managed just 34 runs in four innings, Joe Burns hopes that he - and his team - can put in an improved performance in Colombo

10-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Lehmann yearns for variety in domestic pitches

Darren Lehmann has highlighted variety in domestic pitches as an important factor in producing players capable of performing in all conditions

09-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Australia's Test top rank hanging by a thread

Australia are likely to be dethroned from the top of Test cricket's world rankings in the first series since they rose to No. 1, after crushing defeats in their first two Tests in Sri Lanka

08-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Head handed Sri Lanka apprenticeship

Australian concerns about the readiness of their young batsmen to cope with Asian conditions have been underlined by the decision to send Travis Head to Sri Lanka ahead of the dead rubber third Test in Colombo

08-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Lyon frank about Australian deficiencies

Nathan Lyon who came in for criticism from Australia coach Darren Lehmann and captain Steven Smith has admitted that Australia have been outplayed in all areas by Sri Lanka in the ongoing Test series

07-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

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