Australia’s former Ashes nemesis, Stuart Broad, has started a slanging match with arch-rival David Warner months before he arrives Down Under to commentate on the series.
New Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg says scarcity is still part of Test cricket’s charm as the sport investigates splitting its best teams from the rest.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: Both sides have shown a bit of mongrel during a tense Test series in England, but my biggest take away is what a fired-up English outfit means for the Ashes this summer.
A legendary former Australian batter tips Ben Stokes and England would have done the exact thing that sparked their stoush with India if they were faced with the situation.
JUSTIN LANGER: Shane Warne’s rise to stardom was no easy road, as many of the latest stars in the making - like Harley Reid - are finding out the hard way.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: The Poms are at it again, puffing out their chests about how intimidating they can be, but they are forgetting one key aspect of sledging.
Rising TV star Grace Hayden has just launched a new sports podcast, and it’s already revealed an insane ‘naked’ moment her cricket great father Matthew Hayden enjoyed on tour.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: The Australian cricket team coach’s honest admission about the quality of the West Indies day-night Test should be reason enough to scrap these debacles.
Australian coach Andrew McDonald says there’s every chance Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja will walk to the crease on the opening day of the Ashes in Perth despite the pair’s horror tour of the West Indies.