Smith urged to remain relaxed in testing summer
If Mark Taylor has a message for Steve Smith in what shapes as a testing summer, it's this. Stay relaxed.
Jon Pierik is a sports writer with The Age, focusing primarily on AFL football, cricket and basketball. He has won awards for his cricket and basketball writing.
If Mark Taylor has a message for Steve Smith in what shapes as a testing summer, it's this. Stay relaxed.
Australian Cricketers' Association president Greg Dyer has taken aim at the International Cricket Council, amid fears nothing is being done to "stem the declining interest" in Test cricket.
World cricket authorities will investigate what would be a radical split of Test nations into two conferences as a way of reinvigorating the traditional format.
Coach Darren Lehmann and former great Matthew Hayden have cleared the air, with Australia urged to rebound from a "poor winter".
Former Test opener Chris Rogers says Shaun Marsh could be forgiven for being devastated should he not retain his spot for the opening Test against South Africa.
A congested international cricket schedule will mean Steve Smith will not lead Australia in three Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka in February.
After tough winter tours of Sri Lanka and South Africa, Australia will look to regain their groove on home shores, beginning in Test series against South Africa and Pakistan. But there is much to consider, as Jon Pierik writes
The Australian cricket community is bracing for a "very tough week" when the painful memories of the death of former Test cricketer Phil Hughes are relived at a week-long Coroner's inquest in Sydney.
Test cricket's foray into a day-night format will gather pace this week - despite players still having reservations.
As the pay-war battleground takes shape, just how the Sheffield Shield is used has become an agenda item.
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