Cricket

Report card Pass or fail: Aussie Test hopefuls rated

SEVERAL high-profile Test hopefuls fell down the ladder on the second day of the most important Sheffield Shield round in years. EVERY PLAYER RATED.

Youth policy Selection policy that’s frustrated an Invincible

NEIL Harvey debuted for Australia under Don Bradman as a 19-year-old and went on to play 79 Tests. He says it is time selectors showed today’s youngsters the same faith.

Ball tampering ‘Lollygate’: Faf charged by ICC

SOUTH African captain Faf du Plessis is facing suspension from the third Test match in Adelaide after being charged with ball tampering by the ICC.

Diary Note: Ponting and Gibney Cancer Fundraising

Coach Huge Ponting decision gives CA hope

RICKY Ponting’s calendar just got a whole lot clearer, meaning Cricket Australia’s hopes of luring him to a role with the national side just got a boost.

No chance Cricket Australia won’t poach commentators

CRICKET Australia will not be drawn into a bidding war with cashed up television networks in a bid to turn commentators into coaches.

Struggles Drought continues for lost Lyon

HE’S the greatest off-spinner Australia has ever known but even Nathan Lyon’s spot in the Test team may be in jeopardy as his wicketless spell continues.

Sheffield Shield Handscomb ticks all the boxes

PETER Handscomb spent more time in the middle than Australia did in the last Test match on his way to a Shield double ton.

Coach cull Healy: ‘They don’t have any impact’

CRICKET legend Ian Healy has called for the heads of several key members of the Australian team in an explosive interview.

Sickening blow Teammate relives ‘sickening’ Voges head blow

WESTERN Australia batsman Ashton Turner says he felt sick after watching his skipper Adam Voges get felled by a bouncer in the Sheffield Shied.

200 to Handscomb as Fergie, Lehmann flop

VICTORIA’S Peter Handscomb has virtually secured a Test spot with a double century at the SCG as Callum Ferguson and Jake Lehmann struggle. Re-live the day’s play here.

Sheffield Shield Handscomb ton puts him right in Test frame

PETER Handscomb might have British blood running through his veins, but he now has one hand on a baggy green cap after giving Australian selectors the hundred they wanted at the SCG.