'Reverend' Warner pays tribute to late junior coach
Opener David Warner paid tribute to the man who taught him how to play after leading Australia to a clean sweep over New Zealand in the Chappell-Hadlee series on Friday night.
Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
Opener David Warner paid tribute to the man who taught him how to play after leading Australia to a clean sweep over New Zealand in the Chappell-Hadlee series on Friday night.
Another day, another game and another match-winning century to David Warner. It's just a pity there weren't many there to see it.
It's not often in sport you get a chance to return the favour to those who sacked you but this is the scenario confronting Mickey Arthur.
Josh Hazlewood's career-best summer has earned him rave reviews from the great Glenn McGrath, who rates the giant quick as the best fast bowler in world cricket.
Uncertainty surrounds the immediate future of injured batsman Shaun Marsh, who finds himself in circumstances eerily similar to that which led to his "traumatic" run of outs five years ago.
After the upheaval of last month, Australia will take an unchanged squad into the first Test against Pakistan at the Gabba.
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur says his team has the pace artillery to pounce on Australia's fresh-faced batting line-up and bowl the nomads of world cricket to a historic success this summer.
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is prepared to risk embarrassment to adopt a see ball, hit ball mantra in a bid to end the batting woes that cost him his place in Australia's Test side.
Sydney Thunder captain Shane Watson will miss the first two games of the Big Bash League, including the tournament-opening Sydney derby, due to a calf injury.
As Glenn Maxwell's home state insisted his future in Victoria was not over, former Test captain Mark Taylor says the out-of-favour all-rounder needs to become more of a team player if he is to play all three forms of the game for Australia.
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