Du Plessis charged as team mates leap to his defence
South African captain Faf du Plessis is in danger of missing the third Test after the International Cricket Council charged him with ball tampering on Friday.
Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
South African captain Faf du Plessis is in danger of missing the third Test after the International Cricket Council charged him with ball tampering on Friday.
As Steve Smith sat with his men on Christchurch's sun-kissed Hagley Oval parading the Trans-Tasman Trophy and the ICC Test Mace for the No.1 ranking, deep down even he must have known Australia were not the best Test team in the world.
Australia's cricket crisis has claimed its first scalp.
The International Cricket Council is reviewing footage of Faf du Plessis shining the ball with a lolly in his mouth before deciding whether to lay charges against the South African captain.
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland says he will leave his future up to the board after Australia's "very significant fall from grace".
Peter Nevill has received the endorsement of wicketkeeping great Ian Healy, who believes selectors should stick with him ahead of fellow gloveman Matthew Wade for the third Test.
The man commissioned to write the review commissioned during Australian cricket's last crisis has defended his report, saying it's not to blame for the current woes of the Test side.
An embarrassed Steve Smith has conceded his team is dysfunctional and called for selectors to blood new talent after Australia crashed to another humiliating defeat on Tuesday.
Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke has criticised the on-field relationship between leaders Steve Smith and David Warner, saying the pair are not communicating enough.
The career of Australian's greatest finger-spinner of all time Nathan Lyon is at the crossroads.
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