Du Plessis surprised Smith escaped DRS charge
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has attacked the game's governing body for failing to charge Steve Smith for his illegal use of the decision review system.
Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has attacked the game's governing body for failing to charge Steve Smith for his illegal use of the decision review system.
Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade admits Australia were shocked by India's "caged lion" aggression last week and has vowed to silence the hosts by taking them down early in the third Test.
Mercurial all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has to decide whether to fly solo with his boom or bust game or adopt Australia's newfound mantra of defence as selectors face a major quandary heading into the third Test.
Pace ace Pat Cummins is set to play his first Test in more than five years after selectors resorted to desperate measures to cover the giant hole left by Mitchell Starc in India.
Australia remain seething at India's in-your-face attitude despite the two nations having officially agreed to a ceasefire.
Australia's hopes of achieving mission impossible in India have been dealt a devastating blow with star paceman Mitchell Starc to be sent home after breaking down with a stress fracture in his foot.
Selector Trevor Hohns, the man who presided over Australia's last glory era, has returned to the top job long term after Cricket Australia made radical changes to the structure of its selection panel.
There has been a stunning overnight twist in Australia and India's bitter feud with both nations calling a cease fire, narrowly averting a major cricket crisis.
Virat Kohli stands to get away scot free with his unfounded allegations of systemic cheating unless Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland exercises a rarely used power and slaps a charge on the Indian captain.
Victorian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was picked ahead of the in-form Moises Henriques on a horses-for-courses policy, despite a wretched season in the Sheffield Shield.
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