How off-duty doctor saved Kuhnemann’s Sri Lanka tour
Injured spin bowler Matt Kuhnemann is off the pain-killers and in contention to play a Test next week thanks to the eagle eye of an off-duty doctor, reports ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Injured spin bowler Matt Kuhnemann is off the pain-killers and in contention to play a Test next week thanks to the eagle eye of an off-duty doctor, reports ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Former Test spinner Steve O’Keefe has urged Australia to be bold and give Matt Kuhnemann the thumbs up for the first Test at Sri Lanka even though the bowler’s own thumb required surgery.
Australia’s left-arm depth is so shallow they are considering a retired financial planner and a rookie who has never taken a first-class wicket to tour Sri Lanka. ROBERT CRADDOCK details the endless shortage.
Cricket will be an invisible sport on Australia Day for the first time in 31 years but the fans want it back next year. Cricket Australia has made a crucial decision about the future.
For more than 30 years our best young cricketers honed their craft at the Australian Cricket Academy. If we don’t want our depth to dry up it’s time to bring it back, writes Robert Craddock.
Superstar Virat Kohli is on a collision course with Indian cricket administration following a stunning list of demands placed on players after their series loss in Australia. See the list here.
Shoaib Bashir went from Sydney Shires team Lindfield to playing 15 Tests for England and taking more Test wickets than any other spinner in the world. ROBERT CRADDOCK uncovers how he came from nowhere to be thrust onto the world stage.
Kurtis Patterson’s renaissance has been rewarded by the Australian selectors, who have put the former Test batter back in the mix to return to the national set-up.
England are not quite sure what to make of Sam Konstas. That’s part of his charm and why opponents find him unsettling and irritating, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Shane Warne was allowed to bring a carton of Benson and Hedges cigarettes to Australia’s boot camp in 2006. Broncos players will be afforded a sleeping bag and little else on their boot camp.