Australian international cricketer, current Test vice-captain
England has abolished the midnight curfew for both Test and white-ball squads as a new leadership era under Joe Root and Stephen Fleming begins. The move aims to foster adult responsibility and a cohesive culture ahead of a three-Test series against Pakistan at Headingley.
Bangladesh takes a commanding lead in the Darwin Test after core contributions from Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, with Australia facing a tough path to victory as the hosts trail by a substantial margin on day three.
England has built a commanding lead over Pakistan on a damp Headingley day, with Brook narrowly missing a century but Root, Cox and Lawrence contributing, and Tongue and Robinson leading the bowling effort as Pakistan's attack struggles in the field.
Bangladesh has delivered a stunning upset in Mackay as Mitchell Starc’s record start is not enough to prevent a Bangladesh victory. Starc’s five-for and Shoriful Islam’s 6-35 helped Bangladesh defend a low score, while Australia faltered in the batting order. The day ends with Australia chasing the game after Bangladesh’s 64 all out.
South Africa is defeated by Australia by 214 runs after Hazlewood?s career-best 6 for 49 helps dismiss the hosts for 206 in Durban. Boland contributes with a late innings of 40 and strong bowling, while Smith surpasses 11,000 Test runs with a sharp slip catch.
Temba Bavuma leads South Africa to a commanding victory over Australia, scoring 179 and guiding a 425-9 declaration. Marco Jansen’s 85 and Simon Harmer’s 82 support a dominant innings, while Kagiso Rabada’s 4-77 helps dismiss Australia for 295 in the final test, setting up a decider in Cape Town.
South Africa has beaten Australia by 176 runs at Newlands to win the three-Test series 2-1. Simon Harmer has taken a career-best 6-16 to collapse Australia to 111, Kagiso Rabada has reached 350 Test wickets fastest in history, and the Proteas have moved to first in the ICC Test rankings and into the top two in the World Test Championship race.