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5 days ago
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- The Advertiser
Tasmanian challenging Sam Konstas for Test spot
Incumbent Australia Test opener Sam Konstas has reflected on a horror tour of the West Indies as he fights to retain his spot for the Ashes. The 19-year-old's place will come under pressure ahead of the summer, with uncapped Tasmanian Jake Weatherald one of many gunning to be Usman Khawaja's opening partner instead. But two four-day games for Australia A in India could give Konstas the opportunity to find form after his confidence took a battering in the Caribbean when he averaged 8.33 across three Tests. "The chat that I've had with Sam since we've returned (from the Windies tour) is that he's reflected on that and he's put a few things into his training," chairman of selectors George Bailey told reporters in Darwin on Thursday. "He's launched himself back into getting ready for India and then playing for NSW. "He's dealing with it well. I think he deals with most things pretty well." Darwin-bred Weatherald is in career-best form, topping the Sheffield Shield run-scorer list with 906 last season. The left-hander then dominated for Australia A against Sri Lanka last month, cashing in with 183. "He's doing a lot of things right, isn't he?" Bailey said. "His performance last year was awesome. "His performance in the Australia A matches was great, too. "A lot of selection is potentially being in the right place at the right time. "So if he starts the year as he had last year, he'll be well in the mix." Konstas will also get a chance to show selectors he can play in Asia, with Australia's defence of the Border-Gavaskar trophy due to take place in India in early 2027. The squad is, naturally, full of spin-bowling depth, but also of batting potential for the future. Victorian teenager Oliver Peake will get another chance to impress, two weeks after the 18-year-old batter made 92 for Australia A against Sri Lanka A in Darwin. Konstas, Xavier Bartlett, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Fergus O'Neill, Ollie Peake, Josh Philippe and Corey Rocchiccioli won't play in the 50-over games that follow, returning to Australia for the first Sheffield Shield round. "We've got a Test tour to India in 2027 (and are) trying to gain some experience and get some guys over there," Bailey said. "Repeat entries into the subcontinent is really important." Other Test players outside the current best XI like Scott Boland, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Kuhnemann and Sean Abbott have not been picked for the tour. Incumbent Australia Test opener Sam Konstas has reflected on a horror tour of the West Indies as he fights to retain his spot for the Ashes. The 19-year-old's place will come under pressure ahead of the summer, with uncapped Tasmanian Jake Weatherald one of many gunning to be Usman Khawaja's opening partner instead. But two four-day games for Australia A in India could give Konstas the opportunity to find form after his confidence took a battering in the Caribbean when he averaged 8.33 across three Tests. "The chat that I've had with Sam since we've returned (from the Windies tour) is that he's reflected on that and he's put a few things into his training," chairman of selectors George Bailey told reporters in Darwin on Thursday. "He's launched himself back into getting ready for India and then playing for NSW. "He's dealing with it well. I think he deals with most things pretty well." Darwin-bred Weatherald is in career-best form, topping the Sheffield Shield run-scorer list with 906 last season. The left-hander then dominated for Australia A against Sri Lanka last month, cashing in with 183. "He's doing a lot of things right, isn't he?" Bailey said. "His performance last year was awesome. "His performance in the Australia A matches was great, too. "A lot of selection is potentially being in the right place at the right time. "So if he starts the year as he had last year, he'll be well in the mix." Konstas will also get a chance to show selectors he can play in Asia, with Australia's defence of the Border-Gavaskar trophy due to take place in India in early 2027. The squad is, naturally, full of spin-bowling depth, but also of batting potential for the future. Victorian teenager Oliver Peake will get another chance to impress, two weeks after the 18-year-old batter made 92 for Australia A against Sri Lanka A in Darwin. Konstas, Xavier Bartlett, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Fergus O'Neill, Ollie Peake, Josh Philippe and Corey Rocchiccioli won't play in the 50-over games that follow, returning to Australia for the first Sheffield Shield round. "We've got a Test tour to India in 2027 (and are) trying to gain some experience and get some guys over there," Bailey said. "Repeat entries into the subcontinent is really important." Other Test players outside the current best XI like Scott Boland, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Kuhnemann and Sean Abbott have not been picked for the tour. Incumbent Australia Test opener Sam Konstas has reflected on a horror tour of the West Indies as he fights to retain his spot for the Ashes. The 19-year-old's place will come under pressure ahead of the summer, with uncapped Tasmanian Jake Weatherald one of many gunning to be Usman Khawaja's opening partner instead. But two four-day games for Australia A in India could give Konstas the opportunity to find form after his confidence took a battering in the Caribbean when he averaged 8.33 across three Tests. "The chat that I've had with Sam since we've returned (from the Windies tour) is that he's reflected on that and he's put a few things into his training," chairman of selectors George Bailey told reporters in Darwin on Thursday. "He's launched himself back into getting ready for India and then playing for NSW. "He's dealing with it well. I think he deals with most things pretty well." Darwin-bred Weatherald is in career-best form, topping the Sheffield Shield run-scorer list with 906 last season. The left-hander then dominated for Australia A against Sri Lanka last month, cashing in with 183. "He's doing a lot of things right, isn't he?" Bailey said. "His performance last year was awesome. "His performance in the Australia A matches was great, too. "A lot of selection is potentially being in the right place at the right time. "So if he starts the year as he had last year, he'll be well in the mix." Konstas will also get a chance to show selectors he can play in Asia, with Australia's defence of the Border-Gavaskar trophy due to take place in India in early 2027. The squad is, naturally, full of spin-bowling depth, but also of batting potential for the future. Victorian teenager Oliver Peake will get another chance to impress, two weeks after the 18-year-old batter made 92 for Australia A against Sri Lanka A in Darwin. Konstas, Xavier Bartlett, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Fergus O'Neill, Ollie Peake, Josh Philippe and Corey Rocchiccioli won't play in the 50-over games that follow, returning to Australia for the first Sheffield Shield round. "We've got a Test tour to India in 2027 (and are) trying to gain some experience and get some guys over there," Bailey said. "Repeat entries into the subcontinent is really important." Other Test players outside the current best XI like Scott Boland, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Kuhnemann and Sean Abbott have not been picked for the tour.
7NEWS
5 days ago
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- 7NEWS
Aussie opener Sam Konstas ready to bounce back after horror West Indies tour
Incumbent Australia Test opener Sam Konstas has reflected on a horror tour of the West Indies as he fights to retain his spot for the Ashes. The 19-year-old's place will come under pressure ahead of the summer, with uncapped Tasmanian Jake Weatherald one of many gunning to be Usman Khawaja's opening partner instead. But two four-day games for Australia A in India could give Konstas the opportunity to find form after his confidence took a battering in the Caribbean when he averaged 8.33 across three Tests. 'The chat that I've had with Sam since we've returned (from the Windies tour) is that he's reflected on that and he's put a few things into his training,' chairman of selectors George Bailey told reporters in Darwin on Thursday. 'He's launched himself back into getting ready for India and then playing for NSW. 'He's dealing with it well. I think he deals with most things pretty well.' Darwin-bred Weatherald is in career-best form, topping the Sheffield Shield run-scorer list with 906 last season. The left-hander then dominated for Australia A against Sri Lanka last month, cashing in with 183. 'He's doing a lot of things right, isn't he?' Bailey said. 'His performance last year was awesome. 'His performance in the Australia A matches was great, too. 'A lot of selection is potentially being in the right place at the right time. 'So if he starts the year as he had last year, he'll be well in the mix.' Konstas will also get a chance to show selectors he can play in Asia, with Australia's defence of the Border-Gavaskar trophy due to take place in India in early 2027. The squad is, naturally, full of spin-bowling depth, but also of batting potential for the future. Victorian teenager Oliver Peake will get another chance to impress, two weeks after the 18-year-old batter made 92 for Australia A against Sri Lanka A in Darwin. Konstas, Xavier Bartlett, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Fergus O'Neill, Ollie Peake, Josh Philippe and Corey Rocchiccioli won't play in the 50-over games that follow, returning to Australia for the first Sheffield Shield round. 'We've got a Test tour to India in 2027 (and are) trying to gain some experience and get some guys over there,' Bailey said. 'Repeat entries into the subcontinent is really important.' Other Test players outside the current best XI like Scott Boland, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Kuhnemann and Sean Abbott have not been picked for the tour.
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First Post
04-08-2025
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- First Post
'We'll NEVER Surrender': Gautam Gambhir's defiant message after India's historic Oval win
Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir has posted a strong statement after Shubman Gill and Co. emerged victorious at The Oval. India won the fifth and final Test of the series against England by 6 runs. read more Following Team India's swashbuckling victory at The Oval by 6 runs, head coach Gautam Gambhir has disseminated a message of fortitude. Gambhir, who took over the helm of Indian cricket in July 2024, has had a tough tenure till now, particularly in the longest format of the game. Under his command, Team India suffered a 0-3 clean sweep against New Zealand at home and then lost the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Australia. The pressure of those two series defeats drew immense criticism towards him, so much so that many demanding enthusiasts of Indian cricket called for his sacking. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Amid all the concerns, India underwent a massive transition, which saw Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin bid adieu to Test cricket. Sharma's departure left the Test captaincy void, and subsequently, Shubman Gill was entrusted with the responsibility. Gautam Gambhir gives his kudos to Team India With the major shake-up in the squad and a new captain, India toured England, which has always proven to be a challenging turf for every Indian team. Moreover, even captains like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have failed to win a series in England. With everything that had happened in the lead up to the series, the pressure to deliver was immense on Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir. As it turned out, the unit filled with young guns was up for the challenge and tackled the formidable conditions with valour. The team refused to back out till the end in every Test, and gleaned a satisfying outcome from the series. India endured two losses and inflicted two defeats on the home side to conclude the five-match affair at a 2-2 score line. Referring to the final result of the series, Gambhir posted a defiant statement on X. Saying that 'We'll win some, we'll lose some…. but we'll NEVER surrender! Well done, boys!' While India succeeded in evading a series defeat in England, in hindsight, they will reflect on the moments, which, if they had chanced upon then, they could have taken an unassailable lead and would have captured the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
India.com
21-06-2025
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- India.com
Yashasvi Jaiswal achieves HISTORIC feat never done before by Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli or Viv Richards
Yashasvi Jaiswal. New Delhi: This is an achievement that no other batsman has ever achieved in history of cricket, be it a legend like Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin, Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara, Virat Kohli or AB de Villiers. None has achieved what Yashasvi Jaiswal did, even being in quite different times and on different teams. The Indian opening batter registered his fifth Test century on Friday in the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Headingley in Leeds, a new record in the field of sport. It was the fifth Test hundred scored by Jaiswal in all and third against England, and importantly the first on English soil, in his maiden series at the venue. It became part of the history, marking his name in the record books as the first foreign batter to score centuries in debut Tests in England and Australia. The Indian opening batter, who made a triumphant 161 in his first ever Test at Perth against Australia during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar trophy, arrived in England to continue to announce himself in international cricket. On Friday he further adorned his cap by scoring his maiden Test century in England, and again on the first day of taking the field on English soil. Interestingly, Sachin Tendulkar did score a hundred in his first tours to England and Australia during his maiden Test tours to both countries, but it was not his first match he played in these countries. The first century of his career in England was made at his second Test against England at Manchester, and his first century in Australia was also at the third Test held in Adelaide. When Jaiswal hit back-to-back over boundaries off Brydon Carse during the 49th over, he scored his century on the last delivery with a single. He was unable to hold back his emotion, roared, and celebrated wildly which is a conclusive statement to the spectators at Headingley as well as fans worldwide that he now has Test centuries in Australia and West Indies and in England. The left hander, who made a hundred on his Test debut against the West Indies, had earlier accrued over 700 runs in the home series versus England last season. The century was scored in a time when there were serious concerns of how India new-age batting line-up would be in overseas conditions now that stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had retired.
India Today
15-06-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Australia remain at the top of ICC Test rankings despite WTC loss to South Africa
Australia, despite their defeat to South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord's, maintain their spot at the top of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) latest update on the Test rankings. The Pat Cummins-led side suffered a crushing defeat thanks to Aiden Markram's legendary knock alongside Kagiso Rabada's nine-wicket haul. Apart from the duo's heroics, key contributions by the captain, Temba Bavuma, helped Proteas win their first major honour in 27 the rankings, which were updated after the WTC result, show that Australia maintained their stronghold at the top, having taken 123 rating points in the 26 matches the WTC winners, South Africa, have jumped up to second in the charts after their historic win. They now have 114 rating points in the 22 matches played so far. They managed to get past England for the second position and now have a one-point gap between these two sides. It should also be noted that beating the top-ranked side results in the highest points weightage and the Proteas were awarded three rating points for their win at Lord's. The Proteas' Test side will be back in action for a two-match series against Zimbabwe that is set to begin on June 28, later this month. Table-topper Australia will also be back with the Test tour to West Indies for a three-match series beginning on June hold the fourth spot after their whitewash at home against New Zealand, followed by the series defeat to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar trophy that ended earlier this year. With Shubman Gill at the helm as their new skipper and senior stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retiring from Test cricket, the Indian team will embark on a new journey where they hope to reach greater Test team rankings could see a big change with England set to play hosts for a five-match Test series against India set to begin on June 20. Both sides will be keen on starting off the 2025-2027 WTC cycle on a positive note and rack up as many wins as InMust Watch
