Journalist at @cricketcomau, trundler for @BrunswickCC1, Dirk Nowitzki fadeaway enthusiast.
Melbourne, Australia
Joined July 2011
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The 11th over is the earliest Nathan Lyon has been thrown the ball after Australia won the toss and bowled since the 2013-14 Boxing Day Test (Aus won that one by eight wickets) #SAvAUS
The Durban Test saw two 35-plus year olds open the bowling for the sixth time in Australia's last seven Tests - something they had previously done only twice in 149 years cricket.com.au/news/4593241
Andrew McDonald speaking to me last month:
‘Who knows? Maybe one day there'll be a batting order for a first innings of a Test match and a totally different batting order for a second set of conditions in the second innings of a Test match.’
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Louis Cameron retweeted
Funny how things work out, isn't it? A wonderful read here from @LouisDBCameron in Durban... #SAvAUS
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Marnus Labuschagne walks off after being retired out on 111* off 89 balls in Australia’s tour match in Potchefstroom. Made a solid case to hold his spot for the first Test
I too would like to purchase not one, but two Jansens
I was a big believer when I coached at SRH and SEC that we should buy Duan Jansen to join his brother Marco.
Seeing the 2 of them together off the field always led me to believe that they’d get the best of one another when paired together, not separated.
I’m so pleased to see that happen today.
Granted it doesn’t guarantee success today, but over time, you’ll reap the rewards.
Well done boys!
It's taken 75 balls over three matches but Jack Edwards finally has a first international wicket.
It's been a peculiar path - he went to three continents in a week and broke his foot earlier in the year to nix a maiden IPL stint at Pat Cummins' SRH
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Jack Edwards to become Aus men’s ODI player No.254 this morning in Durban. Pat Cummins (who will not play) presents his cap before play #SAvAUS
Cooper Connolly v leg spin in international cricket: 5-16 off 26 balls #ZIMvAUS
Here's a stat no one saw coming:
Since his debut last year, Matthew Renshaw has the best ODI bowling average (25.66 before today's third #ZIMvAUS ODI) of any right-arm off-spinner in the world.
(Min. 20 overs bowled)
Tough break for Billy Stanlake, with confirmation from the Aussie camp he's damaged his left side and won't play any further part in the match. Has put in a lot of work to get back to international cricket #ZIMvAUS
A blinder of a knock from Ollie Peake. A reminder he only turned 20 a week ago and, by next week, will be playing cricket in his seventh country in eight months.
Ricky Ponting, by contrast, played his first 52 professional matches in Australia #ZIMvAUS
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Cameron Green batting in the nets during Australia’s innings in the second ODI. Good signs ahead of a possible return for Sunday’s series finale in Harare #ZIMvAUS
Maybe the strangest thing about that Ollie Peake hit-wicket dismissal is he's not even the first person from Geelong to get out that way in Harare: @AaronFinch5 hit his stumps here after making 172 in a 2018 T20I #ZIMvAUS
Louis Cameron retweeted
Mitch Marsh spent three years living in Zimbabwe while his dad Geoff coached the national team. On return to Harare, he was met with a special surprise from an old friend: cricketa.us/3VussiQ
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So much for Australia’s ‘age profile’ problems; Zimbabwe have named an ODI squad that will have four 40-plus year-olds in it by the end of the series cricket.com.au/news/4575855
Certainly a unique flavour to Test cricket in Mackay, where you can watch Cameron Green hit throwdowns while you wait for your coffee #AUSvBAN