David Warner retires in pain after making 200 in 100th Test as SA struggle

David Warner retires in pain after making 200 in 100th Test as SA struggle

David Warner battled through searing heat to hit an epic unbeaten 200 in his 100th Test on Tuesday before retiring in pain as Australia consolidated their advantage against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. On a scorching day, the hosts were 386-3 at stumps on day two of the second Test, leading by 197 … Read more

IPL 2023: Ben Stokes, Nicholas Pooran, Cameron Green up for picks at auction

IPL 2023: Ben Stokes, Nicholas Pooran, Cameron Green up for picks at auction

Some of the world’s top cricketers will be among 405 players to go under the hammer at an auction on Friday for next year’s money-spinning Indian Premier League. AFP looks at five stars who could get a fat pay cheque when the 10 franchises bid in Kochi ahead of the Twenty20 tournament due to start … Read more

‘There’s maverick in it and genius in a lot of it’: McCullum on Stokes after ENG sweep over PAK

‘There's maverick in it and genius in a lot of it’: McCullum on Stokes after ENG sweep over PAK

England’s head coach Brendon McCullum finds it “scary” to think about how good a captain Ben Stokes can become after the team’s 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan in the Test series. The former New Zealand batter, credited with bringing about a radical change in England’s approach to playing Test cricket, said the team has performed incredibly … Read more