South Africa lost a thrilling semi-final to Australia in a rain-curtailed encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground but the Proteas were undone yet again by rain and the Duckworth Lewis method.
Could Australia’s A team beat this English rabble in a Test? Twenty-six years ago, Australia A took on and took down England in the limited-overs arena. If Australia’s current second-stringers matched up against England’s Ashes squad in the Test arena there’s a fair chance they’d also emerge victorious. In 1994-95 when Zimbabwe was the third […]
Unpredictability has its advantages. It makes the team unique and inscrutable, perplexing opponents and making them wary about expecting the unsuspected. Wrong footing your rival is always a good gambit in any competitive sport.