The oft-forgotten strike rate tells a different tale of the success of bowlers.
The ACF has the likes of Ian Chappell, Alvin Kallicharan, Damien Martyn and Nathan Bracken.
The Australian government is trying all it can to quicken the legislation that could allow Pakistani leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed to play in the upcoming Ashes series against England, beginning in July.
Australian Test spinner Nathan Lyon has made an inter-state switch, leaving South Australia to join New South Wales, Cricket NSW said on Thursday.
I didn’t see much of Abdul Qadir’s bowling live, but growing up we had enough videos of him in our residence for me to see just what an artist he was. The hop, skip and then the springy run- up to the crease was supplemented by a sorcerer’s goatee, giving him the image of a mythical character who would mesmerise the opposition batsmen into submission. Qadir was the man who started my journey into the admiration of leg-spin.
Former Australian batsman Damien Martyn termed Australia’s Test series victory over India in 2004 as the most memorable one of his career.
Former Australian batsman Damien Martyn has termed the suspension of four players including vice-captain Shane Watson as an "absolute joke" which he feels will certainly have an impact on the team's bid to regain the Ashes later this year.
On March 8, 1999, West Indies were shot out for 51, their lowest total in Test cricket at the time, conceding victory to Australia by a mammoth margin of 312 runs. Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie were the primary and only destroyers, as spin wasn’t even considered on that eventful fourth day of the first Test at Trinidad. Karthik Parimal looks back at that forgettable game for the home team.
Australia's newly-appointed spin mentor Stuart MacGill has warned the team against bringing in Xavier Doherty for the second Test as he feels the left-arm tweaker is "not a Test bowler" and the move would boomerang on the visitors.
Stuart MacGill, born on February 25, 1971, was considered to be one of Australia’s most efficient leg-spinners, and he did prove likewise in the Tests he was picked for. However, in an era dominated by Shane Warne, he seldom was the captains’ first choice, and sometimes wasn’t too pleased with playing the second fiddle. Karthik Parimal looks back on the career of this gritty Australian.