The Tonk
Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett There is a race being waged by rival television broadcasters to launch their new toys first.
Khawaja looking down the barrel in bid to win back Test spot
Andrew Wu USMAN KHAWAJA has been given one more chance to press his claims for a Test recall after being named captain of a Chairman's XI team to face the touring Sri Lankans in Canberra next week.
Ponting-Waugh record set to stand test of time
Andrew Wu, Chris Barrett RECORDS are made to be broken but Steve Waugh's position at the top of the table for most appearances in the baggy green is likely to stand the test of time.
Big, brash: How your team will fare this season
Jesse Hogan and Andrew Wu Your guide to the upcoming Big Bash series, Australia's premier T20 tournament.
Ponting to retire: what now?
Andrew Wu Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from test cricket. Sports reporter Andrew Wu breaks it down.
Cricket
Yardley puts his spin on fast track: Let Lyon play
Andrew Wu BRUCE YARDLEY, a man who showed it was possible to carve a successful career bowling off-spin at the WACA Ground, has urged Australia to resist the temptation to play an all-pace attack in Perth by...
Australians urged to use spin at WACA
Andrew Wu Bruce Yardley urges Australia to resist the temptation to play an all-pace attack in Perth.
Cricket
Six-pack of options, but who stays home?
Andrew Wu Andrew Wu examines the strengths and weaknesses of the six fast bowling candidates for the third Test in Perth.
Cricket
Qadir on Australia's radar
Chris Barrett, Jesse Hogan and Andrew Wu Is Australia's next Test leg-spinner floating around in the South Australian district cricket ranks?
The quicks and the dread: the secret weapons of summer
Andrew Wu THEY are the pacemen identified to bowl Australia through what national selectors hope will be another triumphant summer, and are likely to form the cornerstone of the bid to regain the urn next year.
Jeff's what the doctor ordered on a docile pitch, but name behind Lyon's new doosra remains an enigma
Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu MYSTERY surrounds the origins of the name behind Nathan Lyon's new alternative, back-spinning delivery.
Fourth umpire armed with extra large box of pills to counter headache of lost balls
The Tonk, ANDREW WU, CHLOE SALTAU The construction zone surrounding half the Adelaide Oval was always going to throw up a potential minefield of problems locating cricket balls directed over the fence.
Cricket
Three strikes and Christian's out of SA side
Andrew Wu The all-rounder's curse continued on Tuesday but in Dan Christian's case the Test aspirant's bizarre downfall has nothing to do with injury.
Cricket
Lyon aiming to again take on Rudolph
Andrew Wu Shane Warne turned Daryll Cullinan into his own batting bunny, and now one of Australia's leading spin gurus believes birthday boy Nathan Lyon is on the verge of doing likewise to South African...
Cricket
Rudolph will be Lyon's red-faced bunny, says Mallett
Andrew Wu SHANE WARNE turned Daryll Cullinan into his own batting bunny, and now one of Australia's leading spin gurus believes birthday boy Nathan Lyon is on the verge of doing likewise to South African...
Cricket
Hilfenhaus's slump is just a technical hitch
Andrew Wu FORMER national pace bowling coach Craig McDermott believes embattled speedster Ben Hilfenhaus has enough time to repair the technical deficiencies in his action to retain his place in the Australian...
Four wickets for Starc, but top form still proves elusive
Andrew Wu IF Mitchell Starc can pocket four wickets while still building to his top imagine what he could do once he regains peak form.
Starc grabs four as Rogers, White lift Vics
Andrew Wu Mitchell Starc pockets four wickets while still building to peak form.
Cricket
Starc keeps Test hope alive as Copeland breaks down on steps
Andrew Wu Mitchell Starc was outdone by his fellow NSW quicks but, unlike injured Trent Copeland, he has another chance to earn a recall for the second Test in Adelaide.
