When David Warner won the Allan Border Medal for best annual Australian male player earlier this year, it led to bemusement and mocking from certain quarters as he won despite a disastrous Ashes tour of England. It just seemed to be rewarding him for being a home-track Test bully while everyone ignored his record overseas. […]
Australia’s 1999 WC triumph was not only overcoming significant adversity during the tournament, but significant upheaval in the years leading up to it.
Australian cricket was looking to bounce back after their shock home 1992 World Cup failure, but the 1996 tournament would provide many challenges for them, including some from unexpected sources.
On their 1998 Test tour of Pakistan, Australia overcame absent key players, recent failures in Asia and a talented opponent to record their first Test series triumph in the country since 1959.
In the mid-1990s, Pakistan were a highly talented Test lineup looking to break through for their maiden Test series victory in Australia. But off-field issues, erratic performances and a high-quality opponent ensured this wouldn’t be the case.
In the leadup to South Africa’s 2012 Test tour of Australia, there was a sense the home side was well prepared to reverse the result of South Africa’s last visit in 2008/09 where they provided Australia’s first home Test series defeat for 16 years. To be sure South Africa would be a tough side to […]
South Africa had failed to defeat Australia in eight Test series since readmission when they toured Australia in 2008/09, but this Graeme Smith led side soon showed they could overcome any obstacle Australia put in front of them.
By the mid-2000s, South Africa had been trying in vain to beat Australia in a Test series since readmission. Would their 2005/06 tour break the ice?