... in 2011 as doubts resurface about venues in the city. Test cricket has been played at the SCG since 1882 but the ground' ... ; NSW boss Dave Gilbert said. "I know Test cricket will be a difficult one to do at this stage - and you have to weigh up ... batsman Simon Katich was unsure about the possibility of an Ashes Test being held there. "It would be a surprise if there wasn't ...

... in 2011 as doubts resurface about venues in the city. Test cricket has been played at the SCG since 1882 but the ground' ... ; NSW boss Dave Gilbert said. "I know Test cricket will be a difficult one to do at this stage - and you have to weigh up ... Australia batsman Simon Katich was unsure about the possibility of an Ashes Test being held there. "It would be a surprise if there wasn't ...

... starting in Brisbane on November 26. Waugh and former Test teammate Damien Fleming have had their say and have both recalled controversial ... 1-204 in Australia’s defeat in the first Test against South Africa in Perth 11 months ... recalled, although this also seems an unlikely scenario for Brisbane. Hughes, who was dropped after the second Ashes Test in July, has been slotted back into the top ...

History is certainly against the prospect of a sweep. In the last six Cricket Ashes Tour   series played in England, only once has one of the nations failed to win a Test match, way back in 1989 where Australia once again rose to ... 2001 series. Historically, a shutout in a five-Test series is a rarity and that is even more of a truism in an Ashes series where both teams attack the ...

... 8217;t believe that there is some moral imperative that demands everyone has the right to watch Test cricket, or the Ashes or whatever, on free-to-air television. It’s about what is best for ... to a free-to-air broadcaster. But I’m not convinced that the proposed re-listing of The Ashes does anything other than score the Government a few Middle-England brownie points. John Stern is the ...

... Test couldn't fill Eden Gardens in Kolkata a couple of years ago, and the attendance at venues ... pinnacle of achievement in that form of the game. What does Test cricket have? The Ashes have history and tradition, and the Frank Worrell ... standardisation. Australia and England will continue to play the Ashes over five Tests, while India may wish to play only two against Bangladesh. The solution ...