Australia Cricket

Third ODI Betting: Australia beginning to unravel

Ed Hawkins / 30 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Injuries are mounting for Australia as they start to limp around the India leg of their world tour. Ed Hawkins says they are vulnerable to a fit and firing home side in Delhi...Read more »

Cricket Betting: Ponting stays on and rightly so

Frank Gregan / 31 August 2009 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan discusses where the blame lay as regards Australia's Ashes defeat and praises the integrity and conduct of skipper Ricky Ponting in it all....Read more »

Test Match Betting: Cricketing world - meet Peter "Vicious" Siddle

Andrew Hughes / 01 January 2009 / Leave a comment

With the retirements of McGrath, Warne, Hogg and McGill and waning powers of Kasprowicz and Gillespie, Australia are in a need of a new champion bowler. Peter Siddle may not necessarily be that man but that's not to say that...Read more »

Cricket Betting: Bell tolls for old, timid Aussies

Ralph Ellis / 31 December 2008 / Leave a comment

After a first home series defeat in 16 years, Ricky Ponting's team are in disarray. With only seven months to go until the Ashes, this is good news for England, writes Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Ponting searches for excuses as curtain falls on Aussie dominance

Ralph Ellis / 23 December 2008 / Leave a comment

With his team floundering and his selections questioned, the Australian captain is resorting to bad habits, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Cricket Betting: The importance of knowing your rankings

Andrew Hughes / 02 December 2008 / Leave a comment

Watch out punters! As India and South Africa challenge Australia for the title of best Test team in the world, some dangerous fallacies could do serious damage to your wallets. Read Andrew Hughes on why serious cricket punters should know...Read more »

Cricket Betting: The game's bad boys

Andrew Hughes / 25 November 2008 / Leave a comment

Australian batsmen Andrew Symonds is in the news again for his questionable behaviour off the field of play, yet according to Andrew Hughes, he's not the only cricketer to suffer from a less than stellar reputation off the pitch. What's...Read more »

Andrew Symonds: Ferocious talent faces demons

Frank Gregan / 24 November 2008 / 1 Comments

An alcohol-fuelled altercation in a Brisbane hotel is the latest in a long line of off-field mishaps for Andrew Symonds but, while his team-mates may indulge his rabble-rousing, the gifted all-rounder must focus on what he does best before it's...Read more »

Australia in a Spin: How Warne's retirement has made the Baggy Green Caps vulnerable

Andrew Hughes / 03 November 2008 / Leave a comment

It's been a while since Shane Warne retired from Test cricket but the current India Series has highlighted the void the great man has left more than any other. Australia aren't exactly blessed with successors to Warne in the spin...Read more »

The secret to Australia's success? They're a bunch of uber-competitive nutters!

Frank Gregan / 13 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Having lived in Australia, Frank Gregan knows all about the Aussie approach to sport and the secret to their success isn't as complex as it may seem.......Read more »

India v Australia Cricket: Why Steve Waugh called touring India the "final frontier"

Ed Hawkins / 30 September 2008 / Leave a comment

They may be the number one Test team in the world but Australia have their work cut out in India: spinning wickets, Harbhajan, Tendulkar, Ponting's poor record out there and inexperienced bowlers. Final frontier indeed, says Ed Hawkins....Read more »

Cricket Betting: Aussies will not fear planet of heat and spin

Andrew Hughes / 18 September 2008 / Leave a comment

A combination of heat, street food and spin has been the ruin of many a Test team touring India but times and tracks are changing and the Aussies will be well prepared for this winter's series, says Andrew Hughes....Read more »

Gilchrist going finally gives Haddin his big chance

Andrew Hughes / 21 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Cricket odds expert Andrew Hughes tells us how Brad Haddin has a huge challenge to fill the void left by the Aussie's departing wickie......Read more »

Fourth Test Betting: Flat pitch suggests stalemate is likely

Ed Hawkins / 20 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Hawkins previews the fourrth and final Test of India's Australian tour......Read more »