Category: Writers

Updated Preview – Boxing Day Test: Australia vs India 3rd test

I previously wrote a preview, but since then both Australia and India have named their teams, which were different to what I had predicted, and as such I am going to update my preview to suit. Teams: India: Hanuma Vihari, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra…

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Hits and Misses: BBL08 Week 1

The BBL is back and The Pinch Hitters couldn’t be happier to have cricket on the television each and every night of the summer. Week One has delivered surprise results, match-winning performances with bat and ball and all the action we have become accustomed to from the world’s premier domestic T20 competition. With Six games…

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Boxing Day Memories

With another Boxing Day nearly upon us, Adrian Meredith and The Pinch Hitters team reminisce about Boxing Days past.

What is Steve Smith going to say?

At 2.45pm, former Australian captain Steve Smith is scheduled to make an announcement at a press conference, before the Sydney Sixers have their training session, and then he will join the Sydney Sixers in that training session, which is in preparation for the Sydney Sixers to play their first match of the Big Bash League…

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Hits and Misses – Australia v India Second Test

Australia bounced back from the their Adelaide Oval defeat to level the Border Gavaskar Trophy Series with a comprehensive 146 run Second Test victory in Perth. An imperious century from Virat Kohli and career best bolwing figures of 6-56 from Mohammad Sami, not enough for the Indians in the first test played at Optus Stadium….

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Which Imports will set BBL08 alight?

BBL08 is upon us and Jarrod Febbraio tells us which imported stars will set our screens alight during the eighth season of Australia’s T20 Showpiece.