The Latest Breaking News from Mitch Swepson

Victoria were shaky to begin their Sheffield Shield match with Queensland before Matt Short helped them save face with a fourth first-class century.

In less than a week, Matthew Kuhnemann has gone from state cricket for Queensland to opening the bowling in a Test match in Delhi — the debutant says the faith put in him by captain Pat Cummins has been crucial as he and the team prepare for a vital day…

The decision to overlook Ashton Agar for the second Test against India is challenged, after Australian selectors opted to play Matthew Kuhnemann as one of three spinners in Delhi.

Amidst the smog of Delhi, Australia has to find a formula to beat India at a venue where they have not lost since 1987, or risk handing India a 2-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Inside the space of a week, Matthew Kuhnemann may go from playing a Sheffield Shield match in front of a handful of spectators to making his Test debut for Australia in front of a parochial Indian crowd.

SYDNEY: Smarting from a humiliating defeat in the series-opening first Test against India in Nagpur, Australia may replace struggling David Warner with off-spin all-rounder Travis Head in the second match in New Delhi starting February 17, Australian media reported on Sunday.

Former Test opener Ed Cowan says the loss in Nagpur shows how far Australia is from the mark in Indian conditions — he calls for Travis Head to come in for the second Test, and a bolter from outside the squad who is being flown in.

MELBOURNE: Australian cricket legend Ian Healy is shocked by the team management's decision to include two off-spinners -- Nathan Lyon and young Todd Murphy -- who have almost similar action and have left the visitors shorn of variety and variation in the slow-bowling department.

The Strikers looked in control with their attack restricting the Heat, but Adelaide's batters were not up to the task and fell 17 runs short at home in the BBL.

Australia names a 13-player squad for the Test series against West Indies, with back-up spinner Mitch Swepson missing out and Marcus Harris maintaining a spot.

NSW finished the opening day of their Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland on 9-246 after the Bulls' pacemen had them on the ropes at 3-16 early.