India’s King is at a crossroad in his reign. Virat Kohli needed to pull India out of trouble but couldn’t and the series he was backed to lift for has begun with a whimper, writes Jackson Barrett.
Jackson Barrett
The first day of the Test summer is in the books - and it was a wicket-heavy record-breaker! Here’s the good and bad from the opening day at Optus Stadium, including a shot that needs to be seen to be believed.
Chris Robinson
Title-winning captain Sophie Devine will on Saturday be revealed as the skipper of Perth Scorchers’ team of the decade, The West Australian can reveal.
Nathan McSweeney’s debut Test innings was as short as it was eventful; the young South Australian out for 10 in Perth.
Aaron Kirby
Virat Kohli's poor form has continued as he was dismissed for just five amidst India's total of 150 on day one of the first Test in Perth.
Justin Chadwick
Australia’s newest Test player is making waves before even picking up his bat, combining with Marnus Labuschagne for a slips catch for the ages.
India opener KL Rahul shook his head in disgust and indicated he hadn't nicked the ball after being given out caught behind on review in the first Test.
It has taken just an hour of play for The West Test against India to surpass Perth’s all-time single-day attendance record.
Australia's captain Alyssa Healy is expected to miss the ODI series against India through injury, with an otherwise largely unchanged squad to be named.
Scott Bailey
Australian cricket will stop to remember Phillip Hughes' 10-year anniversary, with several commemorations planned at both state and national level.
Australia have started their bid to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar trophy in spectacular style, skittling India for 150 in the first Test in Perth.
Oliver Caffrey
Australia has lost seven wickets and been left reeling in a session of carnage and a hair-raising spell by Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah on the opening day of The West Test.
Australian selectors still have a close eye on Mahli Beardman, with the West Aussie pace ace now picked in a Prime Minister’s XI to take on India.
Cricket lovers flocked to Optus Stadium for the first Test of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar series, with punters lining up more than an hour before gates opened before filling the stands.
Aaron Kirby and Caleb Runciman
Scott Boland, Matthew Renshaw and Sam Konstas are among the notable players who will take on India in a pink-ball tour game at Manuka Oval.
Staff Writers
India were skittled for just 150 - but the Aussies are finding things just as hard with the bat in front of more than 31,000 fans at Optus Stadium. Follow the latest news & developments from the West Test here!
Jake Santa Maria
The jury in the trial against former cricketing great Stuart MacGill has been discharged after sitting through three days of evidence.
Steve Zemek
Scott Boland has the chance to make a statement under lights after he was picked to lead the Prime Minister’s XI attack in a pink-ball game against India.
Martin Gabor
Ahead of the hotly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, experts from Channel 7 and The West Australian have weighed in who they think will win the series and who will star.
The West Australian reporter Aaron Kirby looks at Australia and India’s predicted XIs for the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar series and gives you everything you need to know about each player.
From the WA Premier and an Indian cricket legend to a netball superstar and even the Prince of Perth - the first Test of the summer certainly is the hottest ticket in town.
Jakeb Waddell
After more than a week shrouded in mystery and with the eyes of the cricket world on Perth, the city will today play host to a series dubbed the sport’s ultimate contest.
Jackson Barrett and Shannon Hampton
Makeshift opener Nathan McSweeney will make his Test debut in Perth as Australia attempt to win back the Border-Gavaskar trophy from India.
A contentious catch, which has already led to calls for a law change, has marred a thrilling super-over tie which has pumped life into Perth Scorchers’ finals hopes.
