Alex Carey
169 runs in 211 deliveries: MCG pitch under fire again after Big Bash fizzer
Cricket Australia has backed in the MCG to produce a pitch for action-packed cricket if it hosts a Big Bash final, despite Tuesday night’s fizzer between the Stars and the Strikers.
- Peter Ryan
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- The Ashes
I had one issue with giving my favourite job to Nathan Lyon. I’m glad I trusted my gut
For six years, I was songmaster of the Australian Test team. When it came time to anoint my successor - the team’s next spiritual leader - the choice seemed obvious. But I had one serious concern.
- Mike Hussey
From crafty to master craftsman: How Alex Carey put a spotlight on cricket’s most undersold art form
Forget the Bairstow broadside, Alex Carey put on a show to remember at the Gabba. His wicketkeeping masterclass drew awe from some of Australia’s greatest glovemen.
- Andrew Wu
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- Test cricket
Second Test player ratings: Carey takes honours, Marnus shows fluency in second dig
From Alex Carey’s best Test innings to date to a teammate who has put himself in danger of being dropped, here are our player ratings for the second Test in Galle.
- Daniel Brettig
He’s back! Steve Smith regains golden touch with Alex Carey’s help
Steve Smith is back to something like his best, Alex Carey has never played better, and Australia are batting Sri Lanka out of the Test.
- Daniel Brettig
His nation’s prospects were bleak. Carey’s stand cements top-five status
For all of Alex Carey’s improvement as a Test gloveman, his exploits with the bat have placed him among the nation’s upper echelon.
- Nick Wright
‘Bloody oath I would’: Head claims Bairstow told him he’d attempt Carey-style dismissal
Travis Head claims Jonny Bairstow told him during the previous Ashes Test he would not hesitate to attempt a dismissal similar to the one that prompted accusations the Australians had not behaved in the spirit of the game.
- Lachlan Abbott and Alex Crowe
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- AFL 2023
‘Great skill’: As Lord’s went nuts over Carey’s stumping, old fox Sheedy swelled with pride
Never one to miss a chance to do anything within the rules – or even occasionally on the edge of them – to win a game of football, Kevin Sheedy described Alex Carey’s stumping of Jonny Bairstow as an example of great skill that filled him with pride.
- Peter Ryan
Crease lightning: How Cummins and Carey planned controversial Bairstow dismissal
The Australian captain noticed the England player leaving his ground, leading to one of the most controversial days in the history of Ashes Tests.
- Malcolm Conn