From the Cricket World
3 short reads across Cricket World: Brand goes big as Australia flip through Test plans. None of • Netherlands coach Xavi Hernandez joins critics of new…
Quick sweep of stories worth flagging — each summarised in a line.
• Brand goes big as Australia flip through Test plans. None of the five frontline pacers bowled over ten overs, Green did not feature, and Renshaw's recovery saw positive signs.
• Netherlands coach Xavi Hernandez joins critics of new-look international window. Xavi says scheduling such packed calendar three months after World Cup is asking for trouble.
• Former Proteas skipper trumps his heroes in Aussies' first hit-out. Against an Australia attack that has not yet hit peak intensity, Neil Brand stroked a sparkling 152 in the two-day tour match.