Two more matches feature in the Big Bash on Saturday morning, and Richard Mann has a trio of wagers to consider.

It may have cost me a day at the Test, but I’m not about to complain about the SCG pitch – nor any of the others used during the Border-Gavaskar series.

There was a time when Australia had the finest, and often the flattest, batting tracks in world cricket ... disciplined and had a flawless technique. Can that be said of modern players?