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Justin Langer’s former right-hand man Ben Oliver and ex-Olympic rower Drew Ginn will take over Pat Howard’s old role at Cricket Australia before the start of the Ashes.
By the time the World Cup is out, Australia will have spent more than 24 hours on a bus travelling up to 2200km between the cities of England.
Australia insist their game plan has the ability to allow them to pull off big run chases, despite finishing 36 short against India at the Cricket World Cup.
Virat Kohli has apologised to Steve Smith for the booing and abuse he was copping from Indian fans and told supporters to cheer him in Australia’s 36-run World Cup loss.
India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma says his bowlers have the same ability as the West Indies to trouble Australia’s top order with bouncers.
Nathan Coulter-Nile fears he could face the axe from the Australian team despite saving the day with the bat against the West Indies.
West Indies believe a shortened match against Australia could play into their hands if rain hits Nottingham as expected.
The English crowds booed David Warner all through Australia’s seven-wicket win over Afghanistan, but he responded with 89no in a man-of-the-match performance.
Canterbury’s attitude has again come under question from coach Dean Pay after the Bulldogs’ 18-10 loss to Manly in the NRL at Lottoland.
Daly Cherry-Evans is in a race against the clock to be fit for State of Origin after he was ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury.
Ben Hunt’s team got the win but it was hard to split the St George Illawarra halfback and Daly Cherry-Evans in the Dragons’ victory over Manly.
Tom Trbojevic’s NSW State of Origin hopes are hanging by a thread after the Manly superstar was ruled out for up to nine weeks with a serious hamstring injury.
NRL referees have been reminded they can sin-bin defenders who hit playmakers late, with the league admitting Brisbane’s Tevita Pangai Jnr should have spent time off the field for his shot on Cooper Cronk.
Star winger Suliasi Vunivalu will miss Melbourne’s trip to North Queensland unless he can beat a dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary.
Brisbane star Tevita Pangai Jnr faces two games on the sidelines after being charged by the NRL’s match review committee for an ugly late hit on Cooper Cronk.
Penrith supremo Phil Gould has warned the NRL off the idea of relocation to help expansion, with Kiwi star Shaun Johnson also voicing concern.
Marina Go will resign as Wests Tigers chair and Simon Cook will take over as interim chief executive until Justin Pascoe returns in June, the club announced on Monday.
The NRL are edging closer to taking full control of player punishments, with the power to determine the first sanctions for misbehaving players set to be taken away from the clubs.
Lauren Cheatle’s two-year wait to return to Australian colours is on the verge of being complete after she was called into the one-day squad for the three-match home series against New Zealand.
Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne might be free to return to the crease as soon as Sunday against Australia in the second Test after being released from hospital in Canberra.
