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Ashes archives, Part 1: Ten things that will never ever happen again

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there,” wrote LP Hartley in 1953.

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Great read..thanks. Regarding dual internationals, one that instantly springs to mind is Brian McKechnie who faced the u…(more)

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Ashes archives, Part 1: Ten things that will never ever happen again

All day Roseville all day

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All day Roseville all day

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Ashes archives, Part 1: Ten things that will never ever happen again

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there,” wrote LP Hartley in 1953.

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Today

All day Roseville all day

Roar Pro

All day Roseville all day

Roar Pro

Ashes archives, Part 1: Ten things that will never ever happen again

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there,” wrote LP Hartley in 1953.

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Renato CARINI

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Avoiding defeat often means avoiding victory: Why strike rate matters

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Avoiding defeat often means avoiding victory: Why strike rate matters

Arnab Bhattacharya

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Five years on from Australia's loss in the unlosable series

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: India 2013

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Carey vs Wade: Who should take the gloves for Australia?

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Renato CARINI

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Avoiding defeat often means avoiding victory: Why strike rate matters

‘Test cricket is won by the number of runs, not by the speed of the scoring’.

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Arnab Bhattacharya

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Five years on from Australia's loss in the unlosable series

July 2016 – Steve Smith’s first tour of the subcontinent as skipper of the Australian Test team.

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: India 2013

My latest article about Test XIs we should have played looks at a series that actually happened in the 21st century: the Australian tour of India in 2012-13. Or, as I call it, the worst selected squad of all time.

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Carey vs Wade: Who should take the gloves for Australia?

With the T20 World Cup quickly approaching and the tour of the West Indies now complete, one position that remains up for grabs is wicketkeeper.

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Matthew Wade launches massive six out of the ground as Australia wrap up ODI series

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West Indies batsman bamboozled by an absolute beauty from Ashton Turner

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: 1985 Ashes

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Arnab Bhattacharya

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Australia are missing Shaun Marsh’s experience in eye-opening tour

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Matthew Wade launches massive six out of the ground as Australia wrap up ODI series

He top-scored with 51 as Australia reached the target of 153 in the 31st over to win by six wickets.

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West Indies batsman bamboozled by an absolute beauty from Ashton Turner

Nicholas Pooran didn’t see it at all, shouldering arms with embarrassing consequences.

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: 1985 Ashes

The latest in my deep dives into hypothetical Test XIs takes me to the notorious Ashes tour of 1985.

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Arnab Bhattacharya

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Australia are missing Shaun Marsh’s experience in eye-opening tour

As Trevor Hohns announced that Steve Smith would not be travelling to the Caribbean and Bangladesh for Australia’s white-ball series against the West Indies and Bangladesh, there was a proven white-ball player for Australia who I had pencilled as Smith’s replacement: Shaun Marsh.

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Adrian Warren

Australia cruise to ODI series win over West Indies

Australia have clinched a 2-1 one-day international series victory over the West indies with a thumping six-wicket win in the final match in Barbados, with a strong collective bowling effort setting up the result.

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Congratulations to Australia. Don’t be misled by the result. West indies have won 2 matches in the last 8 years against …(more)

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Australia cruise to ODI series win over West Indies

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Australia cruise to ODI series win over West Indies

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Adrian Warren

Australia cruise to ODI series win over West Indies

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Stephen Vagg

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: 1981 Ashes

This article in my series of Test XIs I believe we should have had looks at the 1981 Ashes, aka every English cricket fan’s favourite series.

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A bit like Hughie Trumble I reckon

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Stephen Vagg

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: 1981 Ashes

This article in my series of Test XIs I believe we should have had looks at the 1981 Ashes, aka every English cricket fan’s favourite series.

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Stephen Vagg

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: 1981 Ashes

This article in my series of Test XIs I believe we should have had looks at the 1981 Ashes, aka every English cricket fan’s favourite series.

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Adrian Warren

West Indies take second ODI, level series at 1-1

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: 1978-79

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Australia, Windies cricketers COVID free

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matth

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Creating a single measure to rank the world’s greatest Test captains

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Creating a single measure to rank the world’s greatest Test captains

Adrian Warren

West Indies take second ODI, level series at 1-1

Australia have lost to the West Indies by four wickets in the rescheduled second game of their three-game ODI series, which is level at 1-1.

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: 1978-79

This is the second in my series of hardcore deep dives into hypothetical XIs Australia should have played in years gone by.

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Australia, Windies cricketers COVID free

Australia’s cricketers can breathe a sigh of relief in the Caribbean after their COVID tests returned negative results.

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matth

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Creating a single measure to rank the world’s greatest Test captains

In this first of two articles, I will examine the usual and most important measure of a captain: winning Test matches and Test series.

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Stephen Vagg

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Test XIs we should have had: 1977-78

I’ve decided to do another deep dive into cricket nerd-dom with a series on – wait for it – Australian Test XIs we should have selected.

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West Indies vs Australia: Second ODI suspended over COVID positive

Australia’s second one-day international against the West Indies in the Caribbean has been postponed in bizarre and dramatic circumstances before a ball could be bowled after one of the host’s backroom staff tested positive for COVID-19.

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Adrian Warren

Carey's starring role as debut captain helps Aussies smash Windies

Stand-in skipper Alex Carey has starred with the bat and his opening bowlers with the ball, as Australia charged to a 133-run win over the West Indies in the first ODI in Barbados.

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West Indies vs Australia: First ODI, international cricket live scores

Alex Carey makes his debut as captain of Australia as they begin their ODI series with the West Indies. Join The Roar for live scores from 4:30am (AEST).

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The Good The Bad and The Ugly

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The Good The Bad and The Ugly

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Comparing eras of dominance: West Indies and Australia

To complete the series of the next best of the 1980s and ’90s, I shall now do a comparison of the dominance of the West Indies and Australian teams from those respective decades.

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To be fair, the majority of the West Indies rebel tourists were either has beens (albeit some very good ones) such as Ro…(more)

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Comparing eras of dominance: West Indies and Australia

The Good The Bad and The Ugly

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The Good The Bad and The Ugly

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Comparing eras of dominance: West Indies and Australia

To complete the series of the next best of the 1980s and ’90s, I shall now do a comparison of the dominance of the West Indies and Australian teams from those respective decades.

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The Good The Bad and The Ugly

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The Good The Bad and The Ugly

Roar Pro

Comparing eras of dominance: West Indies and Australia

To complete the series of the next best of the 1980s and ’90s, I shall now do a comparison of the dominance of the West Indies and Australian teams from those respective decades.

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