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Fourth-innings chases: The '80s saga

In most Test matches, the beginning of the fourth innings marks the start of the conclusion.

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Muhammad Nouman new author

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Muhammad Nouman new author

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My all-time Pakistan ODI XI

As there is a break in the sporting world due to the global pandemic COVID-19, sports lovers are disappointed and they are finding some other ways to enjoy cricket, like reliving classic matches and making some world XIs.

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States can shape cricket captaincy debate

Pat Cummins says “in a perfect world” leading Australia in Test cricket would not be the first taste of captaincy for the likes of he and Marnus Labuschagne.

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My top five Test knocks by Zimbabwean batsman

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Paul

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Aussie batsmen I could watch all day

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Cummins: captaincy chat a moot point

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Arnab

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My top five Test knocks by Bangladeshi batsman

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Paul

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Aussie bowlers I could watch all day

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Tigerbill44

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Why Joel 'Big Bird' Garner was underrated

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Andrew Young

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Cricketing quirks: The warm-up

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Heat's Harris on COVID-19 frontline

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Patrick Moran

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The Test match world XI

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Paul

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The frog in a blender

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matth

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The Australian cricket all-time great alphabet teams: Letters Q, U, X and Z

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The future of Australian sport Part 1: Bigger isn’t better

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Help us pick the greatest Ashes XI of all time

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Daniel Jeffrey said Editor

The better one

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Help us pick the greatest Ashes XI of all time

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Help us pick the greatest Ashes XI of all time

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Daniel Jeffrey said Editor

The better one

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Daniel Jeffrey

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Daniel Jeffrey

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As sport goes into lockdown, what do you want to read on The Roar?

Sport can so often provide a welcome distraction to the unpleasantries of real-world events we’d rather avoid. So to see so many competitions cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus is, to say the least, unnerving.

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As sport goes into lockdown, what do you want to read on The Roar?

Daniel Jeffrey

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As sport goes into lockdown, what do you want to read on The Roar?

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Ronan O'Connell

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Ronan O'Connell

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AFL grand final on a coronavirus collision course with T20 World Cup

The potential fixturing clash between cricket’s T20 World Cup and the AFL season prompted by the coronavirus outbreak is a perfect chance for the AFL to ditch an outdated tradition by hosting its grand final outside of Victoria.

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AFL grand final on a coronavirus collision course with T20 World Cup

Ronan O'Connell

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AFL grand final on a coronavirus collision course with T20 World Cup

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NSW Blues crowned Sheffield Shield champions as Cricket Australia cancels all organised cricket

The New South Wales Blues have been declared Sheffield Shield champions for 2019-20 after Cricket Australia cancelled the final and all other organised cricket as part of its response to coronavirus.

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NSW Blues crowned Sheffield Shield champions as Cricket Australia cancels all organised cricket

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Where to next for women's cricket after the T20 World Cup?

It has been just over a week since Australia were named ICC T20 Women’s World Cup champions after defeating India in the final by 85 runs in front of 86,174 fans at the MCG.

Cricket

Mary Konstantopoulos

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Where to next for women's cricket after the T20 World Cup?

Cricket

Ronan O'Connell

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Ronan O'Connell

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Coronavirus precautions must be prioritised over sporting events

Australia’s preparations for this year’s T20 World Cup may have been dented by the cancellation of five white-ball matches against New Zealand this month but the right call was made.

Cricket

Coronavirus precautions must be prioritised over sporting events

Ronan O'Connell

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Coronavirus precautions must be prioritised over sporting events

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Final Sheffield Shield round cancelled, final in doubt due to coronavirus

Cricket Australia have cancelled the final round of the Marsh Sheffield Shield, with the season’s upcoming final in jeopardy. The announcement follows the decision to cut short the ODI series between Australia and New Zealand, and comes as sporting codes around the world react to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. CA have said the cancellation of […]

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Final Sheffield Shield round cancelled, final in doubt due to coronavirus

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Final Sheffield Shield round cancelled, final in doubt due to coronavirus

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Australian cricket in 1987

For most young Australians of the current generation, 1987 was the year when the Aussie men’s team finally won the Cricket World Cup for the first time.

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Andrew Young

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Cricketing quirks: The rain delay

Confusing times are not uncommon for cricketers.

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Suraj new author

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The impact of COVID-19 on the IPL

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Paul

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Cricket Australia has dodged a bullet – for now

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Alex Hudson

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The ICC is going for gold

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matth

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The Australian cricket all-time great alphabet teams: Letter Y

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Dem Panopoulos

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Australia's born-too-early T20 XII

Twenty20 cricket wasn’t always the wildly popular international format it is today.

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Tigerbill44

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The most popular English captain in Australia

Sir Frank Worrell is without much doubt the most popular overseas captain to tour Australia.

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matth

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The Australian cricket all-time great alphabet teams: Letter W

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Mark Scarfe

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Who says you should never meet your idols?

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matth

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The Australian cricket all-time great alphabet teams: Letter V

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The 99 club

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When he was in the zone Mark Waugh made everything just look effortless.

Cummins: captaincy chat a moot point

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Paul I think my point was that the powers that be have tended not to be keen on having bowlers for captains, especially …(more)

My all-time Pakistan ODI XI

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Apparently even Kane Williamson's dog is good at cricket

Get her into the New Zealand slips cordon when we can go outside again!

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Matt Renshaw literally used his self-isolation time to build his own backyard putting green

Matty Renshaw turning the COVID-19 crisis into a positive!

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Matt Renshaw literally used his self-isolation time to build his own backyard putting green

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Matt Renshaw literally used his self-isolation time to build his own backyard putting green

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Rashid Khan invents new shot with this ridiculous six

Afghanistan cricket star Rashid Khan continues to show just how talented he is with both bat and ball.

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Mar

Rashid Khan invents new shot with this ridiculous six

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Rashid Khan invents new shot with this ridiculous six

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Mar

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Ricky Ponting's latest net session makes us miss him even more

Ricky Ponting has been training ahead of the bushfire charity game which will now be played at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on Sunday after being moved from the SCG due to concerns about the weather. A very modest Ponting tweeted “Just like riding a bike. A very slow bike,” in regards to his return.

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Feb

Ricky Ponting's latest net session makes us miss him even more

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Ricky Ponting's latest net session makes us miss him even more

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Feb

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Ricky Ponting's son has first ever net session and he's already better than you

In fairness, he’s got a pretty handy coach.

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Dec

Ricky Ponting's son has first ever net session and he's already better than you

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Ricky Ponting's son has first ever net session and he's already better than you

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Dec

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Winning the Ashes vs World Cup: What's bigger?

The Roar spoke to Damien Fleming back in 2017 and posed this question to him.

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Jul

Winning the Ashes vs World Cup: What's bigger?

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Winning the Ashes vs World Cup: What's bigger?

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Jul

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Justin Langer remains cryptic about Matt Wade coming into the team

Australian coach Justin Langer knows his final 11 for the semi-final against England but he won’t be revealing it before the toss. He did however admit that Peter Handscomb will definitely play and Marcus Stoinis is fit.

Cricket

Jul

Justin Langer remains cryptic about Matt Wade coming into the team

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Justin Langer remains cryptic about Matt Wade coming into the team

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Bowler celebrates wicket... with a TikTok dance?

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Club cricketer instantly regrets trying to face 150km/h bowling machine

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First slip snares ridiculous one-handed screamer

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Feb

First slip snares ridiculous one-handed screamer

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Backyard batsman gets hilariously poleaxed by the family dog

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Feb

Backyard batsman gets hilariously poleaxed by the family dog

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Batsman strolls out without gloves OR pads, then hits match-winning final ball six

Cricket

Jan

Batsman strolls out without gloves OR pads, then hits match-winning final ball six

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Captain costs his bowler a wicket with unforgivable mistake

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Jan

Captain costs his bowler a wicket with unforgivable mistake

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Fielder instantly regrets desperate attempt to save a boundary

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Jan

Fielder instantly regrets desperate attempt to save a boundary

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Calamitous dropped catch AND missed run out is pure village

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Oct

Calamitous dropped catch AND missed run out is pure village

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Classic "YES! NO!" call sees batsman headed for an early shower

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Glorious. Mediocre. Sublime. That's the story of the 2019 Ashes

In a lot of ways, Ashes series are like birthdays.

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Sep

Glorious. Mediocre. Sublime. That's the story of the 2019 Ashes

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