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The hardest job in cricket: meet the bowlers set to take the T20 World Cup by storm

Bowling in Twenty20 cricket is tough.

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Was Sri Lanka’s 2014 squad the best T20 World Cup-winning team?

In the history of the men’s T20 World Cup, we have witnessed five different winners in six editions.

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Was Sri Lanka’s 2014 squad the best T20 World Cup-winning team?

Scott Rea

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Melbourne Renegades WBBL season preview

After reaching the semi-finals for two seasons in a row, the Renegades finished WBBL06 in seventh.

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Tassie opener 'too nice' to hit ball so putrid, it left the commentators wheezing

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Tassie opener 'too nice' to hit ball so putrid, it left the commentators wheezing

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'He's only 23': Tim Paine backs in Will Pucovski to bounce back from latest concussion

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'He's only 23': Tim Paine backs in Will Pucovski to bounce back from latest concussion

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Fence clearers and death defiers: the big hitters to watch at T20 World Cup

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Fence clearers and death defiers: the big hitters to watch at T20 World Cup

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LISTEN: Michael Clarke's surprise choices for Will Pucovski's Ashes opener replacement

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LISTEN: Michael Clarke's surprise choices for Will Pucovski's Ashes opener replacement

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'My three options': Michael Clarke's surprise call for Will Pucovski's Ashes replacement

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Mic'd up WBBL star's hilarious X-rated slip of the tongue while on live TV

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Ben Stokes' seriously rusty net session still leaves England fans daring to dream

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'Devastated to hear it': Paine's update on Pucovski's latest 'shattering' concussion

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Glenn Moore

'Hugely exciting': Stokes raises Ashes hopes with video in nets

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Rustom Deboo

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Five memorable associate victories at the T20 World Cup

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Scott Rea

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Sydney Sixers WBBL season preview

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Chip

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The greatest West Indies Test side of the last 50 years

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The greatest West Indies Test side of the last 50 years

Pucovski's latest concussion raises doubt over Ashes ambitions

'They played for Bankstown 4ths': Should cricket's power brokers have played at highest level?

'Devastated to hear it': Paine's update on Pucovski's latest 'shattering' concussion

GEEVES: From Bundy and Coke fuelled abuse to social media filth, the poison changed but damage remains the same

'Not a great advertisement': Troubleshooting the women's Test

Cricket Australia chair resigns after messy fallout

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'They played for Bankstown 4ths': Should cricket's power brokers have played at highest level?

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Hotel fires, machetes and second-hand kit: The incredible story of T20 World Cup's ultimate minnows

Papua New Guinea will achieve their dream of playing in the T20 World Cup when they open the tournament against Oman later this week. It’s their first ever qualification for an ICC global tournament and the story of how the Barramundis got there involves hotel fires, humility, fight backs and machetes.

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Hotel fires, machetes and second-hand kit: The incredible story of T20 World Cup's ultimate minnows

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Hotel fires, machetes and second-hand kit: The incredible story of T20 World Cup's ultimate minnows

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Maisy just crazy to get back to playing cricket

There have been times over the last 12 months when Maisy Gibson considered retirement from domestic cricket. Late last year, just ahead of WBBL 06, the Hobart Hurricanes leg-spinner injured her ACL for the third time and required another knee reconstruction.

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Maisy just crazy to get back to playing cricket

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Brett Geeves

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Brett Geeves

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GEEVES: From Bundy and Coke fuelled abuse to social media filth, the poison changed but damage remains the same

I’ve not played in the Ashes. Never been to England. And I get it, my international career was shorter than the legs of my favourite Tasmanian coach, Tim Coyle.

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GEEVES: From Bundy and Coke fuelled abuse to social media filth, the poison changed but damage remains the same

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GEEVES: From Bundy and Coke fuelled abuse to social media filth, the poison changed but damage remains the same

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Oliver Matthews

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Biggest stars, key dates, how to watch and bold predictions: Your ultimate guide to the T20 World Cup

The seventh T20 World Cup starts on Sunday as the top 20 nations – including new boys Papua New Guinea and Namibia – descend upon the United Arab Emirates and Oman for 45 matches across 30 days. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Biggest stars, key dates, how to watch and bold predictions: Your ultimate guide to the T20 World Cup

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Biggest stars, key dates, how to watch and bold predictions: Your ultimate guide to the T20 World Cup

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Tony Harper

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Tony Harper

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'Premonition of doom': England reacts to Ashes squad, Stokes in frame for shock late call up

England have set themselves up for another “will he or won’t he” saga over Ben Stokes despite his name being left off the 17-man squad for the Ashes tour named on Sunday evening.

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'Premonition of doom': England reacts to Ashes squad, Stokes in frame for shock late call up

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'Premonition of doom': England reacts to Ashes squad, Stokes in frame for shock late call up

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All aboard! England at full strength for Ashes tour, except for Ben Stokes

England will bring their strongest available squad to Australia for the 2021-22 Ashes Test series.

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All aboard! England at full strength for Ashes tour, except for Ben Stokes

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All aboard! England at full strength for Ashes tour, except for Ben Stokes

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Melbourne Stars WBBL season preview

Having never made the WBBL finals before, in WBBL06 the Melbourne Stars finished the regular season on top of the ladder – but unfortunately were no match for the Sydney Thunder in the final.

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'Not a great advertisement': Troubleshooting the women's Test

The first women’s Test match between India and Australia in 15 years has come to a disappointing finish.

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T20 isn't killing Test cricket, capitalism is

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How this 'battle hardened' England squad can reclaim the Ashes down under

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Get up, stand up and let's fight against racism in cricket

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How Australia can win their first ever T20 World Cup

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Cricket and baseball: Compare and contrast, Part 2 – global reach

This week marks the opening of US Major League Baseball’s playoffs, good timing for a second article comparing aspects of cricket and baseball.

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The five-Test England quick who could make or break their Ashes campaign

It was nice to hear the news that the Ashes tour will go ahead, presumably because Cricket Australia was able to meet various “critical conditions”.

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Each team’s best signing heading into BBL 11: Adelaide and Brisbane

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The best and worst of Australia at the T20 World Cup

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Producing excellence (Part 3): The role of the club

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My top ten Ashes dismissals: Part 2

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Was Sri Lanka’s 2014 squad the best T20 World Cup-winning team?

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SA's utterly extraordinary relay catch attempt leaves commentators in a spin

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WATCH: 'The best dot ball in cricket history!' You've never seen a block this bonkers before

“I’m done!” This outrageous shot in the European Cricket Series completely broke the commentators- and for good reason!

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WATCH: 'The best dot ball in cricket history!' You've never seen a block this bonkers before

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Travis Head makes a statement with absolute troppo innings of 230 from 127 balls

Travis Head produced the 6th highest individual score in List A history for South Australia against Queensland.

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Travis Head makes a statement with absolute troppo innings of 230 from 127 balls

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Travis Head makes a statement with absolute troppo innings of 230 from 127 balls

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Irish teenager becomes the youngest ODI centurion on her birthday

Amy Hunter from Belfast, scored an unbeaten 121 as Ireland secured a series victory against Zimbabwe, on her 16th birthday. The record was previously held by India’s Mithali Raj, who posted a ton when she was 16 years 205 days.

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Irish teenager becomes the youngest ODI centurion on her birthday

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Irish teenager becomes the youngest ODI centurion on her birthday

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Sunil Narine tears through Bangalore's star-studded top order like they were a park side

He dismissed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell to finish with 4/21 – but that wasn’t his only highlight of the match!

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Sunil Narine tears through Bangalore's star-studded top order like they were a park side

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Sunil Narine tears through Bangalore's star-studded top order like they were a park side

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Virat Kohli blows up at umpire after three decisions against his team were overturned by DRS

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper was far from happy with on-field umpire Virender Sharma.

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Virat Kohli blows up at umpire after three decisions against his team were overturned by DRS

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Virat Kohli blows up at umpire after three decisions against his team were overturned by DRS

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Ball of the century? English spinner wows with Warnie-esque jaffa

Take a bow, Matt Parkinson!

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Ball of the century? English spinner wows with Warnie-esque jaffa

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Classic last ball chaos creates a rare ALL-RUN FIVE opportunity

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