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The 1970-71 Ashes: 50 years on

Here are seven reasons why the 1970-71 Ashes series was significant.

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India vs Australia ODI series: Possible starting XI for India

India and Australia will kick start this new edition of their always-sparkling cricket series on Nov 27th at Sydney.

India vs Australia ODI series: Possible starting XI for India

Arnab Bhattacharya

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Is Rohit Sharma serious about Test cricket?

After weeks of speculation, Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of India’s first two Tests against Australia next month.

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Meg Lanning bowled by an absolute peach

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IPL 2020 laid bare the chasm between sports and spectators

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Analysing Australia’s Test cricket winners: The best bowlers and overall teams

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Proteas explain why they won't be taking a knee

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Pucovski or Burns? Allan Border makes his call ahead of India series

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Shabnim Ismail confident fast bowling is the next opportunity in the women's game

Arnab Bhattacharya

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My all-time Aussie and foreign BBL XIs

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How a professional footballer takes a cricket catch

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LAST TIME THEY MET: Aaron Finch utterly livid after being barbecued by Steve Smith

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New Zealand: Pakistan's difficult upcoming task

matth

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Analysing Australia’s Test cricket winners: The modern pace bowling masters

Arnab Bhattacharya

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Countdown to BBL: The forgotten foreigners XI

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Five key questions ahead of Australia’s ODI and T20 series against India

Pucovski or Burns? Allan Border makes his call ahead of India series

The 1970-71 Ashes: 50 years on

Is Rohit Sharma serious about Test cricket?

Warner won't juggle BBL with Aussie duties

Analysing Australia’s Test cricket winners: The best bowlers and overall teams

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Meet Chloe and Paris Rafferty: Sisters doing it for themselves

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Meet Chloe and Paris Rafferty: Sisters doing it for themselves

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Meet Chloe and Paris Rafferty: Sisters doing it for themselves

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Tess Flintoff focused on cricket after finally finishing Year 12 exams

When I speak with Tess Flintoff from the Melbourne Stars, I’m not sure what I should congratulate her on first: the Stars making the WBBL finals for the first time in the franchise’s history or Flintoff finally finishing her Year 12 exams.

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Tess Flintoff focused on cricket after finally finishing Year 12 exams

Mary Konstantopoulos

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Katie Mack still hopeful for a Strikers finals spot

Even though Katie Mack is in her second season with the Adelaide Strikers, she can’t help but have a soft spot for her former club the Melbourne Stars.

Katie Mack still hopeful for a Strikers finals spot

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Katie Mack still hopeful for a Strikers finals spot

Mary Konstantopoulos

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Faltum our Stars: Wickie excited to bring WBBL glory to Melbourne

Nicole Faltum has been part of the Melbourne Stars since WBBL03, but hasn’t had the chance to feature in a finals series.

Faltum our Stars: Wickie excited to bring WBBL glory to Melbourne

Mary Konstantopoulos

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Faltum our Stars: Wickie excited to bring WBBL glory to Melbourne

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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"I am proud of them": Renegades coach takes positives from challenging WBBL season

Melbourne Renegades coach Lachlan Stevens says he’ll remember “being tired and a little stressed” living the ‘hub life’ throughout WBBL06.

Mary Konstantopoulos

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"I am proud of them": Renegades coach takes positives from challenging WBBL season

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Ben Pobjie

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The BBL's rules are okay

Rule changes are all the rage in sport these days, which I think is all to the good.

Ben Pobjie

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The BBL's rules are okay

Daniel Jeffrey

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Daniel Jeffrey

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The Big Bash has announced three new rules for BBL10 and they're ridiculous

Twenty20 critics who consider the format little more than hit and giggle cricket have been given more ammunition after three new rules were introduced for the upcoming Big Bash League season.

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The Big Bash has announced three new rules for BBL10 and they're ridiculous

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The Big Bash has announced three new rules for BBL10 and they're ridiculous

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Australia’s next Test XI

Cast your minds back, for those old enough, to the summer of 1994-95 when ODI cricket was at its peak and the Australian Cricket Board decided to spice up the series featuring England and Zimbabwe by including a developmental Australian A side.

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Three talking points from a week of change and confusion

It’s been a pretty busy week in the world of cricket.

All day Roseville all day

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After 50 years of ODIs, here's a pre-1971 Australian team to beat its best

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England's 'Deadly' weapon

Athul Anto new author

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From tennis ball cricket to the leather ball, the rise of ‘Yorker’ Natarajan

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Time to give Rassie van der Dussen a chance at Test captaincy

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Weighing incumbency in a year without Test cricket

Justin Langer and Tim Paine’s public support for the under-fire Joe Burns poured cold water on the idea Will Pucovski might walk into the Australian Test team this summer.

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Reinventing the DLS method: Part 3a

With Part 2 demonstrating that there’s a lot wrong with the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in its operation, including target calculations, this Part 3a is all about presenting how my McWarehouse method works logically.

Arnab Bhattacharya

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An in-depth look at India's uncapped Test players touring Australia: Mohammed Siraj

Dem Panopoulos

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BBL gimmicks show Cricket Australia missed the memo

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India's uncapped Test players touring Australia: Navdeep Saini

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'Only one Richie Benaud': The importance of a great sporting commentary team

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Analysing Australia’s Test cricket winners: The best bowlers and overall teams

Matth, are you the one who came up with all the new ma…(more)

“The Victors,” “The Burning Deck Team” and “The Stalemate Team.”

But working out how to apply this analysis, is doing my head in ! As you can’t know at the start of a mat…(more)

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The 1970-71 Ashes: 50 years on

No drop-ins at the SCG, Brisbane, Hobart or Canberra.

Only in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

I wasn’t old enough at the time to remember this series, but have read two other things. Boycott announced …(more)

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Pucovski or Burns? Allan Border makes his call ahead of India series

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Fine DPS but it seems Pucovski himself feels ready this time.

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Is this the best hat-trick ball ever bowled?

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A cricket tantrum to end all cricket tantrums

A batsman in a Canadian cricket match was not a fan of the umpire’s decision and refused to go quietly.

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A cricket tantrum to end all cricket tantrums

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Energizer Extra Time: Glenn Maxwell vs Fan

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Energizer Extra Time: Glenn Maxwell vs Fan

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Energizer Extra Time: Glenn Maxwell vs Fan

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The best and worst local cricket runouts

Have a look at some of these shockers!

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The best and worst local cricket runouts

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The greatest (and funniest) backyard cricket moments

Backyard cricket is seriously good fun.

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The greatest (and funniest) backyard cricket moments

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Steve Smith REALLY misses batting

Australian cricketer Steve Smith just want to get back to doing what he does best after returning to training with the NSW Blues.

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Steve Smith REALLY misses batting

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Pat Cummins' cheeky suggestions to give bowlers an even playing field

When asked about what cricket could do to ensure bowlers aren’t too disadvantaged by the ban on using saliva to shine the ball, Pat Cummins had some novel suggestions every quick can get behind.

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Pat Cummins' cheeky suggestions to give bowlers an even playing field

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Pat Cummins' cheeky suggestions to give bowlers an even playing field

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Warney sets up one-handed SCREAMER in club cricket

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Captain's technique exposed by backyard bowling machine and a few beers

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Captain's technique exposed by backyard bowling machine and a few beers

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18 year old smashes Shaun Tait for back to back sixes

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18 year old smashes Shaun Tait for back to back sixes

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Battle-scarred trundler runs riot with 6-wicket haul