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Oliver Matthews

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Oliver Matthews

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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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Paul said Roar Guru

Given Hazlewoods efforts in the IPL, I’d be surprised if he doesn’t do well in the World Cup – as long as he doesn’t get…(more)

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Today

Oliver Matthews

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Oliver Matthews

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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.

Cricket

Today

Oliver Matthews

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Oliver Matthews

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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.

Cricket

Today

Oliver Matthews

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

Cricket

Today

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

Tony Harper

Editor

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

Cricket

Oliver Matthews

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

Cricket

Mary Konstantopoulos

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Maisy just crazy to get back to playing cricket

Cricket

Oliver Matthews

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

With the ICC T20 World Cup about to begin, fans are in for four weeks of thrilling cricket and while there will be plenty of talented bowlers on display, it’s the batsmen who are the big stars of T20 cricket. But who are the best of the best when it comes to swinging for the […]

Cricket

Today

Tony Harper

Editor

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

Test cricket captain Tim Paine says he was “shattered” when he heard young gun Will Pucovski had suffered another head hit and concussion which has left him in doubt for the Ashes campaign.

Cricket

Oliver Matthews

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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.

Cricket

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.

Cricket

Oliver Matthews

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

Cricket

Tony Harper

Editor

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

Cricket

Dan Liebke

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'Tim Paine does ALL DRS calls' and Joe Root's other 'critical conditions' required for England to tour

Cricket

Bowlologist

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DAMIEN FLEMING'S First Ashes Test XI: 'In an ideal world he doesn't play', 'the one we've waited years for'

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DAMIEN FLEMING'S First Ashes Test XI: 'In an ideal world he doesn't play', 'the one we've waited years for'

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.

Cricket

Tony Harper

Editor

'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.

Cricket

Dan Liebke

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'Tim Paine does ALL DRS calls' and Joe Root's other 'critical conditions' required for England to tour

To whom it may concern, I am pleased to confirm that my England team and I have agreed to tour your fine country of AUSTRALIA, subject to the following critical conditions: 1. No Steve Smith In the 2019 Ashes, Steve Smith scored 774 runs at an average of 110.57. In the 2017-18 Ashes, he scored […]

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Bowlologist

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DAMIEN FLEMING'S First Ashes Test XI: 'In an ideal world he doesn't play', 'the one we've waited years for'

I’m based in Melbourne where we have, unfortunately, just become the most locked down city in the world due to Covid. But after a few twists and turns it looks like we will get the Ashes series we all crave, so it seems as good a time as any to lock down my first Test […]

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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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HR said Roar Rookie

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Facebook marketplace seems like the go for dodgy goods 😂

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

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.

Cricket

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.

Cricket

Tony Harper

Editor

Tony Harper

Editor

'Every game I left two tickets for Ferris Bueller': Australian cricket's underrated comedy genius

Tim May played 24 Tests and 47 ODIs for Australia, was named by Shane Warne as his best bowling partner, and retired prematurely to take on the cause of his fellow pros as the first president of the Australian Cricketers Association. But who knew he’s such a funny bugger?

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Ruairidh MacDonald said Roar Rookie

That was hilarious. Thanks for the article!

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Tony Harper

Editor

Tony Harper

Editor

'Every game I left two tickets for Ferris Bueller': Australian cricket's underrated comedy genius

Cricket

Tony Harper

Editor

Tony Harper

Editor

'Every game I left two tickets for Ferris Bueller': Australian cricket's underrated comedy genius

Cricket

David Schout

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Women's series a shining light in cricket's current tedium

Cricket

Ben Pobjie

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A joyful XI of players who made me fall in love with cricket

Cricket

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Maitlan Brown hoping to make Aussie debut in series against India

Cricket

David Schout

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Player withdrawals risk turning Ashes into farce

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Player withdrawals risk turning Ashes into farce

David Schout

Expert

Women's series a shining light in cricket's current tedium

There’s a lot going on in the cricket world at the moment. It’s just that most of it is frustrating and ultimately exhausting.

Cricket

Ben Pobjie

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A joyful XI of players who made me fall in love with cricket

One of the great joys of being a cricket fan is coming up with fantasy XIs – the all-time greatest Australian XI, the all-time greatest left-handed XI, the best XI of the 1970s, the best XI of players born in countries other than that For which they played and so on.

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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Maitlan Brown hoping to make Aussie debut in series against India

Following a sixth-month break, today the Australian Women’s Cricket team are back in action, taking on India in a series which will include three ODIs, a Test Match and three T20 fixtures.

Cricket

David Schout

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Player withdrawals risk turning Ashes into farce

With England’s two best hopes of Ashes success all but certain absentees, further withdrawals could turn a highly-anticipated summer into a non-competitive farce.

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Tony Harper

Editor

FIRE UP! As Beefy vs Chappelli reignites, we look at sport's most memorable feuds

AFL

Aug

FIRE UP! As Beefy vs Chappelli reignites, we look at sport's most memorable feuds

Tony Harper

Editor

Beefy's back: Brawled with Chappelli, brutally sledged Merv, so do we 'love' new trade envoy?

Cricket

Aug

Beefy's back: Brawled with Chappelli, brutally sledged Merv, so do we 'love' new trade envoy?

Tony Harper

Editor

'It looks like guys in the team are stabbing him in the back': Ussie's big JL call

Cricket

Aug

'It looks like guys in the team are stabbing him in the back': Ussie's big JL call

Brett Geeves

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BRETT GEEVES: 'The day I truly believed Justin Langer was going to kill me'

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Aug

BRETT GEEVES: 'The day I truly believed Justin Langer was going to kill me'

Tony Harper

Editor

FIRE UP! As Beefy vs Chappelli reignites, we look at sport's most memorable feuds

Competitive sport can get the competitive juices bubbling, and, in extreme cases, boiling.

AFL

Aug

Tony Harper

Editor

Beefy's back: Brawled with Chappelli, brutally sledged Merv, so do we 'love' new trade envoy?

Sir Ian Botham has played many roles Down Under – cricketer, sledger, destroyer, miscreant and bar-room brawler. Now add to that ‘trade envoy’.

Cricket

Aug

Tony Harper

Editor

'It looks like guys in the team are stabbing him in the back': Ussie's big JL call

Usman Khawaja says it appears that members of Justin Langer’s Australian team are “stabbing him in the back.”

Cricket

Aug

Brett Geeves

Expert

BRETT GEEVES: 'The day I truly believed Justin Langer was going to kill me'

If you’ve been around Australian cricket, domestic or international, in the last 30 years and you haven’t had words with Justin Langer, or weren’t there when Justin Langer did his rage thing, then, well, you missed a thing of beauty. His rage is special.

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Aug

David Schout

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David Schout

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The six men who could replace JL for the Ashes if player unrest becomes full-blown mutiny

Justin Langer has, for now, survived an intense fortnight of speculation about his role as Australian coach.

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Clear as mud said Guest

Sep

Sorry to drop off I had other stuff happening

My point about Taylor is as detailed – he speaks strongly about a world t…(more)

Cricket

Aug

The six men who could replace JL for the Ashes if player unrest becomes full-blown mutiny

David Schout

Expert

David Schout

Expert

The six men who could replace JL for the Ashes if player unrest becomes full-blown mutiny

Justin Langer has, for now, survived an intense fortnight of speculation about his role as Australian coach.

Cricket

Aug

David Schout

Expert

David Schout

Expert

The six men who could replace JL for the Ashes if player unrest becomes full-blown mutiny

Justin Langer has, for now, survived an intense fortnight of speculation about his role as Australian coach.

Cricket

Aug

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