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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 15: Nicole Bolton poses during an Australian women's national cricket team portrait session at the National Cricket Centre of Excellence on June 15, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Ashes spots up for grabs as decision time looms

With Australia’s women’s team set to embark on their Ashes campaign in the UK next week, head coach Matthew Mott has warned that past reputations guarantee no one a starting place.

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Australia's David Warner bats in the nets during a training session at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on June 24, 2019, ahead of their 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match against England. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

‘If they want to boo, they can, I thrive on that stuff’

David Warner is batting to a different beat at this World Cup, listening to music during training to “calm him down,” while the background noise of hostile crowds only inspires him to perform.

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Kane Williamson of New Zealand plays a shot during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between New Zealand and Pakistan at Edgbaston on June 26, 2019 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Get Kane! Aussies target Kiwi skipper

After cruelling New Zealand’s World Cup hopes in 2015, Mitchell Starc is back to inflict more pain and has Kane Williamson firmly in his sights on Saturday night.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Joe Root of England heads back to the pavilion after being trapped lbw to the bowling of Mitchell Starc of Australia during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and Australia at Lords on June 25, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Nervy times as Poms’ future hinges on big games

England are under big, big pressure and Joe Root hopes cooler heads can prevail in the heat of battle as matches with India and New Zealand determine their World Cup fate.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 18: Kevin Pietersen of the Melbourne Stars leaves the field after getting out during the Big Bash League match between the Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars at Adelaide Oval on December 18, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

‘No way’ KP will play for England again

ENGLAND has emphatically stated that exiled batsman and former captain Kevin Pietersen will never play for his country again.

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One Day International. Australia v England. MCG. Kevin Pietersen walks from the ground after being run out by Mitchell Johnson

Cook sacking keeps KP’s Cup hopes alive

ENGLAND’S naming of Eoin Morgan as its new one-day captain may have at least left the door slightly ajar for Kevin Pietersen’s World Cup hopes.

Australia's Steve Smith guides the ball for runs during the final ODI game between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground .Picture Gregg Porteous

Smith ready to lead at World Cup

STEVE Smith’s instant success as Test skipper presents Australia with the perfect opportunity to go one further and put him in charge at the World Cup.

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Cup opening ceremony for Melbourne

MELBOURNE has trumped Sydney in the race to host the official Australian opening ceremony for next year’s Cricket World Cup.

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13/12/14 - Australia vs India Test 1, Adelaide Oval - Day 5 - Michael Clarke leaving the Wakefield Sports Clinic after injjuring his hamstring. Picture Simon Cross

Don’t rule out Pup for Cup

THERE is some hope Michael Clarke could still play in the World Cup, after successful surgery to repair tendon damage in his right hamstring.

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England captain Alastair Cook walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal during the seventh and final One Day International (ODI) match between Sri Lanka and England at the R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo on December 16, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI

England ‘like a bunch of schoolboys’

DARREN Gough has launched a ferocious attack on England’s selectors as preparations for the World Cup in the new year continue to go from bad to worse.

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CRICKET - ASHES Tour 2005 - 19.6.05 - Australia v England at Bristol. Brad Hogg with Michael Clarke rush to celebrate with Simon Kasprowicz who took catch to dismiss Andrew Flintoff off the bowling of Hogg. . pic. Phil Hillyard.

‘Get Clarke to the World Cup’: Hogg

DUAL World Cup winner Brad Hogg says Australia’s medical staff must do everything humanly possible to get Michael Clarke fit for February’s World Cup.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 10: Michael Clarke of Australia squats in the nets next to Dr Peter Brukner to test out his injury before day two of the First Test match between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on December 10, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Back could cost Clarke World Cup

MICHAEL Clarke’s playing future is under review with a leading sports doctor saying the skipper needs to play less cricket to prolong his career.

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England's captain Alastair Cook stands on the field during the second one day international cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. ( AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Cook to lead England at World Cup

ENGLAND cricket officials confirmed Alastair Cook as captain for next year’s World Cup after naming their provisional 30-man squad.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 07: Sean Abbott of Australia bowls during game two of the International Twenty20 Series between Australia and South Africa at Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 7, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

World Cup light at end of tunnel for Abbott

SEAN Abbott is expected to be named in Australia’s preliminary 30-man one-day World Cup squad due to be submitted to the ICC on Sunday.

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