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March

Sodden fans watch on at the F1.

All the bankers at Melbourne’s sodden grand prix

From Luke Sayers to Mike Cannon-Brookes to Matt Comyn, Australia’s biggest business names braved the Melbourne weather on Sunday.

January

Beau Webster celebrates hitting the winning runs to take the series.

Test team enters echelon of greats after gripping series win

Australia’s Test side wrested back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade, and can stake a claim to being one of the country’s most successful.

Ares MD and Cricket NSW chairman David Knox at the SCG.

Six leadership and investing lessons from cricket

Lifelong cricket fan and seasoned investment executive John Knox reflects on the impact of the game on his career.

December 2024

Sam Konstas stole the show in front of a bumper crowd, boldly taking it to the megastars of Indian cricket.

Teenager Sam Konstas steals the show at the MCG

The exciting teenage debutant has laid the platform for Australia to take early control of the Boxing Day Test against India.

Nathan McSweeney and Pat Cummins celebrate Ravichandran Ashwin’s wicket.

Resurgent Australia level series with thumping Test win

From Mitchell Starc’s first ball wicket to another soaring century by Travis Head, Australia dominated India in the second Test in Adelaide.

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March 2024

Australian actor Eric Bana.

Ferrari upsets as who’s who flock to the Australian Grand Prix

Ferrari clinched first and second as a bevy of business leaders, billionaires and celebrities watched Australian rookie Oscar Piastri finish fourth.

January 2024

Usman Khawaja leaves the field after being hit on the jaw by a bouncer in Adelaide on Friday.

Khawaja passes last concussion test, clear for Gabba

Usman Khawaja will train at the Gabba during Australia’s main session on Tuesday, before the start of the final Test of the summer on Thursday.

Travis Head celebrates his century in Adelaide.

Australia on verge of crushing Windies

Travis Head scored a century and Josh Hazlewood cut a swath through a woeful West Indies batting line-up to squash the Australian rival’s hopes in the first Test.

David Warner turns to see he is caught out by Pakistan’s Babar Azam at the SCG.

Bad light prompts early stumps after Warner dismissal

The Australian opener’s Test farewell has been overshadowed by Sydney’s poor weather and cricket’s archaic rules.

Pat Cummins

Australia hunts for Pakistan sweep in Warner week

Captain Pat Cummins says the same team that won the first two Tests will take the field at the SCG on Wednesday.

December 2023

Mir Hamza of Pakistan celebrates the wicket of David Warner.

Pakistan blow it – and why umpires should take the stairs

Australia had its worst start to a Test innings at the MCG since 1911 but an agonising neacentury by Mitchell Marsh helped the home side recovery.

What Khawaja ended up writing on his shoe

A dropped catch gave Dave Warner a short reprieve in the opening session of the Boxing Day Test, and Usman Khawaja avoided a sanction with words on his shoes.

Khawaja wears black armband as Australia pummel Pakistan in Perth

David Warner’s quickfire century against Pakistan at Perth’s Optus Stadium got the test off to a cracking start.

July 2023

David Warner walks off after being dismissed.

Bid for Ashes series win falls in a heap

Australia were bowled out for 334, ending their fourth-innings pursuit of 384 with 18.2 overs left in the last session.

July 2023

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 27: Mitchell Starc of Australia celebrates after dismissing Harry Brook of England during Day One of the LV= Insurance Ashes 5th Test Match between England and Australia at The Kia Oval on July 27, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Bazball braggadocio hurts England again as visitors on top

Led by a ripping performance from Mitchell Starc, Australia has taken the honours after day one of the Oval Test, but was let down by poor fielding.

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A lot on the line. Pat Cummins speaks to the media at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

High stakes at rain-soaked Old Trafford

As Australia and England prepare for the fourth Test in Manchester, no one can recall a series that has attracted as much interest or spite in recent Ashes history.

Australia lost four wickets in the first session.

It’s a thriller at Headingley

Medium-fast bowler Stuart Broad’s lethal zinger in the first over was, for English fans, a dream start in a dramatic first day’s play in the Third Test.

Jonny Bairstow leaves the field after his controversial dismissal in the second Test at Lord’s.

Post-Ashes beers off as England coach incensed by Bairstow stumping

Furious England coach Brendon McCullum questioned the visitors’ sportsmanship over the Jonny Bairstow stumping on the final day of the second test at Lord’s.

Uplifiting. Captain Pat Cummins celebrates Australia’s win in the second Test with son Albie.

Boos and bad blood at Lord’s: the second Test had it all

There was ill-feeling aplenty at the home of cricket, of all places, but Pat Cummins is emerging from it all as a fine Australian captain against England’s formidable Ben Stokes.

Jonny Bairstow  leaves the field after the controversial dismissal in the second Test at Lord’s.

MCC apologises to Australia after run-in with members

The Australian cricket team have requested that Lord’s investigate the incident as a febrile atmosphere developed on the final day of the second Ashes Test.

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