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Can Australia rebound in time to win the Champions Trophy?
A new-look Australia without several of their prime movers will take to the field against England. The world champions have lost four straight ODIs. Here’s what they need to do to turn their fortunes around.
- by Jon Pierik
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Don’t play it again, Sam: Seven balls, three trick shots, 10 runs
The swashbuckling approach that launched Sam Konstas’ international career has again brought him undone after an eventful seven-ball innings in the Sheffield Shield.
- by Robert Dillon and Jon Pierik
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‘He’s going to be spoken about’: Australia fall to pieces in Sri Lanka
Acting captain Steve Smith said the absence of Marnus Labuschagne was not a pointer to the Champions Trophy after being belted by Sri Lanka.
- by Malcolm Conn
Next Gen XI: What the Australian Test team could look like in 2027
The selectors have handed baggy green caps to five debutants in the past seven Tests, so generational change is already underway. There could be more to come before the 2027 tour of England, where Australia has not claimed an outright series win since 2001.
- by Jon Pierik
Why umpires chose to cite Matthew Kuhnemann for a suspect action
Australian spinner’s dream tour of Sri Lanka was followed by a nightmarish postscript. Former Test umpire Paul Wilson has explained the process that led to his citing.
- by Robert Dillon
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Australian cricket
The 630 missing wickets that have alarm bells ringing for Australia
Australia are about to begin hunting one of the few pieces of silverware not in their keeping, but their Champions Trophy lead-up has been anything but perfect.
- by Dan Walsh
‘Suspect bowling action’: Test hero Kuhnemann at career crossroads after being reported
Just days after bowling Australia to a groundbreaking series win in Sri Lanka, Australian spinner Matt Kuhnemann’s Test future is under a cloud after suspicions were raised about his bowling action.
- by Andrew Wu
SEN boss’s Nazi image claim ‘disappointing’, says Lalor
Peter Lalor has described SEN chief Craig Hutchison’s references to the journalist’s reposting of memes featuring “Nazi-related imagery” in explaining his axing from the station as “misleading” and “disappointing”.
- by Andrew Wu
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Test cricket
Resurgent two-Test wonder threatens Labuschagne’s Ashes mission
Once Australia’s golden boy, Marnus Labuschagne has endured a lean two years. Now, five men are coming for his spot – and one in particular.
- by Nick Wright
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Australian cricket
Smith’s future, the ‘golf trip’ jibe, and what’s next for Australia’s Test team
Why did Travis Head fire a shot back at Ed Cowan? What does the future hold for Steve Smith? Has Labuschagne done enough? Can Green and Webster play in the same team? The burning questions from Australia’s victory in Sri Lanka.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘We know he can do it’: Reborn Smith bats for Labuschagne
Steve Smith has drawn upon his own recent resurgence as a reason to keep Marnus Labuschagne in Australia’s top three.
- by Daniel Brettig
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