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Nathan McSweeney will have the chance for a Test reprieve in Sri Lanka.

How Nathan McSweeney is preparing for the Sri Lankan spin attack

Plenty needs to go his way to earn a Test reprieve, but the Queenslander believes he has the right moves to bat well in Sri Lanka.

  • Nick Wright

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Glenn Maxwell proved again why he is one of the world’s most dangerous short-form batters.

Maxwell masterclass keeps Melbourne Stars’ hopes alive in BBL

Glenn Maxwell played one of his most memorable T20 innings to revive the Melbourne Stars’ flagging finals hopes, showering sixes into the stands at Marvel Stadium.

  • Greg Dundas
Liam Haskett

Caught dad, bowled son: BBL debutant’s unwanted piece of history

Lloyd Haskett took a memorable catch in the stands at a BBL match on Saturday night. Unfortunately, it was off the bowling of his son, Liam.

  • Tom Decent
Steve Smith hits a six during his unbeaten 222 for the Sydney Sixers.

Smith sets SCG alight with record-equalling Big Bash century

In one of the best innings in BBL history, Steve Smith launched an astonishing seven sixes in a 64-ball innings that left the crowd at the SCG on its feet.

  • Scott Bailey
Steve Smith

‘They can say what they want’: Smith excited with Test captaincy return

Steve Smith is ready to again take on the second most important job in Australia.

  • Tom Decent and Dan Walsh
The cost of high speed trains.

Fixing hospitals should take priority over fast rail

Living on the Central Coast, I am all for the construction of a high-speed rail link to Sydney. Currently it takes approximately the same time (1.5 hours) to drive from Gosford to the CBD on an increasingly crowded M1 as a train service that is frustratingly slow in sections.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Mitch Marsh of the Scorchers walks from the field after being dismissed during the BBL match between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades at Optus Stadium, on January 07, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Scorchers back ‘heart and soul’ Mitch Marsh to blossom

Mitch Marsh has been described as the heart and soul of the Perth Scorchers as the star allrounder attempts to regain his mojo following his Test axing.

  • Justin Chadwick
Josh Hazlewood bowling during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Hazlewood set to miss Sri Lanka tour as Test stars’ BBL availability revealed

Australian selectors will meet on Wednesday to pick their squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka, as CA announced which Test players can go back to their Big Bash teams.

  • Tom Decent
Matt Renshaw and Max Bryant produced what could prove career-defining knocks.

How pigeonholed Brisbane Heat duo changed their national prospects

The pair were pinned as specialists, and their chances of national call-ups dwindled as a result. One of the best stands in BBL history changed that.

  • Nick Wright
An artist’s impression of the 29-unit housing block that Homes NSW is proposing to build for seniors in Riverwood in Sydney’s south.

Where’s the good in Riverwood? Get a heart!

With the number of homeless aged people on the rise, how heartwarming it would have been if the residents of Hardwicke Street had put out the welcome mat.

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