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Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts were the best fast bowlers I faced. Bumrah combines the best of both

Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts were the best fast bowlers I faced. Bumrah combines the best of both

The Indian pace spearhead combines Lillee’s ability to dictate terms and unsettle batsmen with the cerebral approach of Roberts. If Australia can best him, they will win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

  • by Greg Chappell

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Our Test team is under pressure. We must beware the Australian cricket zombie

Our Test team is under pressure. We must beware the Australian cricket zombie

In times of stress, the cricket public’s desire for some “mongrel” in the Australian team rises from the dead. And after the meek surrender in the first Test, the side is particularly vulnerable.

  • by Malcolm Knox
Have helmets made cricket a more dangerous game?

Have helmets made cricket a more dangerous game?

As the difficult debate about Will Pucovski’s future begins again, we canvass several Test greats and former captains from different eras – and get very different views.

  • by Malcolm Conn
Chappelli, Viv and my dad: How cricket at the SCG shaped my summers

Chappelli, Viv and my dad: How cricket at the SCG shaped my summers

This week I’ll visit my dad and we’ll watch the cricket on TV and I’ll remind him how Test cricket is still the most beguiling and beautiful game of all.

  • by Duncan Fine
From the Archives, 1972: Trevor Chappell makes three

From the Archives, 1972: Trevor Chappell makes three

50 years ago, Trevor Chappell was selected to play for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield, joining his brothers Ian and Greg. All three brothers would go on to represent Australia.

  • by Staff Writers
From the Archives, 1997: McGrath, Warne guide Australia to Ashes success

From the Archives, 1997: McGrath, Warne guide Australia to Ashes success

Twenty-five years ago, Australia retained the Ashes after winning the fifth Test of the series at Nottingham. It was Australia’s fifth successive Ashes win, raising the question, was this Australia’s greatest ever Test team?

  • by Greg Baum
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First impressions not a true sign of the Rodney Marsh I came to love
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First impressions not a true sign of the Rodney Marsh I came to love

When thinking about the loss of my great friend Rod Marsh, I agree with Franz Kafka who said, “first impressions are always unreliable”.

  • by Greg Chappell
Chappell slams Root’s captaincy and wants him to bat No.3 in the Ashes

Chappell slams Root’s captaincy and wants him to bat No.3 in the Ashes

Former Australian Test captain Ian Chappell has put the blowtorch on Joe Root ahead of Wednesday’s first Test at the Gabba.

  • by Tom Decent
‘Davo’ remembered for carrying the joy and wonder of cricket across generations

‘Davo’ remembered for carrying the joy and wonder of cricket across generations

Former Prime Minister John Howard joined Australian cricket captains and Test players amid 180 guests to farewell cricket great Alan Davidson.

  • by Malcolm Conn
Australian spin great Ashley Mallett dies

Australian spin great Ashley Mallett dies

Ashley Mallett, among the greatest of Australian spin bowlers and also a prolific writer, has died aged 76.

  • by Daniel Brettig
Got Beef? Chappell fires shot at Botham’s trade role in new chapter to old feud

Got Beef? Chappell fires shot at Botham’s trade role in new chapter to old feud

Ian Chappell and Ian Botham have cricket’s most famous feud, dating back decades. And Chappell has a view on news ‘Beefy’ Botham will be England’s new trade envoy to Australia.

  • by Andrew Wu

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