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Mitchell Starc.

Starc quit the IPL because of an air raid warning. He doesn’t care if he isn’t invited back

Mitchell Starc told this masthead he was content with his call to leave the Indian Premier League, even if it means franchises are reluctant to recontract him in the future.

  • Daniel Brettig

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Australia’s Usman Khawaja has a quiet word to members inside the Long Room.

‘Put back in their place’: Cummins and Australia brace themselves for Lord’s return

Test captain Pat Cummins and Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg are confident Australia’s players won’t face a repeat of the ugly scenes that marred their last Test Match at Lord’s, as the team prepares for its return to the iconic venue.

  • Tom Decent
Pat Cummins of Australia and Kagiso Rabada of South Africa pose for a photo ahead of the 2022 series in Australia.

‘They come at you’: Rabada dares Aussies to sledge him at Lord’s after drugs ban

Kagiso Rabada returns from suspension with a warning for Australia as old tensions threaten to resurface ahead of a tantalising World Test Championship final at Lord’s.

  • Tom Decent
Australian batsman Cameron Green raises a century for Gloucestershire against Kent.

Cameron Green made a ton and apologised, but the Australian selectors are thankful

Cameron Green’s first hundred since back surgery was a battle against cramps. This time he looked much more physically ready for a comeback in the world Test championship final.

  • Daniel Brettig
Delhi Capitals' Mitchell Starc celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Ishan Kishan during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at ACAVDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, India, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Surjeet Yadav)

Starc to make IPL call on Friday as South Africa debate availability

Mitchell Starc is set to make his call on whether to return to the Indian Premier League on Friday, a week after Starc and Australian women’s captain Alyssa Healy fled the country.

  • Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
Kagiso Rabada (right).

We’ve been taught the opposite, but not all doping transgressions are equal

Confusion and anger followed the secretive one-month ban served by Kagiso Rabada. But it is a good example of the sort of pragmatism the global anti-doping effort has been crying out for.

  • Darren Kane
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It’s expected Sam Konstas will make way at the top of the Australian order for Marnus Labuschagne.

Marnus firms to pip Konstas for opening role as Australian squad for Test final takes shape

Marnus Labuschagne is favoured to join Usman Khawaja at the top of the order and tip out Sam Konstas when Australia faces South Africa to bid for back-to-back World Test Championship titles at Lord’s next month.

  • Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
Kagiso Rabada.

Illicit drugs can attract a four-year ban, but Rabada only got a month. This is why

There is a lot of flex in global rules about illicit drug use among athletes. Former WADA director-general David Howman explains why

  • Daniel Brettig
Kagiso Rabada dismisses Tim Paine in 2018.

Rabada free to face Australia in Lord’s Test final after one-month drugs ban

The South African received a one-month ban after testing positive to a “substance of abuse”.

  • Daniel Brettig
Rabada (right) and Pat Cummins could still face off in the World Test Championship final.

Star spearhead Rabada banned for recreational drug use

South Africa’s star quick Kagiso Rabada has been hit with a ban after testing positive for a recreational drug. Read his comments here.

  • Daniel Brettig

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