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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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Sam Konstas has split opinion very quickly.

Quiet, respectful, humble, orthodox: I watched Sam Konstas for two years and this is what I saw

Fans young and old have been drawn unconditionally into the Konstas tornado.

  • Geoff Lawson
Nathan Lyon won’t feature in the Big Bash.

Why quiet summer could be blessing in disguise as Lyon battles injury

Sending down fewer overs than ever before in a home summer could be a good thing for Australia’s greatest off-spinner, who has opened up on the injury he is managing ahead of the Test series in Sri Lanka.

  • Tom Decent
Don Bradman and David Warner.

He signed Ellyse Perry from his garage. The secret behind the revolution in cricket bats

It’s a craft brewing-style evolution, with young bat makers shaking up an industry that’s long been dominated by traditional players.

  • Peter Hanlon
Harry Brook bats during the Headingley Test in the 2023 Ashes series.

The England star who shapes as the next Tendulkar

Sure, Australian cricket is on a high. But England are in the box seat for the Ashes – and in Harry Brook they have a young star who shapes as a generational talent.

  • Greg Chappell
Matt Kuhnemann.

The bold move that saved spinner’s Test career in fight to succeed Lyon

A three-way fight has seemingly emerged to one day replace ‘the GOAT’, and one man’s bold move has put himself firmly in that frame.

  • Nick Wright
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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
Bumrah, Kohli, Bumrah, Konstas

You might hate it, but T20 saved Test cricket this summer

The white ball game was the reason behind the enthralling Test series this summer - but not in the way you think.

  • Malcolm Knox
Test call-ups Cooper Connolly, Matt Kuhnemann, Todd Murphy, Nathan McSweeney.

Why a rookie was picked to tour Sri Lanka – but Glenn Maxwell wasn’t

This squad is less about next summer’s Ashes series and more about India in two years’ time.

  • Tom Decent
Cricket late bloomers composite

Webster reminded the nation not to lose hope. These men can follow his lead

At 31, Beau Webster joins a growing list of late bloomers to don the Baggy Green.

  • Nick Wright

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