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Robert CraddockSenior sports journalist

Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock is regarded as one of Queensland’s best authorities on sport. ‘Crash’ is a senior sport journalist and columnist for The Courier-Mail and CODE Sports, and can be seen on Fox Cricket.

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Cricket
West Indies' Jason Holder plays a stroke to lose his wicket off the bowling of England's Ben Stokes on the third day of the first Test cricket match between England and the West Indies at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, southwest England on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB

How Windies lost a series but won ultimate respect

West Indies’ cavalier odyssey in COVID-cursed England revived cricket’s faltering heartbeat and saved the hosts millions. It was a journey they didn’t have to make. Their courage and selflessness demands world cricket treat them better in future.

NRL
2020 NRL Round 10 - Wests Tigers v Brisbane Broncos, Leichhardt Oval, 2020-07-17. Digital image by Gregg Porteous � NRL Photos

Why NRL expansion no longer makes sense

The NRL had hoped to push for a 17th team as soon as the 2022 season. But some financially imperilled clubs are now against the move. Should the league’s focus be on expansion or survival?

NRL
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 20: Brodie Croft passes the ball during a Brisbane Broncos NRL training session at the Clive Berghofer Centre on July 20, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Pressure cooker: Why Storm will hunt Croft

Anthony Seibold will reshuffle the backline deckchairs before the Brisbane Broncos face a menacing Melbourne Storm, but it appears Brodie Croft will still have nowhere to hide from his former teammates.

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