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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.

Robert Craddock

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Australian Team

TWAM-20180331 embargo for TWAM 31 MARCH 2018 NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION FEE APPLIESMark Knowles, hockey captain Pic ; Jeff Camden

Quiet achiever perfect fit to carry flag

MAL MENINGA calls him Cameron Smith with a hockey stick and he might just be the most honourable Australian sportsman you have never met.

NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 30: Cameron Smith of the Storm looks on after the round four NRL match between the Cronulla Sharks and the Melbourne Storm at Southern Cross Group Stadium on March 30, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

Time to issue an early Storm warning

THERE’S still a game to go, but Robert Craddock wraps up Round 4 of the NRL with 20 things he likes and dislikes, including whistle-happy referees, signs the end is near for the Storm dynasty and Queensland’s most captivating player.

Cricket

Sympathy will evaporate if Smith appeals

STEVE SMITH’s next step on the road to redemption should be to dispatch the latest press release from his players union into his rubbish bin, writes Robert Craddock.

Cricket

HOVE, ENGLAND - MARCH 28: Sussex 1st team coach Jason Gillespie poses for a photo during a Sussex CCC photocall at The 1st Central County Ground on March 28, 2018 in Hove, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Dizzy heights in coaching ranks going unnoticed

THERE’s only one thing certain in the debate over who should be Australia’s next cricket coach — Jason Gillespie will be underestimated. ROBERT CRADDOCK explains why that shouldn’t be the case.

Cricket

Why pariah Warner couldn’t fly home with Smith

THE fallout following the ball-tampering affair has been so deep seated Australia feared if Steve Smith and David Warner were put on the same flight home it could turn out to be an abject debacle.

Opinion

FILE - In this Monday, March 12, 2018 file photo, Australia's David Warner, right, leads his team off the field after losing the second cricket test between South Africa and Australia at St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It was the new David Warner who arrived in South Africa a month ago. It was the old Warner who left, ostracized again, friendless in cricket, and in danger of no redemption this time. Maybe the state of cricket must also take some blame for allowing Warner to be worn down by one of the most abrasive, ill-tempered series the game has seen in years. (AP Photo/Michael Sheehan, file)

Cricket bosses fear what Warner will do next

NOT for the first time in his career, David Warner has become the most feared man in world cricket. The difference is that this time it is not his ultra-large bat that is the weapon of concern, writes Robert Craddock.

Cricket

Fears ‘wreck’ Smith could unravel in exile

FOR two days, Cricket Australia officials were furious at Steve Smith. Now they are worried about him.

Cricket

PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 09: David Warner of Australia walks off b Lungi Ngidi of South Africa during day 1 of the 2nd Sunfoil Test match between South Africa and Australia at St George's Park on March 09, 2018 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Cricket Australia is sick of Warner’s b******t

WHEN David Warner is sentenced to a lengthy ban there will not be a single tear shed in the offices of Cricket Australia. And it’s a safe bet he won’t be missed if we never see him in Australian colours again, writes Robert Craddock.

Cricket

Warner set to be dumped, could lose millions

DAVID Warner is set to be banned by Cricket Australia for the fourth Test and likely beyond as he and Steve Smith face the prospect of a multi-million dollar expulsion from the Indian Premier League.

Cricket

Screengrabs supplied by FoxSports of the ball tampering incident Cameron Bancroft during day 3 of the 3rd Sunfoil Test match between South Africa and Australia at PPC Newlands on March 24, 2018 in Cape Town

How South Africa laid trap to catch Aussies

STEVE Smith’s claim that the ball tampering scandal was a one-off mistake has been challenged by South Africa, with the hosts revealing how they hatched a plan earlier in the series to catch Australia in the act.

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