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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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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 14: A supporter in the crowd waves and Australia flag during the Fourth One Day International match between Australia and the West Indies at The Gabba on February 14, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Cricket Australia’s big call on Australia Day

Cricket will be an invisible sport on Australia Day for the first time in 31 years but the fans want it back next year. Cricket Australia has made a crucial decision about the future.

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Crash: Why our Test future needs a reborn national talent factory

For more than 30 years our best young cricketers honed their craft at the Australian Cricket Academy. If we don’t want our depth to dry up it’s time to bring it back, writes Robert Craddock.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: Virat Kohli of India looks dejected while leaving the field after being dismissed by Scott Boland of Australia during day two of the Fifth Men's Test Match in the series between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 04, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Kohli, BCCI, on collision course in Indian cricket’s new order

Superstar Virat Kohli is on a collision course with Indian cricket administration following a stunning list of demands placed on players after their series loss in Australia. See the list here.

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VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA - FEBRUARY 02: England bowler Shoaib Bashir celebrates his first test wicket, that of Rohit Sharma during day one of the 2nd Test Match between India and England at ACA-VDCA Stadium on February 02, 2024 in Visakhapatnam, India. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Can ‘unconventional’ Bashir break the spinners’ curse?

Shoaib Bashir went from Sydney Shires team Lindfield to playing 15 Tests for England and taking more Test wickets than any other spinner in the world. ROBERT CRADDOCK uncovers how he came from nowhere to be thrust onto the world stage.

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Test discard back on radar as selectors hint at post-Cummins plan

Kurtis Patterson’s renaissance has been rewarded by the Australian selectors, who have put the former Test batter back in the mix to return to the national set-up.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 30: Sam Konstas of Australia takes a 'selfie' with fans during day five of the Men's Fourth Test Match in the series between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 30, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

First Kohli, now the Poms: Proof Konstas is already under their skin

England are not quite sure what to make of Sam Konstas. That’s part of his charm and why opponents find him unsettling and irritating, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.

NRL

Infamous boot camp that broke Warnie can rebuild Broncos

Shane Warne was allowed to bring a carton of Benson and Hedges cigarettes to Australia’s boot camp in 2006. Broncos players will be afforded a sleeping bag and little else on their boot camp.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 12: Beau Webster of the Stars gestures during the BBL match between Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars at Marvel Stadium, on January 12, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Test cult hero on standby for Champs Trophy call-up

Sydney Test sensation Beau Webster is in the frame for a one-day call-up if Australia makes late changes to its Champions Trophy squad. SEE THE 15-MAN SQUAD

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Australiaâs Steve Smith hits a delivery from Indiaâs Prasidh Krishna and is caught out during day three of the fifth cricket Test match between Australia and India at The SCG in Sydney on January 5, 2025. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

SCG rating to spark ‘hellfire’ Ashes decks

The rating of Sydney’s controversial Test pitch as “satisfactory” has opened the door for more hellfire decks and fast bowling blitzes in next summer’s Ashes.

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Australia backs Afghanistan double standard in face of global anger

Cricket Australia has doubled down on its controversial policy to play Afghanistan in global tournaments in the face of mounting opposition in England and South Africa to the Taliban’s treatment of women.

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