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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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10 years after Warne, Aussies still in a spin

IT’s 10 years next week since Shane Warne walked out for his last Test and Australia set on a mission to replace the irreplaceable. Robert Craddock examines how it played out.

Cricket

Australian captain Steve Smith reacts after a boundary on day 5 of the first Test match between Australia and Pakistan at the Gabba in Brisbane, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, IMAGES TO BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY, NO COMMERCIAL USE WHATSOEVER, NO USE IN BOOKS WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT FROM AAP

A match that will never be forgotten

MAGNIFICENT Pakistan were fearless and simply amazing, but it was Australia breathing a sigh of relief after a Gabba epic, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.

Sport

Australian captain Steve Smith leaves the field at stumps on day four at the Gabba. Picture: DAVE HUNT

Young Aussies remain a cricketing work in progress

It’s only a crazy outside chance but imagine if Pakistan wins.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 17: Steve Smith of Australia plays a shot during day three of the First Test match between Australia and Pakistan at The Gabba on December 17, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Danger signs for Aussies in World Test XI of 2016

STEVE Smith and Mitchell Starc make the cut but there are danger signs for Australia. Check out Robert “Crash” Craddock’s World Test XI for 2016.

Opinion

Australia's Steve Smith. Day Three of the Test between Australia and Pakistan at the Gabba in Brisbane. Pic Peter Wallis

Smith’s men face tough road to Ashes

PAKISTAN at home before India and Bangladesh on the road should have Steve Smith’s new look Australia battle hardened for the Ashes, writes Robert Craddock.

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Australia's Matthew Wade misses a catch off Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed. Day Two of the Test between Australia and Pakistan at the Gabba in Brisbane. Pic Peter Wallis

Wade’s struggles keep Nevill in India frame

AUSTRALIA’s selectors have done a fine job since the Hobart debacle but Matthew Wade’s presence remains a matter of intense debate.

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Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is seen during his first bowling spell following an injury on day 1 of the first Test match between Australia and Pakistan at the Gabba in Brisbane, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, IMAGES TO BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY, NO COMMERCIAL USE WHATSOEVER, NO USE IN BOOKS WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT FROM AAP

Amir’s amateur dramatics on wrong stage

Mohammad Amir is an outstanding bowler and most cricket fans have enjoyed his redemption story – but he could win an Oscar for his onfield theatrics.

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‘Even if Pakistan won a trophy – they’d drop it’

SOME truly brutal and sorrowful statistics define the endless tale of agony of Asian cricket teams on Australia tours, a story which seems set for another morbid chapter, writes Robert Craddock.

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Australia's Matthew Wade flicks a six during One Day International match Australia v New Zealand at the SCG. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Is Wade sullying legacy of Aussie glovemen?

MATTHEW Wade made a point at the SCG – “I can bat’’ – but the fallout over the Glenn Maxwell saga has still given him much to think about.

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Arthur ‘at peace’ with Aussie axing

PAKISTAN coach Mickey Arthur claims he has made peace over his sacking by Australia and is not on a revenge mission this summer.

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