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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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The nervous 9999s: Smith’s SCG heartbreak

Not everything went Australia’s way on a landmark day in Sydney, with Steve Smith suffering heartbreak only one other man can truly relate to.

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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 Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Sad end for Indian great: Moment that infuriated Kohli

For the fifth time this tour, Scott Boland got his bunny. Virat Kohli’s final Test innings in Australia will be remembered as much for his emotional reaction as the standing ovation from the SCG crowd.

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Australiaâs Sam Konstas (R) reacts after hitting a boundary off a delivery from Indiaâs captain Jasprit Bumrah during day two of the fifth cricket Test match between Australia and India at The SCG in Sydney on January 4, 2025. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

‘Cocky’ Konstas conundrum: Batting phenom divides Australian greats

There’s a fine line between cockiness and confidence – and Sam Konstas’ SCG theatrics have split some of Australia’s greatest cricketers.

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Sharma reveals truth behind shock Sydney Test demotion

Captain Rohit Sharma was mysteriously demoted from the Indian team, with the official line being that he had “opted out”. He reveals what really happened ahead of the SCG clash.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 03: Sam Konstas of Australia walks out to bat during day one of the Fifth Men's Test Match in the series between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 03, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Dangerous line Konstas is treading could ignite or doom Australia

Circuit breaker and pot-stirrer extraordinaire, Sam Konstas is unlike anything Australian cricket has seen before. All eyes are on the teen tyro after his heated clash with Jasprit Bumrah.

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Umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat (C) gestures as he stands between Australiaâs Sam Konstas (L) and Indiaâs captain Jasprit Bumrah (R) during day one of the fifth Test match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 3, 2025. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

The moment Konstas lit fuse to trigger war with Bumrah

Before things got truly ugly at the SCG, Sam Konstas threw down the gauntlet to Jasprit Bumrah. The Indian great took up the challenge and then some to ignite an already tense series decider.

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Australiaâs Steve Smith reacts after the third umpire decision that he failed to take a catch to dismiss Indiaâs Virat Kohli during day one of the fifth cricket Test match between Australia and India at The SCG in Sydney on January 3, 2025. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Cricket’s dire need for change made clear on day of controversy

One of the greatest catches that never was left the cricket world in uproar but through the confusion emerged one clear point, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.

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Indiaâs Virat Kohli (R) reacts as Australiaâs Mitchell Starc (L) and Travis Head walk nearby after the third umpire decision regarding a catch by Australiaâs Steve Smith gave him not out during day one of the fifth cricket Test match between Australia and India at The SCG in Sydney on January 3, 2025. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

SCG controversy exposes deeper issue plaguing cricket

An eye-rolling howler from an umpire with a long history of them or simply the right call? BEN HORNE and ROBERT CRADDOCK debate the greatest catch that never was.

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Hitman or victim? Examining the curious legacy of Rohit Sharma

Whether fair or not, it’s often how a leader exits which defines their tenure. ROBERT CRADDOCK examines the tough question of how India’s axed captain Rohit Sharma will be remembered.

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LEEDS, ENGLAND - JULY 07: Australia captain Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh leave the field at the end of England first innings during Day Two of the LV= Insurance Ashes 3rd Test Match between England and Australia at Headingley on July 07, 2023 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Crash: The ‘intense conversation’ that sealed Marsh’s Test fate

Selectors were leaning towards giving Mitch Marsh another chance in the SCG Test. Then, their thinking changed. ROBERT CRADDOCK has the details on why.

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