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‘Get out of my face’: England’s shambolic tour hits new low with airport clash

Tempers have flared within the England team, with a staff member getting into a physical altercation with a cameraman as they left Brisbane for Adelaide. See the video.

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‘Heart of Lillee’: The mantra that put Cummins on path to greatness

Dennis Lillee has opened up on the private conversations that helped guide Pat Cummins through his comeback, revealing the shared mantra that put the captain on the path to greatness.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 02: Usman Khawaja stretches during an Australia nets session at The Gabba on December 02, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Michael Clarke: Why I’ve changed my mind about Usman Khawaja

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke says the perfect time has arrived for Australia to move beyond Usman Khawaja — but expects the veteran to be recalled for the Adelaide Test.

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Allan Border in 1986 and Ben Stokes in 2023.

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Allan Border went to the edge and came back. Can Ben Stokes?

Ben Stokes is starting to resemble Allan Border in 1986; a captain pushed to his wit’s end. Border fought back to become one of Australia’s most popular leaders ever. Can Stokes do the same for England?

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 02: Usman Khawaja during an Australia nets session at The Gabba on December 02, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Why form, not feelings, will decide if Khawaja’s Test career is over

Sentiment should not come into any decision about Usman Khawaja’s recall to the Test team, Daniel Cherny writes. This is the only question that matters: can he help Australia win the Ashes?

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 21: Joe Root of England cups his ear to the crowd during day one of the First 2025/26 Ashes Series Test Match between Australia and England at Perth Stadium on November 21, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Why Root is wrong about day-night Tests in the Ashes

Joe Root is entitled to his opinion, always offers it respectfully, and provides nuance in doing so. But his view about day-night Tests in the Ashes is off the mark.

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Usman Australia's Usman Khawaja reacts as he leaves the picth after loosing his wicket to India's Mohammed Siraj during day 1 of the ICC World Test Championship cricket final match between Australia and India at The Oval, in London, on June 7, 2023. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB

Playing for his career? The Aussie with two Tests to prove he’s still got it

When you’re closer to 40 than 30, questions will always be asked about your cricket future. That’s why Usman Khawaja badly needs to start the Ashes well or risk losing his spot mid-series.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: Sam Konstas of Australia plays a shot during day one of the Men's Fourth Test Match in the series between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Clarke: Mismanagement cost Sam Konstas an Ashes spot

Former captain Michael Clarke says Sam Konstas had the potential to be the centrepiece Australia’s Ashes side, had he not been badly mismanaged after his breakout series against India.

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Cricket legend Ian Healy at The Courier-Mail recording a podcast with Robert ÃCrashÃ Craddock. Picture: Tara Croser.

‘We are turning into England’: Healy’s warning for Australia

Cricket legend Ian Healy never lost an Ashes series, partially because of a crucial edge his team once had. Now he fears Australia is in grave danger of losing it.

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Western District Cricket Club Toowoomba junior players Lachlan (left) and Sam Scott, Thursday, October 23, 2025. Picture: Kevin Farmer

The cricket cost crunch is pricing Aussies out of our national game

Australia’s summer sport is becoming a luxury many can’t afford, as an investigation reveals the shocking disparity in cricket club fees nationwide. Find out which region’s are being bit the most.

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Australia's Steve Smith plays a shot against West Indies on day three of the second cricket Test match at the National Cricket Stadium in St. George's, Grenada, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Shastri: Why Smith needs to hold off retirement for crucial India test

Cricket fans have their minds on the upcoming Ashes but the experts are already throwing it forward, with Ravi Shastri declaring Steve Smith the key to Australia’s success in India 2027, if he can hold off retirement.

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Australia’s bolters for the Ashes uncovered

This time last year Sam Konstas and Beau Webster weren’t Test cricketers. 12 months can make a huge difference, so who will be the bolter of summer 2025-26? Our experts make their bold predictions.

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Aerial view of The Gabba stadium. Picture: TEQ

Sun sets on icon: Day-night Test the beginning of the end for Gabba

Replacing outdated venues with modern multipurpose facilities mirrors socio-economic shifts in society, writes Alistair Richardson.

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Sam Konstas and Jake Fraser-McGurk: Aussie cricket wonder boys in crisis.

Wonder boy crisis: What JFM, Konstas, must learn from greats

Jake Fraser-McGurk and Sam Konstas were batting wonder boys who have free-falled back to earth. This is what went wrong, and how greats Steve Waugh and Adam Gilchrist can save them.

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