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Ben HorneChief Cricket Writer

Ben Horne is Chief Cricket Writer for News Corp and CODE Sports and for the past decade has been covering cricket’s biggest series and stories. As the national sport, cricket has a special relationship with Australians who feel a sense of ownership over the Test team. From selection shocks to scandals, upset losses to triumphant victories, Ben tells the stories that matter in Australian cricket.

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Let us turn Kohli into Messi: US cricket owner’s plea to India, BCCI

One of the owners in the USA’s Major League Cricket has declared the sport will reach a new stratosphere if Indian players are released to be part of the tournament.

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Secret diary notes that spurred Sam Konstas’s Test return

Is he the cavalier Test batter who took down Jasprit Bumrah, a more traditional opener or a combination of both? It’s the Sam Konstas question set to define the next era of Australian cricket.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 30: Tim Paine is a part of an Australian huddle during day one of the Women's Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 30, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Morgan Hancock - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

Paine to quit radio for significant Cricket Australia job

Cricket Australia has made a significant structural change in its coaching ranks and former Australian Test captain Tim Paine is set to be the beneficiary.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 12: Cameron Green of Australia looks dejected after losing his wicket during day 2 of the ICC World Test Championship, final match between South Africa and Australia at Lords Cricket Ground on June 12, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Harding/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Aussie nemesis stokes Ashes fire with spicy Green sledge

Long-time Ashes agitator Kevin Pietersen has torched Australia’s batting in the wake of their World Test Championship collapse – while saving a special sledge for rising star Cameron Green.

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Nathan McSweeney, Jake Weatherald and Mitch Marsh.

The six men Australia could turn to in World Test Championship fallout

Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis are close, but the door is open for more reinforcements to push their Test cases. BEN HORNE looks at the contenders for the Caribbean, with a recently scorned rookie closing in.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 14: Steve Smith of Australia speaks to team mates following his side's defeat on Day Four of the ICC World Test Championship Final between South Africa and Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground on June 14, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

‘Best result’: Smith opens up on gruesome finger injury

Steve Smith has opened up on his “love hate” relationship with Lord’s as he detailed the gruesome finger injury which has put him in doubt for the first Test in the West Indies.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 12: Marnus Labuschagne of Australia looks dejected after losing his wicket during day 2 of the ICC World Test Championship, final match between South Africa and Australia at Lords Cricket Ground on June 12, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Harding/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Marnus nears the axe as Aussie coach rallies behind Khawaja

Australian coach Andrew McDonald has thrown his support behind veteran sar Usman Khawaja for the Ashes, but Marnus Labuschagne appears highly doubtful to survive for the next Test.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Australia captain Pat Cummins leads his team from the fields at stumps on day three of ICC World Test Championship Final between South Africa and Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground on June 13, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Axe could fall on Aussie top order in post-WTC reset

Pat Cummins has flagged the potential for immediate changes to the Australian top order, admitting the World Test Championship Final has presented the chance to start a new era.

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Steve Smith, Pat Cummins and Mitch Starc.

Player ratings: The good, bad, and the ugly of Australia’s WTC flop

There were moments of brilliance but Australia’s World Test Championship capitulation has left more questions than answers with the Ashes on the horizon. BEN HORNE runs the rule over the performances of Australia’s WTC final XI.

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Australia's Mitchell Starc, left, chats with teammates before asking for a review for the wicket of South Africa's David Bedingham on day four of the World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord's cricket ground in London, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

South Africa wins the World Test Championship final

South Africa has cracked cricket’s greatest hoodoo and left Australia to face searing questions about its Ashes planning after a World Test Championship boilover at Lord’s.

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