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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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Australia’s woes deepen ahead of ODI World Cup

Australia’s stocks are even thinner for the second World Cup warm up match in India as cohesion issues make the Aussies’ plight seem increasingly desperate.

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Aussies weigh up massive Head gamble

Australian selectors are giving serious consideration to carrying injured star Travis Head through first half of the World Cup despite wider injury dramas.

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BY ANY OTHER NAME: Warwick's own Andrew Gale was watching Yorkshire cricket captain of the same name with great intent.

Axed UK coach lands new role in Aus after racism scandal

One of the men at the centre of English cricket’s racism scandal has been given a second chance in Australia, after landing a head coaching role at Cricket Tasmania.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 14: Ashleigh Gardner of Australia poses during a portrait session with the Australian Women's International cricket squad at the Sydney Cricket Ground on September 14, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images)

Indigenous cricket star’s Voice plea to Australians

One of Australia’s top Indigenous athletes has spoken out ahead of the Voice to Parliament referendum, issuing a plea to voters.

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South Africa's Gerald Coetzee (L) pats Australia's Travis Head (C) on the back as Head leaves the field due to an injury during the fourth one-day international (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and Australia at SuperSport Park in Centurion on September 15, 2023. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)

World Cup uncertainty with seven players under injury clouds

Injury dramas and sudden form woes have put a faltering Australian side under mounting pressure heading into the ODI World Cup.

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BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 09: Travis Head of Australia out for 64 during the 2nd Betway One Day International match between South Africa and Australia at Mangaung Oval on September 09, 2023 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Charle Lombard/Gallo Images)

Head’s race against time revealed as Marnus waits in wings

Travis Head’s fractured hand looks all but certain to miss the World Cup, but who will the Aussies turn to to open the batting as the pressure builds. BEN HORNE looks at the likely moves.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: Cameron Green of Australia poses for a portrait ahead of the 2023 Ashes Test Series on June 02, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse - ECB/ECB via Getty Images)

Heat chase hard to lure gun all-rounder from home state

He’s Australian cricket’s ‘it’ man, and the Brisbane Heat are doing everything they can to lure Cameron Green across the country to be their BBL marquee player.

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Huge hint Aussie skipper lining up cricket comeback

Meg Lanning pulled out of the women’s Ashes with an undisclosed illness and was left out of Australia’s squad to face the West Indies. But she could be on the way back.

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What will Australia’s World Cup XI look like?

Australian selectors are considering a radical shift from the team that won the Twenty20 World Cup, with Mitchell Marsh set to play a key new role.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 02: Ashton Agar of Australia talks to Nathan Lyon of Australia during an Australian Test squad training session at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 02, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

How Aussie spinner reacted to India selection ‘insult’

As Ashton Agar prepares to return to India for the World Cup, he has revealed the conversation with selectors that led to his controversial exit from the Aussie Test tour.

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