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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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‘First picked’: Boland can be the answer to Bazball

The Bazball revolution is in full swing. Who can derail England’s blistering style of cricket? Allan Border gives an insight into why Scott Boland must play in the first test.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: Pat Cummins of Australia lifts the ICC World Test Championship Mace on day five of the ICC World Test Championship Final between Australia and India at The Oval on June 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Test Championship glory the start not the pinnacle as Ashes loom

The Aussies are World Test Champions for the first time, an occasion to savour normally. However, deep down the team knows the battle for the true prize starts on Friday at Edgbaston.

OpinionCricket

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 10: Cameron Green of Australia celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss off Shubman Gill of India the bowling of Scott Bolland of Australia during day four of the ICC World Test Championship Final between Australia and India at The Oval on June 10, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Green unjustly humiliated by cricket’s muddy rule book

The taunting of Cameron Green by the crowd at The Oval was a disgrace. And if cricket doesn’t urgently simplify one of its laws, more players will be unjustly labelled cheats.

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Ashes with Robert Craddock and Ben Horne

Ultimate Ashes analysis: Crash answers every key question

What does the English summer look like for David Warner? How will the Aussies handle Bazball? Crash Craddock answers the big questions ahead of the World Test Championship final.

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Exposed: Cricket Australia’s alcohol fuelled crisis

In 2018 Cricket Australia acknowledged that as an organisation it was ‘arrogant and controlling’ – just months later one employee sexually assaulted another – why was the predator protected?

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HOVE, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Michael Neser of Glamorgan bowls as fellow Australian Steve Smith of Sussex looks on during the LV= Insurance County Championship Division 2 match between Sussex and Glamorgan at The 1st Central County Ground on May 18, 2023 in Hove, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Horne: Ashes history lesson Australia must learn

Australia has a modern reincarnation of Ashes hero Terry Alderman at its disposal, yet is likely to leave him on the sidelines in conditions that suit him best. Ben Horne examines Australia’s selection gamble.

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Australia's Michael Neser celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies batsman Marquino Mindley and victory during the fourth day of the second cricket Test match between Australia and the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on December 11, 2022. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Aussies ponder shock bolter as Ashes injuries mount

Australia have been struck with fresh injury woes, prompting Pat Cummins and his team to deliver a selection shock ahead of the World Test Championship final.

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Cricket Australia high performance manager Pat Howard with selector Mark Waugh during the Sheffield Shield match between NSW and WA at Hurstville oval. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Ex-cricket boss to make big Olympics comeback

Australia is already on the green and gold runway for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and now a high-profile former Cricket Australia executive has been appointed to a key role.

EXCLUSIVECricket

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, senior Wurundjeri elder of the Kulin Nation is seen making the Welcome to Country acknowledgement during day one of the Third Test match in the Ashes series between Australia and England at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Gardner denounces Jan 26 Test on ‘day of mourning’

Ash Gardner spoke out earlier this year after Cricket Australia slated her sideside to play on January 26. Now she feels Scott Boland could be put in the same situation.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Sean Abbott of Surreys appeals during the LV= Insurance County Championship Division 1 match between Surrey and Middlesex at The Kia Oval on May 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for Surrey CCC)

Fringe quicks given Ashes hope amid Hazlewood question marks

Two Aussie quicks excelling in England’s County Championship have been called on to bolster Australia’s Ashes preparations.

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