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Russell Gould is a senior sportswriter with nearly 20 years’ experience across a wide variety of sports including AFL, cricket, golf, rugby league, rugby and horse racing. Starting as a sports reporter at MX, then the Herald Sun, he has written news and in-depth features as well as covering major events in both Melbourne and around the world, from the 2003 rugby World Cup, though to the 2019 Ashes in England, two US Masters at Augusta and every Boxing Day Test since 2010. Having also spent four years as the Herald Sun sports chief of staff, he is now the founding sports editor of NCA NewsWire.

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 09: Lucas Herbert of Australia lines up a putt on the seventh green during the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 09, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Big Aussie push for Masters spot and $5m

There’s more at stake in Texas than the $30m prize pool and a couple of young Aussies took big day-one steps.

CHENNAI, INDIA - MARCH 22: Mitchell Marsh of Australia receives player of series awards during game three of the One Day International series between India and Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium, on March 22, 2023 in Chennai, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)

Aussies go to No.1 with new World Cup weapon

The spinners did the damage in the series-clinching ODI in India, but there’s one player Australia cannot afford to lose in a World Cup year.

INDORE, INDIA - MARCH 01: Todd Murphy of Australia celebrates taking the wicket of Virat Kohli of India during day one of the Third Test match in the series between India and Australia at Holkare Cricket Stadium on March 01, 2023 in Indore, India. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Leaving Test star out of final ‘brave’

Test spinner Todd Murphy should walk back into Victoria’s team for the Sheffield Shield final, but it’s not that clear cut.

Kozzie Pickett is reported for his bump on Bailey Smith in round 1 at the MCG

‘Well and truly’: AFL bump ban almost unanimous

The Adelaide Crows will appeal a suspension for an action one Collingwood star says no longer has a place in the AFL.

TUCSON, ARIZONA - MARCH 18: Marc Leishman of Ripper GC plays a tee shot on the 18th hole during Day Two of the LIV Golf Invitational - Tucson at on March 18, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona. Christian Petersen/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Christian Petersen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Rattled Aussie misses $6m payday

A winner’s cheque close to $6m was only 18 holes away for Aussie LIV convert Marc Leishman before things went pear-shaped.

Australia's Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and Australia at the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 19, 2023. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP) / GETTYOUT / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

Starc support acts put names in the mix

Without David Warner, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, Australia demolished India in such a fashion the World Cup squad has a whole new look.

VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA - MARCH 19: Nathan Ellis of Australia celebrates the wicket of Virat Kohli of India during game two in the One Day International Series between India and Australia at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, on March 19, 2023 in Visakhapatnam, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)

New-look line-up creates World Cup selection dilemmas

The performance of a host of World Cup hopefuls means when the time comes to name Australia’s 15-player squad, selectors will face more debate about who to leave out than who to select.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 17: Campbell Kellaway and Matt Short of Victoria celebrate winning the Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and Victoria at the WACA, on March 17, 2023, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

From all out 63 to the Shield final

When Victoria was all out for just 63 before Christmas, a place in the Sheffield Shield final was the last thing on their minds.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 11: Nelson Asofa-Solomona of the Storm leaves the field during the round two NRL match between the Melbourne Storm and Canterbury Bulldogs at AAMI Park on March 11, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Injury crisis takes another bad turn

Scans on an injured Storm star have pushed his comeback date well beyond what the club had hoped for.

NAGPUR, INDIA - FEBRUARY 07: David Warner of Australia looks on during a training session at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground on February 07, 2023 in Nagpur, India. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Warner makes surprise captaincy return

David Warner is set to make a surprise return to captaincy amid ongoing rumours over his place in the national side.

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