Big Show roars back into Test calculations
Glenn Maxwell’s batting heroics made headlines around the globe this week, but it is another facet of his game that may nab ‘The Big Show’ a baggy green, writes BEN HORNE.
Afghanistan
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Inside the endless conflict of cricket’s misunderstood magician
Before bookending a golf cart accident with World Cup masterclasses, Glenn Maxwell confounded coaches and captains to the point of exile. His place in Australian cricket has been complicated, writes DANIEL CHERNY.
Three into two: Smith return leaves Aussies with headache
With Steve Smith poised to return for Australia’s bid for World Cup glory, the selection heat is on three players. But, coach Andrew McDonald hasn’t been in any mood to give his plans away.
Revealed: Aussie medicos came close to retiring Glenn Maxwell
Josh Hazlewood has revealed that Glenn Maxwell’s World Cup heroics against Afghanistan almost came to an abrupt end at the hands of the Australian medical team, writes DANIEL CHERNY.
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Roberts-Smith seeks ‘secret’ evidence
Australia’s most decorated soldier wants the Defence Force to reveal what witnesses in his defamation trial said to a top-secret war crimes inquiry.
Cricket Australia won’t cancel Afghanistan Test
The upcoming Test against Afghanistan is likely to be postponed, with more details expected to be announced ‘relatively imminently’.
How Afghan vet went from booze and drugs to $4m success
When Troy Methorst left the army after barely escaping with his life in Afghanistan, he descended into a self-destructive cycle of drinking and drugs. He now runs a million-dollar business.
ADF chief under fire after killer freed
Following reports the man responsible for the murder of three Australian soldiers has been released, the Chief of the Defence Force has been grilled by a Senate committee.
World Cup boycott talk won’t go away
Afghanistan is preparing to play at the T20 World Cup, but after a ban on women playing cricket from the Taliban, boycott talk continues to bubble.
Plan to rise from the Ashes of Afghanistan Test
With November’s Test against Afghanistan set to be cancelled due to the Taliban’s treatment of women, Hobart has set its sites on a much bigger goal.
Afghan rescue worker’s fears for kids under Taliban
An Afghan man who helped 10 children escape the new Taliban regime has praised Australia for taking him in but expressed fears for those left behind.
‘Taliban will kill my family but Australia won’t help’
Her brother was killed while working with Australian troops in Afghanistan but Najia Amiri’s desperate pleas to save her remaining family from the Taliban are going unheeded.
Australian rescue mission saves 7 female athletes from Taliban
Seven female taekwondo athletes who fought their way out of Taliban controlled Afghanistan will call Melbourne home after an Australian Taekwondo-led effort.
Gilly rejects attempt to Pigeon-hole Pat
Former teammates Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath have very different ideas about who should be Australia’s next Test captain.
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