The fans blocking Smith’s return as Test captain
A significant majority of the Australian public want Steve Smith to return as Test captain, and yet the vocal minority may get their way.
Expert Opinion
The Indian who worries Hazlewood more than Kohli
Aussie superstar Josh Hazlewood has named India’s No.1 batting threat — and it’s not Virat Kohli. See all his answers here.
Money, power, clout: How Virat turned tables on Aussies
India had been searching for 50 years to find a player brave enough and good enough to tackle Australia head on. That man is Virat Kohli, Robert Craddock writes.
The subtle secrets to Swepson’s baggy green tilt
He might have already debuted for Australia had it not been for COVID-19 — and leg-spinner Mitch Swepson is riding a formula many leggies before him have used to land a baggy green.
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A chance to bounce India off their perch
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Don’t let Gabba lose its character
COMMENT: Put a drop-in deck at the Gabba and you spoil the greatest cricket wicket in the world. It’s that simple. The Gabba we know and love would be no more.
Starc a member of the ‘SAC’
CRICKET needs an honour roll, perhaps a special club, for players like Mitchell Starc for efforts beyond their traditional calling.
Aussies tear up India’s home comforts
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Pain in the neck a head scratcher for Lynn
AFTER being ruled out of Australia’s three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, Chris Lynn’s neck injury may see him contemplate quitting first class cricket.
BBL priming kids for heat of ODI battle
PLAYING in the intensity of the BBL has young Australian players well prepared both technically and temperamentally for the shorter forms of the game.
Why officials need to go into bat for bowlers
THE death of batsman Phillip Hughes led to a review into safety in cricket. Hopefully, it won’t take a similar tragedy to see a discussion into the wellbeing of bowlers.
CA tinkers with catastrophe on selection
IAN CHAPPELL: Cricket Australia blundered when it accepted the 2011 Argus review recommendation that the captain and coach should both be selectors.
Sydney Test far from a dead rubber
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Smith must tweak his captaincy style
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