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Inside Australian cricket’s plan to make Big Bash No.2 behind the IPL
US consulting giant Boston Consulting Group will explore both privatisation and expansion as possible ways to supercharge the BBL in an increasingly crowded T20 marketplace.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Hawke, Packer and ‘Supercat’: Cricket’s secret Kirribilli meeting and the end of apartheid
Forty years after the rebel tours of South Africa, we reveal one of the great sliding doors moments in Australian cricket.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘My journey ends’: Pucovski retires from cricket but payout talks continue
Victorian and Australian batsman Will Pucovski is still in talks with Cricket Victoria about the terms of his exit from the sport despite announcing his retirement from cricket after a long battle with concussion.
- by Tom Decent and Daniel Brettig
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Dennis Lillee rang me up this week. Suddenly, I was 10 years old again
A chat with my childhood sporting hero to discuss a fundraising dinner took us back to the golden days of World Series Cricket, the SCG Hill, Kerry Packer, and terry-towelling bucket hats.
- by Peter FitzSimons
When Jason Sangha was 12, an opponent threatened to kill him. He has some advice for Sam Konstas
Jason Sangha made himself a legendary figure with his mighty Shield-winning knock last week. But his path from a teenage sensation compared with Sachin Tendulkar has not been smooth.
- by Daniel Brettig
He was dropped and stopped bowling, but selectors say Mitch Marsh’s Test career isn’t over
With England set to bring a battery of pacemen Down Under for next summer’s Ashes series, Marsh has been given another contract by the selectors, who value his aggression off the back foot.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘Heartbroken’: Lyon calls out Kuhnemann treatment as Green provides injury update
Australia’s champion spinner said he felt for Matt Kuhnemann after his bowling action was questioned.
- by Tom Decent
International cricket calendar revealed: Test stars to get longer break before Ashes
Australia’s Test stars won’t have any excuses ahead of a blockbuster Ashes series.
- by Tom Decent
Wild scenes as South Australia end 29-year wait for Sheffield Shield title
Set 270 to win, SA slumped to 3-28 before centuries from Jason Sangha and Alex Carey steered them to victory, prompting a celebratory pitch invasion at Karen Rolton Oval.
- by Steve Larkin
Super Rugby as it happened: Jorgensen injured in Suaalii’s return match as Hurricanes thump Waratahs 57-12
The contest is over as the Waratahs lick their wounds after a brutal 80-minute examination by a clinical Hurricanes outfit.
- by Jonathan Drennan and Tom Decent
Will this no-ball save Marnus Labuschagne’s Test spot?
Marnus Labuschagne left the Australian selectors with much to ponder after an extremely fortunate innings of 61, as Queensland wrestled back into the fight in the Sheffield Shield final.
- by Daniel Brettig
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