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It’s expected Sam Konstas will make way at the top of the Australian order for Marnus Labuschagne.

Marnus firms to pip Konstas for opening role as Australian squad for Test final takes shape

Marnus Labuschagne is favoured to join Usman Khawaja at the top of the order and tip out Sam Konstas when Australia faces South Africa to bid for back-to-back World Test Championship titles at Lord’s next month.

  • Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent

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Tension has escalated between India and Pakistan.

Is this the end of cricket between India and Pakistan?

India’s coach Gautam Gambhir, a former politician, has declared that India should stop playing all cricket against Pakistan following a recent militant attack on tourists in Kashmir.

  • Daniel Brettig
Kagiso Rabada.

Illicit drugs can attract a four-year ban, but Rabada only got a month. This is why

There is a lot of flex in global rules about illicit drug use among athletes. Former WADA director-general David Howman explains why

  • Daniel Brettig
Kagiso Rabada dismisses Tim Paine in 2018.

Rabada free to face Australia in Lord’s Test final after one-month drugs ban

The South African received a one-month ban after testing positive to a “substance of abuse”.

  • Daniel Brettig
Rabada (right) and Pat Cummins could still face off in the World Test Championship final.

Star spearhead Rabada banned for recreational drug use

South Africa’s star quick Kagiso Rabada has been hit with a ban after testing positive for a recreational drug. Read his comments here.

  • Daniel Brettig
14-year-old cricket prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi hits a six with his first ball in the IPL.

How India’s 14-year-old batting wizard sounded an early warning to Australia

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has turned the heads of Sachin Tendulkar, Adam Gilchrist and even Formula 1 hero Oscar Piastri, but Australia had already been given an arresting glimpse of the budding Indian cricketer.

  • Daniel Brettig
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Sam Perry and Ian Higgins from The Grade Crickter.

IPL crackdown: Grade Cricketer takes down hundreds of videos after receiving ‘legal letter’

Indian cricket authorities have clamped down on The Grade Cricketer podcast, consumed by more than a million people around the world – compelling its creators to take down every single video they have produced for this year’s IPL.

  • Daniel Brettig
Keith Stackpole in action against New Zealand in 1974, when he was Australian vice-captain.

The more hostile the bowling, the more Keith liked it

Keith Stackpole, who died this week, was a fierce competitor, a loyal teammate and a courageous opening batsman who loved facing the short stuff.

  • Greg Chappell
Usman Khawaja has called for changes in the way immigration is viewed by voters, as his Foundation and Settlement Services International announced a partnership.

‘The beauty of immigration’: Inside Khawaja’s heartfelt mission for change

As he reflects on his upbringing as a new Australian, Usman Khawaja delivers a telling insight into the changes needed in the nation’s cricket landscape.

  • Nick Wright
Former Australian Test cricketer Keith Stackpole has died.

‘If you had a son like Keith Stackpole you’d be very proud’: Bill Lawry’s heartfelt tribute to ‘Stacky’

Stackpole was an aggressive opening batter who was an important member of the Australian sides captained by Bill Lawry and Ian Chappell from 1966-74.

  • Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik

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