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Will Pucovski in the SCG nets just prior to his only Test match appearance to date, in January 2021.

Pucovski may face an uneven playing pitch when it comes to compensation

If Will Pucovski attempts to claim workers’ compensation after retiring due to the impacts of concussions he could find it tough to receive any financial recompense.

  • Darren Kane

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A bumper crowd at the MCG for the BBL Melbourne derby in January 2016.

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.

  • Daniel Brettig
Clive Lloyd and Bob Hawke in 1985.

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.

  • Daniel Brettig
Hawthorn’s Will Day.

Injury blow for Hawks, key midfielder out for months; Marsh leaves AFLPA for second innings at cricket union

Will Day is facing up to four months on the sidelines after suffering a stress fracture in his foot, while AFL Players Association chief Paul Marsh has resigned to return to his old job.

  • Andrew Wu
Will Pucovski is felled by a short ball from Tasmanian quick bowler Riley Meredith earlier this year.

‘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.

  • Tom Decent and Daniel Brettig
‘World Series Cricket gave cricket the standing it deserved.’

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.

  • Peter FitzSimons
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Jason Sangha was the toast of Adelaide after winning the Sheffield Shield.

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.

  • Daniel Brettig
Mitch Marsh hooking Mark Wood for six.

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.

  • Daniel Brettig
Australian players Alyssa Healy and Nathan Lyon pose for a photo during the 2025/26 Cricket Australia schedule announcement

‘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.

  • Tom Decent
Anticipation for the 2025 Ashes is already building.

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.

  • Tom Decent

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