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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

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Sam Konstas backs away and cuts the ball to the boundary.

TikTok batting or ticktock batting? Konstas’ fight to open for Australia at Lord’s

In many ways, Sam Konstas’ future in Test cricket will be defined by the sorts of shots that don’t become viral clips.

  • Daniel Brettig
Fans look at the big screen showing the message that the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between Australia and South Africa is abandoned due to rain.

Australia’s Champions Trophy clash with South Africa washed out

Tuesday’s match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was abandoned without a single ball being bowled due to persistent heavy rain.

  • Justin Chadwick
Heinrich Klaasen is bowled by Travis Head in the semi-final of cricket’s 2023 one-day international World Cup.

A Klaas of his own: Why Proteas heavyhitter could force Aussies into a tough selection call

Australia have seen Heinrich Klaasen’s destructive batting up close. So even though their batters are coming off a record run chase, it may be necessary to bolster their bowling line-up for Tuesday’s match in Rawalpindi.

  • Daniel Brettig
Sam Konstas, sans mo.

‘Emotions got to me’: Konstas opens up on surreal summer, impersonating England and shaving the mo

Sam Konstas learnt plenty from his debut summer, and has left his moustache behind. But he doesn’t want to be left out of the Test team for long.

  • Daniel Brettig
Marnus Labuschagne at training on Tuesday.

Labuschagne’s Test spot up for debate ahead of Green return

Marnus Labuschagne may be batting for his future in the second Test against Sri Lanka, with the looming return of Cameron Green set to cause an almighty squeeze in the Australian top six ahead of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s in June.

  • Daniel Brettig
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Head, Bumrah and Brook headline our Test team of 2024.

India’s next long-term leader: Bumrah shines brightest in best Test team of 2024

The best players of 2024 gave us all plenty to remember beyond their raw numbers - winning matches, playing innings of top quality, or bowling spells of near unprecedented class.

  • Daniel Brettig
Dane Pateson of the Proteas.

Bowling depth on show as Paterson and Bosch star for South Africa

The depth of fast bowlers at South Africa’s disposal was no better evidenced than on Thursday as Corbin Bosch and Dale Paterson took nine of the 10 wickets to dismiss Pakistan for 211 on the opening day of the first test at Centurion.

Sir Donald Bradman wrote letters late in life almost as prolifically as he’d made runs in his younger years.

Bradman letters revealed: What Don really thought about Packer, Warne, the Queen and fame

A trove of personal letters have been unearthed that reveal Sir Donald Bradman’s private views on a wide range of issues and people, from cricketers to monarchs and prime ministers.

  • Daniel Brettig
Glenn Maxwell is now happy to say that he and Justin Langer have a good relationship.

‘I blew up’: Inside Glenn Maxwell’s run-in with Justin Langer

Glenn Maxwell had a big bust-up with then national coach Justin Langer at an awards night, when he felt he was accused of faking an injury.

  • Daniel Brettig

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