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Imagine if they held the Allan Border Medal and no Test stars turned up. It’s about to happen
It’s cricket’s equivalent of Brownlow Medal night or the Dally M Awards, but the international game’s crazy calendar means many of the stars of the show won’t even be there.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Cricket NSW apologises to Zampa after claims it was forced to pick him
Spinner Adam Zampa has received an apology from the state body for public criticism of his selection for a Sheffield Shield game last week.
- by Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
Why Glenn Maxwell isn’t waiting by the phone for a Test call-up against India
After proving his fitness this week, Glenn Maxwell will not be waiting by the phone for a Test call-up on home soil against India. Here’s why.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘It’s not the end of the world’: Cummins may miss Sri Lanka Test for birth of his second baby
In contrast with past eras of international sport, Cummins has helped foster a culture of putting life ahead of cricket, in the belief it will bring better results over the long term and extend careers.
- by Daniel Brettig
Seven hours, 46 runs: Derided for one knock, will Ash Chandrasinghe become the new Mr Cricket?
Victoria’s Ash Chandrasinghe carried his bat in a now infamous appearance in the Sheffield Shield final. Eighteen months on, he has his sights set on emulating Mike Hussey.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘Play a shot, Chamari’: Healy’s well-timed chirp in Australia’s opening World Cup win
Australia know they will have to find much more polish to get past New Zealand in their next match, but Alyssa Healy’s behind-the-stumps chatter was the picture of efficiency as her side claimed the wicket of Chamari Athapaththu.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘No room for slip-ups’: The threat to Australia’s quest for World Cup history
Meg Lanning knows how to win Twenty20 World Cups, and she set out how Australia can claim a seventh title with the tournament starting for the Aussies on Saturday.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Test cricket
Cocky England have disrespected Test cricket and Sri Lanka
I hope the loss to Sri Lanka serves as a wake-up call. There is no way they will get away with playing like this against India or Australia.
- by Michael Vaughan
Back in the baggy green? Selectors plan for Glenn Maxwell’s Test comeback
Glenn Maxwell is in line for a long-awaited return to Australia’s Test team this summer, as the national selectors ponder a radically altered line-up.
- by Daniel Brettig
Tests or T20? Top players may skip BBL after India showdown
Australia’s showdown with India and a bid for back-to-back world Test titles may keep all but a handful of Pat Cummins’ team from featuring in the Big Bash League this season.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Reeve dreams of wearing the baggy green, but the number of south Asian cricketers at the top is going backwards
The number of Australian cricketers with south Asian heritage is growing at the grassroots and junior levels, but not in the elite teams. But there is a plan to help kids like Reeve Bal Pannu follow in the footsteps of Usman Khawaja.
- by Daniel Brettig
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