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Sam Konstas

‘I’ve come a long way’: Sam Konstas returns to Australian Test team, inked and inspired

After a rollercoaster start to his career, the young star is back for the Tests against the West Indies with a fresh tattoo and a sharpened focus as he eyes a permanent spot at the top of the order.

  • Tom Decent

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Australia’s captain Pat Cummins, right, reacts after bowling a delivery on day four at Lord’s.

New cycle, old questions: Australia’s big ‘reset’ in the Caribbean

Australia’s three-Test tour of the West Indies shapes as a defining reset, with key selection calls ahead of a new WTC cycle and home Ashes.

  • Tom Decent
Marnus Labuschagne fell for 22 off 64 balls in Australia’s second innings.

Labuschagne axed as Konstas and Inglis to face West Indies

Australia are set to leave Marnus Labuschagne out for the first Test against the West Indies.

  • Tom Decent
The West Indies celebrate their win over Australia at the Gabba in 2024.

US sports giant wins broadcast rights to Australia’s Caribbean cricket tour

Australia’s first Test tour of the Caribbean for a decade is set to be broadcast by ESPN, after the US sports giant outbid Seven.

  • Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
What does the future of Test cricket look like?

Test cricket thrived like never before in 2024. But can it survive 2025’s reckoning?

The most extraordinary year of Test cricket will be followed by one its most critical periods on record.

  • Dan Walsh
The West Indies celebrate after defeating Australia in Brisbane in 2024.

Poor Test nations are dying – but I have a solution

Test cricket can be saved if the game’s leaders have the courage to introduce a promotion and relegation system and don’t kowtow to Australia, England and India.

  • Michael Holding
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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
Jimmy Anderson (right) congratulates Gus Atkinson.

Newcomer thrives as cricket’s circle of life closes in on Jimmy Anderson

Jimmy Anderson started his Test cricket career with a bag of wickets at Lord’s, just as Gus Atkinson did on debut in Anderson’s farewell Test 21 years later.

  • Adam Collins
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Sunday Age sport quiz: Test your knowledge about the great Windies teams

Challenge yourself with our sports quiz, a mix of questions about the latest in world and local sport, and the big events in sporting history.

  • Chris Berry
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‘Self-interest still rules’: West Indies boss challenges Australia

West Indies cricket chief Johnny Grave has challenged Australia and England to back up their rhetoric about saving Test cricket.

  • Daniel Brettig

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