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Khawaja overlooked as Inglis keeps Ashes spot for Adelaide
Returning captain Pat Cummins named his XI on match eve, confirming that Travis Head and Jake Weatherald will continue their opening partnership.
- by Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
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Police launch investigation into NSW cricketer over allegations of ‘sexual touching’
A NSW Blues player has had his registration cancelled following allegations he sent unsolicited and naked photos of himself to young cricketers.
- by Tom Decent
Opinion
The Ashes
He’s prolific, pioneering, easy on the eye. But Usman Khawaja should retire now
Usman Khawaja has been an ornament to Australian cricket, but the time has come to put him back on the mantelpiece.
- by Greg Baum
‘What other option do we have?’ Stokes demands more fight from Ashes rookies
A week after saying Australia was no place for “weak men”, the England captain is confident of more resilience from his players.
- by Will Macpherson
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Australian cricket
Khawaja bats long as Cummins prepares to name XI for batting-friendly deck
Usman Khawaja’s Test future will become clearer on Tuesday when Pat Cummins is expected to name his Ashes team for the third Test in Adelaide.
- by Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
‘They were shocking shots’: Brook admits culpability for England’s 0-2 Ashes deficit
The England vice captain’s admissions arrived a few hours before England named just one change to their team for the Adelaide Oval Test
- by Daniel Brettig
Connolly stars as Scorchers down Babar Azam’s Sixers
Star Sydney Sixers recruit Babar Azam failed to follow up the pre-match lightning with his own fireworks as the Perth Scorchers posted a five-wicket win in the BBL season opener at Optus Stadium.
- by AAP
Will England’s Ashes failures mean the coach gets the chop? In Adelaide we could find out
England coach Brendon McCullum’s job may be on the line in Adelaide this week. He’s determined not to divert from the path that got him the role in the first place.
- by Daniel Brettig
21 Tests in 12 months: Why Australia’s next gen will rise after the Ashes
England are floundering in foreign conditions. This is how Australia plan to avoid the same fate with the biggest Test workload in the nation’s history looming.
- by Dan Walsh
Mr Cricket
The Ashes
I had one issue with giving my favourite job to Nathan Lyon. I’m glad I trusted my gut
For six years, I was songmaster of the Australian Test team. When it came time to anoint my successor - the team’s next spiritual leader - the choice seemed obvious. But I had one serious concern.
- by Mike Hussey
‘There’s a lot of intensity and scrutiny’: McCullum responds to cameraman incident
Brendon McCullum has moved to defend himself and his team after England’s troubled Ashes tour hit more turbulence when a security guard confronted a Channel Seven cameraman on Saturday.
- by Tom Decent and Daniel Brettig
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