Australian cricket
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
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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
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‘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
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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
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
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
‘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
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
Wild scenes as South Australia end 29-year wait for Sheffield Shield title
Set 270 to win, SA slumped to 3-28 before centuries from Jason Sangha and Alex Carey steered them to victory, prompting a celebratory pitch invasion at Karen Rolton Oval.
- Steve Larkin
‘We’ve been left in the dark’: Residents fight Junction Oval light tower plans
More than 150 people have signed a petition calling for the $6 million project in St Kilda to be halted.
- Lachlan Abbott
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