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Nathan Lyon was a surprise selection casualty once again.

Is Lyon’s snub a sign of a dying art? No chance, according to a Test ally

A subcontinent specialist slammed suggestions spin bowling was a fading trend, while a former Test quick believes a Gabba ploy should be used more regularly.

  • Nick Wright

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Mitchell Starc (left) inspired Pakistan star Shaheen Afridi’s approach a decade ago.

How Starc triggered rise of a rival phenom a decade ago

As one of the world’s best rising quicks arrives in Australia, a former Test paceman believes a wounded star would still succeed Mitchell Starc in the future.

  • Nick Wright
David Warner in action for Sydney Thunder.

The 400 million reasons behind Cricket Australia’s Big Bash sale

How money raised from the partial sale of BBL teams would be carved up, and how much would go to grassroots cricket.

  • Daniel Brettig
Australia romped to victory within two days.

Could a Bazball Ashes become a multimillion-dollar headache for Seven?

In this week’s On Background, why England’s rapid style of cricket (and capitulation) is bad news for Cricket Australia’s broadcasters, Fevola joins Seven, Sky goes gaga for Pauline, and a happy News Corp family.

  • Calum Jaspan
Brendan Doggett after taking 6-15 for Australia A against India A last summer.

How McCullum’s advice to ‘bump’ Pietersen shaped Australia’s next speed demon

Brendan Doggett has revealed how England coach Brendon McCullum inspired him as a young cricketer, ahead of his probable debut as an enforcer for Australia in the first Ashes Test.

  • Daniel Brettig
Adam Voges.

This former Test player could coach Australia. He has quit his state to join the franchise circuit

Adam Voges, a frontrunner to replace Andrew McDonald as Australian head coach when his contract expires in 2027, has quit his job as Western Australia’s head coach to take up new roles on the Twenty20 franchise circuit.

  • Daniel Brettig
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Cricketer Josie Dooley standing after her stroke.

‘We will never forget’: How one player’s courage became the Renegades’ defining moment

As the Melbourne Renegades rose to claim last season’s Women’s Big Bash title, teammate Josie Dooley was an inspiration as she recovered from a massive stroke.

  • Roy Ward
Ravichandran Ashwin.

‘I’m gutted’: Thunder signing Ravi Ashwin ruled out of entire BBL campaign

Indian superstar Ravichandran Ashwin was hailed as one of the Big Bash’s best signings. On Tuesday came the bad news.

  • Tom Decent
Pat Cummins and Travis Head declined $10 million offers to play year-round franchise cricket.

Cummins and Head were offered $10m to play franchise cricket. Cricket Australia admits it’s a ‘concern’

CA chief Todd Greenberg says he fears the next generation of players will find it difficult to turn down big-money offers to play fulltime franchise cricket overseas, harming the national teams.

  • Tom Decent
Jake Fraser-McGurk knocked back an approach from the owner of an IPL franchise to play exclusively for their T20 teams.

The Australian young gun sounded out by an IPL owner to join their T20 superpower

An Australian international was sounded out by the GMR Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate that co-owns the Delhi Capitals, in February last year to play for their Twenty20 franchises.

  • Andrew Wu

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