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Todd Greenberg.

Revealed: New cricket boss Greenberg’s Boxing Day barney and how he is brokering peace

New Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg speaks on cricket’s dealings with Saudi Arabia, why he had a public argument during the Boxing Day Test, and the case for drop-ins at the SCG.

  • Daniel Brettig

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Ben Stokes wanted the Test Championship points system changed.

Cricket’s future was up for debate. Here’s what was decided

England wanted to rejig the points system for the world Test championship, but cricket chiefs had a raft of other proposals on the agenda at meetings in Zimbabwe.

  • Daniel Brettig
A bumper crowd at the MCG for the BBL Melbourne derby in January 2016.

Inside Australian cricket’s plan to make Big Bash No.2 behind the IPL

US consulting giant Boston Consulting Group will explore both privatisation and expansion as possible ways to supercharge the BBL in an increasingly crowded T20 marketplace.

  • Daniel Brettig
Jason Sangha was the toast of Adelaide after winning the Sheffield Shield.

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
Mitch Marsh hooking Mark Wood for six.

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
Anticipation for the 2025 Ashes is already building.

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
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Marnus Labuschagne was out, then not out.

Will this no-ball save Marnus Labuschagne’s Test spot?

Marnus Labuschagne left the Australian selectors with much to ponder after an extremely fortunate innings of 61, as Queensland wrestled back into the fight in the Sheffield Shield final.

  • Daniel Brettig
Sam Konstas in front of a huge MCG crowd.

Two Test divisions, international windows, and India sharing their riches: Is this cricket’s future?

A report commissioned by the World Cricketers’ Association calls for a complete reshaping of international and franchise cricket to complement one another.

  • Daniel Brettig
A computer-generated image of the proposed new stadium in Hobart.

AFL unmoved as cricket raises ‘significant concerns’ about Tasmanian stadium

Cricket authorities have taken their stadium design concerns to the state government, but the AFL maintains that the Devils team will not go ahead if the ground doesn’t have a roof.

  • Sam McClure and Jon Pierik
Star Queensland and Australia opener Usman Khawaja.

Bleed for the Bulls: What really happened behind the Khawaja blow-up

The row between Usman Khawaja and the Queensland Cricket boss raised eyebrows around the country, in large part because it showed a rare level of infighting in the state that most likes to talk about its men’s team as a brotherhood.

  • Daniel Brettig

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