Cricket Australia
Are England too nice? They think so – and this is how they’re changing it
England’s Harry Brook has disclosed the dressing room conversations that led the Ashes combatants to take up premeditated, tactical sledging against India, as Ben Stokes’ team gears up for the trip to Australia this summer.
- Daniel Brettig
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A T20 Champions League is coming, and so is crunch time for Test cricket
Cricket bosses face major decisions in coming months as they try to capitalise on the rising popularity of T20 while charting a sustainable future for the game’s most traditional format.
- Daniel Brettig
- Analysis
- Australian cricket
Have England turned nasty in pursuit of the Ashes?
From a battery of fast bowlers to premeditated sledging, Lord’s told us that England will do whatever it takes to win the urn.
- Daniel Brettig
Top Cricket Australia execs out as Greenberg swings the axe to save cash
New Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has tightened the belt in his first few months in the job, cutting 15 staff members.
- Daniel Brettig
The $1.5 billion effect Australia’s female athletes want to cash in on
Wallaroos player Annabelle Codey says social media’s amplification of the women’s game is beneficial, but downsides permeate.
- Frances Howe
- Analysis
- Australian cricket
Pink-ball Tests can be a lottery. This one hurt Test cricket
The souped-up pink Dukes ball, a desperately poor West Indian top order and a fired-up Mitchell Starc made for a perfect storm.
- Daniel Brettig
Starc strikes once after Australia bowled out for 225
The Australians are chasing a clean sweep of the West Indies in the Frank Worrell Trophy, but their task won’t be easy as they face the swinging pink ball in a day-night Test.
- Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
MCC crackdown looms for members letting others use their cards
After a spike in ‘misconduct’ the club has proposed an overhaul of rules that will make punishment easier.
- Hannah Hammoud and Brittany Busch
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
Lions series won’t be won on penalties and collapsed scrums
We had some fun at league fans’ expense last week. Their response – that rugby is a boring snooze-fest – just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny any longer.
- Peter FitzSimons
‘Pretty ill’: Smith reveals how he suffered sickening finger injury
Steve Smith says he misjudged the Temba Bavuma edge that left him with a compound dislocation of his finger – and at risk of missing the West Indies series.
- Daniel Brettig
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