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Bairstow revisited? Stumping controversy avoided as Smith takes the high ground

Australia avoided a repeat of the Jonny Bairstow saga after deciding to withdraw an appeal during their Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan in Lahore.

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Australia’s Steve Smith, right, and Travis Head walk off the field after rain stops the play.

Australia through to Champions Trophy semi-finals after washout

Australia were sitting pretty against Afghanistan – with a rampant Travis Head and Steve Smith in complete control – before heavy rain hit Lahore.

  • Justin Chadwick
Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi in action during the Champions Trophy.

Australian government wants Afghanistan kicked from cricket’s top tier

Cricket Australia will not boycott Friday’s game in Lahore but has previously called off bilateral series against Afghanistan after the Taliban regained power in 2021 and imposed bans on women playing the sport.

  • Andrew Wu
Matt Kuhnemann strikes in the second Test.

‘Suspect bowling action’: Test hero Kuhnemann at career crossroads after being reported

Just days after bowling Australia to a groundbreaking series win in Sri Lanka, Australian spinner Matt Kuhnemann’s Test future is under a cloud after suspicions were raised about his bowling action.

  • Andrew Wu
Former ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice.

An Australian was running world cricket. This is why he quit

Australian Geoff Allardice resigned as chief executive of the International Cricket Council after being told he would have to re-apply for his job.

  • Daniel Brettig
Travis Head.

Head gives up T20 gigs for Australia duty; Refugee cricketers send a message to the Taliban

Travis Head has agreed to give up Twenty20 franchise opportunities outside the Big Bash League and the IPL, while the Afghanistan women cricketers who take the field in Melbourne this week know their game is about more than runs and wickets.

  • Jon Pierik and Daniel Brettig
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Smash two-tier Test idea out of the ground

There must be room for Test cricket to evolve and adapt, but a two-tier system is not the way to go.

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Virat Kohli was fined 20 per cent of his match fee and given a demerit point for making physical contact with Sam Konstas.

The secret post-sandpaper-gate change that saved Virat Kohli from suspension

Andy Pycroft – who also presided over the Cape Town Test in 2018 – charged Kohli with a level-one offence for “inappropriate physical contact”, the most lenient grade of the ICC’s code of conduct.

  • Andrew Wu and Daniel Brettig
Mohammed Siraj

Siraj responds to fine for Head send-off as India’s danger duo miss training

Mohammed Siraj gave a short reply to questions about the flashpoint during the second Test after he and Jasprit Bumrah were the only bowlers not to train with the Indian team on Tuesday.

  • Tom Decent
Former NSW premier Mike Baird says Cricket Australia’s communication with the game’s fans can improve.

‘We can’t tell people what to do’: Cricket boss on Australia Day, summer chaos and Warner

Former NSW premier Mike Baird says Cricket Australia can’t tell the public “how to respond or act” on issues such as the date of Australia Day.

  • Daniel Brettig

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