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Will Swanton is a sportswriter who’s won Walkley, Kennedy, Sport Australia and News Awards. He’s won the Melbourne Press Club’s Harry Gordon Award for Australian Sports Journalist of the Year.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 12: Lungi Ngidi of South Africa successfully appeals the wicket of Steve Smith of Australia during day two of the ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 between South Africa and Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground on June 12, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Pick a number, any number – Australia needs a three

Bradman, the Chappell brothers, Ricky Ponting – Australia has a rich history in the crucial No.3 role and yet the position is vacant just months out from the Ashes.

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GOLFING GREATSport

Minjee Lee kisses the trophy after winning the Women's PGA Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Let her cook! Minjee Lee savours major No.3

Minjee Lee has become a three-time major champion with her victory at the Women’s PGA Championship in Texas, yet the quiet achiever forever flies under the radar in Australian sport.

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CRICKETCricket

GALLE, SRI LANKA - JANUARY 30: Josh Inglis of Australia poses at the end of play after he made a century on debut during day two of the First Test match in the series between Sri Lanka and Australia at Galle International Stadium on January 30, 2025 in Galle, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Fair share of flair in new age of batters

The new age of batters has arrived with selectors prepared to cop rocks with diamonds in the pursuit of victory.

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TENNISCricket

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts following victory over Jaume Munar of Spain during the Men's Singles Second Round match on Day Eleven of the 2025 HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club on June 19, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images for LTA)

Alcaraz’s unorthodox preparation for Wimbledon – a proven winner

‘This year Ibiza was more chill,’ Carlos Alcaraz says of his annual pilgrimage to the party island before sobering up and trying to win Wimbledon.

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STATE OF ORIGINNRL

Maroons Cameron Munster (C) celebrates a try with teammates during game two of the men's State of Origin series between Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues at Optus Stadium in Perth on June 18, 2025. (Photo by COLIN MURTY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Oh, what a brilliantly bonkersF-bomb

Cameron Munster swore on live television after State of Origin II. He didn’t blink. Didn’t apologise for the coarse discourse. There’s your retro new Queensland captain.

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STATE OF ORIGINSport

Maroons' Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (C) celebrates a try with teammates during game two of the men's State of Origin series between Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues at Optus Stadium in Perth on June 18, 2025. (Photo by COLIN MURTY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Maroons rise from the dead in Origin cliffhanger

Cameron Munster couldn’t have played more of a captain’s knock in a Test cricket cap as Queensland won a State of Origin cliffhanger 26-24 in Perth.

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FORMULA ONEMotorsport

McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri (R) and McLaren's British driver Lando Norris celebrates first and second place finishes at the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, on the outskirts of Barcelona, on June 1, 2025. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)

Unstoppable fourth: Piastri wins big despite missing podium in Canada

Oscar Piastri is basking in his most profitable result of the season, as Lando Norris literally and metaphorically hits the wall.

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World Test ChampionshipCricket

Australia's Usman Khawaja walks off the field after losing his wicket during the World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord's cricket ground in London, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Blow up the top order – Cummins vows selection ‘reset’

Australia’s top three made a combined 49 runs across both innings of the disastrous World Test Championship Final. That’s a sackable offence.

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World Test Championship FinalCricket

TOPSHOT - Australia's captain Pat Cummins celebrates taking the wicket of South Africa's David Bedingham on day two of the ICC World Test Championship cricket final match between Australia and South Africa, at Lord's cricket ground, in London, on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB

Cummins’ legend soars at Lord’s

Pat Cummins’ bowling was so masterful in the World Test Championship Final that Old Father Time weathervane that stands above Lord’s must have been tempted to drop his bails and applaud.

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CRICKETCricket

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: Steve Smith of Australia bats as Wicket Keeper Kyle Verreynne of South Africa looks on during Day One of the ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 between South Africa and Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground on June 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Lording it up: Smith climbing to Punter’s record and 14,000 Test runs

Steve Smith’s appetite for runs remains insatiable, becoming the leading overseas scorer in Tests at Lord’s with his half-century in the WTC final.

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