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Ashes bolter risks being locked out of home Test
Pressure on Western Australia to “open up’’ is coming from all angles as two of its best young cricket stars are poised to earn an Ashes call up.
McCullum: How Kiwis can avoid repeat of 2015 disaster
His early wicket was a sign of things to come in the 2015 World Cup final. But, Brendon McCullum is confident the Kiwis can avoid another Aussie onslaught. Here’s how.
Sixers can’t stand the Heat as spin again proves trump card
Sydney Sixers are staring at WBBL finals oblivion unless they quickly turnaround their form after Heat spinner Jess Jonassen strangled their batting with one of the spells of the tournament.
The Aussie who shook up the home of cricket
Keith Bradshaw was once described by Christopher Martin-Jenkins in The Times as “the enemy within”.
Where there’s a will there’s a Wade
Australia overcame bad luck, bad judgment and bad press to beat Pakistan and move into Monday morning’s T20 World Cup final against New Zealand.
Difficult to give a toss about side batting first
One of the confounding and also fun things about T20 is that every thesis is sound apart from all the exceptions.
Maddinson finds groove as Bushranger
It would be easy to knock NSW cricket for its unceremonious axing of Nic Maddinson 18 months after his Test debut.
Why Warner didn’t review as ex-Indian player slams star
David Warner walked despite replays showing he did not hit it. But a former Indian batter has labelled him as ‘pathetic’ for a separate incident.
Wade heroics rocket Australia into T20 final
With five wickets down and a run rate of almost 12 per over required, Australia’s hopes looked shot to pieces against Pakistan. But Matthew Wade had other ideas.
Watto showed Stoinis the ‘right way’ to success
World Cup hero Marcus Stoinis was stuck in a rut, a victim of his own stubborn nature until he finally took some advice and found his focus as a finisher.
Selection bombshell: Warner’s Ashes partner confirmed?
Usman Khawaja was hot favourite to open with David Warner in the Ashes before National Selection boss George Bailey dropped a bombshell on radio.
McGowan bends rules to save Perth Test
WA plans to allow England and Australia players to spend only five days in quarantine add to the growing animosity towards the state’s hard border stance.
‘How are they going?’ Pretty darn good
An infamous comment from the cultural review into Australian cricket that has dated very quickly.
Mitchell heroics send England packing
Daryl Mitchell smashed an unbeaten 72 to lead New Zealand into their first ever Twenty20 World Cup final with a thrilling five-wicket victory over England.
Langer’s reinvention benefits all
Justin Langer has learned to let go and with his team set to play off in the first T20 World Cup semi-final the results appear immediate.
Khawaja in tenacious pitch for Test spot
Usman Khawaja has made bigger scores this summer but an impressive innings against Western Australia at the Gabba sees him ride into the Ashes training camp with the wind at his back.
Khawaja’s lighthearted dig at Test great
Usman Khawaja isn’t worried about Ian Chappell’s criticism of him as he concentrates on scoring more Sheffield Shield runs for Queensland.
Australia must walk the talk on Pakistan tour
Announcing a tour of Pakistan is one thing, but Cricket Australia must now follow through on its commitment.
End of a great innings: SACA chief Keith Bradshaw dies
SA cricket has lost one of its most influential sons with the death of longstanding SACA chief executive Keith Bradshaw.
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