Daniel Brettig
Daniel Brettig is The Age's chief cricket writer and the author of several books on cricket.
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Test cricket
‘Worst possible scenario’: Channel Seven forced into commentary shake-up before first Test
Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer are prioritising their IPL commitments, while Australia will have to do without bowling coach Daniel Vettori.
- by Andrew Wu and Daniel Brettig
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Flirting with disaster: Labuschagne’s fight to end his batting decline
Australia’s No.3 Marnus Labuschagne has resolved to mend his flirty ways outside off stump as he seeks a turnaround at home against India this summer.
- by Daniel Brettig and Jon Pierik
McSweeney ducks bouncers on and off the field in Test debut week
Nathan McSweeney has absorbed the first hostile spells of his Test career on and off the pitch, and hopes to continue the trend on what shapes as a very lively Perth surface for the first Test against India.
- by Daniel Brettig
Inside Smith’s blueprint to take down Ashwin and India
Restored to his preferred position of No.4, the veteran batter explains how he intends to get the better of India’s most experienced bowler this summer.
- by Tom Decent and Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Why opening the batting has become a fool’s errand in Australia
One of cricket’s toughest tasks has become a lot more difficult in recent years, which raises the question, why do opening batters put themselves through the seemingly thankless job?
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘Within two minutes, the car blew up’: The crash that could have killed this cricket star, and the surgeon who saved his career
Here is the full story of the Indian star Rishabh Pant’s brush with death, and the repair of a knee shattered in the high-speed crash.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Afghanistan women’s refugee team to play in Melbourne after three-year fight
Pleas for a refugee Afghanistan women’s cricket team to get to play together have finally been answered by Australian cricket.
- by Daniel Brettig
Five flights in 10 days: Inglis the poster child for cricket’s crazy calendar
Josh Inglis’ demanding travel itinerary and multi-format duties make him highly unlikely to play next week’s first Test against India.
- by Daniel Brettig and Jon Pierik
Gillespie played ODIs in front of packed houses in Australia. An invisible Pakistan series shocked him
Jason Gillespie believes the hot pace of Haris Rauf “exposed some flaws” in Australia’s batting ahead of an India series he says was prioritised well above the ODI matches that provided Pakistan’s first win over the hosts in two decades.
- by Daniel Brettig
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ODI
Why Cummins was at Coldplay while Australia were smashed
Australia’s cricketers can’t please everyone all the time. But a Pakistan thrashing risks upsetting fans and the broadcaster.
- by Daniel Brettig
Analysis
Australian cricket
Australia may just have unveiled Cummins’ successor
Nathan McSweeney wasn’t even a teenager when most of the Test team started with Australia, but he might be their next captain.
- by Daniel Brettig
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