Test cricket
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Gender equality
Cricket’s horror in indulging Afghanistan under Taliban must be stopped
Afghanistan must be banned from international cricket while the terror against women in the country continues.
- by Oliver Brown
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Opinion
England
Cocky England have disrespected Test cricket and Sri Lanka
I hope the loss to Sri Lanka serves as a wake-up call. There is no way they will get away with playing like this against India or Australia.
- by Michael Vaughan
Pucovski taking legal advice on concussion retirement
The batting prodigy was advised to retire because of concussion concerns but not forced to call an end to his career. The saga might push cricket to adopt a system for compensation payouts akin to that used in the AFL.
- by Daniel Brettig
Concussions rule Will Pucovski out for entire season
Will Pucovski is yet to medically retire from concussion according to officials, but a decision to end his troubled career is expected before the start of the season.
- by Malcolm Conn
‘He’s best suited to No.4’: Langer says Smith less effective as opener
Former Australian coach Justin Langer is the latest big name to suggest Steve Smith should move back down the Test batting order.
- by Malcolm Conn
Same old England, always swapping: Ashes-style ball change skittles Sri Lanka
A Test-defining ball change prompted outcry during the Ashes last year. And another friendly swap has again aided England in their victory against Sri Lanka in Manchester.
- by Dan Walsh
Analysis
Australian cricket
Cricket rights cash fight threatens lifeblood of the game
Star’s pursuit of a massive World Cup rights discount is life-threatening for the likes of Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies. It will hurt Australia too.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Test cricket to be saved by multimillion-dollar fund
A proposal to create a fund to counteract the rise of Twenty20 franchise leagues by guaranteeing significant payments to Test players is set to be adopted by the ICC.
- by Malcolm Conn
Why Starc’s twilight years put him among Australia’s greatest
A decade ago, Mitchell Starc bought a framed print of the select club of Test bowlers to have taken 400 wickets. Now aged 34, he’s homing in on the fabled milestone himself.
- by Dan Walsh
Why white ball internationals are irrelevant as Cummins eyes India Tests
Pat Cummins believes he is more value to Australia using next month to prepare for this summer’s India Test series instead of joining the white-ball tour of the UK.
- by Malcolm Conn
Australia’s spy: Lyon brushes off Warne-style retirement
Nathan Lyon says he has no intention of imitating Shane Warne’s grand farewell after an Ashes tour in 18 months. Instead, he has been gathering inside information.
- by Malcolm Conn
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