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With spearheads Starc and Hazlewood locked in for the first Test against South Africa, the selection panel must decide whether to name Siddle or Bird as third seamer.
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On this episode: Cricket Australia is throwing its support behind a radical plan to restructure the scheduling of international matches. The AFL has refused to rule out moving next year’s Grand Final to a twilight game. Steve Blake is the Sydney Kings latest American recruit.
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Cricket Australia says work is continuing on proposed one-day and T20 international leagues to reduce player workload.
By
Cameron Best
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The Proteas have a knack of producing new players who surprise in a big way when given the limelight. So who are the new boys Australian fans should be wary of in the three-Test series?
By
James Maasdorp
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Justin Langer, who dealt with five concussions in his cricket career, voices the other side of the current debate regarding substitutes.
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Test hopeful Joe Burns tons up, but fit-again incumbent Shaun Marsh also impresses on day two of the Sheffield Shield.
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Cricket Australia is trialling a substitution system and helmet monitoring technology in an effort to reduce head injuries.
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Cricket Australia high-performance chief Pat Howard wants to embrace the idea of two national sides playing different formats at almost the same time.
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The man who works around the clock to keep The Gabba in tiptop shape hopes the weather will be kind to the wicket this cricket season.
By
Jessica Hinchliffe
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Darren Lehmann says "a couple" of spots remain up for grabs in the Australian team for Perth — see who's in the running and their case for selection, then have your say.
By
Dean Bilton
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Ex-Test skipper Michael Clarke's claim that Darren Lehmann has craved more power since taking over the national reins is dismissed by the Australian coach.
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On this episode: Anthony Mundine and Green to go face to face for a third time. Cricket players in Australia could be wearing concussion sensors in their helmets as early as next summer. The Sydney Kings remain on top of the national Basketball League ladder.
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Cricket players in Australia could be wearing concussion sensors in their helmets as early as next summer.
By
Jennifer Browning
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Australian batsmen beware: he's back for more. Thanks to the magic of GIFs, prepare to immerse yourself in the visual tornado that is Dale Steyn's aggro.
By
James Maasdorp
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Australia's summer of cricket is here, and a lot has happened since we hosted Test cricket in this country. Get your questions answered before the action kicks off.
By
Dean Bilton
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Australia fast bowler James Pattinson is ready to return to cricket next month after being out of action since February, but has ruled out playing Tests this year.
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Steve Smith has drawn a line under Australia's 3-0 Test series loss to Sri Lanka, saying that tour is no form guide for the upcoming series against South Africa.
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On this episode: Steve Smith says the on going feud between former test stars Michael Clarke and Simon Katich is their business. Branko Culina talks about all the action from round three of the A-League. Caulfield cup winner ‘Jameka’ will be up against the world in the Melbourne Cup.
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Back to back one day wins for Papua New Guinea over Namibia in Port Moresby have lifted the Barramundis to the top of the World Cricket Challenge with three rounds to go next year.
Richard Ewart
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He may be preparing to take on the world's most fearsome quicks but David Warner has a plan to plunder big runs this summer.
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South Africa's cricketers are pleased with their performances in their tour-opening two-day match against a Cricket Australia XI.
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Simon Katich responds to Michael Clarke's version of the pair's now-infamous dressing room rift, refuting claims they now have a friendly relationship.
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Tasmanian Tigers' batsman Alex Doolan says he has had to fight a few demons but he is ready for a big season after a return to form.
By
Scott Rollinson
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For the first time in eight years, India's cricketers will have the option of using DRS when the system is trialled in a Test series against England.
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NSW batsman Nic Maddinson and Victoria skipper Matthew Wade says Cricket Australia's new concussion substitute rule worked well in their one-day cup clash.
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After their 199 run win over Namibia in the Intercontinental Cup earlier in the week, Papua New Guinea will be looking to follow up with two one day wins that could take them to the top of the World Cricket Challenge.
Richard Ewart
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In a very different world, 150 years ago, a team of Aboriginal men took on the Melbourne Cricket Club. Now that historic encounter has been celebrated at the MCG.
By national sports correspondent Mary Gearin
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On this episode: Hawthorn secures its target but only narrowly beats the siren of the AFL Trade deadline. Mitchell Starc expects to be fit for next month’s first test against South Africa in Perth. Nick Kyrgios has once again tested the patience of his fans.
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Mitchell Starc puts some of his Australian team-mates on notice ahead of next week's Sheffield Shield game at the Gabba as he bids to get fit for the Test series against South Africa.
By Duncan Huntsdale
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Australian cricket's snarly sledging era is over, South African captain Faf du Plessis says.
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Dual international Ellyse Perry says the glut of options for female athletes in Australia at the moment is going to improve the standard across the board.
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On this episode: Cricket Australia hopes that some positives can come from the inquest into Phillip Hughes death. FFA boss David Gallop has indicated the sports next broadcast deal could be only months away. Australia’s Women’s Rugby side are looking to emulate their Sevens counterparts ahead of an Historic weekend in Auckland.
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It’s 10 seasons since Tasmania climbed Australian cricket’s Everest, finally winning the Sheffield Shield title after years of trying. Grandstand’s Scott Rollinson brings together the key players from the 06/07 final against New South Wales as we go back into the archives to re-live one of the great moments in Tasmania’s sporting history.
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Female cricketers have another victory in their push for pay equality with the Commonwealth Bank investing $15 million in the women's game and diversity over the next three years.
By
Jennifer Browning
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Indian bureaucracy is blocking attempts to import Australian willow to make cricket bats, frustrating the importer and Australia's exporter - former Test cricketer Ian Callen.
James Bennett
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Former Australian captain Michael Clarke admits he rubbed a few players the wrong way and was a bad vice-captain under Ricky Ponting.
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Captain Assad Vala was the star of the show for Papua New Guinea on the opening day of the team's four day match against Namibia in Port Moresby, PNG's first official four day game to be played on home soil.
Richard Ewart
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Despite the Indian Government's promise to cut red tape, and pleading from Australian diplomats, a long-awaited decision is still pending from India's import umpires on whether Australian-grown willow can be used to make cricket bats in India.
By South Asia correspondent James Bennett
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Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland says the stand-alone Women's World Twenty20 "will be the biggest women's sporting event ever seen in Australia".
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Veteran ABC broadcaster Jim Maxwell says he hopes to be back "firing on all four cylinders" to cover the New Year's Test against Pakistan.
Peter Wilkins
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The lawyer for Cricket Australia says the testimony of players at the inquest into Phillip Hughes' 2014 death has been honest, prompting the cricketer's visibly upset family to walk out.
By Lucy Carter
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The Cricket Australia XI is still searching for its first win in the domestic one-day cup, but a stand-out performer has been 18-year-old Arjun Nair, writes Duncan Huntsdale.
By Duncan Huntsdale
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The Papua New Guinea cricket team will take to the field in Port Moresby on Sunday, at the start of what will be their first ever official four day international on home soil.
Richard Ewart
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Veteran ABC broadcaster Jim Maxwell says he hopes to be back "firing on all four cylinders" to cover the New Year's test against Pakistan.
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Australian cricket's chairman of selectors Rod Marsh will leave the post when his contract expires next year.
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There has been only one other case of a cricketer being killed in the same way as Phillip Hughes, an inquest into his death hears.
By Ursula Malone
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Australia captain Steve Smith admits his team's one-day tour of South Africa has been made difficult without Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazelwood.
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David Warner belts 173 runs, but Australia still slumps to a 31-run loss in Cape Town as South Africa completes its 5-0 whitewash of their ODI series.
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Cricketer Sean Abbott, who bowled the ball which fatally injured Phillip Hughes, tells an inquest into Hughes' death that he felt confused and upset for days after the incident.
By Lucy Carter and Kathleen Calderwood
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As Jim Maxwell continues his recovery from a stroke ahead of a return to the commentary box, Grandstand colleague Karen Tighe pays tribute to the ABC broadcasting legend.
Grandstand Host Karen Tighe
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Albury Wodonga will host an interstate sporting rivalry when Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars men's and women's teams go head-to-head at the first Border Big Bash.
By
Annie Brown
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Australian cricketer Tom Cooper tells an inquest into the death of Phillip Hughes there was a "noticeable" increase in short-pitched balls during the match in which he was struck on the neck by a ball.
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The weather brought Papua New Guinea's run in the SACA Premier League to a disappointing end, just as they were homing in on victory in their two-day match against Western Grit in Adelaide.
Richard Ewart
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Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade and South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi are fined for contrary conduct during the fourth ODI in Port Elizabeth.
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Former New South Wales cricket captain Brad Haddin tells an inquest into Phillip Hughes's death he did not instruct his team to bowl more short balls at the batsmen.
By Kathleen Calderwood and Raveen Hunjan
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Ben Stokes says he "won't stand for" it after Tamim Iqbal shoulders his England team-mate in the post-match handshake line.
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South Africa makes it 4-0 in the five-match ODI series against Australia with a cruisy six-wicket win in Port Elizabeth.
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An inquest into the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes will begin in Sydney today, with the state coroner set to examine how the fatal injury occurred, whether a protective helmet would have minimised the risk of death and how the media covered the tragedy.
By Justine Kearney
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Southern Stars batter Alex Blackwell never thought she would see the day she could call herself a full-time athlete after the NSW Breakers' became the first fully professional women's team in domestic sport.
By
Brittany Carter
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The NSW women's cricket team smashes through the glass ceiling to become the first fully professional female team in Australian domestic sport.
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Australia's fourth-highest ever ODI score is not enough to prevent South Africa from recording a remarkable, series-sealing victory in Durban.
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The Australian women's cricket team has increased its lead atop the International Cricket Council's world rankings ahead of next month's one-day international series against South Africa.
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Proteas captain Faf du Plessis admits Australia would be a "completely different" team if Mitchell Starc was playing for the tourists in the one-day international series in South Africa.
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Australia slumps to a 142-run defeat at the Wanderers to fall 2-0 behind in its five-match ODI series against South Africa.
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Australia's weakened bowling attack has been taught a brutal lesson by South Africa's Quinton de Kock in a six-wicket defeat to the Proteas at Centurion.
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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc details the gruesome extent of his leg lacerations after a freak training accident, saying he could see all the way to the bone.
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Max Walker's family works to raise awareness and research funds for myeloma, a type of blood cancer, after the 68-year-old cricket favourite died from the disease.
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ABC cricket commentator Jim Maxwell remembers Max Walker as an underrated cricketer, a joy to work with and "a wonderful yarn spinner".
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull pays tribute to Max Walker, who died today, aged 68.
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Max Walker was exactly how you think — and hope — he would be. Mary Gearin writes about her time alongside the cricket larrikin.
By national sport correspondent Mary Gearin
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Cricket favourite Max Walker became a household name for his larrikin, larger-than-life image, his handlebar moustache and the odd-looking bowling action that led to his nickname "Tangles".
By Andrew McGarry
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Australian cricket players past and present, along with commentators, have been paying tribute to "Tangles", who has died aged 68.
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Max Walker was nicknamed 'Tangles' for his unusual bowling action.
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Max Walker's bowling action summed up the man's life — ungainly, entertaining and utterly unique.
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Cricketers, past and present, pay tribute to former Australian Test cricketer Max Walker, who has died aged 68.
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Much-loved former Australian Test cricketer Max Walker dies, aged 68, after well-regarded careers as an international bowler and colourful commentator.
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Daniel Worrall takes a wicket on debut as Australia beats Ireland by nine wickets in a one-off ODI in Benoni.
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Australia has completed an emphatic 4-0 clean sweep of its women's one-day international series against Sri Lanka with a crushing 137-run win in Colombo.
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As Michael Clarke makes his return to club cricket in Sydney this weekend, a handful of former big names also dust off their gear for another season too. For them, it's not about the headlines, other motivations play a bigger role.
By Andre Leslie
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Tasmanian quick Jackson Bird says a strong limited-overs performance for the Tigers could push him into the Australian ODI side.
By Scott Rollinson
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Chris Rogers has called time on his first-class cricket career in style, as the former Australian batsman scored a century in both innings for Somerset.
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Alex Blackwell and Nicole Bolton have blasted half-centuries to give Australia a 78-run victory in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka in Dambulla and book a spot in next year's World Cup.
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South Australia's women's cricket side has a new captain — a country-based printer who doesn't mind getting her hands dirty.
By Loukas Founten
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Australia survives a middle-order collapse to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the opening one-day international in Dambulla.
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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has operation on left leg after freak training accident requires 30 stitches.
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With the kick-off of an inaugural national AFL women's competition approaching, a turf war may be looming which will only benefit female athletes.
By
Dan Colasimone
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Former England Test cricketer Graeme Hick faces a tough six-month initiation after being appointed as Australia's batting coach.
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A Chinese girls cricket team on tour in South Australia plays a historic match against students from Adelaide High School.
By Lauren Waldhuter
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Glenn Maxwell has not had the dream 2016 for which he hoped, but his match-winning Twenty20 ton against Sri Lanka ensured it would be a memorable year.
By Adam Collins in Kandy
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Glenn Maxwell smashes 145 off 65 balls as Australia sets a record score of 3 for 263 in an 85-run T20 win over Sri Lanka.
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Another batting collapse has cost Papua New Guinea dearly in the final match of their three match series on the Sunshine Coast against three of Australia's state teams.
Richard Ewart
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David Warner has finally found form to hit the highest ODI score by an Australian batsman in Sri Lanka and lift his side to a comfortable five-wicket win for a 4-1 series victory margin.
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Perhaps inspired by the captaincy, David Warner was forced to adapt to thrive during his match-winning century in the fifth ODI against Sri Lanka, writes Adam Collins.
By Adam Collins in Pallekele
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David Warner finds some of his best form to record a match-winning ton as Australia closes out a 4-1 ODI series win over Sri Lanka.
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Rising tennis player Laura Kent and former Australian baseballer Renee Straumietis take their first steps towards a professional cricket career, winning WBBL training contracts.
By
Jennifer Browning
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The cricket legends are in town for the annual 20/20 Big Bash match in Port Moresby, promoting the 'don't drink and drive' message, and this year the players are also throwing their weight behind the campaign against domestic violence.
Richard Ewart
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On this episode: Buy a ticket to help send Australia’s Olympic Athletes to Tokyo. David Warner says the state of Sri Lanka’s pitches are robbing fans of entertaining cricket. Australia’s netballers thrash England.
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John Hastings is the unlikely hero of Australian ODI bowling after another stunning effort against Sri Lanka, writes Adam Collins.
By Adam Collins in Dambulla
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The Vanuatu all-rounder Patrick Matautaava is making a big impact over in the UK, where he's been playing club cricket for Tynedale in the north of England.
Richard Ewart
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Australia clinches ODI series against Sri Lanka with a six-wicket win in Dambulla, thanks to John Hastings' six-wicket haul.
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Australia's women's cricket team to embark on their first tour of Sri Lanka in September, comprising four one-day internationals and one Twenty20 match.
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England's batsmen go on the rampage against Pakistan, racking up an ODI world record score of 3 for 444 in a 169-run win.
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Top-order batsman Shaun Marsh is returning home from Australia's tour of Sri Lanka with a broken little finger.
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Australia has beaten Sri Lanka by two wickets in the third one-day cricket international in Dambulla to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series.
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Australia's stand-in captain David Warner's first day in charge is suitably dramatic - the tourists get home by two wickets in Dambulla, writes Adam Collins.
By Adam Collins in Dambulla
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Australia coach Darren Lehmann shrugs off Michael Clarke's criticism of the decision to send skipper Steve Smith home early from Sri Lanka.
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On this episode: Steve Smith will miss the remainder of the tour of Sri Lanka. Raiders Playmaker Blake Austin has been ruled out indefinitely with a hand injury. Michael Cheika has picked Quade Cooper at Fly Half for the Bledisloe cup test in Wellington.
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Australia's usual foibles on the subcontinent came to the fore as Sri Lanka levelled the ODI series in Colombo, writes Adam Collins.
By Adam Collins in Colombo
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James Faulkner claims his maiden hat-trick but cannot deny Sri Lanka a series-levelling 82-run victory in the second one-day international.
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Cricket Tasmania is confident it can grow female participation in clubs to the same levels as other mainstream sports.
By Ted O'Connor
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Cricket PNG has extended the contract of head coach Dipak Patel for another year.
Richard Ewart
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The Hobart Hurricanes talk up their chances of winning the T20 Big Bash series after signing English star bowler Stuart Broad.
By Ted O'Connor
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Mitchell Starc is on a career trajectory that could see him break all kinds of ODI bowling records after helping skittle Sri Lanka in the first one-dayer, writes Geoff Lemon.
By Geoff Lemon in Colombo
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The Hobart Hurricanes sign one of the best seamers in the world, Stuart Broad, as the T-20 side looks to bounce back from a forgettable summer.
By Ted O'Connor
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Australia badly needs a win in Sri Lanka and the hosts are enjoying a rare ascendancy, so both teams will go hard in the upcoming one-day series.
By Geoff Lemon in Colombo
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On this episode: The Boomers just one win away from collection an elusive Olympic medal. Steve Smith has conceded his team’s game plan in Asia isn’t working. The Wallabies have re-called a host of overseas players to the sqad to take on the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup.
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So it ended, as justice perhaps demanded, with a whitewash. Three weeks ago, Sri Lanka had won one Test against Australia in all eternity. Now that tally has been bumped by three.
By Geoff Lemon in Colombo
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Sri Lanka complete a 3-0 series whitewash of Australia with a 163-run victory on the fifth day of the third Test in Colombo.
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In a series where he has been called upon far more than usual, Nathan Lyon has been good but not good enough.
By Geoff Lemon in Colombo
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On this episode: The Curtain comes down on the stellar Olympic career of Anna Meares. Australia is hunting for quick wickets after lunch on day four of the third test against Sri Lanka. The Raiders have all but secured a top four spot in the NRL.
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Veteran ABC sports commentator Jim Maxwell is undergoing tests in hospital after being taken ill in Sydney during a live radio broadcast.
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Shaun Marsh is contemporary Australian cricket's foremost conundrum. Now that Shane Watson has eased back into lime-green dotage, the older Marsh brother has inherited the title of Most Divisive Player.
Geoff Lemon in Colombo
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On this episode: Usain Bolt cements his place as the greatest sprinter of all time. Double century stand between Shaun Marsh and Steve Smith has Australia well placed on day three of the third test against Sri Lanka. West Coast’s Simon Turnbridge has been offered a three match ban for two separate incidents.
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The Hobart Hurricanes are hopeful English seamer Stuart Broad will spearhead their bowling attack in this summer's Big Bash league, raising their prospects after only three wins last season.
By
Ted O'Connor
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There is an old-fashioned air to Sri Lanka's newest player, Dhananjaya de Silva, who has proved Australia's undoing in Colombo with bat and ball.
by Geoff Lemon in Colombo
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Another day, another precocious Sri Lankan taking the game away from Australia. Another deflating middle-order comeback. Another firm hold on a match let slip.
By Geoff Lemon in Colombo
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Dhananjaya de Silva hits a maiden century to resurrect Sri Lanka's innings after a poor start against Australia on the opening day of the third and final Test.
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"We've got to prove to ourselves that we can play in these conditions." The simple message from Steve Smith ahead of third Test.
By Geoff Lemon in Colombo
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On this episode: A Silver lining for Australia on a disappointing night in the Rio pool. There’s less than a month until the AFL’s finals series begins. Cricket is trying to attract champions from other sports by offering up training contracts for the women’s Big Bash.
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Cricket Australia hopes a nationwide search for elite female athletes will bring champions from other sports into the game.
By
Jennifer Browning
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On this episode: A little known Victorian Claims Australia’s third Gold in Rio. The Entire Russian Paralympic team has been banned from competing at next months Rio Paralympic’s. International Cricket will be played in Geelong for the first time next year.
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International cricket will come to Geelong for the first time this summer, with Australia to play Sri Lanka at Kardinia Park in February as part of the international T20 series.
By Cameron Best and Joanna Crothers
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Selectors call South Australian batsman Travis Head into the squad touring Sri Lanka ahead of the limited-overs series.
By Geoff Lemon in Galle
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Australia was wiped off the field by Sri Lanka in less than half the allotted time. It was urgent and relentless, a slow-motion avalanche, people running in treacle but without the time to think.
By Geoff Lemon in Galle
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Sri Lanka finishes its rout of Australia, winning the second Test in Galle by 229 runs to hand the tourists a disheartening series loss.
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During the week, the sentiment was repeated time and again: watch for the straight ball. But when facing Sri Lanka again, Australia's batsmen failed to learn.
By Geoff Lemon in Galle
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Australia has virtually no hope of claiming victory against Sri Lanka, after another batting collapse in Galle sees the tourists in deep strife at 3-25 at stumps on day two of the second Test.
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On this episode Australia suffers another humiliating batting collapse in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka made 281 runs and Australia finished at 2 for 54 on the scoreboard at stumps on day one of the second Test.
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Before the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia began, the talk was all about spin. Then the match began, and it was dominated by pace.
By Geoff Lemon in Galle
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On this episode: The Matildas make a horror start in Rio. Sri Lanka is fighting back after the loss of early wickets on day one of the second test.. Titans recruit Jarryd Hayne admits Parramatta Eels did make him an offer.
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Australia has never won a three-Test series after losing the first match, but that stat is dubious in provenance and thoroughly overcooked, writes Geoff Lemon.
By Geoff Lemon in Galle
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On this episode: Jarryd Hayne set to return to the NRL. There’s huge expectations on our swimmers to bring home gold in Rio. Victorian spinner Jon Holland says he’s nervous but ready to make his test debut against Sri Lanka.
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Only five months after he could not get a game for Victoria, Jon Holland will debut for Australia in its crunch second Test against Sri Lanka.
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Former fearsome Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson will make his Big Bash League debut for the Perth Scorchers in 2016-17.
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Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann announces a contract extension through to 2019 and says he will leave the post after that contract is concluded.
By Geoff Lemon in Galle
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Through a gripping fifth test day, Australia played Sri Lanka more on the screen than the pitch, writes Geoff Lemon.
By Geoff Lemon in Kandy
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Led by its spinners, Sri Lanka completes an impressive fight-back to beat Australia by 106 runs in the first Test in Kandy
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An Adelaide-based technology company's flashing cricket stumps and bails are used in the US for the first time at a Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 match.
By Nicola Gage
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Cricket is uniquely a game of frustration, between the game and the world beyond, and in Kandy, these have been on full display, writes Geoff Lemon.
By Geoff Lemon in Kandy
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Australia is 3 for 83 chasing 268 for victory after play was called off early on day four of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele.
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Former Australian cricket skipper Michael Clarke is raising awareness for National Pain Week by talking about his battles with back pain.
By
Jennifer Browning
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Victorian left-armer Jon Holland will replace Steven O'Keefe on tour in Sri Lanka after the Australian spinner injures his hamstring in the first Test.
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Young Sri Lankan batsmen Kusal Mendis scores a brilliant century as his side takes control, but it was never inevitable, writes Geoff Lemon.
By Geoff Lemon in Kandy
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What once looked like a certain Australian victory looks far less likely after Kusal Mendis' century pushed Sri Lanka into the lead on day three.
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Steve Smith's predictions that the Australians might struggle on a spin-friendly wicket turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy, writes Geoff Lemon.
By Geoff Lemon in Kandy
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A streaker is locked up for offending Buddhist priests after running naked onto the ground in the match between Sri Lanka and Australia.
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Australia builds a lead and claims an early wicket before rain stops play early on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy.
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On this episode: Australia’s Batsmen struggle after losing early wickets on day two of the first test against Sri Lanka. Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Olympics. Andrew Gaze is confident the Boomers have the talent to surprise at Rio.
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Kandy proves a happy hunting ground for Nathan Lyon once again, writes Geoff Lemon.
By Geoff Lemon in Kandy
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Rain has halted play but Australia is in a commanding position on 2 for 66 chasing 117 in the first Test in Kandy.
Clint Thomas
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Australia is on top after day one of the first Test after blasting the home side out for 117 then moving to 2 for 66 before rain ended play.
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On this episode: The Russian drugs drama continues to cast a shadow over the Rio Olympics. Australia’s well on top on day one of the first test against Sri Lanka. This year’s Trans Tasman Netball grand final will be a re match of last year’s thriller between The Swifts and the Firebirds.
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Australia's solid batting line-up and capable off-spin attack, including left-arm upstart Steve O'Keefe should be too much for Sri Lanka, writes Geoff Lemon.
By Geoff Lemon in Kandy
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Record-breaking spinner Muttiah Muralidaran launches a blistering attack on Sri Lanka's cricket bosses after they accuse him of bullying groundsmen in his new role as a mentor to Australia.
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Australia will play two spinners in its first Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy, with Stephen O'Keefe given the nod to play just his third match in the baggy green.
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Australia is favourite to hold on to its number one Test ranking as it readies for the series opener against a Sri Lanka side reeling from a disastrous tour of England.
By Andre Leslie
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Sri Lanka stacks its squad with uncapped bowlers for the home Test series starting next week against Australia.
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Stephen O'Keefe finishes the tour match against a Sri Lankan Board XI in Colombo with figures of 10 for 64 and 78 not out in Australia's 162-run victory.
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The PNG Lewas are through to the global qualifying round for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, after defeating Samoa for the second time in a week to take out the East Asia-Pacific qualifying tournament in Apia.
Richard Ewart
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Australia's Test cricket stars will get two chances to play with the pink ball before the day-night Tests against South Africa and Pakistan this summer.
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The PNG Lewas have made the perfect start to the Women's World Cup qualifying tournament in Samoa, with wins over the hosts and Japan.
Richard Ewart
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Pakistan takes a 1-0 series lead after beating England by 75 runs at Lord's, prompting the team to celebrate its newfound fitness with a series of push-ups and a military salute.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board buys four bulletproof buses to try and convince visiting teams to shed their security apprehensions and tour the country.
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Perth Scorchers and England batsman Michael Carberry is offered support by the Western Australian Cricket Association after his cancer diagnosis.
By
Garrett Mundy
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The host nation Samoa are taking on Papua New Guinea today in the opening match of the ICC East Asia-Pacific Women's World Cup qualifying tournament, which also features Japan.
Richard Ewart
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Australia captain Steve Smith is banking on the advice of retired spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan to help deliver a victory on Sri Lankan soil, as his team looks to reverse recent setbacks in the subcontinent.
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The MCC world cricket committee recommends a reduction in size of cricket bats by October 2017, saying the "the balance between bat and ball has changed".
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Cricket Australia commits to investing $4 million in women's grassroots cricket after a summer of unprecedented participation and support.
By
Brittany Carter
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The Perth Scorchers lose their most popular player, with veteran spinner Brad Hogg's decision to change Big Bash League teams disappointing coach Justin Langer.
By
Blake Kagi
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David Warner is at odds with Ricky Ponting's call to limit bat sizes in Tests, saying instead that flat pitches are more to blame for prolific runs in world cricket.
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Cricket Australia sanctions a trio of players as part of its "zero-tolerance approach" to gambling-related corruption.
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Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie will be awarded an honorary doctorate of sport science from Leeds Beckett University in recognition of his success as coach of English county side Yorkshire.
By Loukas Founten
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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting wants size limits on bats because he believes batsmen are enjoying an unfair advantage, especially in Test cricket.
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Australia cricket captain Steve Smith launches a missile of a ceremonial first pitch at Boston's Fenway Park, unlike so many who have cracked under the pressure.
By
Jon Healy
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A long-standing cricket carnival in Mildura that attracts teams from across Australia aims to tap into the thriving Indian cricket market.
By Lauren Henry
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One of South Australia's most successful cricketers, Lauren Ebsary will retirement from domestic one-day cricket after a 16-year career.
By sports reporter Loukas Founten
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Maths quizzes, dance classes and yoga become part of the Tasmanian Tigers pre-season campaign to help lift the side off the bottom of the Sheffield Shield ladder.
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Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood star with the ball as Australia beats the West Indies by 58 runs to clinch the Tri-Series tournament in Barbados.
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One of the biggest shake-ups in cricket history could take place soon as the ICC eyes radical plans for the creation of two divisions in Test cricket and an ODI league to give matches better context.
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The West Indies set up a Tri-Series decider with Australia after demolishing South Africa in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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Umpire Bruce Oxenford was involved in a landmark incident without even giving a decision as he pioneered the use of a protective shield for officials in international cricket.
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The South Australian Cricket Association joins the Port Adelaide Football Club by venturing into the lucrative Chinese market.
By Nicola Gage
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The last ten months have been momentous for cricket in Vanuatu, with the national team acquitting themselves well after travelling to Europe to compete in two international tournaments.
Richard Ewart
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A mature knock from Mitch Marsh has trumped Marlon Samuels' ton as Australia defeats West Indies to seal its place in the ODI tri-series final.
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England's Liam Plunkett smashes the last ball of the match for six to earn his team a dramatic tie with Sri Lanka in Nottingham.
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Australia's ODI tri-series clash with South Africa in Barbados is abandoned after just one over, with wet weather ruining the contest.
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The vice-captain of the Vanuatu cricket team, who lives in Australia, is hopeful the sport will grow in his homeland.
By
Robert Virtue
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Jonathon Dunn is optimistic cricket will continue to grow in Vanuatu.
1233 ABC Newcastle: Robert Virtue
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South Africa powers past the West Indies in a thumping 139-run Tri Series win thanks to Imran Tahir's 7 for 45 and Hashim Amla's excellent century.
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The West Indies beat Australia by four wickets thanks to a consummate chase led by Marlon Samuels.
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Germany's recent migrant influx has been cause for a lot of political point-scoring recently, but out in the parks of the country, it is run-scoring that is now the name of the game.
by Andre Leslie
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Australia opener David Warner is set to miss the remainder of the one-day series in the West Indies after breaking a finger during the 36-run ODI win over South Africa.
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David Warner suffers a finger injury while fielding during Australia's 36-run win over South Africa in St Kitts, a result inspired by his first ODI ton on foreign soil.
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Media coverage and player safety will be examined at an inquest into the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes to be held later this year.
By court reporter Karl Hoerr
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England captain Alastair Cook lines up with his Australian counterpart Steve Smith in rejecting the push for a day-night Test during the Ashes summer of 2017-18.
By Adam Collins
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On this episode: Australia’s batsmen crumble against South Africa. Greece win two- one over the Socceroos. The Cleveland Cavaliers are confident they’ll be able to turn the tide of the NBA Finals
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South Africa agrees to play Test cricket under lights against Australia this summer after initially voicing concerns about the quality of the pink ball.
By Kristian Silva
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Eight Australian batsmen fall for single-figure scores as South Africa demolishes Australia's line-up for 142 in a 47-run Tri Series loss in Guyana.
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The proposed day-night Test is on the agenda of Australia and South Africa's cricket boards as their players prepare for an ODI tri-series clash in Guyana.
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On this episode: Novak Djokovic confirms his place as one of the all time greats of men’s Tennis. Nathan Lyon and Adam Zampa have led Australia to a six wicket victory over the West Indies. Sally Pearson remains confident of being competitive at the Rio Games.
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Australia skittles the West Indies for just 116 to win its first match in the Caribbean tri-series by six wickets.
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The Hobart Hurricanes reject claims by controversial West Indian batsman Chris Gayle they want to recruit him for the Big Bash series.
By Scott Rollinson
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Chris Gayle says he was the victim of "double standards" after sparking a sexism row with comments he made to Australian broadcaster Mel McLaughlin during a Big Bash Twenty20 game.
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Interim coach Justin Langer is treating Australia's tour of the West Indies as a learning experience, not an audition for cricket's top job.
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Tickets for the November Test match between South Africa and Australia at Adelaide Oval have not gone on sale due to ongoing doubts about the game's timing.
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The Papua New Guinea cricket team have treated their fans to a second victory over Kenya in Port Moresby, a result that leaves them just two points behind leaders the Netherlands after three rounds of the World Cricket League championship.
Richard Ewart
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Over in the UK, Vanuatu have just missed out on securing a spot in World Cricket League Division 5 for another season.
Richard Ewart
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The PNG cricket team made history over the weekend defeating Kenya by six wickets in the first ever ICC international to be played in Port Moresby.
Richard Ewart
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David Warner's scintillating 93 not out helps Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Gujarat Lions to storm into the final of the Indian Premier League.
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They've had a long wait but tomorrow the PNG cricket team will finally get the chance to play an officially recognised ICC international in front of their own supporters in Port Moresby.
Richard Ewart
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The Vanuatu team are still in the hunt for a third place finish at World Cricket League Division 5 in the Channel Islands, after a big win overnight against Nigeria.
Richard Ewart
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Fourteen cricketers are experiencing the subcontinent as part of Australia's first Indigenous women's team touring India.
By South Asia correspondent James Bennett
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Another heavy defeat for the Vanuatu cricket team in the Channel Islands has left them with an uphill task to make the third place play-off in World Cricket League Division 5 at the weekend.
Richard Ewart
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On this episode: A low key start to the blues Origin preparations. The AFL tribunal is currently meeting to decide how long Port Adelaide’s Tom Jonas will be suspended for. Mitchell Starc has been named to make his return to Test Cricket.
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Chris Rogers and Adam Voges did not have an orthodox path to Test cricket. Now they will meet on the same field one last time as they face off in an English county game at Lord's, writes Adam Collins.
By Adam Collins at Lord's
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Nathan Coulter-Nile and Moises Henriques are the only surprises in Australia's 15-man squad for a three-Test tour of Sri Lanka.
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Chris Gayle responds to Chris Rogers' claims the West Indian batsman was a bad influence on team-mates in his autobiography, which also hits out at Ian Chappell and Andrew Flintoff.
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The Vanuatu cricket team are preparing for their next two matches in the World Cricket League Division 5 round robin, with Oman their opponents over in the UK tonight, followed by Nigeria tomorrow.
Richard Ewart
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Chris Gayle makes lewd remarks to another female journalist in a new interview where he discusses sex and gender equality.
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Mathilda Carmichael now has her sights set on a cricket career after missing out on selection at the Rio Olympics.
By Clint Thomas
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Australian cricketer George Bailey says a blow to his helmet from a Nathan Coulter-Nile delivery was "like getting hit in the face by a truck".
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There's less than a week to go before Vanuatu play their opening match in World Cricket League Division 5 against Guernsey.
Richard Ewart
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He regularly worries about sprinkler systems and occasionally finds watching grass grow a stressful experience — but that is the price Mick Hunt has paid to become one of the globe's best groundsmen.
By Europe correspondent James Glenday
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A teenage cricketer in Bangladesh is allegedly killed by a stump-wielding batsman after taunting the umpire over a no-ball delivery.
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The Vanuatu team's preparations for their debut appearance in World Cricket League Division 5 in nine days time have got off to a soggy start in London.
Richard Ewart
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Tony Cozier, the man regarded as the voice of cricket in the West Indies, dies at the age of 75 following a short illness.
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Former Australia captain Michael Clarke will headline Hong Kong's Twenty20 Blitz this month as he pursues a comeback in cricket's shortest form.
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England women's captain Charlotte Edwards retires from international cricket to end a glittering cricket career on the world stage.
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On this episode: An independent report has found modern helmets wouldn’t have saved Phil Hughes. The Sydney Roosters are beginning to show signs of life. Fan violence marred West Ham’s last ever match at Upton park.
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Cricket Australia is seeking permission from the ICC to trial the use of substitute players in domestic matches, allowing them to bat and bowl for concussed team-mates.
By
Paul Newman
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Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland releases findings from an independent review into the death of Phil Hughes.
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An independent review into the death of former Test cricketer Phillip Hughes finds wearing a more modern helmet and a neck guard would have been unlikely to prevent the tragedy that took place in 2014.
By Paul Newman
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Cricket Australia is set to release its safety review findings following the death of batsman Phillip Hughes in 2014.
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On this episode: Nathan Peats could be squeezed out of the Eels over its salary cap dramas. Pat Cummins set to make a return after being named in Australia ‘A’ squad. Rio Winter Olympian Matt Graham is eyeing off his chance for Glory.
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Paceman Pat Cummins is set to make his long-awaited return from injury in August when Australia A hosts South Africa A in Queensland.
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The Vanuatu squad has arrived in London to start preparations for a tilt at World Cricket League Division 5 on the Channel Island of Jersey later in the month.
Richard Ewart
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The Melbourne Cricket Club releases a $1 billion redevelopment plan, including elevated pedestrian paths from the MCG to Richmond station, saying it will ensure it remains one of the world's top sports precincts.
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Melbourne Renegades coach David Saker says Chris Gayle's controversial comments during the last Big Bash League season will not factor into his recruiting.
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Former England batsman James Taylor thought he was going to die during a preseason match as a heart condition that forced his early retirement from cricket flared up.