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The Melbourne Renegades won the WBBL final in front of less than 6000 fans at the MCG
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Lisa Sthalekar

Why the WBBL is suffering the kiss of death

LISA STHALEKAR: It’s the best female cricket competition in the world but this one stat should have Cricket Australia on edge.

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The night AFLW grand final was great but twilight would be a better time to play it and the AFL grand final.
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Caitlin Bassett

The best time to play the AFL and AFLW grand finals

CAITLIN BASSETT: North Melbourne clinched the AFLW title in front of a packed out crowd, but more fans will turn out if it is played at a different time.

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Steve Smith is not looking as sharp as he once did.
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Mitchell Johnson

Why Steve Smith continues to fail

MITCHELL JOHNSON: There is a small part of his game I have noticed needs attention. Being in a form slump can be overwhelming. I would know as I have been there too.

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Jasmine Garner and Marcus Bontempelli.
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Georgie Parker

Why this North Melbourne champion is as good as Bontempelli

GEORGIE PARKER: Jasmine Garner cemented herself as one of the game’s greats with her grand final performance in North Melbourne's watershed win.

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Rishabh Pant and Phillip Hughes.
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Justin Langer

Eerie sliding doors moments of Rishabh Pant and Phil Hughes

The 10th anniversary of Phil Hughes’ death triggers memories of how Rishabh Pant almost died in 2022. He has since gone on to be an Indian cricket icon and it’s a chance to reflect on the gift of life

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Kieren Jack, Don Pyke, Chad Warner
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Ryan Daniels

Why all hell has broken loose over a round of golf

RYAN DANIELS: Don Pyke, Kieren Jack and Chad Warner walk onto a golf course. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but here’s why the Sydney Swans and the Dockers need to be very worried about it.

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AFL - West Coast Eagles vs Brisbane Lions at Optus Stadium, Perth. Pictured - Adam Simpson on the ground pre game Daniel Wilkins
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Daniel Newell

Ousted Eagles coach Simpson reveals next big career move

One Perth-based company is taking a punt on former West Coast Eagles coach Adam Simpson to help it kick a few more goals.

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Mitchell Johnson says Marnus Labuschagne should be dropped.
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Mitchell Johnson

Marnus Labuschagne needs to be dropped for his sake and ours

MITCHELL JOHNSON: He floundered his way through the first Test so the best thing selectors can do is leave him out of the Adelaide match.

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Adam Gilchrist has led a chorus of former players saying there could be a rift in Pat Cummins' team.
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Lisa Sthalekar

Aussie team’s old guard is coming for Cummins again

LISA STHALEKAR: It would be easy to forget Australia are the No.1 team in the world with the flak it is copping over the India defeat. But Pat Cummins has been here before.

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It's unclear who Australia's next great batter will be to follow in the footsteps of Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting.
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Justin Langer

Australia has failed to future proof for next batting star

JUSTIN LANGER: Once a great nursery of batting talent Australia’s cupboard lies bare, while India continue to produce several prodigious talents wielding the willow.

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Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja and Pat Cummins.
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Caitlin Bassett

Why winning can take its toll

CAITLIN BASSETT: Getting to the top of the world is hard, but staying there is harder — just ask the Australian men’s cricket team.

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Mary Fowler and Cortnee Vine are both taking break from international football due to the mental strain.
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Georgie Parker

The daily hell of being a national sports star

GEORGIE PARKER: Cortnee Vine and Mary Fowler’s brave moves to take a break from the Matildas for mental health reasons shows how far female sport has come since I was battling my demons with the Hockeyroos.

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Jasprit Bumrah has become Australia's bogeyman.
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Mitchell Johnson

It’s going to be a long summer with Bumrah bowling like this

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The Aussie top-order will be having nightmares about the Indian skipper unless they figure out how to play his unique bowling action that makes him near unplayable.

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Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith ALL enter the series in a form slump with Smith under particular scrutiny after abandoning his experiment as an opener.
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Mitchell Johnson

Why Smith is batting for his future in the Test team

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Virat Kohli’s form slump has been a major talking point heading into the first Test, but these next few innings are also vital for several Aussies’ careers, namely Steve Smith’s.

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The WBBL has been a great success for female sport.
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Cricket
Georgie Parker

The WBBL tweak the AFLW should mimic

GEORGIE PARKER: It’s the change that has made female cricket a great success and the AFL should sit up and take note.

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