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Glenn Maxwell and David Warner have starred this BBL season.
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Justin Langer

The new rule the Big Bash needs to keep it thriving

JUSTIN LANGER: The BBL is back with a vengeance but there is one area I think the competition needs to clamp down on.

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Sam Konstas is headed to Sri Lanka for his first overseas tour.
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Mitchell Johnson

Beware the Konstas effect: Test cricket at a crossroads

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The fresh-faced rookie has breathed new life into the oldest form of the game but his ascension could come at a cost.

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The Australian team celebrate sealing the Ashes and England's Heather Knight in despair.
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Lisa Sthalekar

Poms’ public humiliation is good for the game

LISA STHALEKAR: The harsh criticism of the English team shows a key thing about women’s cricket.

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Novak Djokovic has apparently accepted Tony Jones’ apology.
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Ben McClellan

Will Djoker have the final word on Ch 9 sledge?

BEN MCCLELLAN: We will find out tonight if all is forgiven for the 10-time Australian Open winner following the furore over a journalist’s attacks on him.

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Andrew Tye, Matthew Spoors and Cooper Connolly on Saturday night..
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Mitchell Johnson

The crucial decisions that cost the Scorchers their season

MITCHELL JOHNSON: A late flurry of form overshadowed deeper-seated issues in the Perth BBL squad that could have long term consequences.

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Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood during the 2023 Ashes series.
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Georgie Parker

Could new Test set-up could threaten the Ashes?

GEORGIE PARKER: Splitting the cricketing world into two leagues to make more money could have dire consequences.

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Cooper Connolly, Martha Stewart and Sam Konstas.
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Justin Langer

What Martha Stewart and cricket young guns have in common

JUSTIN LANGER: The next generation of stars could learn a lot from the once disgraced US star who found a way to rise again after being jailed.

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Steve Smith should make way for Travis Head to skipper the Test team in Pat Cummins’ absence.
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Mitchell Johnson

Why Steve Smith shouldn’t be the Test skipper

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Choosing a veteran with a checkered leadership history to lead the Sri Lankan tour is a baffling move by Cricket Australia.

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Lisa Sthalekar believes some ICC funding for the Afghan men's team should be reallocated to its exiled women's team.
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Lisa Sthalekar

The brave move ICC should make for Afghan women

There are growing calls to ban the men’s team over the Taliban’s treatment of women as the female team prepares to take the field in Australia.

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Nick Kyrgios says he has played his last singles match at the Australian Open.
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Ben McClellan

Why it’s time to close the curtain on the Kyrgios show

BEN MCCLELLAN: The Australian tennis public has invested way too much in Nick Kyrgios for very little return. If he wants out, we should let him go.

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Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc.
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Mitchell Johnson

The star bowler most likely to make way for Boland

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Scott Boland must be included in the Test team for the foreseeable future, but which ageing quick needs to make way for him?

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Steve Smith made a great T20 century while Ashleigh Gardner destroyed England with the ball on Sunday.
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Georgie Parker

This cricketing summer is far from over

GEORGIE PARKER: Steve Smith showed us why he is a legend of the game as a new Ashes battle gets underway.

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The McGrath Foundation continues to grow and help more cancer sufferers each year.
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Justin Langer

What never ceases to amaze me about Glenn McGrath

JUSTIN LANGER: His role off the pitch has probably become more important than it ever was on.

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Jasprit Bumrah, India Coach Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma at the SCG before the fifth Test.
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Mitchell Johnson

The crucial error Indians made during Aussie series loss

MITCHELL JOHNSON: There are a lot of what ifs from the Border Gavaskar trophy but there is one key decision the visitors made I did not agree with.

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Cooper Connolly, Sam Konstas and Matthew Renshaw should all tour Sri Lanka.
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Justin Langer

The next gen batters that must tour Sri Lanka

Never has a tour of the island nation been as important with a chance to shape the team’s future beckoning for selectors.

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