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DANE ELDRIDGE: Cam Green’s all-rounder unicorn status does not warrant batter-only privileges.

LISA STHALEKAR: Knocking out Australia was huge — but becoming world champions has launched the cricket-mad nation into a new era of women’s cricket dominance.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Cameron Munster laughed it off, but the ease with which the pitch invader managed to weasel his way onto the ground during the national anthem should serve as a serious wake-up call.

EMMA FREEDMAN: Jamie Melham will ride the Melbourne Cup favourite as she leads a stable of female jockeys taking the racing world by storm.

EMMA FREEDMAN: She has an unblemished record and goes into the $10 million race undefeated, but there is one point during the race her rivals could take advantage.

DANE ELDRIDGE: Australia will go into the first Ashes Test without their skipper, and no one is more relieved than the Pommy star Cummins has tormented for years.

KIERSTEN DUKE: It’s the $10 million race that gives back, but the legendary trainer will be in no mood for charity on Saturday.

Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde issued a statement after Australian authorities made a decision over his entry to compete in the 2025 world championships.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: It’s the question Manly fans have been waiting patiently for their former skipper to answer - and it’s about bloody time he did.

EMMA FREEDMAN: Via Sistina can follow in a long list of great horses, as we bid farewell to one of the great race tracks on Saturday.

Michael Vaughan knows how to stir a headline, and suggesting Mitch Marsh opens in the Ashes feels more like playful mischief than genuine advice.

KIERSTEN DUKE: A horse’s health should always be paramount, but Racing Victoria needs to reveal more when they make big calls like they have on Gai Waterhouse-trained thoroughbred Sir Delius.

LISA STHALEKAR: The fans came in their droves, just not to see the Australian stars.

DANE ELDRIDGE: It’s been a long time between drinks for our English cousins as they thirst for success by talking a good game before an Ashes ball has been bowled.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Touring England is a career highlight - as I found out 30 years ago - but I fear the revival of the Ashes may burn out quickly.