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Australia adapted well to losing their skipper for the opening game, but now a bigger problem looms.

He was once the go-to saviour of Australian T20 cricket, now it appears selectors are hoping he will fall on his sword.

India are the world champions, but to be the best they need to win Down Under.

It’s hard to get excited about a global tournament that is played every two years, but there is one simple reason it’s being put on so soon after the last one.

The Winter Olympics may not be where Australia built its sporting identity, but it’s fast becoming a place where we’re building something new.

Australia’s Twenty20 team doesn’t need Steve Smith. Not because Smith isn’t good enough, but because this group has been built without him for a long time. They are ranked no.2 in the world for a reason.

DANE ELDRIDGE: Bosses across the country will be staring at a lot of empty seats, so here is an easy solution to cure Super Bowl Mondayitis.

OPINION: After the disaster in Pakistan this was the smart call the selectors needed to make - and they didn’t.

GEORGIE PARKER: He is arguably the best player to grace a court, so it was heartbreaking to see him reveal this detail.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The east coast heavyweights would have performed better in the BBL final if they had not been fixated on this petty issue.

DANE ELDRIDGE: He has had to carry the baggage of a very famous name, but he is now one of our most loved heroes and deservedly so.

LISA STHALEKAR: They are the most successful Big Bash team in the country but moves are afoot that could put that in jeopardy.

GEORGIE PARKER: Tennis players have enough on their plates without being grilled in this fashion.

DANE ELDRIDGE: The former Aussie skipper’s theatrical performances at the crease might be a bit OTT at times, but pundits need to stop viewing his idiosyncrasies as some form of madness.

LISA STHALEKAR: The T20 game is constantly evolving and forcing teams to make tough calls. I would know as I was part of one last week.