Cricket

Harley Reid and Shane Warne.

Success does not come easily for the sporting greats

JUSTIN LANGER: Shane Warne’s rise to stardom was no easy road, as many of the latest stars in the making - like Harley Reid - are finding out the hard way.

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Ben Stokes has warned England’s rivals they will bite back but what matters most is what happens on the pitch.

Why England talking tough ahead of the Ashes scares no one

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The Poms are at it again, puffing out their chests about how intimidating they can be, but they are forgetting one key aspect of sledging.

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Grace Hayden and Matthew Hayden at The West Test in November 2024.

Aus cricket great’s daughter spills crazy untold team story

Rising TV star Grace Hayden has just launched a new sports podcast, and it’s already revealed an insane ‘naked’ moment her cricket great father Matthew Hayden enjoyed on tour.

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Steve Smith after he was bowled.

Why it’s time to axe pink-ball Test matches

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The Australian cricket team coach’s honest admission about the quality of the West Indies day-night Test should be reason enough to scrap these debacles.

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Sam Konstas had a nightmare tour of the West Indies.

McDonald says every chance Konstas, Khawaja open in Ashes

Australian coach Andrew McDonald says there’s every chance Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja will walk to the crease on the opening day of the Ashes in Perth despite the pair’s horror tour of the West Indies.

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Sam Konstas needs to hone his craft in domestic cricket.

The Konstas issue Australia can’t afford to keep ignoring

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The West Indies series has made very clear what the Test teen prodigy needs to do next.

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Australia's Mitchell Starc celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies' Jayden Seales.

‘Madness’: Aussies stun the cricket world

Even Test captain Pat Cummins couldn’t believe what unfolded in Jamaica as his bowlers did something almost unfathomable in an hour of power.

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Humble fast bowler Scott Boland has joined an elite list of Australian Test bowlers in Jamaica. (AP PHOTO)

Boland the best in 100 years, but remains unlucky man

Scott Boland can add a Test hat-trick to his incredible late-career surge, with the Victorian also holding a 100-year best in international cricket.

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Australia's Mitchell Starc shows the ball after dismissing West Indies' Mikyle Louis to claim his 400th wicket in Test cricket on day three of the third Test match at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, Monday, July 14, 2025.(AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

WATCH: Starc, Boland dominate as Aussies ROLL West Indies for just 27

Mitchell Starc took the fastest five-wicket haul by any player in Test history, and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia routed the West Indies.

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Sam Konstas failed again against West Indies.

Bereft Aussie opener haunted by blinding moment of brilliance

‘I’m afraid that was the worst thing that could have happened to him.’

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Usman Khawaja was out for 14 as Australia's openers again struggled in the third Test. (AP PHOTO)

Australia's top order crumbles, leaving Ashes headaches

Sam Konstas' nightmare West Indies tour has ended with another duck, and Usman Khawaja also failed to make a statement as Australia fell to 6-99 in Jamaica.

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Sam Konstas’ run of bad form continues.

Teen tyro’s duck ends dismal Caribbean debut

After passing 20 just once in six innings in the West Indies and exiting with a duck, teen phenom Sam Konstas is under the gun.

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Mitchell Starc has reached 100 Tests for Australia.

Starc gets to 100-Test milestone by doing it his way

He’s not Pat Cummins or Josh Hazlewood and nor should he be. Mitchell Starc has reached 100 Tests for Australia by doing it his way and that’s what has made him such a great asset.

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Billy Slater celebrates winning with captain Cameron Munster after game three of the State Of Origin series.

Brave Munster stirs memories of Aussie Test star tragedy

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Queensland’s stirring State of Origin triumph will long be remembered for the contribution of captain Cameron Munster, who played just days after the death of his father.

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