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Junail Zafar Khan has died after he collapsed during a cricket match.

Cricketer collapses and dies during match in 40C heat

A cricketer collapsed on the field and could not be revived during a weekend match played in searing heat.

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Karen Rolton Oval on Adelaide's city fringe will host the Sheffield Shield final. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

AFL makes huge call for Shield final at Adelaide Oval

The AFL has responded after appeals from the cricket hierarchy and the South Australian government.

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Rick McCosker batting with a bandaged broken jaw which he suffered in the first innings, faces Bob Willis of England in the second innings of the Centenary Test match between Australia and England at the MCG in 1977.

This is the wrong way to celebrate our greatest rivalry

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The 150th Test match between Australia and England should honour tradition instead of becoming a novelty act.

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Stuart MacGill has been acquitted of knowingly taking part in a $330,000 cocaine deal. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)

Ex-Test spinner found guilty over role in cocaine deal

Stuart MacGill has been found guilty over helping facilitate a $330,000 drug deal in the latest chapter in the former star cricketer’s fall from grace.

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Sam Konstas raises his bat after reaching his half-century against WA.

NSW coach sees Konstas reining in his audacious style

Sam Konstas' state coach believes the headline-grabbing teenager is starting to show signs of heeding lessons around match situations in his batting.

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A half-century for Sam Konstas has helped NSW to a Sheffield Shield draw in Perth.

Konstas puts doubters on notice to keep NSW in Shield final hunt

Sam Konstas’ half-century against Western Australia proved pivotal in the vital Sheffield Shield match.

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India's Virat Kohli and teammates savour the Champions Trophy after the win over New Zealand.

India edge NZ in Champions Trophy finale thriller

KL Rahul has dragged India across the line for victory over New Zealand in a nail-biter of a Champions Trophy final in Dubai.

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Cooper Connolly has copped plenty of flack following Australia's semifinal defeat.

Connolly an easy fall guy for Australia’s semifinal defeat

The scrutiny players face from the media and public can often seem uneven, and there are several reasons why some players are targeted more than others.

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Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Steve Smith.

Who will be next out the door after Smith?

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The shock retirement will help herald a new era for the one-day team but also shifts the focus on the other ageing stars who may be ready to call it quits.

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Steve Smith and Virat Kohli shared a warm embrace on the field after the Aussie’s last ODI.

Virat Kohli moment emerges after Steve Smith’s shock retirement

Footage of the superstars’ final moment together on an ODI field has gone viral.

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Steve Smith has retired from ODI cricket.

Aussie superstar Smith makes SHOCK retirement call

Stand-in Australian skipper Steve Smith has made a surprise call in the wake of Australia’s Champions trophy exit.

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Cooper Connolly leaves the field after being dismissed by Mohammed Shami.

Smith reveals biggest regret out of India loss

India exacted their revenge on Australia in the Champions Trophy semifinal leading Steve Smith to detail where it all went wrong.

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Cooper Connolly struggled mightily against India.

Aussie cricket great ‘so angry’ with young gun as gamble backfires

The 21-year-old has entered no man’s land after being thrown to the wolves against India.

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Former cricketer Stuart MacGill is on trial accused of taking part in a major cocaine deal. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

'Why you would do this to me?’: MacGill’s desperate drug deal plea

The desperate texts from former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill to his drug dealer before he was kidnapped have been revealed in court as he fights charges he helped set-up a major cocaine deal.

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Georgie Parker says she owes Mel McLaughlin an apology for not backing her over the infamous Chris Gayle interview.

Why I owe Mel McLaughlin an apology

GEORGIE PARKER: It’s been nearly a decade coming, but it’s about time I made good over something I regret.

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