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Beau Webster and Cam Green have overtaken Mitch Marsh as Australia’s top all-rounders but the West Aussie may still be chance to play in the Ashes.
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Mitchell Johnson

New twist in Australia’s Ashes plans

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Cricket Australia’s contract list has renewed speculation on who they are favouring to anchor the middle order against England next summer.

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Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer coached against each other in the IPL overnight.
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Glenn Moore

The surprise star in Ponting-Langer IPL showdown

The two former Australian teammates went head-to-head along with their $5 million IPL stars overnight, but it was not the highest paid cricketers who stole the show.

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New details have emerged about Shane Warne's death in Thailand three years ago. (Penny Stephens/AAP PHOTOS)
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Staff Writers

Inside the final, desperate moments to save Warnie’s life

More details of the champion Australian cricketer’s death have been made public days after it was revealed sex drugs were found in his Thai holiday villa.

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Sam Konstas has his first contract with Cricket Australia after bursting onto the Test scene. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
Cricket
Oliver Caffrey & Jackson Barrett

Konstas lands dream job with massive pay day

The teenage batting sensation’s wage is set to skyrocket after he secured a Cricket Australia contract along with two new faces to the Test team.

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Warne was found dead in a Thailand villa in 2022.
Cricket
Taylor Renouf

Explosive new details emerge in Shane Warne’s tragic death

A senior police officer claims he was ordered to remove an X-rated item from the scene as part of a ‘cover-up’.

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Cam Green’s summer was cruelled by injury.
Cricket
Jackson Barrett

Six appeal: Returning Green happy to slot into old Test spot

Star West Australian all-rounder Cam Green is happy to bat wherever he needs to in a reshuffled Test order when he returns for the World Test Championship final. 

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Security tackles a would-be thief at the Sheffield Shield final.
Cricket
Harrison Reid

Sheffield Shield security tackles cricket fan in violent struggle

The rogue man is put in a headlock as chaos unfolds around him in dramatic new footage.

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Bowlers have struggled in the IPL.
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Cricket
Mitchell Johnson

It’s raining sixes in the IPL but what about the bowlers?

MITCHELL JOHNSON: If you haven’t caught up with the first week of this year’s Indian Premier League, you would be forgiven for thinking the bowlers have been replaced by bowling machines in some of the games.

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Lucknow Super Giants' Mitch Marsh on the rampage during his second IPL 50 in succession. (AP PHOTO)
Cricket
Ian Chadband

Marsh smashes captain Cummins in brutal IPL half-century

Australia's T20 skipper Mitch Marsh has had the last laugh for Lucknow in an IPL duel - even after Test captain Pat Cummins got him out for Hyderabad.

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Sydney Beer Co, which Brett Lee is a minor shareholder in, owes more than 60 creditors nearly $10m.
Cricket
Digital Staff

Bust beer company owes thousands to Aussie legend’s charity

An investigation has lifted the lid on the millions of dollars the failed business actually owes.

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Joel Wilson’s reviews were a feature of Australian cricket in recent years.
Cricket
Aaron Kirby

Joel Wilson deposed from ICC’s elite panel of umpires

West Indian cricket umpire Joel Wilson has been removed from the ICC’s elite panel of umpires for the 2025-26 calendar alongside Englishman Michael Gough.

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Australia's Scott Boland is congratulated by Mitchell Starc during day three of the third Ashes test at the MCG in 2021.
Cricket
Oliver Caffrey

Qld premier lauds Brisbane’s Ashes cricket coup

The Queensland government is trumpeting a deal that will shake-up the cricketing summer schedule for the first post-Brisbane Olympics Ashes series.

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Usman Khawaja was out for two runs in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield final.
Cricket
Steve Larkin

Khawaja’s disastrous start to shield final after ugly war of words

The Australian opener was given an early opportunity to respond to his critics, but it did not go according to plan.

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Marnus Labuschagne doesn’t expect Usman Khawaja to have any issues after his spat with officials
Cricket
Steve Larkin

Injury spat to fire up Khawaja

Queensland captain Marnus Labuschagne says Usman Khawaja will have extra motivation in the Sheffield Shield final against SA after his fallout with officials.

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Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has suffered a heart attack in a domestic T20 match. (AP PHOTO)
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PA

Former Test player of the year suffers heart attack mid-match

The 36-year-old opener was captaining his club in the Dhaka Premier League when he complained of chest pains.

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