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Stuart Broad is working with SOuth Africa ahead of the WTC Final.

Former Ashes rival Broad out to haunt Aussies in WTC Final

Bitter Ashes enemy Stuart Broad hopes to crash one last Australian party as South Africa leans on the retired English seamer to give them an edge in next week’s World Test Championship Final.

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 Hollywood A-lister Hugh Jackman has joined Aussie sports stars in a campaign to stamp out family violence.

Cricket and AFL stars join Aussie A-lister in new campaign

Hollywood royalty and sporting champs are all saying the same thing about the ‘national disgrace’.

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Marnus Labuschagne hasn’t scored a Test ton since the 2023 Ashes.

Confidence in Labuschagne dwindles for showpiece event

The Aussie No.3 is on a downward spiral that surely must be chipping away at the trust selectors hold in him.

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Punjab Kings' Josh Inglis on his way to 73 as Mumbai Indians were brushed aside in Jaipur.   (AP PHOTO)

Inglis lights way as Punjab power to top-two IPL place

Punjab Kings have secured a top-two spot in the Indian Premier League playoffs after dominating five-time winners Mumbai Indians by seven wickets

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Marnus Labuschagne needs to make way for Sam Konstas at the top of the order.

Why Labuschagne should be dropped for the World Test final

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The struggling Queenslander is the Australian team’s weakest link and should make way for a new-look top order against South Africa next month.

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England coach Brendon McCullum (l) and captain Ben Stokes in 2022.

England cricket coach slams his team for being arrogant

Brendon McCullum brought Bazball to English cricket now he wants them to bring some humility in how they handle themselves after several players made a startling admission about their attitude to playing for their country.

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Cam Green celebrates his second County century for Gloucestershire against Kent.

Green all but seals Test return with second County century

WA’s Cam Green has revealed vocal home support spurred him to his second County century in a knock that all but seals his place in Australia’s World Test Championship final XI.

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Cameron Green has hit his second ton for Gloucestershire during his pre-WTC final county spell. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Cameron Green cracks ton in World Test final boost

Cameron Green has made the second century of his county championship spell while James Anderson has returned at 42 years young -- to take an Aussie wicket.

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Mitchell Starc has decided not to return to the IPL.

My mad dash out of India brought back COVID nightmare

JUSTIN LANGER: The fear and confusion as we were rushed out of a war zone made clear to me how an escalating crisis should be dealt with.

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Mitchell Starc is not returning to the IPL.

Starc makes his call on IPL return

A week after fleeing India amid fears he could fall victim to a missile or drone strike, Mitchell Starc has decided if he will return to the IPL, while another Australian star is yet to say if he will go back.

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Pat Cummins  is expected to resume playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad.in India amid a fragile ceasefire.

JOHNSON: No amount of money from the IPL is worth dying for

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Every player must do what is right for them, but there is no way I’d be heading back to India if I still played in the IPL.

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Mitchell Starc arriving home in Sydney on Sunday and now must decide if he returns to India after the conflict with Pakistan exploded last week into violence.

The IPL has a major trust issue after security farce

BEN MCCLELLAN: The decision to continue the tournament - and to do so in harm’s way - could play a role in which Australian players return to India.

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Cam Green is back in Australia’s Test squad.

Green named in squad as Marnus, Konstas to battle for spot

West Australian all-rounder Cam Green has been named in Australia’s squad for the World Test Championship final and is set to play five-day cricket for the first time in 16 months. 

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Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy at Sydney Airport on Sunday.

Healy reveals the ‘scariest part’ of fleeing India

The Australian women’s captain has recalled in chilling detail the chaos at the cricket ground officials feared might be bombed. Her account comes as the IPL is set to resume but it is unclear which Aussie stars will return.

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Virat Kohli will retire from Test cricket.

Aussie cricket nemesis confirms retirement bombshell

Indian cricket megastar and Australia’s nemesis Virat Kohli has officially pulled up stumps on his Test cricket career.

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