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MITCHELL JOHNSON: Ben Stokes, and England, need to get some runs on the board — and maybe a Test win — before sledging their own greats as their hubris was clearly their undoing in the first Test.

The Optus Stadium pitch played no part in Perth’s Test match lasting just two days, according to the ICC, with the deck given the highest-possible rating by the match referee.

‘If I hear it once more, I think I’ll throw something at the television.’

In 2030, Australia’s top athletes will travel to a historic Asian city to participate in a landmark edition of the Commonwealth Games.

One of Australia’s greatest Ashes foes has credited a stint he spent playing in the country as a teenager as hugely formative for the legendary career he would go on to forge.

Despite State of Origin’s return falling in the middle of the AFL’s pre-season, WA’s Tom Barrass has declared the Sandgropers will treat their clash with Victoria with total seriousness.

Under-fire veteran Usman Khawaja still has what it takes in the Ashes, according to the man most likely to benefit from his demise.

DANE ELDRIDGE: There is nothing a Kiwi hates more than admitting an Australian is right, but Brendon McCullum’s refusal to see the writing on the wall is beyond the pale.

England skipper Ben Stokes says his focus is purely on bouncing back in Brisbane as the tourists bade a sorry farewell to their disappointing time in Perth.

A fifth man has been charged over an alleged suspicious Brownlow Medal betting ring, which included a former AFL umpire who is facing additional charges.

The Bombers have spun the announcement as his decision following the failed trade saga.

The 46-year-old is ‘now considered a fugitive’ after going missing ahead of a playoff game.

WA soccer superstar Sam Kerr has opened up on the impact motherhood has made on her life, saying welcoming son Jagger into the world had helped her find greater balance.

The Poms might have better luck at the pro-am Usman Khawaja has pulled out of than they do on the cricket pitch, given the rounds of golf these guys like playing.

LISA STHALEKAR: Travis Head’s heroics should signal the end of Usman Khawaja’s Test career and he only has himself to blame.