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Bleed for the Bulls: What really happened behind the Khawaja blow-up
The row between Usman Khawaja and the Queensland Cricket boss raised eyebrows around the country, in large part because it showed a rare level of infighting in the state that most likes to talk about its men’s team as a brotherhood.
- by Daniel Brettig
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‘Andrew Symonds called us the Deadbacks’: The story behind one of Australian sport’s longest droughts
Deadbacks, Jellybacks, SACA Spuds: South Australia’s Sheffield Shield team has been a “basket case” for nearly 30 years, but that may be about to end.
- by Daniel Brettig
Four wickets in 13 balls: Sutherland stars as Australia crush New Zealand
Australia have continued their utter dominance of New Zealand, recording a thumping 92-run win in Tauranga to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series.
- by Oliver Caffrey
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Australian cricket
‘Does it have to be so public?’ Kuhnemann saga may end shaming for bowlers
Matt Kuhnemann’s public shaming after the Sri Lanka tour may lead to a change in how cricket tackles the process of testing bowling actions.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘He’s best mates with Peter Dutton’: Why Usman Khawaja doesn’t expect an apology over injury feud
Khawaja has hit back at Queensland’s cricket boss Joe Dawes over claims he had lied about an injury to miss a vital Sheffield Shield game.
- by Andrew Wu
Why former Test captain Mark Taylor wants the Sheffield Shield final to be scrapped
Once viewed as the unofficial sixth Test of the summer, the final is coming off second-best in clashes with the behemoths of world cricket and Australian sport.
- by Andrew Wu and Daniel Brettig
Khawaja upset by Queensland Cricket claims, in doubt for Shield final
Usman Khawaja has been left upset by suggestions from Queensland Cricket’s boss that the state had no idea of his injury issues and that he didn’t want to play in the state’s last Sheffield Shield game.
- by Daniel Brettig
This stunning catch may save Marnus Labuschagne’s Test career
A blinding catch by Campbell Kellaway may help ensure Marnus Labuschagne is still batting at No.3 for Australia in the Ashes.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘No scope or demand’: England opposed to Saudi T20 league
English cricket has raised instant opposition to an Australian proposal for a global Twenty20 league backed by Saudi Arabia, claiming there is “no scope or demand for such an idea”.
- by Daniel Brettig
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International Cricket Council
Grand slam of cricket: Secret plan hatched for new Saudi-backed T20 league
A global Twenty20 league bankrolled by the oil-rich state has been devised by an influential Australian cricket figure to address cricket’s most pressing issues.
- by Chris Barrett
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AFL 2025
Tigers star banned for high bump; Demons name five debutants; AFL flexes its muscle over cricket
Richmond will be without their spearhead in round two, while the AFL put its foot down and kiboshed the planned Sheffield Shield final at the Adelaide Oval.
- by Scott Spits and Jon Pierik