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Jack Haynes and Brett D’Oliveira star as Worcestershire thrash Essex

Jack Haynes and Brett D’Oliveira notched their maiden Royal London Cup centuries during a record first-wicket stand as Worcestershire demolished Essex by 182 runs in Chelmsford. Haynes was flawless in his maiden professional ton of 153, while his opening partner’s 123 made him the third generation of D’Oliveiras to reach three figures for Worcestershire in the one-day format. Their 243-run […]

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Huge Hawks drama as coach decides to walk

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is set to quit the club at the end of the season in a shock move. A scheduled weekly press conference for the four-time premiership coach was abandoned on Friday morning amid reports surfacing he had made the decision not to honour his part in the club’s succession plan. The Herald Sun reported Clarkson and the […]

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Trent Rockets claim seven-run victory over London Spirit at Lord's

D’Arcy Short and Matthew Carter shine as Trent Rockets continue perfect start in the Hundred with thrilling seven-run victory over London Spirit in front of nearly 24,000 fans at Lord’s Opener D’Arcy Short and spinners Matt Carter, Samit Patel and Rashid Khan helped maintain Trent Rockets’ 100 per cent record in The Hundred with a seven-run victory over London Spirit. […]

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Decision made on stranded clubs

Both South Australian clubs will return home just one week after they were scrambled into Victoria to keep the season alive. The Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide endured a tumultuous day of travel after the South Australian government announced a snap lockdown last week which would’ve prevented the clubs from training in their home state. The original plan was to […]

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AFL announces ban on boxing and sparring between players

The AFL has banned combat boxing and sparring between players, following a training incident which saw Hawthorn’s Mitch Lewis concussed after he was hit on the head by teammate Jacob Koschitzke earlier this year. Lewis, who was not wearing head protection, was ruled out of action for several weeks after Koschitzke accidentally punched him in the jaw. Watch The 2021 […]

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Delay the Ashes or change rules to avoid farcical tour

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. The Australian government has to do what it can to make its country safe, but it cannot suddenly expect all sports teams to bend over backwards to follow the rules when its own teams are not willing to leave its shores. If this situation is not sorted out quickly and the […]

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Langer hopes Australia’s one-day win not a T20 mirage

Australia’s one-day series victory against the West Indies is an oasis of joy in a Twenty20 desert. Australian coach Justin Langer was understandably upbeat about Australia’s 2-1 result on slow, turning pitches in Barbados, but they return to face a familiar issue when they fly to Bangladesh on Wednesday for five T20 matches in little more than a week. The […]

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IPL snub could have Ashes payday

Sacrificing a big Indian Premier League payday is paying off for Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, and the best dividends may yet come in the Ashes. Starc was named man of the series in Australia’s 2-1 one-day series win over the West Indies on the back of 11 wickets at an imperious average of just 10.6, including three in Australia’s […]

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Cricket Australia eyes Euros-style vaccine passport for Ashes summer

Eventually it was bound to happen. After seven series against four countries over 10 months, Cricket Australia’s chief executive Nick Hockley awoke Friday morning to multiple missed calls. All indicated the Australian team’s carefully-laid plans had been temporarily derailed by the presence of a COVID-19 case in their midst. The Australian team takes a knee before a T20 clash with […]

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