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‘Conspiracy theories’: Taylor, Paine defend Smith over shadow-batting furore

Former Test captain Mark Taylor has slammed "conspiracy theories" questioning Steve Smith's sportsmanship as the Australian team rallied around its superstar batsman in the wake of his shadow-batting furore. In an indication of the heightened scrutiny he is under after the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, Smith came under fire from around the globe after appearing to scuff up the guard mark […]

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Sixers look to emulate Storm spirit after home ground snub

The Sydney Sixers are out to follow in the footsteps of the Melbourne Storm by winning the Big Bash without playing a home game all summer. Cricket Australia's decision to shift the remaining regular-season BBL games from Sydney now means the Sixers will have chalked up more than 12,500km flying between Hobart, the Gold Coast, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide and Melbourne […]

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Heat on Brisbane without Mujeeb

The Brisbane Heat have lost star spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman a game earlier than expected in a blow to their chances of beating the Melbourne Renegades in Canberra on Thursday night. The Heat were banking on having the in-form Mujeeb for one more match before he left for international duties with Afghanistan, who play a limited-over series against Ireland in […]

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Fresh twist in cricket’s racism storm

A cricket spectator has claimed he was evicted from the SCG on Sunday afternoon after defending a group of men accused of abusing Indian paceman Mohammed Siraj. There were dramatic scenes on day four of the New Year’s Test when Siraj interrupted play to complain about members of the crowd. Cricket Australia confirmed a number of patrons had been removed […]

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