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Test cricket’s inevitable shrinking has already begun

In the aftermath of the SCG Test, Pat Cummins and his opposite number Dean Elgar each expressed hope for a wide spread of Test-playing countries well into the 21st century. As they did so, neither Cummins nor Elgar can have known that cricket’s global chief more or less admitted the impossibility of that scenario a few hours before. While the […]

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MCC apologise and reinstate annual Varsity fixture following backlash

EXCLUSIVE: MCC apologise for axing Eton versus Harrow fixture and annual Varsity clash from Lord’s following backlash… with members asked which ‘minor’ matches should now be ditched in bid to protect the pitches Officials triggered outrage when they unceremoniously ditched the fixtures Eton v Harrow fixture has been played since 1805 and Varsity match since 1827  Furious elements of the […]

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‘The Legends’: How PM Morrison cosied up to Pat Cummins

Then prime minister Scott Morrison added Pat Cummins to a private WhatsApp group called “The Legends” with himself and former Australian coach Justin Langer after the fast bowler was named men’s Test captain in November 2021. Morrison and Langer had previously also shared their own WhatsApp group with Cummins’ predecessor, Tim Paine. Leadership material: Pat Cummins meets Scott Morrison at […]

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‘Everyone wants a crystal ball’: What does the future hold for Test cricket?

South Africa’s capitulation in the current Test series against Australia little more than four months after they were the top-ranked team in the world has again raised concerns about the long-term sustainability of cricket’s traditional format. The continued batting failures came as some of South Africa’s best players dropped out of Test cricket to concentrate on the white ball formats […]

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First female cricketer statue at SCG revealed

Trailblazing Australian cricketer Belinda Clark finds it a little funny that a new bronze statue of her just outside the SCG is positioned right where she used to eat lunch every day. “I’ve probably got Kerry Mather [chief executive officer of Venues NSW] to thank for the actual position of it,” Clark said. “When I worked at Cricket NSW, I […]

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