Australian cricket
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AFL 2024
The harsh truth about the MCG and what it should do with its newfound wealth
Sporting bosses often have tricky problems to solve. Those running the MCG, however, have a delicious challenge to contemplate.
- by Andrew Jones
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99 not out: Cricket signs seven-year radio deal with the ABC
The public broadcaster will carry radio coverage of the men’s Twenty20 cricket for the first time in a decade and share rights with commercial stations.
- by Mathew Dunckley
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Cricket Australia
This AFL industry bigwig predicted Test cricket’s future a decade ago. He’s been called in to fix it
AFL players’ chief Paul Marsh is working alongside a FIFA expert to help build an alternative calendar and financial model for international cricket amid global concerns about the future of Test matches beyond 2027.
- by Daniel Brettig
Back in the baggy green? Selectors plan for Glenn Maxwell’s Test comeback
Glenn Maxwell is in line for a long-awaited return to Australia’s Test team this summer, as the national selectors ponder a radically altered line-up.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Cricket Australia
Who is Cooper Connolly? The story behind Australian cricket’s newest wildcard
Connolly’s composure has already taken him a long way. Selectors now hope his combination of calmness and power will help the 20-year-old grow into one of the most important role players in the national set-up.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Cricket Australia
Australia are about to tour England. This is why it’s bad for cricket
Cricket’s international calendar will be placed under renewed scrutiny when Australia tour Scotland and England next month for a series of matches with no meaning or context whatsoever.
- by Daniel Brettig
Chip off the old Beef: Another Botham aims to torment Australia in Melbourne
James Botham’s grandfather was an Ashes menace at the MCG. And as a Welsh rugby star, James is aiming to keep up the family tradition a few hundred metres away.
- by Iain Payten
Usman Khawaja the cricketer, activist ... and politician?
The ICC Test Cricketer of the Year explains why he continues to speak out on Gaza, his friendship with the treasurer and the likelihood of a political career.
- by Osman Faruqi
Tests or T20? Top players may skip BBL after India showdown
Australia’s showdown with India and a bid for back-to-back world Test titles may keep all but a handful of Pat Cummins’ team from featuring in the Big Bash League this season.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘Not laughing’: Starc still sore from Afghanistan cup snub
Mitchell Starc has spoken of his unhappiness at being dropped for Australia’s T20 World Cup game against Afghanistan and has criticised the tournament’s format.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘Needs more oxygen’: Call for Amazon to share women’s World Cup with free-to-air network
Amazon should simulcast Australia’s matches for the upcoming women’s Twenty20 World Cup with a free-to-air network to maximise its audience, according to the former executive who oversaw the WBBL’s rise to the fourth most-watched sporting league in the country.
- by Daniel Brettig