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Fox to be new chief of the MCC
An off-season of change has continued at Hawthorn with chief executive Stuart Fox leaving to become the Melbourne Cricket Club's new chief.
Jon Pierik is a sports writer with The Age, focusing primarily on AFL football, cricket and basketball. He has won awards for his cricket and basketball writing.
An off-season of change has continued at Hawthorn with chief executive Stuart Fox leaving to become the Melbourne Cricket Club's new chief.
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Cricket Australia has questioned whether it will continue to provide direct funding of the players association, as tensions grow between the parties.
Coach Darren Lehmann says Matthew Wade still has work to do if he is to rubber-stamp his position as Australia's long-term wicketkeeper.
Emerging batting star Peter Handscomb has declared he is ready to embrace the spotlight of a home Melbourne Test and has hit back at claims Pakistan's late uprising in Brisbane had put fear into the Australians.
Australia's cricketers have hit out at their governing body for shelving discussions over pay and conditions, as the growing divide between the two parties intensifies.
Coach Darren Lehmann says Steve Smith will be a better captain for the having dealt with adversity in the past four months.
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