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Andrew Wu

Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald

Fears: An Ashes boycott would be a disastrous consequence of Australian cricket's pay dispute.

Fears mounting of Ashes boycott

Fears are mounting of a disastrous Ashes boycott after players took the extraordinary step of cancelling a tour as Australian cricket's bitter pay dispute intensified on Thursday.

Long haul: Steve Smith has the potential to pass Ricky Ponting's record for most wins as Australian captain.

'Bradman-like': Lehmann's praise for Smith

Australia coach Darren Lehmann believes Steve Smith can become the greatest Test captain this country has seen, tipping him to surpass the records of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.

Series over: Steve Smith shakes hands with Virat Kohli after the fourth Test.

India series ends in acrimony

One of the most spiteful series in recent memory has ended in acrimony with India captain Virat Kohli declaring friendships have been lost while Steve Smith took aim at the Indian board for breaching an unwritten rule of the game.