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‘If I had grown up in the UK, I would not be alive today’
Windies pace icon Michael Holding, who has written a book on racism, fears his fiery temper would have led him into trouble when confronted by abuse in England.
- by Nick Hoult
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Maharaj revels in rare South African hat-trick, rain plays havoc with WTC
Left-arm spinner Maharaj picked up five wickets in West Indies’ second innings but it was South Africa’s first Test hat-trick since 1960 that will live long in the memory,
- by Nick Said
Jamieson tears through Indians in first innings
New Zealand quick Kyle Jamieson proved extremely difficult to face in India's first innings of the World Test Championship final
Jamieson swings WTC final towards New Zealand after blitzing India
The Black Caps reached 101-2 at stumps on the third day to trail India by 116 runs after a five-wicket haul by Kyle Jamieson. The Kiwi now has an average of 14.13.
Gill wears Wagner bouncer
Indian opening batsman Shubnam Gill copped a nasty bouncer from New Zealand paceman Neil Wagner on day two of the World Test Championship Final.
T20 globe-trotter who spent a year in COVID bubbles but happily signed up for more
Dan Christian has undertaken an odyssey of cricket and quarantine over the last 12 months - a remarkable journey that has led him back to the Australian side at the age of 38.
- by Malcolm Conn
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Australian cricket
Cricketers told to put country before franchise after mass tour withdrawals
David Warner, Steve Smith, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell have withdrawn from Australia’s upcoming tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh in a big disruption to the team’s T20 World Cup plans.
- by Andrew Wu
Opinion
Test cricket
It is time for England to get tough with players
England have learnt the hard way that you do not muck about with Test match cricket. It is the hardest and most unforgiving format of the game.
- by Michael Vaughan
Bubble and strife: Paine fears quarantine will be greatest Ashes challenge
Test captain Tim Paine believes months of COVID-19 restrictions may be the greatest danger to Australia’s Ashes campaign following England’s capitulation to New Zealand.
- by Malcolm Conn
Opinion
The Ashes
England’s Ashes plans in tatters after brutal wake-up call
Unless there is rapid improvement, England will lose to India and go to Australia on the back of three consecutive series defeats.
- by Nick Hoult
If you support the cause, take a knee: Holding’s BLM message for Australian cricket
The West Indies great stopped short of telling Australia what they should do but it’s clear what he would like to see happen next month in the Caribbean.
- by Andrew Wu