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‘Stars have aligned’: Kiwi spinner Patel takes all 10 wickets against India
New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel became only the third bowler to pick up all 10 wickets in an innings in international cricket, achieving the feat against India in the second Test.
- by Andrew Voerman
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Light prep no obstacle to heavy-duty series for Australia’s quicks
Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc may be light on for match practice having not played a first-class game since April but face heavy-duty workloads with five Tests across six weeks.
- by Andrew Wu
Ajaz Patel makes history with ten wickets
Kiwi spinner makes history, becoming just the third man to take all ten wickets in a Test innings.
Two years after Headingley, Stokes still giving Langer ‘nightmares’
Justin Langer admits he still has nightmares about Ben Stokes’ brilliance in 2019 and said he adds another level of excitement to the upcoming Ashes series.
- by Phil Lutton
Langer says Paine’s career may not be over despite sexting scandal
The Australia coach has spoken for the first time since Paine’s resignation, saying the former captain may yet return to the national side.
- by Phil Lutton
Cafe closed but Zampa hoping for a Stars’ championship brew
Adam Zampa talks coffee, whiskey, Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup win and all things BBL ahead of a new season in which he hopes the Melbourne Stars can win an elusive title.
- by Jon Pierik
New skipper Green ready to repay Thunder’s faith after throwing controversy
The all-rounder will take charge while Usman Khawaja remains with the Australian Test squad as the Thunder begin their BBL campaign.
- by Sam Phillips
Virat Kohli’s controversial dismissal
India skipper Virat Kohli departs following a controversial review
Opinion
Australian cricket
How La Nina, a WA premier and the toss of a coin could decide the Ashes
Pat Cummins’ biggest call this summer could come before a ball is bowled as the opening day at the Gabba shapes as vital to the series.
- by Geoff Lawson
‘I wrote Gladys Berejiklian a letter’: O’Keefe reflects on fame as he prepares for last hurrah
Sydney Sixers spinner Steve O’Keefe has gone through plenty of ups and downs in his career – which is part of why he felt the urge to send a letter to the former NSW premier.
- by Tom Decent
From high-school ‘sporty-geek’ to Test captain: the rise of Pat Cummins
Life has never been all about cricket for Australia’s new men’s Test captain. And given the job Pat Cummins has walked into, that could be his saving grace.
- by Daniel Brettig