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‘It was incredible’: Haynes still basking in Games’ golden glow
Cricket’s caravan may have moved to The Hundred in the UK but newly appointed Thunder captain Rachael Haynes has golden reflections of the Commonwealth Games.
- by Malcolm Conn
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England, India and dollars dominate Australia fixture
Australia will play almost half its Tests and total game days against England and India over the next four years.
- by Daniel Brettig and Malcolm Conn
Australia face South Africa as one of five Tests in three years
Australia will play a first-ever women’s Test match against South Africa, while a window has been created for a women’s Indian Premier League.
- by Daniel Brettig
T20 millions must be used to safeguard future of Test cricket: Dev
One of cricket’s greats fears the proliferation of lucrative Twenty20 leagues around the world will damage Test cricket, and believes the ICC must act to protect the international game.
- by Malcolm Conn and Daniel Brettig
Stoinis takes dig at bowler's action
Marcus Stoinis mimicked Muhammad Hasnain, a bowler with a history of chucking, throwing the ball after being dismissed by the quick in The Hundred.
Privatisation the billion-dollar question at Australian cricket summit
A private capital injection for Australian cricket will be near the top of the agenda when the game’s leaders meet this month with a commercial stake in the Big Bash League alone said to be worth more than $1 billion.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘You can’t stop them’: Is private money about to cannibalise world cricket?
Combined with the money on offer in the UAE, the sheer scale of approaches being made around the world caused Cricket Australia to stagger.
- by Daniel Brettig
What the Trent Boult case means for Australian cricket
Trent Boult, who has been released from his national deal, has added his example to a wider trend towards players seeking greater freedom of choice.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Meg Lanning takes indefinite break from cricket
After eight years shepherding Australia’s team to unmatched heights, captain Meg Lanning has conceded she needs some time to herself.
- by Daniel Brettig
From the Archives, 1965: Cricket giant, Bill Woodfull, dies
In 1965, Bill Woodfull, an idol of pre-World War II cricket crowds and stoic captain of the Australian Test team during the ‘bodyline’ series, died aged 87.
- by Staff Writers
Iconic former umpire Koertzen killed in South Africa car accident
Rudi Koertzen, 73, was on the ICC’s elite panel of umpires for eight years and officiated in 331 matches, a record at the time of his retirement in 2010.
- by Nick Said