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‘Flat’ Australia ready to play catch-up, says Marsh
At times, Australia have looked weary and flat-footed in the World Cup, especially in the field. But Mitch Marsh says they’re raring to begin their fightback.
- by Greg Baum
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Cricket World Cup 2023 LIVE updates: One of the fiercest rivalries in world sport resumes as India face Pakistan
Brace yourself for fireworks in Ahmedabad when two bitter cricket foes go head to head in a crucial World Cup clash at Narendra Modi Stadium.
- by Emma Kemp
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Cricket World Cup
Fumbles, fatigue and a lack of runs: Where has Australia’s World Cup campaign gone wrong?
Australia will need a Lazarus-like rise to rebound from a bruising 0-2 start to their 50-over World Cup campaign in India, leaving them with serious issues to ponder.
- by Greg Baum
Sandpaper saga in the past as Bancroft eyes Test return
Cameron Bancroft is confident his sins of the past won’t count against him as he attempts to reignite his Test career this summer.
- by Justin Chadwick
Passion, politics, intensity: Is India v Pakistan bigger than a FIFA World Cup final?
Why Harsha Bhogle, the voice of Indian cricket, thinks India versus Pakistan might be the biggest sports event of all.
- by Greg Baum
‘Reviews need a review’: two decisions mystify badly beaten Aussies
Two contentious DRS decisions exacerbated Australia’s heavy defeat by South Africa, and Marnus Labuschagne says the ICC needs to clarify them.
- by Greg Baum
Australia crash to their worst ever World Cup defeat
Australia crash to a second heavy World Cup defeat, jeopardising their chances of progressing to the semi-finals.
- by Greg Baum
Cricket World Cup 2023 as it happened: South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs
Pat Cummins’ men are back in action in India with a crucial match in Lucknow between two of the world’s top-four ranked one-day teams.
- by Malcolm Conn
All hands on deck for Australia’s women’s side as the heavens open above Melbourne
Australia’s Alana King delivered a spell of the highest quality in between showers that wrecked the ODI against West Indies. In the rain, however, Australia’s players were needed to help protect the square.
- by Daniel Brettig
Locked out of Lord’s: The women who blazed the trail for Australia’s dominance
Half a century after competing in cricket’s first World Cup, Margaret Jennings and Lorraine Hill will be cheering on Australia’s current women’s side at the Junction Oval on Thursday.
- by Carla Jaeger
Stoinis expected to replace Green for World Cup clash with South Africa
Cameron Green is expected to be replaced by a fit again Marcus Stoinis in Australia’s World Cup team to face a suddenly formidable South Africa.
- by Greg Baum and Daniel Brettig