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‘Frustrating’: Out-of-sorts Maxwell pauses IPL campaign
Glenn Maxwell is taking an indefinite break from the IPL following a down patch in form off the back of the tournament of a lifetime at last year’s World Cup.
- by Daniel Brettig
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‘I hate batter’: England legend rails against cricket’s gender-neutral terms
BBC correspondent and former England player Jonathan Agnew says “it’s sad” the game now refers to all players as batters.
- by Jeremy Wilson
Why Marsh flew home mid-IPL – and how it’s good news for Fraser-McGurk
Mitch Marsh has returned home from the IPL with a hamstring tear ahead of the T20 World Cup in June, but there may be a silver lining for Jake Fraser-McGurk.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Ignominy and impact: Former CA chair Jack Clarke dies
Jack Clarke, the Cricket Australia chair who oversaw the introduction of the Big Bash League and a major overhaul of the governing body’s board of directors, has died in Adelaide.
- by Daniel Brettig
0 for $630,000: The most expensive player ever can’t buy a wicket
Starc’s record IPL auction price of $4.43 million back in December has not translated to on-field success for the Aussie pace bowler.
- by Malcolm Conn
Smith all but guaranteed to open in India Tests
Australia’s selectors have all but guaranteed Steve Smith will stay at the top of the order for next summer’s Tests against India, leaving a race among the next rank to be called up whenever Smith or Usman Khawaja decide to retire
- by Daniel Brettig
Head stars as records tumble in 523-run IPL game
The Australian batsman blasted 62 off just 24 balls as part of a 68-run second-wicket stand for the Sunrisers … which lasted less than four overs.
Beyond Boxing Day: MCG Test crowds targeted for growth
Melbourne’s Boxing Day Test has been identified alongside Perth as two of the most underperforming games on the cricket calendar - not because of bumper crowds on December 26, but for the sharp drop-off afterwards.
- by Daniel Brettig
Cricket Australia ‘would love to’ host India-Pakistan blockbuster … but not next summer
India and Pakistan will be in Australia at the same time early next season, but Cricket Australia ruled out hosting a tri-series as the full season schedule was released on Tuesday.
- by Malcolm Conn
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Australian cricket
Revealed: Winners and losers in Cricket Australia’s six-year Test schedule
Perth and Brisbane have been vying to host the first Test of the summer, while Adelaide wanted the pre-Christmas Test.
- by Malcolm Conn
WA debutant Connolly falls for 90 in Shield final
Connolly (90 off 115 balls) was the last man out in WA’s first innings score of 347 on a green-tinged WACA Ground wicket.
- by Justin Chadwick