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Adelaide plot to pinch showpiece World Cup final from MCG
The MCG has traditionally been seen as the host of major events due to its sheer size, but other Australian venues are emerging as competitors for major cricket.
- Daniel Brettig
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More carnage on the MCG wicket in its first red-ball clash since the Boxing Day Test
A total of 17 wickets tumbled on the first day of the top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Queensland.
- Andrew Wu
Rifles, flag bans and crowd control: A very different look for this year’s Australian Open
Like the Boxing Day and Sydney Ashes Tests held in the weeks leading up to the tennis, the security at Melbourne Park will be ramped up after the Bondi Beach terror attack in December.
- Scott Spits and Alexander Darling
The frowned-upon idea this ex-Test captain thinks could future-proof the Australian side
As Australian cricket basks in the glow of an emphatic Ashes victory, former captain Mark Taylor is wary of the impact the retirements of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood would have on the Test side.
- Andrew Wu
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- The Ashes
The Ashes are hyped as the ultimate cricket contest. In Australia, they’re anything but
These Ashes have proven the folly of so much pre-series hype. England need help to break a cycle of uncompetitive bouts in Australia.
- Daniel Brettig
‘Devalues the future of cricket rights’: How two-day Tests may dent next broadcast deal
Games that wrap up long before they are scheduled to have a significant financial impact on stakeholders such as Channel Seven and the Big Bash League.
- Daniel Brettig
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- Test cricket
Boxing Day Test debacle: Two days of mayhem
England celebrated their first Test win in Australia in close to 15 years as they chased down 175 runs for a four-wicket victory completed in two manic days.
Inside the MCG net session to reprogram Marnus Labuschagne
As most of Australia’s squad took off what would have been the fourth day of the Boxing Day Test, the batter was required back on the tools in the MCG nets on Monday.
- Andrew Wu
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- The Ashes
Controversial MCG pitch given ‘unsatisfactory’ grade by ICC
The MCG’s seam-friendly Boxing Day Test pitch has been assessed as “unsatisfactory” by the International Cricket Council, breaking the venue’s streak of top ratings.
- Andrew Wu and Daniel Brettig
‘This one’s going to sting’: The blunt phone call from cricket boss to the MCC amid Boxing Day disaster
The inside story of a two-day Test match, the commercial fiasco that followed, and the curator at the centre of it.
- Daniel Brettig