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Harper’s attitude to batting at the top of the order, facing the new ball, has helped him reinvent himself.

‘I can get hit in the head and be fine’: The mindset of a reinvented cricketer

At a time when batting in Australia has become so difficult against the new ball that teams have sent tailenders in to open – as seen on Boxing Day – Sam Harper is bucking the trend.

  • Andrew Wu

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Travis Head in action during the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, with Bet365 advertising in the background.

Sell off the BBL, or sell out to sports betting: Cricket’s huge call

Australian cricket will consider raising millions more from wagering to bring the national game closer to the huge levels of gambling revenue scooped up by the NRL and the AFL.

  • Daniel Brettig
Steve Smith salutes during this summer’s BBL.

Why Cricket Australia’s $800 million plan is on the verge of collapse

Cricket Australia bosses want to sell multimillion-dollar stakes in every Big Bash League club, but not everyone is happy with the plan.

  • Daniel Brettig
King Charles and Queen Camilla have been invited to Australia for the match to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket. West Indian cricket great Viv Richards (pictured with them this week) is also on the guest list.

King Charles on the invite list for Test cricket’s MCG celebration

King Charles and Test cricket royalty from across the globe have been invited to the MCG to celebrate 150 years of Test cricket, along with the sport’s most revered trophy – the priceless Ashes urn.

  • Greg Dundas
Glenn Maxwell (second from left) and Scott Boland (far right) pressed the flesh with Alpine Formula 1 racers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto at the MCG on Wednesday.

Glenn Maxwell wants to defy Ponting’s retirement prediction

Maxwell has left the door open for a final flourish for Australia at the Los Angeles Olympics, and the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil in 2028.

  • Daniel Brettig
Iranian Women’s national soccer team coach Marziyeh Jafari (left) and captain Zahra Ghanbari during the Women’s Asian Cup Iran press conference at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast on Sunday. The team is in Australia to compete in their second Women’s Asian Cup.

Football, cricket, F1: World of sport adjusts as Iran conflict erupts

England captain Ben Stokes and predecessor Andrew Flintoff are among foreign nationals looking to get out of the Gulf region.

  • Daniel Brettig and Emma Kemp
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Alyssa Healy celebrates a half-century.

Healy’s farewell tour begins with a half-century in win over India

Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney starred as Australia secured a six-wicket win over India in the opening ODI of the series.

  • Joel Gould
Australia’s Adam Zampa reacts.

‘Hardly any pressure’: Zampa’s telling admission after World Cup failure

Did Australia crack under unexpected pressure at the Twenty20 World Cup? Adam Zampa has made a frank admission that strongly suggests they did.

  • Daniel Brettig
Australia’s Adam Zampa celebrates a wicket.

Australia demolish Oman in T20 World Cup dead rubber

Australia won by nine wickets, but it was too little, too late after already being eliminated in the group stage.

Georgia Voll bats at Manuka Oval.

India stunned by Voll as Australia square T20 series

Georgia Voll signalled a bright future for Australia beyond the retirement of Alyssa Healy by leading the way to a 19-run victory over India to square the Twenty20 series with one game to play.

  • Daniel Brettig