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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

‘Terrible what they are doing to him’: Chappell, Gavaskar, Border, Waugh make humanitarian appeal for Imran Khan

Fourteen former international cricket captains from five Test teams have appealed to the Pakistan government to request better prison treatment for Imran Khan.

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Paceman Mitchell Starc has had plenty of experience bowling at the WACA in Perth.

The paradox of pace: What Australia and England have to do to win the first Ashes Test

The hardest, quickest pitches in the world demand the slowest hands and the calmest mind.

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Ashes greats Greg Chappell and Ian Botham.

They ‘don’t like it in the ribs’: How Botham says England could win the Ashes on enemy soil

The legendary all-rounder spent time with an old foe on Tuesday and endorsed a plan by the tourists to unleash speed on Australia when the Ashes series begins next week.

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Former ICC match referee Chris Broad.

‘Because it’s India’: Broad, Chappell reveal India’s cricket power plays

Former match referee Chris Broad’s has revealed he was pressured to be “lenient” on over rate offences by India’s captain Sourav Ganguly.

  • Daniel Brettig
Brad Hodge and Simon Katich (left) were controversially axed, while Matt Wade and Ashton Agar were bombshell selections.

Deano, Katich, Hodge: The real reasons behind Australian cricket’s biggest selection controversies

In the second part of our series on the inner workings of the national selection panel, we reveal the real stories behind some of cricket’s most controversial selection decisions.

  • Daniel Brettig
Sam Konstas had a debut for the ages on day one of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

Konstas dazzled on debut, but patience essential for such a young star

Not all of the 19-year-old’s innings will be as exciting, or productive, as on day one of the MCG Test, but selectors need to give him time to flourish.

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Hunter Biden after pleading guilty to federal tax charges in September.

Presidential pardon melds fatherly care and hypocrisy

Perhaps if President Biden had confidence that the administration of justice under incoming President Donald Trump would be fair and rational, he might have felt able to withhold this pardon.

David Warner returns for the Thunder on Friday.

The reasons behind the lifting of David Warner’s ball tampering leadership ban

David Warner’s candid responses to a Cricket Australia panel was at odds with previous comments by his manager suggesting there was an untold story from Australia’s dressing room that would implicate more teammates.

  • Andrew Wu and Dan Walsh
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How to set an attacking field

Underhanded tactics on the upwind leg.

The hook shot.

Have helmets made cricket a more dangerous game?

As the difficult debate about Will Pucovski’s future begins again, we canvass several Test greats and former captains from different eras – and get very different views.

  • Malcolm Conn