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Smith added to Australia’s T20 squad; India-Pakistan tensions may send future world cups to Australia
Steve Smith has been formally added to Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup squad in the vacant spot left by Josh Hazlewood.
- Daniel Brettig
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MCG’s rating record in peril as Stokes slams Boxing Day pitch
England captain Ben Stokes has slammed the MCG pitch as Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg flagged the governing body could take a more direct influence over pitch preparation after the Boxing Day Test finished inside two days.
- Andrew Wu
‘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
India great Virat Kohli tells BCCI he wants to retire from Test cricket
Kohli will retire from Test cricket after he informed the Indian board of his intention to give up the red-ball game with immediate effect.
- Nick Hoult
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- Australian cricket
Indian Premier League postponed amid India-Pakistan conflict
Indian board chiefs met on Friday and chose to postpone the world’s biggest Twenty20 tournament.
- Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
One in three wrong: Controversial umpire at centre of Kuhnemann saga axed
It has infuriated fans and fuelled countless memes - and now Joel Wilson’s poor umpiring record has caught up with him.
- Tom Decent
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Grand slam of cricket: Secret plan hatched for new Saudi-backed T20 league
A global Twenty20 league bankrolled by the oil-rich state has been devised by an influential Australian cricket figure to address cricket’s most pressing issues.
- Chris Barrett
Bairstow revisited? Stumping controversy avoided as Smith takes the high ground
Australia avoided a repeat of the Jonny Bairstow saga after deciding to withdraw an appeal during their Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan in Lahore.
Australia through to Champions Trophy semi-finals after washout
Australia were sitting pretty against Afghanistan – with a rampant Travis Head and Steve Smith in complete control – before heavy rain hit Lahore.
- Justin Chadwick
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- Australian cricket
Australian government wants Afghanistan kicked from cricket’s top tier
Cricket Australia will not boycott Friday’s game in Lahore but has previously called off bilateral series against Afghanistan after the Taliban regained power in 2021 and imposed bans on women playing the sport.
- Andrew Wu