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Mitchell Starc is a leading contender for man of the series.

‘Oh no, what have I done?’ The time I got Mitchell Starc terribly wrong

I always knew he was talented, but when he first came into the Australian team for an ODI series in India he was very mild-mannered and shy.

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Steve Smith was among the Australian players celebrating their Ashes win in a “Ronball” T-shirt.

Strategy, smarts and people skills: The man behind ‘Ronball’ and why he’d hate the attention

I promise you Andrew McDonald would not have liked it when Travis Head rolled out those now-famous “Ronball” T-shirts to celebrate Australia’s Ashes victory in Adelaide this week, but I’m sure he would’ve laughed at the gag.

  • Mike Hussey
Nathan Lyon was the songmaster of the Australian Test cricket team for 12 years.

I had one issue with giving my favourite job to Nathan Lyon. I’m glad I trusted my gut

For six years, I was songmaster of the Australian Test team. When it came time to anoint my successor - the team’s next spiritual leader - the choice seemed obvious. But I had one serious concern.

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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.

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Save this pitch for the Ashes: Josh Hazlewood liked what he saw in Perth.

Josh Hazlewood says he can play all five Ashes Tests. History says that’s optimistic

After helping flatten India in the first ODI, Josh Hazlewood is hoping Perth will provide a similar pitch for the first Ashes Test. The fast bowler’s hopes come as Sam Konstas played two ramp shots on Tuesday, but the second cost him his stumps.

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Spencer Leniu and Ezra Mam embrace after Wednesday’s Origin match in Perth.

‘I’m proper sorry’: Spencer breaks silence on apology to Mam

Spencer Leniu has emerged as rugby league’s most unlikely peacemaker - and his apology to Ezra Mam over the Las Vegas racism incident showed his class.

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Warner backs Khawaja over writing daughters’ names on shoes for Test

Usman Khawaja continued his human rights protest over the Israel-Hamas war in the Boxing Day Test.

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Michael Hussey celebrates a fifth Test hundred at The Oval in 2009.

How Mike Hussey became ‘Mr Cricket’ – and entered the hall of fame

From a dour and faltering Sheffield Shield opener to a three-format star and now into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, it’s been quite a ride for Mike Hussey.

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Mike Hussey with the England team as an assistant coach for the Twenty20 World Cup campaign in October.

‘Weird pulling on an England shirt’: Split loyalties for Hussey in Ashes year

“Mr Cricket” has been blown away by the revolution in English cricket, and expects this year’s Ashes to be the best series since 2005.

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Hussey to be airlifted to Chennai as players begin long journey home

Michael Hussey’s IPL franchise want their batting coach to be closer to the team’s base so they can provide him with better medical care in his recovery from COVID-19.

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