Richie Benaud
The 30-year quest to find a priceless Ashes treasure
The story behind this silver ashtray is cricket’s greatest controversy.
- Nick Hoult
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‘Richie only spoke when it was time to speak’: Daphne Benaud on cricket’s greatest love story
Ten years after his death, Richie Benaud’s widow remembers her life with one of the game’s most revered figures.
- Oliver Brown
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
I’m calling it: Why ‘marvellous’ moments in sports commentary are dying out
Where are the Benauds, the Comettis, and the Warrens of the new generation? It might be the case that the talent is there, but we’re just not listening like we used to.
- Peter FitzSimons
Cricketer whose brilliance led to the first tied Test match
“The most enthralling game in cricket history.”
From leading goalkicker to Kerry Packer’s lieutenant: Ocker gave life a shot
Austin Robertson junior made his mark in two sports and two very different ways. He had a rich life and a wealth of stories and his name was synonymous with the World Series Cricket upheaval.
- Greg Baum
No mystery here: Bradman’s not so hidden role in Gabba’s Meckiff saga
No one told Ian Meckiff he was walking into what amounted to a premeditated ambush in the 1963 Gabba Test against South Africa.
- Daniel Brettig
Debut bowling figures to die for: The incredible stats of Australia’s Boxing Day romp
Australia’s win by an innings and 14 runs has set or challenged several long-standing records in test cricket as did Scott Boland’s stunning debut.
- Roy Ward
- Perspective
- The Ashes
The Ashes: comforting as a celestial clock in our time of distress
Long months of isolation have been a sort of extended training period for the sprawling, slow-motion festival that is a summer of Test cricket.
- Tony Wright
Cricketing dream team: 32 baggy green caps of the greats to go on show
Steve Waugh has gathered the baggy green caps from some of Australia’s best cricketers – including Bradman and Benaud – for a new Sydney exhibition.
- Tim Barlass
