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Luke Brown, a spectator refused entry from day one of the Sheffield Shield final at Junction Oval for wearing this Free Imran Khan shirt.

Cricket fan told to cover up ‘free Imran Khan’ shirt to enter match

Luke Brown was forced to cover up his “Free Imran Khan” T-shirt to gain entry to the Sheffield Shield final on Thursday as he was deemed to be making a political statement about the jailed Pakistani great.

  • Andrew Wu

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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
Hugo Burdon after reaching his triple century in the Queensland Premier Cricket first grade final. His batting partner Stephan Muller finished on 272 not out.

From 2-1 to 2-630: Is this the greatest partnership in Australian cricket history?

Queensland cricketers Hugo Burdon (340) and Stephan Muller (272 not out) produced a partnership for the ages in their first grade final – after being sent in to bat.

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Incoming NSW Blues coach Brad Haddin.

A trophy, tension and a takeover: How Haddin replaced Shipperd as Blues coach

Former Test wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been unveiled as the successor to Greg Shipperd as head coach of the NSW Blues.

  • Tom Decent
Harry Dixon had no answer for this one, bowled by Queensland’s Hayden Kerr for five.

More carnage on the MCG wicket in its first red-ball clash since the Boxing Day Test

A total of 17 wickets tumbled on the first day of the top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Queensland.

  • Andrew Wu
Cameron Green slides on the ground as he unsuccessfully tries to avoid being run out in the first innings.

The next Ashes series is only 18 months away. Here’s what Australia must do to win again

As this current team celebrates, the next generation of contenders is impressing in the Sheffield Shield ahead of the 2027 Ashes.

  • Geoff Lawson
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Jake Weatherald hits the deck.

Head-scratcher: Should Australia persist with Jake Weatherald?

Travis Head rates him and the opening stands have been solid. But Jake Weatherald has left the door open for Australia’s selectors to look elsewhere.

  • Daniel Brettig
Veteran Peter Siddle has been a key bowler for the Melbourne Stars this summer.

How this peroxide-blond, vegan ex-Test star is bowling 140km/h at 41

Veteran paceman Peter Siddle has hit top speed ahead of a blockbuster Melbourne BBL derby at the MCG.

  • Danny Russell
England after their famous in 1982.

The Ashes are hyped as the ultimate cricket contest. In Australia, they’re anything but

These Ashes have proven the folly of so much pre-series hype. England need help to break a cycle of uncompetitive bouts in Australia.

  • Daniel Brettig
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