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

After helping flatten India’s top order in the first ODI match, Josh Hazlewood is hoping Perth will provide a similar pitch for the first Ashes Test so he and Mitchell Starc can do the same to England’s Bazballers.

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3 d. ago Green the latest Australian star to succumb to injury as Konstas launches late Ashes bid

While batting wunderkind Sam Konstas started to find his groove against Victoria on Friday, Australia were dealt another injury issue, with Cameron Green withdrawing from the ODI squad.

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4 d. ago Labuschagne’s Ashes spot all but sewn up as Konstas goes back to drawing board

Every sign is pointing to the likelihood that Marnus Labuschagne will make a quick return to the Australian Test side at Sam Konstas’ expense.

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5 d. ago Konstas’ Ashes hopes take a battering as history made with first Shield sub

A four-ball duck was not the innings Sam Konstas craved as the 20-year-old battles to retain his spot at the top of the batting order for the Test series against England.

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5 d. ago Meet the NSW rising star who overshadowed Konstas by ‘batting like Steve Waugh’

All eyes were on Sam Konstas in the Blues’ Sheffield Shield opener in Perth earlier this month. But on his first-class debut, 21-year-old allrounder Will Salzmann stole the show.

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6 d. ago Khawaja’s student and Konstas’ waterboy: Inside boom teen’s Test apprenticeship

Victorian wunderkind Ollie Peake will face Sam Konstas at Junction Oval this week with the aim of emulating his peer’s rapid rise to Test stardom.

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6 d. ago Should Sam Konstas play in the first Ashes Test? Six experts have their say

Kerry O’Keeffe believes the risk is too great. Brett Lee says he should be guaranteed the entire series. Here’s the verdict on Sam Konstas’ Test chances ahead of the Ashes.

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7 d. ago Cummins ‘weeks away’ from bowling, admits he’s unlikely to play Perth Ashes Test

Pat Cummins admits he is unlikely to be right for the first Ashes Test in Perth next month, as he still remains at least a couple of weeks away from being able to bowl

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7 d. ago Warner says England will win first Test if Cummins doesn’t play as skipper completes running session

Pat Cummins admits he is unlikely to be right for the first Ashes Test in Perth next month, and if he misses out, his ex-teammate says England will go 1-0 up.

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1 week ago ‘Doesn’t need much preparation’: Starc backs Cummins to make Ashes return

Mitchell Starc will return to the Big Bash for the first time in more than a decade, but the bigger question is whether he’ll play alongside Pat Cummins this Ashes summer.

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1 week ago Australia’s selectors already had an eye on this teen. He just played a knock that will command attention

Ollie Peake is younger than Sam Konstas and on a similar trajectory. His match-winning innings for Victoria on Tuesday showed why good judges rate him as a future Test star.

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2 w. ago Konstas falls cheaply in first Sheffield Shield outing of season

All eyes were on Sam Konstas in Perth on Saturday, seven weeks out from the first Ashes Test against England.

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2 w. ago Sam Konstas hit a century nobody could watch. But everyone is talking about it

The 20-year-old batting sensation says he has clarity in his game after making 109 against India A in a match that wasn’t televised.

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