18 h. ago The Ashes are here and Australia still haven’t found an opener. But mess isn’t all of selectors’ making

It’s called the hardest gig in Test cricket for good reason, and proper Test openers have always been scarce. But now the production line has ground to a standstill.

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5 d. ago Marsh emerges as Ashes smokey after Cummins ruled out of Perth

As Pat Cummins’ place in Ashes plans became clearer, Australia’s selectors were not shy about adding the familiar name of Mitch Marsh to their mix

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8 d. ago Australia want ‘spicy wickets’ for the Ashes. But Cummins shuts down talk of four quicks

Pat Cummins says he can’t see a world where Australia omit Nathan Lyon this summer, backing the veteran spinner to play all five Ashes Tests.

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9 d. ago Australia v India, second ODI: Starc, Hazlewood continue Ashes build

Australia take on India in the second ODI at Adelaide Oval with a 1-0 series lead.

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9 d. ago Aussie World Cup allrounders shatter England’s spirit in six

A glorious unbeaten century partnership between Annabel Sutherland and Ash Gardner has steered Australia to another World Cup triumph.

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1 week ago ‘It takes two hits to get sorted’: Smith back from New York in Ashes state of mind

After six weeks without a bat in hand, Steve Smith says he’s mentally recharged and unfazed about where he bats in Australia’s Test side for the Ashes.

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2 w. ago History made as Abbott becomes first Shield sub in Ashes blow

NSW seamer Sean Abbott has become the first player replaced in a Sheffield Shield game under the new injury substitute rule, and it has potential repercussions for Australia’s Ashes planning.

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3 w. ago England’s key fast bowlers are fragile. This is how Australia win the Ashes

England have serious pace in Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, but can they survive consecutive Tests on Australia’s hard pitches?

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3 w. ago Australia’s worst nightmare is looming for the Ashes. It would be England’s dream

Pat Cummins’ back stress problem has emerged like a nasty toothache for Australia, now requiring his extraction for the start of a blockbuster Ashes contest.

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