42 h. ago ‘We do want a third day’: McGrath Foundation counting on you, Albanese tells Australia’s cricketers

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged Australia and England players to ensure the SCG Test lasts longer than the two-day affairs in Perth and Melbourne earlier in the Ashes series.

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56 h. ago Paradise lost: Why the SCG is now a spinner’s worst nightmare

Australia just hosted the first Test in its history that did not feature a single ball of spin. And life may not get much easier in Sydney, traditionally a haven for slow bowlers.

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3 d. ago Gilchrist provides update on Damien Martyn after cricket great placed in induced coma

The 54-year-old, who played 67 Tests for Australia between 1992 and 2006, was admitted last week after falling ill.

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3 d. ago ‘I’m not a fan’: Hayden blasts Australian batting coach after MCG carnage

Former Test opener Matthew Hayden has taken aim at Australian batting coach Michael Di Venuto and the home side’s top order following a 97-year first in Melbourne.

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4 d. ago Khawaja, Green, Healy and Perry. What does 2026 have in store for Australian cricket?

It’s been a very Merry Christmas for the Australian Test team and national selectors with Ashes success well and truly ‘urned’, but the new year shapes as being a, shall we say, testing time. We take a look at what the future holds in Australian cricket in 2026.

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5 d. ago Australia coach provides telling Khawaja update ahead of SCG Test

Will Usman Khawaja retire in Sydney? Or will he be given a tap on the shoulder in the coming months?

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6 d. ago Stokes praises Barmy Army in historic Ashes win, Smith blames lack of runs on ‘tricky’ wicket

England have avoided an Ashes whitewash by winning a memorable Boxing Day Test at the MCG – their first Test win on Australian soil in almost 15 years. Follow the reaction.

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6 d. ago ‘Short Tests are bad for business’: MCG carnage could spark change on pitch preparation

Cricket Australia lost about $4 million in revenue from the two-day Test in Perth and, with 90,000 expected on Sunday, will likely be hit even harder if the Boxing Day Test does not see a third day.

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6 d. ago Ashes Boxing Day Test LIVE: England fans boisterous, Aussie supporters hopeful as tourists close on victory

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the MCG on Friday.

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6 d. ago Ashes Boxing Day Test LIVE: England fans find their voice, daring to dream of first Test win on Australian soil since 2011

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the MCG on Friday.

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6 d. ago Ashes Boxing Day Test LIVE: Bazball in full flight as England sends in bowler at No.3 to chase victory

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the MCG on Friday.

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6 d. ago Ashes Boxing Day Test LIVE: Wickets tumbling, Steve Smith could run out of partners as two

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the MCG on Friday.

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7 d. ago ‘Short Tests are bad for business’: How MCG carnage could spark change on pitch preparation

Cricket Australia lost about $4 million in revenue from the two-day Test in Perth and, with 90,000 expected on Sunday, will likely be hit even harder if the Boxing Day Test does not see a third day.

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7 d. ago Ashes Boxing Day Test LIVE: England strike again. Visitors snare third wicket with MCG clash on tenterhooks

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

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7 d. ago Ashes Boxing Day Test LIVE: Boland falls as crowd flocks to MCG for thrilling day two clash

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

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7 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Twenty wickets tumble on opening day as MCG pitch comes under fire

Australian bowlers are fighting back in the fourth Ashes Test match after their batters failed dismally on a green wicket on the opening day. Follow the action LIVE.

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7 d. ago Boxing Day Test day one as it happened: Twenty wickets fall on historic opening day, questions raised about green pitch

Australian bowlers are fighting back in the fourth Ashes Test match after their batters failed dismally on a green wicket on the opening day. Follow the action LIVE.

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7 d. ago ‘I’m not liking what I’m seeing’: MCG pitch under fire as 20 wickets fall on chaotic opening day

Former Test greats said the grassy surface had tipped the balance too far in favour of the bowlers in the Boxing Day Test, after both Australia and England were all out on day one.

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7 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Australia faces a nervous final over after 20 wickets tumble on day one of Boxing Day Test

Australian bowlers are fighting back in the fourth Ashes Test match after their batters failed dismally on a green wicket on the opening day. Follow the action LIVE.

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7 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Boland joins the party as Australian bowlers rip through England onBoxing Day

Australian bowlers are fighting back in the fourth Ashes Test match after their batters failed dismally on a green wicket on the opening day. Follow the action LIVE.

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