2 w. ago Labuschagne’s Test place gets shakier, Cricket Australia and Queensland in peace talks

Marnus Labuschagne’s Test place is even more precarious after he was part of a rush of wickets on a lively day one of the Sheffield Shield final in Adelaide

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2 w. ago ‘Andrew Symonds called us the Deadbacks’: The story behind one of Australian sport’s longest droughts

Deadbacks, Jellybacks, SACA Spuds: South Australia’s Sheffield Shield team has been a “basket case” for nearly 30 years, but that may be about to end.

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2 w. ago Why the Sheffield Shield needs saving even though the final is a rotting carcass

Save the final? Yes, no, whatever. The real challenge is to save the Shield.

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2 w. ago ‘He’s best mates with Peter Dutton’: Why Usman Khawaja doesn’t expect an apology over injury feud

An angry Usman Khawaja has hit back at Queensland’s cricket boss Joe Dawes over claims he had lied about an injury to miss a vital Sheffield Shield game.

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2 w. ago Why former Test captain Mark Taylor wants the Sheffield Shield final to be scrapped

Once viewed as the unofficial sixth Test of the summer, the final is coming off second-best in clashes with the behemoths of world cricket and Australian sport.

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3 w. ago Khawaja upset by Queensland Cricket claims, in doubt for Shield final

Usman Khawaja has been left upset by suggestions from Queensland Cricket’s boss that the state had no idea of his injury issues and that he didn’t want to play in the state’s last Sheffield Shield game.

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3 w. ago The ‘threat mindset’ behind Carlton’s loss; Roos to challenge Archer ban

AFL safety fears about Adelaide Oval’s capacity to host two footy fixtures either side of the Sheffield Shield final have been called out as “fictitious”. Meanwhile, it’s shaping up as a busy week at the tribunal and Carlton’s mindset has been put under the microscope.

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3 w. ago Tigers star banned for high bump; Demons name five debutants; AFL flexes its muscle over cricket

Richmond will be without their spearhead in round two, while the AFL put its foot down and kiboshed the planned Sheffield Shield final at the Adelaide Oval.

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3 w. ago AFL flexes muscle, says ‘no’ to Sheffield Shield at the Adelaide Oval

The South Australian Redbacks earned the right to host the Sheffield Shield final at the Adelaide Oval, but the AFL - on healthy and safety grounds - has won out.

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