8 h. ago Why Kokkinakis ‘teared up’ over emotional comeback victory with Kyrgios

The battered-and-broken former teenage idols reprised their triumphant Australian Open partnership by winning their opening match at the Brisbane International on Sunday.

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16 h. ago Kyrgios and Kokkinakis victorious in emotional comeback in Brisbane

The battered-and-broken former teenage idols reprised their triumphant Australian Open partnership by winning their opening match at the Brisbane International on Sunday.

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3 d. ago Todd Murphy relishes the prospect of a Bazball battering; Steve Waugh to present Ashes trophy

The spinner expects England to go after him if he’s given the nod at the SCG. He’s confident his revitalised action can bring the tourists unstuck.

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4 d. ago Why Todd Murphy is relishing the prospect of a Bazball battering

The spinner expects England to go after him if he’s given the nod at the SCG. He’s confident his revitalised action can bring the tourists unstuck.

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4 d. ago It’s not just the pitch: Why Ashes batters are having a nightmare

For all the talk about the state of the pitches, the work of the bowlers has been just as telling.

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5 d. ago ‘You decide your destiny’: Why Michael Vaughan is urging Khawaja to bow out in Sydney

Ashes-winning captain has weighed into the debate over Usman Khawaja’s future, and warned England they need to win well at the SCG to prove Bazball still has a pulse.

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7 d. ago Why 10 millimetres of MCG grass made batting a nightmare in the Boxing Day Test

Why is everyone so worked up about the length of the grass, how does it make life difficult for batters, and what does it mean for the famous Melbourne stadium? 

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8 d. ago ‘He would be nervous’: Pressure mounts on SCG curator after MCG debacle

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg says the “spotlight” is on the SCG pitch ahead of the Ashes finale.

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8 d. ago ‘I was in a state of shock’: MCC stands by curator after two

The MCG’s reputation as the best Test pitch in the country has taken a battering after staging just the 27th two-day Test in the format’s 148-year history.

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8 d. ago MCG’s rating record in peril as Stokes slams Boxing Day pitch

England captain Ben Stokes has slammed the MCG pitch as Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg flagged the governing body could take a more direct influence over pitch preparation after the Boxing Day Test finished inside two days.

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8 d. ago ‘Finally we’ve won one’: England break through for first victory in Australia in 15 years

Australia’s fragile batting has proven Stuart Broad right, allowing England’s Bazballers to blast a $10 million revenue hole through Cricket Australia’s coffers and dash local hopes for an Ashes whitewash with their first win on these shores in 15 years.

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8 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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8 d. ago Ashes player ratings: The Australian trio who should be nervous after Bazballers finally deliver

England have finally fired an Ashes shot, and a growing host of Aussies are now looking over their shoulders. We rate every player from another scarcely believable Boxing Day Test.

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8 d. ago ‘They deserve it’: England break through for first win in Australia in 15 years

Australia’s fragile batting has proven Stuart Broad right, allowing England’s Bazballers to blast a $10 million revenue hole through Cricket Australia’s coffers and dash local hopes for an Ashes whitewash with their first win on these shores in 15 years.

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9 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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9 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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9 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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9 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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9 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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9 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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