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The man who should lead Australia out of T20 hole has just been sacked
The selectors blundered at the World Cup, and Australia’s all-format coach is stretched too thin. It’s time for a new T20 mentor, and the perfect fit has become available.
- by Geoff Lawson
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No willow, no leather: Here’s what cricket will look like in 2050
Traditionalists look at the 2050 cricket calendar and see the ruins of a civilisation. I see a sport that finally stopped fighting itself.
- by Greg Chappell
Australia demolish Oman in T20 World Cup dead rubber
Australia won by nine wickets, but it was too little, too late after already being eliminated in the group stage.
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Australian cricket
Crashing out of the T20 World Cup isn’t the problem. It’s that Australia doesn’t care
A generation ago the dominant West Indies neglected white ball cricket and were soon left behind on the world stage. Now Australia is facing its own reality check.
- by Malcolm Knox
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Australian cricket
Why Australia’s white-ball teams have become the canary in the coal mine
After a summer enjoying England’s Ashes misery, Australia’s early departure from the T20 World Cup alongside the likes of Namibia, Italy and the USA is a sobering reminder of what could be to come.
- by Andrew Wu
India stunned by Voll as Australia square T20 series
Georgia Voll signalled a bright future for Australia beyond the retirement of Alyssa Healy by leading the way to a 19-run victory over India to square the Twenty20 series with one game to play.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
‘Entirely false’: Australian coach rejects claims World Cup wasn’t a priority
Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald said a fuller review of the team’s failure would take place after returning home.
- by Daniel Brettig
Only injuries would have called up Smith for must-win Cup game
Steve Smith wants to represent Australia at the Olympics. But he’s been on the bench and powerless to help the team secure the wins needed at the T20 World Cup to cement their qualification for LA.
- by Daniel Brettig
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‘All over the place’: Greats take aim after Australia exit T20 World Cup
Australia’s fate at the Twenty20 World Cup has prompted myriad reactions.
‘Terrible what they are doing to him’: Chappell, Gavaskar, Border, Waugh make humanitarian appeal for Imran Khan
Fourteen former international cricket captains from five Test teams have appealed to the Pakistan government to request better prison treatment for Imran Khan.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australian cricket
Australia are on the brink of a humiliating World Cup exit. They deserve it
Sri Lanka beat Australia by eight wickets, leaving their opponents on the brink of a humiliating early exit.
- by Daniel Brettig