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Race for baggy green hots up as Australian men’s cricket enters transitional period

Many have decried the state of Australian batting but a group of a dozen or more Test aspirants should be a source of excitement, according to chief selector George Bailey

The Guardian - AU

Bangladesh expose the cracks in Australia’s ageing Test machine

Australia suffered a humiliating nine-wicket loss to Bangladesh in Darwin. This defeat has accelerated calls for regeneration of the ageing Test team. Opener Jake Weatherald and Marnus Labuschagne are reportedly in the firing line. Former captain Ricky Ponting believes tough decisions are now necessary for the squad. Selectors may look…

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"Want to bowl fourth over with same pace and length as first": Shashank Singh targets all-round improvement, eyes India call-up

Shashank Singh is enhancing his bowling and fielding abilities at the Punjab Kings camp. He aims to improve his bowling consistency and regain fielding confidence for upcoming matches. The all-rounder is preparing for the next domestic season with Puducherry. Shashank believes strong performances can lead to an India call-up. He…

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Socceroos fans swap football for cricket as Australian players descend on Oakland

Major League Cricket featuring Steve Smith and Peter Siddle arrives in town to the delight of travelling World Cup fans filling time before last 32

The Guardian - AU

The 2026 Logie Award Nominations Have Been Announced & The List Is Stacked With Aussie Talent

The nominees for the 66th Annual TV WEEK Logie Awards have been announced, celebrating the best of the best on Aussie TV.

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CRIK:Staying alive: Ponting's Kings' IPL hopes still flicker

Punjab Kings have won their last match to keep their IPL hopes flickering -- but qualification is now out of their hands.

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Staying alive: Ponting's Kings' IPL hopes still flicker

Punjab Kings have won their last match to keep their IPL hopes flickering -- but qualification is now out of their hands.

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Aussie death-over misery as Ponting's Kings lose again

The Ricky Ponting-moulded Punjab Kings started as the hottest team in the IPL - but a fifth-straight defeat leaves them struggling to seal a play-off place.

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Ponting's Punjab in freefall as Aussie bowlers pounded

Aussie bowlers took 4-152 in 11 overs on a run-laden night in the Himalayan foothills, but Mitchell Starc ended up smiling as his Delhi Capitals team won.

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Cummins' Midas touch as Cooperman joins IPL ton elite

Pat Cummins has inspired Hyderabad to victory with an IPL man-of-the-match display, while also enjoying a young Aussie opponent hitting a century in defeat.

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Stoinis blitz but Royals dent crown of Ponting's Kings

Marcus Stoinis smashed 62 not out off 22 balls for Punjab Kings but it was not enough as Rajasthan ended the Ricky Ponting-coached side's unbeaten record.

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Cummins back in style as Ricky's blasters break record

Pat Cummins has returned to cricket - and winning ways - in the IPL after four months out with injury while Ricky Ponting's Punjab Kings went on a record blitz.

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Ponting praised after Punjab soar to top of IPL

Australian Test great Ricky Ponting has been praised for his coaching leadership as his unbeaten Punjab Kings soared to the top of the IPL.

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Aussie 'big three' on ice with Green in IPL spotlight

The Aussie pace trio who've become key weapons in the IPL must wait to burst into action as all eyes will be on $4-million man Cameron Green.

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Barty to dust cobwebs off golf clubs at NZ Open

Ash Barty, Kelly Slater and Ricky Ponting are among the multi-talented sports stars in action in the pro-am component of the NZ Open.

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Ponting backs Maxwell for World Cup form revival

Glenn Maxwell endured a torrid BBL campaign but Ricky Ponting sees the T20 World Cup as a perfect stage for Australia's X-factor star to find top gear.

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Cricketers Who Made More Money Off the Field Than On It

Cricket has always been a game of glory and fame, but in the modern era, it’s also a game of business. Some players have taken their celebrity status and turned it into enormous fortunes, earning more from endorsements, sponsorships, and business ventures than from their match fees or IPL contracts.

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Ricky Ponting’s prescient call and the joy of being a cricket soothsayer

Data informs many decisions now but Australia legend showed how some players just have a knack for reading the game

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Shambolic Snicko: Aussie star urges ICC to take action

The DRS drama ignited at Adelaide Oval is not going away, with Mitchell Starc saying the ICC should fund a universal DRS technology provider in Tests.

The Guardian - UK

Pat Cummins is in rare air as an Ashes captain. Can his Dad’s Army go around again?

Captain has achieved an Ashes feat that few others have but he’s still missing an outright win in England

The Guardian - UK

Cricket nerds love precedent so maybe England can channel spirit of Lord’s 2005

The parallels are imperfect but just as with Michael Vaughan’s Ashes winners, hyper-aggressive cricket with a tweaked approach in the second Test is the 2025 cohort’s only chance of winning

The Guardian - UK

Numbers crunched: how the votes were cast in the Guardian’s men’s Ashes top 100

Australians dominate at the very top of our list but the overall numbers are split evenly and England lead the way for all-rounders

The Guardian - UK

Rejuvenated Joe Root all revved up to end Ashes century drought in Australia

As he prepared for the first ODI in New Zealand, Joe Root said he was up to the mental challenge of scoring a first Test ton in Australia in this winter’s Ashes

The Independent UK

Joe Root concentrating on being ‘mentally focused’ for Ashes series in Australia

Root has never scored a hundred in 14 Tests in Australia but Ricky Ponting has backed him to end that unwanted streak.

The Independent UK

2005 Ashes series: A Test-by-Test look back at a memorable contest

England won a thrilling and closely-fought series 2-1.

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