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Our readers’ favourite Ashes cricketers: from Bradman and Botham to Warne and Waugh

We picked our top 100 and now our readers have selected their favourites from men’s series down the years

The Guardian - UK

Times are bleak for Pakistan cricket but Test game offers hope of salvation

Pakistan are suffering in short-form cricket but the World Test Championship and its two-year cycle could work in their favour

The Guardian - UK

TNT Sports’ Rob Hatch: Of course I can commentate on the Ashes from afar – I called Mark Cavendish’s 35th win from my house!

Interview: Cricket fans have questioned TNT Sports’ plan for the Ashes this winter, but the broadcaster’s voice of cycling, Rob Hatch, explains why he is the right man to helm the coverage

The Independent UK

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Mark Nicholas: Pride in 2005 Ashes mixed with sadness at missed opportunity

Nicholas led Channel 4’s coverage of an unforgettable series as England lifted the urn for the first time in 18 years.

The Independent UK

Mark Nicholas’ proudest memory tinged by sadness as 2005 Ashes marked end of era

Twenty years on, Nicholas and co’s commentary of a memorable series still echoes.

The Independent UK

Captain vs captain showdown! Pat Cummins outwits Rohit Sharma in record-breaking battle

NEW DELHI: Australia captain Pat Cummins has set a new record for the most dismissals of an opposing captain in Test cricket, having dismissed India’s Rohit Sharma six times. Cummins' latest dismissal of Rohit in the captain-versus-captain battle surpassed the previous record of five dismissals held by Richie Benaud against…

The Times of India

Boxing Day Test: Rohit Sharma's return to opening slot lasts five balls

NEW DELHI: The batting position changed. The woeful form did not. India captain Rohit Sharma's return to the opening slot ended on a disastrous note on the second day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG on Friday.

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Five of the best sports books of 2024

Tales of Ohio hoop dreams, Joseph O’Neill’s football-accented new novel and the effect of the climate crisis on sport

The Guardian - UK

As franchise leagues kidnap the game, Test cricket must find windows: Mark Nicholas

Mark Nicholas, president of the MCC and renowned cricket commentator, discusses the future of Test cricket and the importance of the MCC's role in the game.

The Hindu

Why Charlie turns into Richie each summer

N matter how hot it gets, you keep your wig and jacket on.

Newcastle Herald

Joe Solomon obituary

West Indies and Guyana cricketer whose fielding brilliance led to the first ever tied Test match

The Guardian - UK

Nathan Lyon and Travis Head help launch Australia to historic victory over India in third Test in Indore

Everyone knew Nathan Lyon would be key for Australia to win in India, but Travis Head's recovery from his first Test snubbing to lead Australia home on the toughest of pitches cannot be understated, writes Simon Smale.

ABC News

Paul Kelly: ‘I never heard back from Shane Warne – maybe he didn’t like the reference to his mother’

The prolific songwriter and huge sports fan has a new compilation packed with songs about famous figures – including Warne, Adam Goodes and Eddie Betts

The Guardian - AU

India is cricket's toughest Test challenge. This is what Australia is up against

Australia has won just one Test series in India in the past 44 years. That's no surprise — India has only lost two Tests at home in the past decade. This is why touring India is so hard.

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Former Australian women's cricket captain Belinda Clark honoured with a statue in bronze at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Australian cricket great Belinda Clark's contribution to the game is honoured with a bronze statue at the SCG.

AAP

O'Shea finds positives in outside Cup draw

Benaud has drawn the widest gate in the Caulfield Cup but John O'Shea does not have to look too far back into the race's history to make a case for his stayer.

The New Daily

The sound of summer cricket is about to change as Ian Chappell retires after 45 years

After calling his first game in 1976/77, cricket champion Ian Chappell officially retires after 45 years behind the microphone

ABC News

Ian Chappell retires from cricket commentary after 45 years

Known for his forthright opinions on everything from batting technique to the way the sport was governed, Ian Chappell says he is retiring after health issues in recent years made the demands of the job harder.

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A player of 60s vintage who showed us what 2020s might be like

Symonds was a throwback to an age where the sport wasn’t an all-consuming task-master and accommodated a wider variety of temperaments

The Guardian - UK

Tributes paid to Shane Warne after cricket great’s death – as it happened

Tributes and reaction following the death of the former Australia bowler Shane Warne

The Hindu

Pakistan, Australia to play for Benaud-Qadir Trophy

The new trophy would be named to honor two legendary leg-spinners: Richie Benaud of Australia and Pakistan's Abdul Qadir

ABC News

Richie Benaud to be remembered in Australia's Test series against Pakistan with inaugural Benaud-Qadir Trophy

A perpetual trophy is named in honour of both the Australian Test great and legendary Pakistani leg-spinner Abdul Qadir ahead of the series opener in Rawalpindi.

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