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‘A massive game’: Nevill returns as Test stars named in NSW squad for Shield final
NSW has named a star-studded bowling line up which includes Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Sean Abbott.
- by Sarah Keoghan
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Blatantly incorrect stumping call sours match
Hassan Azad was given out in a county championship game, but cricket's laws say he should have remained at the crease.
Star quicks finish off Warriors to steer NSW to one-day cup glory
Jack Edwards scored a brilliant century and Sean Abbott claimed four wickets as NSW thumped Western Australia in the Marsh Cup final.
- by Sam Phillips
Australia register 24th consecutive ODI win and clean sweep against Kiwis
The Rose Bowl trophy had already been locked up but Meg Lanning’s side continued their dominance by reducing the White Ferns to 9-128 in pursuit of 150.
- by Tom Decent
Bubble-weary NSW stars lift for a huge week of finals
Sean Abbott admitted the fatigue of the past year was starting to hit players hard with the 29-year-old shifting some of his training to mental health-focused sessions in recent weeks.
- by Sarah Keoghan
‘I’m going to throw him under the bus here’: Victorian opener didn’t know the rule
Sam Harper has a long off-season to mull over the vagaries of the obstructing the field rule after falling victim to one of cricket’s most obscure dismissal methods in the final game of the season.
- by Daniel Cherny
Perry’s stunning fielding ‘shows how far she’s come’
Thirteen months on from tearing her hamstring off the bone, Ellyse Perry produced a moment of magic on Wednesday to suggest she is nearing, if not close to, her physical peak.
- by Daniel Cherny
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Australian cricket
‘A bit lonely’: Australian all-rounder in isolation after positive COVID test
Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams is in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 in India ahead of the Indian Premier League.
- by Daniel Cherny
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Australian cricket
Will Australia’s all-conquering women be given top billing next summer?
It is almost six months since Australia’s all-conquering women’s side played a home match, and it will be about that long again until the team next plays here.
- by Daniel Cherny
Australia breaks women's cricket record
Australia secured a record 22 straight ODI victories with a win over New Zealand
‘A whole new standard’: Ponting’s praise for history-making Aussies
Alyssa Healy has helped steer Australia to a record 22nd consecutive one-day international win, surpassing Ricky Ponting’s elite team of 2003 with a clinical win in New Zealand on Easter Sunday.
- by Damien Ractliffe