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Two-day Tests to cost CA Bradman-era attendance record

Two quickfire Ashes Tests have cost Cricket Australia at least 210,000 attendees, with this summer's games the shortest on average since the 19th century.

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Bradman's baggy green goes under the hammer

A famous baggy green cap worn by the world's greatest cricket player, Sir Donald Bradman, is expected to sell for an eye-watering sum.

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Matthew Potts poised to play in fifth Ashes Test after England rule out Gus Atkinson

Tourists expected to pick fast bowler in XI for series finale at SCG, while the Cricket Australia boss is confident of a ‘good wicket’ in Sydney

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England attack’s holiday fling might be the start of something more serious

If Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse can repeat their MCG displays, this may be more than a marriage of convenience

The Guardian - UK

Glamorgan’s former England batter and ECB boss Hugh Morris dies aged 62

He was awarded an MBE in 2022 for services to cricket and charity.

The Independent UK

MCG pitch is easy scapegoat but sloppy cricket is to blame for early Ashes finishes

While the Melbourne curator had to face the media and say sorry, some of the players owe him an apology in return

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Morris, former England cricketer and ECB chief, dies aged 62

Hugh Morris, the former England and Glamorgan batter who went on to become the England team’s first managing director, has died from bowel cancer

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Former England and Glamorgan batter and ECB boss Hugh Morris dies, aged 62

Morris was the youngest-ever captain at Glamorgan, aged 22, and featured for his country’s Test side on three occasions, while also acting as the ECB’s first managing director from 2007 to 2013

The Independent UK

Root backs McCullum after MCG win but Stokes needs support from system

Batter says changing management would be ‘silly’ but questions remain over whether the current setup is producing the best players

The Guardian - UK

Aussie speedster given Hall Of Fame nod

Renowned for his express pace, former fast bowler Brett Lee has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

AAP

Huge financial hit Australian cricket faces for shortened Ashes Test revealed

The fourth Test at the MCG between England and Australia ended inside two days leaving a huge amount of refunds to be handed out, as well as lost merchandise and food sales

The Independent UK

England’s MCG triumph is a genuine coup – and a picture of what might have been

What winning in Melbourne says is: here is what you could have had with Australia’s weaknesses exposed

The Guardian - UK

England end 15-year losing streak in Australia with Ashes Test victory

England secured their first Test victory in Australia in 15 years, ending a long winless streak on Australian soil. Captain Ben Stokes and Joe Root, who had experienced many defeats there, shared “a little hug” and a moment of relief after the win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The match…

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes admits England’s chaotic Ashes win ‘not the best advertisement’ for Test cricket

England recorded a first Ashes Test win in Australia for 15 years by winning inside two days at the MCG, where chaos and mayhem reigned supreme

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TNT killed the TV star: how cycling's paywall has driven fans away from the sport

Looking back on a year in which cycling fans face soaring costs to watch cycling on TV, Adam Becket explores the consequences for viewers, broadcasters and the sport’s future

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NZ star blown away by BBL sensation 'Super Cooper'

Cooper Connolly is a rising star in world cricket, and it looks like his bowling is set to go to another level this BBL season.

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Gardner says Aussies still No.1 despite World Cup exits

Australia are without a women's World Cup trophy in either the ODI or T20 format, but Ashleigh Gardner insists major changes to their cricket are not required.

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'Brilliant slot': CA boss eyes BBL Christmas fixture

If Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg has his way, he'll be watching a BBL fixture instead of the Griswolds on Christmas Day next year.

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Short Tests prompt CA to consider pitch intervention

Cricket Australia will weigh up whether to take an interventionist approach to how pitches are prepared after the Boxing Day Test finished inside two days.

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Stokes slams MCG pitch after England end Ashes drought

Even after securing a drought-breaking Ashes win in Australia, England captain Ben Stokes saved some brutal feedback for the state of the MCG pitch.

The Guardian - UK

‘The pitch is doing quite a bit’: Tongue revels in five-fer and defends England batting approach

England all out for 110 but Tongue marks career high Neser swats aside criticism of pitch after 20 wickets fall

AAP

Neser's dream fulfilled in front of record MCG crowd

More than 94,000 people poured into the MCG on Boxing Day, breaking a cricket attendance record that had stood for more than a decade.

The Guardian - AU

Boxing Day Test filled with cheer and hope but nothing can be taken for granted

A record-breaking MCG crowd sets the scene for cricket’s great Ashes celebration with compelling contest on Melbourne green-top

The Conversation

Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?

The game of cricket is believed to have originated in rural England sometime in the 16th or 17th century.

The Guardian - AU

My five-year-old daughter is learning to love cricket. It’s a source of delight in a difficult summer

Watching the Ashes has felt like a small bright spot. Something to cheer about when our hearts are broken

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