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The 59-year-old takes on the role for an initial one-year period.

It's a great sporting story but you may never have heard of it. The director of a play about the First XI of 1868, an all-Aboriginal cricket side, wants to change that.

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A memorial service was held for the late cricketer Shane Warne this week, following his passing earlier this month

Good morning, early birds. Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has promised a $2.5 billion aged care package in his budget reply, and Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was charged with spy offences in China, has had her verdict deferred after a secret one-day trial. It’s the news you need to know,…

Yes, he was a bogan. He smoked. He drank. He played a little cricket. And he had a knack of making people always feel better about themselves.

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Former cricket commentator Henry Blofeld has paid tribute to the legendary Shane Warne following his memorial service

Shane Warne wanted to make every single ball an event. He would stand at the top of his mark, letting the clock tick and the batsman sweat. Those 22 yards were his domain, none more so than that of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, his home ground and host to a…

534 players have registered for The Hundred Draft, including overseas superstars like David Warner, Chris Gayle, Babar Azam and Kieron Pollard

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