It has been more than a decade since the Australian men’s cricket team visited Scotland, facing the hosts in a one-off ODI in Edinburgh in 2013. Australia, featuring the likes of Shane Watson, Adam Voges and Clint McKay, cruised towards a 200-run victory in the Scottish capital, with openers Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh cracking...
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‘You’re not’: Brutal reality check for Poms as Paine tears ‘strange’ Stokes move to shreds
Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has come storming in off the long runway and delivered a scathing clip to Ben Stokes. Stokes sent eyes rolling back into the skulls of many across the globe when he declared his side “will live forever in the memory of people who were lucky enough to witness us...
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Mitchell Starc’s absence sorely felt as Australia’s T20 World Cup gamble backfires: Talking Points
Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign is in jeopardy after the 2021 champions suffered a historic loss to Afghanistan in Kingstown on Sunday AEST. Chasing a 149-target for victory at Arnos Vale Ground, Australia was rolled for 127 in 19.2 overs after Afghanistan quicks Gulbadin Naib and Naveen-ul-Haq wreaked havoc with the Kookaburra. “They outplayed us,...
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Vandals ‘take action’ amid Aussie cricket great Michael Slater’s fall from grace
Michael Slater’s name has been removed from monument at the former cricketer’s sporting ground in Wagga Wagga in an act of vandalism. The development comes in the middle of an ongoing dispute surrounding the 54-year-old’s stature in the local community and in Australian sport. Once one of the most celebrated names in Australian Test cricket...