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Ashton Agar gets another crack in Sydney
THE NEW YEAR Test in Sydney re-introduces Ashton Agar into Australia’s Test XI for the first time since his fairytale beginnings in 2013. KEN PIESSE reports. More »
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December 2017
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Bird man headed for the outer
JACKSON BIRD seems likely to be consigned back to the Big Bash having run headlong into a meat mangler by the name of Alastair Cook on a benign wicket which has been roundly condemned by even the purists enjoying England’s revival. KEN PIESSE reports. More »
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Money’s Catechism of Cricket
CRICKET commentators can find a lot of idle time to fill as the game progresses at snail’s pace. They have found ways and words to cope, as LAWRENCE MONEY observes More »
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The sport of kings in the deep
ANGLERS welcome the return of the mighty yellowtail kings, fish with plenty of fight in them. STEVE COOPER reports More »
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The day Garfield Sobers really cooked the Oz bowlers at the MCG
THE WEEK THAT WAS: England’s most successful batsmen of all time left the MCG crowd with something amazing to remember on what will almost certainly be his last appearance at the great stadium – but was it the best innings ever played there? Probably not, as C... More »
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Alastair Cook covers for the batsmen who walked without question
HE LOOKED in danger of being dropped for the Boxing Day Test but England’s veteran opening batsman has now played the best innings of any visiting cricketer in the storied history of the MCG – and after almost two full days at the crease he was still not out. ... More »
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The blood red history of Ferrari
SEBASTIAN Vettel is being paid an unprecedented $150 million over three seasons to drive for Ferrari, which must have the Commendatore spinning his wheels in his grave. PETER COSTER reports. More »
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The softer side of Anthony Mundine
ANTHONY MUNDINE the greatest boxer we’ve ever had? Plenty of fight fans will strongly disagree with that opinion, but GRAHAM BICKNELL mounts the case for a man who has been so easy to dislike: TODAY’S TOPIC is Anthony Mundine. Hang on…where are you going? If I... More »
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Cheers at last for England’s milestone men
ALISTAIR COOK HAS been a long time reminding cricket fans of the days when he simply didn’t know how to get out in Australia but the birthday present he craved – a hundred – has finally arrived, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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David Warner fills in an Ashes missing link
THE GODS forgive a single error as the Australian vice-captain hoists a Test match hundred that was always going to happen sooner or later. Chief Writer RON REED reports. More »
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So much not to look forward to in 2018
AFTER A SPELL in hibernation, recovering from the agony of barracking, however briefly, for the Tigers, TERRY BROWN dons his familiar Magpie colours and looks ahead to a tumultuous 2018: More »
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The last man standing from The Bloodbath Grand Final dies at 91
FOOTBALL legend Ken Hands, the last survivor of the infamous Carlton-South Melbourne Grand Final of 1945, has died aged 91. He played 211 games and booted 188 goals for Carlton from 1945 to 1957. Sportshounds writer GREG HOBBS interviewed Hands three months ag... More »