Socceroos striker ruled out, opening door for Bruno, ‘sharp, fresh’ McGree set for start

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The Socceroos will be without striker Mitch Duke for their crunch Asian Cup match against Uzbekistan, and potentially deeper in the tournament, due to a hamstring injury. Bruno Fornaroli looms as the man charged with leading the line in place of 33-year-old Duke for Tuesday night’s (Wednesday AEDT) match at Al Janoub Stadium, when Australia […]

‘Easily the most talented young batter in the country’: Mini Maxi gets ODI call with the real deal rested

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Jake Fraser-McGurk has been given an early chance to become Australia’s next destructive white-ball batter, after being called into the one-day squad to face West Indies. Cricket Australia confirmed on Monday that Glenn Maxwell would be rested from the three home ODIs, citing workload management in a big year for Twenty20s. Jhye Richardson has also […]

Leading BBL quick, young prodigy earn Australia call-up for ODIs, Maxwell rested

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Jake Fraser-McGurk has been given an early chance to become Australia’s next destructive white-ball batter, after being called into the one-day squad to face West Indies. Cricket Australia confirmed on Monday that Glenn Maxwell would be rested from the three home ODIs, citing workload management in a big year for Twenty20s. Jhye Richardson has also […]

‘How do I get out of Australian rugby?’: Wallaby’s anguish after year from hell – and why there are ‘no excuses’ for Rebels

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Andrew Kellaway is excited for the year ahead, but it wasn’t long ago that he was considering the abort button following last year’s World Cup disaster. “To be honest, it broke me a bit towards the end there,” Kellaway tells The Roar. “A couple of weeks after that [the World Cup], I was like, ‘how […]

Asian Cup state of play: Every group scenario and what they mean for the Socceroos in final round

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Australia’s quest to become champions of Asia has got off to a great start – at least, the results have. While the Socceroos haven’t exactly sparkled on the field in victories over India and Syria, they have at least won and secured a path to the knockout stages, which is more than can be said […]