Morris’ Test tour in doubt after untimely injury as Australia’s rout of ’embarrassing’ Windies sets woeful new record

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An injury blow for quick Lance Morris tarnished an impressive bowling display from Australia as they obliterated the West Indies in Canberra in the shortest ODI ever played in this country. The hosts tore through their woeful opponents at Manuka Oval and dismissed them for a dismal 86 in the 25th over before racing to […]

Brumbies shut down talk of following Rebels into voluntary administration, merger off the table

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ACT Brumbies chairman Matt Nobbs has shut down suggestions the Super Rugby franchise is following the path of the Melbourne Rebels by heading into voluntary administration and dismissed any suggestion of a potential merger. On Monday night, The Australian reported the Brumbies were heading down the path of the Rebels, who are said to have […]

What is the Rebels’ endgame? A Super club in Melbourne makes sense – but only if their players play in local comps

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COMMENT: It was an incredible moment in the history of modern Australian rugby.  The rain was closing in on the evening of 15th July 2017 in Perth, as over 10,000 fans crowded into HBF Park, at the time NIB Stadium. With the entire squad arm-in-arm, Twiggy Forrest told them that he would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with […]

Aussies drop biggest hint yet on T20 World Cup captaincy as big guns return to squad for New Zealand tour

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Australia’s big guns Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc have been summoned for the Twenty20 squad for the looming away series in New Zealand. The star quartet are among a 15-man squad named on Tuesday for the three-match series starting on February 21. In a clear signal towards the T20 World Cup […]

‘The technology has gone wrong’: Stokes laments DRS in England defeat amid LBW drama

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Ben Stokes feels England were let down by technology at a crucial moment as they slipped to a series-levelling Test defeat against India – but the captain has refused to blame the result on “if, buts and maybes”. The tourists were bowled out for 292 on day four of the second Test in Visakhapatnam, going […]