Sheffield Shield Round 6 Wrap: Who’s hot, who’s not heading into the Test summer?

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The final round before the Big Bash League gets underway and the Test summer… let’s see who impressed in an intriguing Round 6 of Shield cricket! New South Wales vs Tasmania  3 Sentence Summary: Tricky conditions and a difficult pitch led to some incredibly low scores in this match. New South Wales skittled Tasmania in […]

Why Lyon should keep playing Tests into his roaring 40s – and Maxwell can keep white-ball berths as long as he wants

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Nathan Lyon is joining James Anderson at Lancashire next year and it wouldn’t be a great surprise if the Australian spinner plays Test cricket into his 40s like his new county teammate.  Lyon is just five wickets away from becoming only the eighth player in Test cricket history to reach the 500 milestone.  Even though […]

Cheers to Phil: Waugh’s leadership the missing ingredient but Wallabies could do with a ‘secret sauce’

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G’day Rugby fans, Barry here, and let me tell you, the latest move by Rugby Australia is like a breath of fresh air in a scrum. Let’s talk about Phil Waugh. The unsung hero of Aussie rugby. He and, no doubt, the RA board have been quietly plotting and scheming to make the game safer […]

Socceroos abroad, A-League preview, and Ange’s big test: Australian football round-up

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On Matchday 14 Pep Guardiola’s table-topping Manchester City take on Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur. With an extensive injury list of up to eight first-team players injured, Spurs have lost three in a row and have slipped to fifth after being undefeated for their first seven games. Critics have brought back the “Spursy” moniker, but the […]

Wanderers weather storm – and Roar – to maintain unbeaten record after stunning late comeback

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For a game that very nearly didn’t happen, this was a minor classic. The topline is that Western Sydney Wanderers’ unbeaten record remains after a late Marcus Antonsson header stole a 2-2 draw against Brisbane Roar, though that doesn’t come close to covering it. The match began an hour late after a storm above Suncorp […]