The Ashes
The banana farmer who became Australian cricket captain and hall of famer
Lyn Larsen still lives on the banana farm where she grew up, but somewhere along the way, she managed a hall of fame cricket career.
- by Greg Baum
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Cricket’s radio daze: When leather hitting willow was a pencil striking a desk
In the 1930s, “synthetic” cricket broadcasts brought the excitement of Ashes Tests in England into Australian homes for the first time.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Analysis
Australian cricket
Pakistan’s new captain is a Bazball disciple, but does he have the players to play it?
As Australia reckoned with Bazball during the Ashes, Pakistan were having a proactive revival of their own. But captain Shan Masood has a tough job to follow it through on these shores.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘All you’ll be remembered for’: Alex Carey’s post-Bairstow mission
Travis Head believes Stuart Broad’s sledge “that’s all you’ll be remembered for” will not have aged well by the time Alex Carey hangs up his gloves
- by Daniel Brettig
Exclusive
Australian cricket
‘Complete madness’: The backroom changes behind Australia’s victorious year
Usman Khawaja and Glenn Maxwell believe a revolution led by Andrew McDonald and George Bailey is key to Australia’s year of success.
- by Daniel Brettig
Opinion
Test cricket
Why the Poms are loving the Johnson and Warner circus
Pass the gin and tonics, sit back and enjoy the show. There’s nothing us Brits like better than seeing our Aussie tormentors turn on each other.
- by Alan Tyers
Opinion
Lionel Messi
If Messi’s jerseys are worth $15m, what price for the balls of Bairstow and Buddy … and Schlossy’s shoe?
Forget your mass-produced memorabilia, let’s take a look at what people should really want.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Analysis
Cricket World Cup
Quick bowler, fast learner: Pat Cummins delivers a captaincy masterclass
Pat Cummins has proven himself a leader for all occasions and all teammates, and he’s only getting better in the job.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘An established formula’: Bazball added to Collins Dictionary
The term, coined to describe England’s ultra-aggressive approach under coach Brendon McCullum, has been named one of the 10 most significant new words of the year.
- by Tim Wigmore
The ad that sparked an awkward conversation between Nathan Lyon and his wife
A Channel Seven ad foreshadowing his retirement from Test cricket came as a surprise to Nathan Lyon, who has “changed the finish line” of his international career.
- by Daniel Brettig
Stumped Bairstow fans Ashes flames, says Aussies claimed unfair catches
Jonny Bairstow has effectively accused Australia of claiming unfair catches during the Ashes series, in his first extensive reflections on the Alex Carey stumping.
- by Daniel Brettig