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‘Remind me when I was dismissed by him’: Is Archer’s Test time over?
Jofra Archer the dangerous fast bowler was a dim and diminishing memory from four years ago. He may never play Test cricket again.
- by Malcolm Conn
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‘On the radar’: PCB boss flags Australia as neutral host of Pakistan-India Tests
PCB chair Najam Sethi has told this masthead Australia would be a contender to host a series between world cricket’s most fierce rivals – if they can get a full house.
- by Andrew Wu
‘The poor lad is distraught’: Archer can take inspiration from Cummins to save career
Scans have revealed a fresh stress fracture to Jofra Archer’s right elbow that will prevent the 28-year-old from playing any part in England’s summer.
- by Will Macpherson
‘I don’t think it’s a day to celebrate’: Boland weighs in on Australia Day cricket scheduling
Proud Indigenous man Scott Boland says he’d be willing to play cricket on January 26 but would love the chance to be involved in future scheduling discussions.
- by Tom Decent
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Australian cricket
Testing times: Cummins open to Boxing Day, New Year Test rotation
Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins supports rotating the Melbourne and Sydney Tests if it means more people will be engaged in Test cricket.
- by Jon Pierik, Malcolm Conn, Broede Carmody and Tom Decent
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Test cricket
‘There’s your headline’: Lyon says Australia can pull off Ashes whitewash
An “extremely confident” Nathan Lyon says Australia can complete a 5-0 Ashes whitewash this year, as England tearaway Jofra Archer was ruled out of the series with an elbow injury.
- by Tom Decent
‘The toughest place in the world’: Settled Khawaja ready for England test
Preparing for his third Ashes tour, Usman Khawaja believes that in the past Australia have “chased our tail a little bit trying to pick players in form.”
- by Malcolm Conn
‘Enormous competition’: Boxing Day, New Year’s Tests up for grabs
Cricket Australia has refused to guarantee the MCG and SCG will host their traditional Tests beyond this summer.
- by Jon Pierik and Malcolm Conn
England’s Ashes bowling worries deepen after Anderson injury
With The Ashes only a month away Jimmy Anderson is the fourth England fast bowler - after Olly Stone, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse - to suffer an injury.
- by Malcolm Conn
Cricket Australia to meet NSW government over future of Sydney Test
In the wake of the South Australian government’s multimillion-dollar play for the New Year’s Test at the SCG, Cricket Australia will meet the NSW government.
- by Malcolm Conn
‘It was his day’: Unbeaten Jaiswal hits record-breaking IPL half-century
Young Rajasthan Royals left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal put the game out of reach when he smashed 26 runs off the first over he faced, and didn’t let up from there.