Drama and farce reign,but Australia didn’t deserve a World Cup semi-final

Drama and farce reign,but Australia didn’t deserve a World Cup semi-final

Afghanistan sealed Australia’s World Cup fate at 1.05am Caribbean time,but the defining moment of a failed campaign arrived well before then.

  • byDaniel Brettig

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‘Hypocritical’:Khawaja wants Australia to end Afghanistan ban,tips Warner reputation revival

‘Hypocritical’:Khawaja wants Australia to end Afghanistan ban,tips Warner reputation revival

Usman Khawaja believes David Warner will regain the Australian public’s love in retirement,much as Shane Warne’s image softened after his playing days

  • byDaniel Brettig
Afghanistan trigger a cricket earthquake,put Australia’s cup campaign on the ropes

Afghanistan trigger a cricket earthquake,put Australia’s cup campaign on the ropes

Australia’s first loss of the T20 World Cup and their first ever to Afghanistan puts them at risk of early elimination;even if they beat India in their next game they won’t be guaranteed a place in the semi-finals.

  • byDaniel Brettig
World Cup LIVE:Australia take on Afghanistan in Super Eights

World Cup LIVE:Australia take on Afghanistan in Super Eights

As the T20 Cricket World Cup enters the playoffs stage,Australia are looking to continue their good form against a tricky Afghanistan side.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Pat-trick:Australia’s engine humming after Cummins’ purple patch

Pat-trick:Australia’s engine humming after Cummins’ purple patch

How laser focused is Australia’s World Cup campaign? Pat Cummins forgot he was on a hat-trick against Bangladesh

  • byDaniel Brettig
A Starc omission? How star paceman could find himself on World Cup outer

A Starc omission? How star paceman could find himself on World Cup outer

There is a view among players that Mitchell Starc is not in Australia’s best XI at the T20 World Cup,despite his record as one of the country’s greatest ever white-ball bowlers.

  • byAndrew Wu
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‘I’ve always copped it’:Warner admits he’ll never escape shadow of sandpaper

‘I’ve always copped it’:Warner admits he’ll never escape shadow of sandpaper

With his international career nearing an end,David Warner will be relieved not to have to face so much abuse about his role in the 2018 Newlands ball-tampering scandal,but he also knows he’ll never fully escape the stain it left on his reputation.

  • byDaniel Brettig
‘Don’t stuff around with Mother Cricket’:Starc’s parting shot after Australia get England through

‘Don’t stuff around with Mother Cricket’:Starc’s parting shot after Australia get England through

Mitchell Starc invoked a phrase beloved by Justin Langer to flatly reject English suspicions that Australia seriously considered easing off on Scotland to eliminate Jos Buttler’s team from the T20 World Cup.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Our cricketers play to win,even if it means giving the old enemy a second chance

Our cricketers play to win,even if it means giving the old enemy a second chance

A mischievous suggestion that Australia could manipulate results to squeeze England out of the World Cup has prompted apoplexy. It’s unlikely to happen.

  • byGreg Baum
How the NYPD became one of US cricket’s biggest supporters

How the NYPD became one of US cricket’s biggest supporters

The ICC turned to an unlikely source for participants in its Twenty20 World Cup trophy tour of New York – a police department youth program.

  • byMalcolm Conn
‘Not the same buzz’:Zampa rejects club riches to chase more World Cup glory

‘Not the same buzz’:Zampa rejects club riches to chase more World Cup glory

He’s had a spin on the lucrative franchise circuit,but for Adam Zampa it will never compare to the “buzz” of playing in big tournaments for Australia.

  • byDaniel Brettig