Two-year ban:Cummins and his teammates could lose millions in IPL crackdown

Two-year ban:Cummins and his teammates could lose millions in IPL crackdown

Indian cricket’s latest flex has targeted Pat Cummins and other top Australian players by threatening two-year bans if they skip the IPL for any reason other than injury.

  • byDaniel Brettig

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The Bazball reality:England entertain,but their opponents win
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England’s lofty Bazball rhetoric is divorced from the reality that Ben Stokes’ team faces. They entertain;their opponents win.

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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.

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How Silicon Valley lured ‘tech-savvy’ Cummins to US league

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Starc the ‘X-factor’ for Australia’s World Cup campaign,says Marsh
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Starc the ‘X-factor’ for Australia’s World Cup campaign,says Marsh

Mitchell Starc will lead the charge for Australia in the T20 World Cup from next week after bowling his Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title.

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Starc stuns Aussie teammate,returns to his stump-smashing best

Starc stuns Aussie teammate,returns to his stump-smashing best

Travis Head’s duck in the IPL wasn’t all bad news for Australia because it signalled a stunning return to form by his national teammate Mitchell Starc ahead of the T20 World Cup.

  • byDaniel Brettig
How chats with Pat Cummins guided Bontempelli’s 2024 reset

How chats with Pat Cummins guided Bontempelli’s 2024 reset

Captain Pat,the Bont and two of Australian comedy greats logged into a Zoom call. The friendships formed could have a big influence on the Western Bulldogs this season.

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Carey’s missteps put Australians under pressure

Carey’s missteps put Australians under pressure

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‘The hardest time of my life’:How grief and loss changed Pat Cummins

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  • byDaniel Brettig
Shambolic first Test run out exposes hole in New Zealand psyche

Shambolic first Test run out exposes hole in New Zealand psyche

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