It will take way more than lamb shanks to fix our fragmented nation

It will take way more than lamb shanks to fix our fragmented nation

Australia is a country bisected by its national day,and divided over much else:rich and poor,young and old,left and right.

  • byNick Bryant

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‘The way forward’:Smith backs Cummins’ stance on Australia Day date change

‘The way forward’:Smith backs Cummins’ stance on Australia Day date change

Steve Smith says he agrees with his Test captain that a more inclusive date should be chosen for the national celebration. Meanwhile,COVID-hit Andrew McDonald and Cameron Green will still take part in the second Test.

  • byMalcolm Conn
‘Find a more appropriate date to celebrate’:Cummins wants Australia Day switch

‘Find a more appropriate date to celebrate’:Cummins wants Australia Day switch

Australia’s Test captain believes a less controversial date should be chosen for the national celebration.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Why Australia’s record-breaking awesome foursome are entering a bowling golden age

Why Australia’s record-breaking awesome foursome are entering a bowling golden age

A 30-year Cricket Australia research program that keeps fast bowlers stronger for longer means the Test team’s current attack could be at the top of the game for years to come.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Mission 2027:What the Australian Test side will look like in a new era

Mission 2027:What the Australian Test side will look like in a new era

What will Australia’s Test team look like in 2027,the next time they take on tours of England and India,plus a World Cup?

  • byDaniel Brettig
First Test player ratings:The Australian stars who shone and flopped

First Test player ratings:The Australian stars who shone and flopped

A comfortable victory for the hosts at Adelaide Oval was always expected,but there were winners and losers within the team.

  • byMalcolm Conn
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As it happened Australia v West Indies:Lyon gets late wicket as West Indies crumble to 6-73 at stumps on day two

As it happened Australia v West Indies:Lyon gets late wicket as West Indies crumble to 6-73 at stumps on day two

Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green have been dismissed early on day two at the Adelaide Oval.

  • byTom Decent andRoy Ward
Australia v West Indies as it happened:Smith and Labuschagne out early as debutant stuns Australia

Australia v West Indies as it happened:Smith and Labuschagne out early as debutant stuns Australia

Steve Smith fell for 12 in his first examination at the top of the order as an unknown West Indies quick made a name for himself on debut with an inspired spell.

  • byTom Decent
Surviving the summer of Sue
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Surviving the summer of Sue

While quaffing with Solar Panel Pat.

Sack the lot – selectors do nothing as cricketers pick the team themselves

Sack the lot – selectors do nothing as cricketers pick the team themselves

If it’s not doing anything beyond backing the senior players’ decisions,when is it time for the selection panel to be formally dissolved,consigned to the irrelevance it has so eagerly embraced?

  • byMalcolm Knox
‘Ask security’:Warner and Cummins coy on baggy green mystery

‘Ask security’:Warner and Cummins coy on baggy green mystery

The freshly retired Test opener appears to still be unsure about what happened to his missing Test caps despite being reunited with them.

  • byTom Decent