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"While ever there’s a captain like Pat Cummins there’s hope for the future," but is the Ashes series really that important anymore, asks "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.

As the cricketing world prepares for The Ashes series between England and Australia, two of the sport oldest rivals, it is time to revisit one of the darkest,

New Delhi, June 15: As the cricketing world prepares for The Ashes series between England and Australia, two of the sports oldest rivals, it is time to revisit one of the darkest, unsportsmanlike and important periods of this rivalry.

Cricket Australia’s CEO Nick Hockley has attempted to maintain the notion that politics and cricket don’t mix, despite making one of the most politically charged calls in recent cricket history.

Australia was bossing the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle earlier this week. On a flat pitch, the tourists were 5-329 in their…

Following on from my critically and universally panned debut article, the insatiable and baffling lust for spurious team lists again reared its bizarre head.…

Alex Carey has just completed his first Test match. Many commentators made the observation that he had gone about his business so efficiently that you had to blink to notice him. That’s a very fine way to begin your Test career as a wicketkeeper: unobtrusively. Carey completed a very composed first Test, taking eight catches. […]

Ashes anniversaries: Armstrong’s Australians A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size This winter marks the centenary of the Australian team’s record-breaking feats under Warwick Armstrong’s leadership. After regaining the Ashes at home 5-0, it then retained them away 3-0. Its eight consecutive victories is an Ashes record. It was a world record until the West Indies broke it in 1984. Armstrong is still the ...

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As Australia prepare for their Boxing Day Test against India, we look at how Tim Paine has grown into an undisputed leader of their Test team.