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I recently did a piece on David Hookes to commemorate the late batter’s birthday, and in amongst the replies (thank you, Roarers), discussion brought…

During my examination of 1675 or so scorecards for result Test matches, I couldn’t help but notice the odd coincidence and strange occurrence along…

Test XIs we should have had: 1978-79 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size This is the second in my series of hardcore deep dives into hypothetical XIs Australia should have played in years gone by. This time I’m turning my attention to the 1978-79 Ashes, when Australia lost to England 5-1, and resulted in the establishment raising the white flag to World Series Cricket. This result did not seem likely the previous summer, when Kerry Packer and company struggled and the official Australian XI defeated India...

The family of the late Rachael Shannon have been left “broken and devastated” following the sudden death of the strong and determined 27-year-old who never let anything hold her back. Rachael Sarah Shannon, late of Ashley Park, Ballinamallard, passed away peacefully on February 13 at the South West Acute Hospital in the presence of her heartbroken parents after she contracted sepsis. “It was sudden and unexpected. Rachael had been well up until a week before she died. We just thought she had a stomach bug,” said Rachael’s grief-stricken mother, Wendy, who is still very much in...