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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 only captain to have led a team in eight or more matches without a single defeat. It’s timely to a...

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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.