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Best of both worlds: NRL looking at buying Super League but questions remain over international game

The ARL Commission is considering the possibility of expanding its asset base by buying the Super League in a move which would give the Australian governing body control over the two main competitions in the sport. What that would mean for the sport’s governing body,… Read More »Best of both worlds: NRL looking at buying Super League but questions remain over international game

Root silences Bazball critics while returning to form with ton as England keep comeback series win hopes alive

Zak Crawley reckons there was never any doubt “phenomenal” Joe Root would return to form as the great batter’s England teammates hailed their centurion in India. Root came into the fourth Test on Friday having not reached 30 in the series while a couple of… Read More »Root silences Bazball critics while returning to form with ton as England keep comeback series win hopes alive

No longer pyjama cricket: Viewership numbers dispel any myth that T20s haven’t earned “real cricket” status in Australia

I suspect that it would be hard to find T20 cricket-related news stories or social media posts in Australia without the words, “it’s not real cricket” peppering the comment sections. Cricket “fans” are once again resorting to this self-congratulatory and elitist derision of T20 cricket… Read More »No longer pyjama cricket: Viewership numbers dispel any myth that T20s haven’t earned “real cricket” status in Australia