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‘A little bit embarrassed’: Red-faced Maxwell set to avoid sanction after apologising for boozy bender

Glenn Maxwell is set to avoid sanction from Cricket Australia’s integrity unit, with the allrounder embarrassed but back at training after being hospitalised following a night out in Adelaide. Maxwell will on Wednesday be named in Australia’s Twenty20 squad to face West Indies after being… Read More »‘A little bit embarrassed’: Red-faced Maxwell set to avoid sanction after apologising for boozy bender

Head cleared for action despite COVID positive, Cummins backs Smith, Marnus to ‘have a big impact’

Travis Head will be fit to slot into a batting order that skipper Pat Cummins expects to find its groove in the second Test against West Indies at the Gabba. After a match-winning century in the first Test in Adelaide, Head subsequently contracted COVID-19 but… Read More »Head cleared for action despite COVID positive, Cummins backs Smith, Marnus to ‘have a big impact’

‘Whatever was best for the team’: The accidental Wallabies captain who gave RA ‘everything’ for post-RWC review

Fresh from inking a new two-year deal to stay at the Waratahs, incumbent Wallabies captain Dave Porecki says he was “open and honest” to Rugby Australia during their review and has welcomed the news of Joe Schmidt’s appointment as national coach. Few would have predicted… Read More »‘Whatever was best for the team’: The accidental Wallabies captain who gave RA ‘everything’ for post-RWC review

‘We’re not boycotting Australia Day’: CA chief’s ‘bizarre’ trainwreck interview ends with host’s sly sledge

Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley has defended his organisation’s decision to schedule Test cricket on Australia Day but confirms no mention of the reason for the public holiday will be broadcast to the crowd. In a fiery interview on Sydney radio station 2GB, where… Read More »‘We’re not boycotting Australia Day’: CA chief’s ‘bizarre’ trainwreck interview ends with host’s sly sledge