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Horror mix-up triggers collapse as Australia sinks to series defeat Pakistan
Australia were unable to stave off defeat in the deciding ODI as Pakistan eased to victory with four wickets to spare.
- Ben Findon
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Green, Renshaw and teen star Peake stand tall to level series in Lahore
This could easily have been another case of Australian stumbles against spin, particularly after Alex Carey dragged on, first ball of the match.
- Daniel Brettig
Batting collapse turns Peake debut into Pakistani victory pageant
This was supposed to be a banner day for Ollie Peake, surpassing Ricky Ponting as Australia’s youngest batting debutant in an ODI. Instead, it became a pageant for a Pakistani debutant.
- Daniel Brettig
Why an Australian cricket captain gave an umpire zero out of 10
A trove of newly unearthed documents have shed fresh light on one of Australian cricket’s ugliest chapters, revealing exactly how close the tourists came to quitting in the middle of a Test match.
- Daniel Brettig
Why Cameron Green is being considered for a huge role change
Cameron Green is in contention to become Travis Head’s opening partner this summer, as Australia’s selectors ponder how to keep both Green and Beau Webster in the Test team.
- Daniel Brettig
‘It was eye-opening’: Why Ollie Peake skipped the queue for Australia
Former Test opener Chris Rogers, can’t say for sure whether Ollie Peake is ready for international cricket. But he knows the mature 19-year-old has a better chance than most to get there.
- Daniel Brettig
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Teenager called up as Green confronts bizarre club v country equation
As teenager Ollie Peake was handed his first call-up to the senior national team and selection chair George Bailey spoke of “tension in the marketplace” for Cricket Australia contracts following Pat Cummins’ $12 million offer, Green’s availability for Australia was uncertain.
- Daniel Brettig
Football, cricket, F1: World of sport adjusts as Iran conflict erupts
England captain Ben Stokes and predecessor Andrew Flintoff are among foreign nationals looking to get out of the Gulf region.
- Daniel Brettig and Emma Kemp
‘Terrible what they are doing to him’: Chappell, Gavaskar, Border, Waugh make humanitarian appeal for Imran Khan
Fourteen former international cricket captains from five Test teams have appealed to the Pakistan government to request better prison treatment for Imran Khan.
- Daniel Brettig
Smith added to Australia’s T20 squad; India-Pakistan tensions may send future world cups to Australia
Steve Smith has been formally added to Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup squad in the vacant spot left by Josh Hazlewood.
- Daniel Brettig