‘You wrote the rules you idiots’:Inside Australia’s dressing-room reaction to Bairstow stumping

‘You wrote the rules you idiots’:Inside Australia’s dressing-room reaction to Bairstow stumping

Australia’s immediate debrief in the aftermath of the controversial Jonny Bairstow stumping and a flurry of abuse in the Lord’s Long Room,is revealed by the latest season of the Amazon Prime documentary.

  • byDaniel Brettig

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Sunday sport quiz:Bradman,the Olympics and a curly AFL question

Sunday sport quiz:Bradman,the Olympics and a curly AFL question

Challenge yourself with our sports quiz,a mix of questions about the latest in world and local sport,and the big events in sporting history.

  • byChris Berry
The cricketer who averaged 207

The cricketer who averaged 207

Norman Callaway was just 18 when he made his scintillating first-class debut,and appeared destined for greatness. But then the world turned to chaos.

  • byRoss McMullin
Boycott threat by cricket’s biggest states forces women’s T20 change

Boycott threat by cricket’s biggest states forces women’s T20 change

Australia’s two most populous cricket states,Victoria and New South Wales,considered boycotting a new women’s Twenty20 tournament and playing matches among themselves before reaching a compromise with Cricket Australia on the competition format for this season.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Why a South African leader is poised to unlock Australia’s opener debate

Why a South African leader is poised to unlock Australia’s opener debate

An old foe is taking the reins of an Australian cricket nursery. Can he unlock its potential and end the nation’s opener debate?

  • byNick Wright
His career pre-dates YouTube and Facebook,now Anderson’s exit sets stage for a Bazball Ashes assault
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His career pre-dates YouTube and Facebook,now Anderson’s exit sets stage for a Bazball Ashes assault

They admired his skill and sometimes were taken aback by his sledging. How Jimmy Anderson was seen through Australian eyes.

  • byDaniel Brettig
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Reeve dreams of wearing the baggy green,but the number of south Asian cricketers at the top is going backwards

Reeve dreams of wearing the baggy green,but the number of south Asian cricketers at the top is going backwards

The number of Australian cricketers with south Asian heritage is growing at the grassroots and junior levels,but not in the elite teams. But there is a plan to help kids like Reeve Bal Pannu follow in the footsteps of Usman Khawaja.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Sunday sport quiz:A Rocky Balboa story and a Kentucky Derby test

Sunday sport quiz:A Rocky Balboa story and a Kentucky Derby test

Challenge yourself with our sports quiz,a mix of questions about the latest in world and local sport,and the big events in sporting history.

  • byChris Berry
The Lord’s jibe that hurt Usman Khawaja the most

The Lord’s jibe that hurt Usman Khawaja the most

As a rising star,Australia’s first Muslim Test cricketer kept his thoughts in check. Then he found his voice – and used it.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Lyon:We’d have won the Ashes 4-0 if I’d been fit

Lyon:We’d have won the Ashes 4-0 if I’d been fit

Nathan Lyon believes Australia would have won the 2023 Ashes series 4-0 if he hadn’t broken down with injury.

  • byIan Chadband
In just 19 balls,Fraser-McGurk heaps more pressure on Australian selectors

In just 19 balls,Fraser-McGurk heaps more pressure on Australian selectors

He wasn’t deemed good enough for Australia’s T20 World Cup squad,but Jake Fraser-McGurk’s responded in the best possible way with another IPL batting blitz.

  • byGlenn Moore