Sunday Age sport quiz:The link between cricketers Gilchrist,Harvey and Hussey

Sunday Age sport quiz:The link between cricketers Gilchrist,Harvey and Hussey

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

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0 for $630,000:The most expensive player ever can’t buy a wicket

0 for $630,000:The most expensive player ever can’t buy a wicket

Starc’s record IPL auction price of $4.43 million back in December has not translated to on-field success for the Aussie pace bowler.

  • byMalcolm Conn
The MCG is the king of stadiums. We may never see its like again

The MCG is the king of stadiums. We may never see its like again

While other cities and states struggle with new stadiums,the MCG remains the gold standard despite having been demolished and rebuilt several times over. And there’s more renewal on the way.

  • byTom Cowie
Smith all but guaranteed to open in India Tests

Smith all but guaranteed to open in India Tests

Australia’s selectors have all but guaranteed Steve Smith will stay at the top of the order for next summer’s Tests against India,leaving a race among the next rank to be called up whenever Smith or Usman Khawaja decide to retire

  • byDaniel Brettig
Beyond Boxing Day:MCG Test crowds targeted for growth

Beyond Boxing Day:MCG Test crowds targeted for growth

Melbourne’s Boxing Day Test has been identified alongside Perth as two of the most underperforming games on the cricket calendar - not because of bumper crowds on December 26,but for the sharp drop-off afterwards.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Other stadiums ‘well ahead’ of Gabba:Cricket Australia

Other stadiums ‘well ahead’ of Gabba:Cricket Australia

The boss of Cricket Australia says Queensland sports fans deserve a long-term solution for the Gabba,as an architecture firm releases its vision for the famed ground.

  • byCameron Atfield andOliver Caffrey
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Cricket Australia ‘would love to’ host India-Pakistan blockbuster … but not next summer

Cricket Australia ‘would love to’ host India-Pakistan blockbuster … but not next summer

India and Pakistan will be in Australia at the same time early next season,but Cricket Australia ruled out hosting a tri-series as the full season schedule was released on Tuesday.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Revealed:Winners and losers in Cricket Australia’s six-year Test schedule
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Revealed:Winners and losers in Cricket Australia’s six-year Test schedule

Perth and Brisbane have been vying to host the first Test of the summer,while Adelaide wanted the pre-Christmas Test.

  • byMalcolm Conn
WA debutant Connolly falls for 90 in Shield final

WA debutant Connolly falls for 90 in Shield final

Connolly (90 off 115 balls) was the last man out in WA’s first innings score of 347 on a green-tinged WACA Ground wicket.

  • byJustin Chadwick
‘We were hopeful’:Lions disappointed new stadium ruled out so fast

‘We were hopeful’:Lions disappointed new stadium ruled out so fast

While the Brisbane Lions await more details on the latest Gabba plan,cricket bosses are already looking forward to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  • byNick Wright
Cricket Australia postpones Afghanistan series in support of women’s rights

Cricket Australia postpones Afghanistan series in support of women’s rights

Cricket Australia has maintained its position of not playing Afghanistan’s men’s team in bilateral series,citing deteriorating human rights for women and girls under the ruling Taliban.

  • byMalcolm Conn