Good Weekend Talks:Where to for Australian cricket?

In this episode ofGood Weekend Talks,award-winningGood Weekend senior writer Jane Cadzow joins author andSydney Morning Herald columnist Malcolm Knox for a conversation about the state of play in Australian cricket,after a tough summer on and off the field.

The pair are perfectly placed for this discussion. Cadzow has penned two authoritativeGood Weekend features on Australian cricket,namely the 2018 cover story “What turned Steve Smith into a cheat?” and a 2019 profile of the new Australian coach,“Can Justin Langer save Australian men’s cricket?” Knox needs little introduction. The author of several books on Australian cricket,he has also chronicled the recentseries loss to India in great detail,from theabuse levelled at opposing players to test matchesproblematically staged during a pandemic.

Moderated byGood Weekend senior writer Konrad Marshall (who in 2019 profiled Australian all-rounder and superstarEllyse Perry),the podcast examines the many and varied ructions the national men’s team dealt with over a turbulent summer – from allegations of sledging and racism to hubris and arrogance – and compares that tumult with the poised and popular rise of their all-conquering female counterparts.

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Konrad Marshall is a senior writer with Good Weekend.

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