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Cricket Australia drops David Warner, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar from central contracts list 2024-25

David Warner, Ashton Agar, and Marcus Stoinis among those dropped from Cricket Australia's central contract list for 2024-25.

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No contracts for back-up Test openers, race wide open

George Bailey has indicated Australia's next opener will likely be a specialist, but there is no frontrunner to one day replace Steve Smith or Usman Khawaja.

AAP

Lyon's Lancashire stint cut by two matches

English county Lancashire have said that star Aussie Nathan Lyon will not be available for the full season as Cricket Australia seeks to limit his workload.

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Other stadiums 'well ahead' of Gabba: Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia is pitching for a long-term solution to Brisbane's stadium limbo as the Gabba prepares for the end of its useful life by 2030.

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Cricket Australia wants Perth as the new Test fortress

Perth's Optus Stadium has been awarded the first Test against India, and Cricket Australia says it can be the same fortress for the men's team as the Gabba.

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MCG to host its first women's Test in 76 years in Ashes

Cricket Australia has made the move to big stadiums for women's fixtures, with the MCG to host a Test and the SCG a Twenty20 international during the Ashes.

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Afghanistan call for 'politics-free cricket' after Australia scrap T20s

Afghanistan cricket bosses expressed disappointment that Australia had scrapped a men’s T20 series because of deteriorating women’s rights in the Taliban-ruled country and called for “politics-free cricket”

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Afghanistan Cricket Board slams Australia decision

Afghanistan's cricket board has slammed Cricket Australia's decision to cancel a third meeting between the countries in as many years.

AAP

Afghanistan calls for ‘respect’ as Australia postpones T20 cricket series

Cricket Australia says it has postponed the series as ‘conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse’.

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Cricket Australia cancels men’s T20 against Afghanistan due to concern over women’s rights

Australia postpones a second series in as many years saying conditions are getting worse under Taliban rule

The Guardian - AU

Cricket Australia calls off Afghanistan T20 series over women's rights concerns

Cricket Australia cancels T20 series with Afghanistan due to deteriorating human rights situation for women under Taliban rule.

The Hindu

Australia Scraps Afghanistan T20s, Citing Worsening Women's Rights

Australia on Tuesday scrapped a T20 men's cricket series against Afghanistan later this year, saying the situation for women in the Taliban-ruled country was deteriorating.

International Business Times

Cricket Australia calls off series against Afghanistan

Cricket Australia has once again abandoned a white-ball series against Afghanistan because of the country's treatment of women and girls.

AAP

Cricket Australia announces venues for 5-match Test series against India

Cricket Australia announces venues for India Test series, with Perth's Optus Stadium to host first match in November.

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‘This feels like home to me’: how an Australian bush cricket competition is helping women find themselves

Most players in the Goondiwindi district women’s cricket competition have spent years on the sidelines cheering on their brothers or husbands

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BBL draft shake up looms, WBBL expected to go shorter

The Big Bash League will change its rules to retain overseas talent for the entire tournament, while the women's competition is set to drop from 56 games to 40.

The Guardian - AU

Cricket Australia paid to promote affiliate of controversial gambling company during Boxing Day Test

Exclusive: Sporting body featured 1xBat logo in broadcast despite receiving warnings from Pakistan the week before

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Century earns a Green light for this spot-on selection

Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley says Cam Green has justified his Test selection at No.4 with an unbeaten knock of 174 against New Zealand.

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Australian cricket loses two of its star umpires

Veteran umpires Bruce Oxenford and Paul Wilson say the time is right to step down from their roles at Cricket Australia following their lengthy careers.

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Either play more women's Tests or none at all: Lanning

Former Aussie captain Meg Lanning believes cricket powerbrokers must choose to either schedule more women's Test matches or focus entirely on white-ball games.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Jim Chalmers fires tax salvo, Georgie Purcell speaks out, Mark Zuckerberg’s apology

Treasurer say Coalition idea would ‘smash the budget’ with $40bn hit; Victorian MP vows to ‘keep fighting’ for women and animal rights

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BBL eye off consultants to improve standard of pitches

The BBL will put improving the standard of pitches on the agenda as officials consider making a consultant available to encourage higher-scoring games.

AAP

Protest forces Gabba lockdown ahead of play

Protesters entered the Gabba stands ahead of play on day two of the Australia-West Indies Test in Brisbane, forcing the venue into a brief lockdown.

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Sports move against Australia Day, call for date change

All of Australia's major sporting codes have dropped the use of 'Australia Day' on social media, with clubs and national teams calling for a change of date.

The Guardian - AU

Australia Day is on the nose – it’s becoming harder to defend celebrating the date of an apocalypse

No matter how indignantly the woke-as-a-pejorative crowd screech on their op-ed pages and airwaves, the cultural tide on 26 January is ebbing fast

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