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The Guardian - UK

As franchise leagues kidnap the game, Test cricket must find windows: Mark Nicholas

Mark Nicholas, president of the MCC and renowned cricket commentator, discusses the future of Test cricket and the importance of the MCC's role in the game.

The Hindu

Why Charlie turns into Richie each summer

N matter how hot it gets, you keep your wig and jacket on.

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Joe Solomon obituary

West Indies and Guyana cricketer whose fielding brilliance led to the first ever tied Test match

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Nathan Lyon and Travis Head help launch Australia to historic victory over India in third Test in Indore

Everyone knew Nathan Lyon would be key for Australia to win in India, but Travis Head's recovery from his first Test snubbing to lead Australia home on the toughest of pitches cannot be understated, writes Simon Smale.

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Paul Kelly: ‘I never heard back from Shane Warne – maybe he didn’t like the reference to his mother’

The prolific songwriter and huge sports fan has a new compilation packed with songs about famous figures – including Warne, Adam Goodes and Eddie Betts

The Guardian - AU

India is cricket's toughest Test challenge. This is what Australia is up against

Australia has won just one Test series in India in the past 44 years. That's no surprise — India has only lost two Tests at home in the past decade. This is why touring India is so hard.

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Former Australian women's cricket captain Belinda Clark honoured with a statue in bronze at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Australian cricket great Belinda Clark's contribution to the game is honoured with a bronze statue at the SCG.

ABC News

O'Shea finds positives in outside Cup draw

Benaud has drawn the widest gate in the Caulfield Cup but John O'Shea does not have to look too far back into the race's history to make a case for his stayer.

AAP

The sound of summer cricket is about to change as Ian Chappell retires after 45 years

After calling his first game in 1976/77, cricket champion Ian Chappell officially retires after 45 years behind the microphone

The New Daily

Ian Chappell retires from cricket commentary after 45 years

Known for his forthright opinions on everything from batting technique to the way the sport was governed, Ian Chappell says he is retiring after health issues in recent years made the demands of the job harder.

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A player of 60s vintage who showed us what 2020s might be like

Symonds was a throwback to an age where the sport wasn’t an all-consuming task-master and accommodated a wider variety of temperaments

The Hindu

Tributes paid to Shane Warne after cricket great’s death – as it happened

Tributes and reaction following the death of the former Australia bowler Shane Warne

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan, Australia to play for Benaud-Qadir Trophy

The new trophy would be named to honor two legendary leg-spinners: Richie Benaud of Australia and Pakistan's Abdul Qadir

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Richie Benaud to be remembered in Australia's Test series against Pakistan with inaugural Benaud-Qadir Trophy

A perpetual trophy is named in honour of both the Australian Test great and legendary Pakistani leg-spinner Abdul Qadir ahead of the series opener in Rawalpindi.

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