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Robert CraddockSenior sports journalist

Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock is regarded as one of Queensland’s best authorities on sport. ‘Crash’ is a senior sport journalist and columnist for The Courier-Mail and CODE Sports, and can be seen on Fox Cricket.

Robert Craddock

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The England captain Ben Stokes The England cricket team touch down in Brisbane. Wednesday November 26, 2025. Picture, John Gass

One two-day Ashes Test down, time for England to take a break

England have arrived in Brisbane for the second Test but the Ashes tour will take a surprise detour when the squad heads to Noosa after the match for a brief break.

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England fans have turned on their team after the meek display in Perth. Picture: Getty

‘Furious’: Barmy Army turn on Bazball over first Test surrender

A key Barmy Army figure has delivered a scathing assessment of England’s Perth capitulation, declaring he “can’t handle that perceived lack of effort”.

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Joe Root will skip England’s pink-ball tour match before the Gabba Test. Picture: Getty

‘Don’t care’: Old-school attitude shows England don’t want to win

A tale almost a century old has highlighted the biggest problem that exists in England’s Bazball era – quite simply, that they are not prepared to do the tough things needed to win an Ashes tour.

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The Barmy Army could turn on England.

England warned over fan backlash as ‘anger’ rises from Perth debacle

England’s shocking Perth Test collapse has sparked an ugly backlash, with former captains warning of growing supporter anger over repeated tactical failures.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 22: A general view during day one of the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and Victoria at The Gabba, on November 22, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

One million dollars: CA names its price for First Test at the Gabba

Queensland faces paying over $1m to Cricket Australia if it wants the prestigious first Test back at the Gabba after 2027.

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Travis Head may have changed his career in one innings.

Travis Head: The throwback who could be the future of Test cricket

Greg Chappell calls him the prototype batsman of the future – others feel he is a 50-year throwback to the era of beers, flares, shaggy mos and black and white photos. The crazy thing, writes Robert Craddock, is they are both right.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 22: Harry Brook of England during day two of the First 2025/26 Ashes Series Test Match between Australia and England at Perth Stadium on November 22, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

‘They never learn’: ‘Brainless’ Poms under fire for capitulation

England’s catastrophic two-day Test defeat in Perth has triggered condemnation from the UK media, slamming the inept battling collapse that led to a Travis Head masterclass.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 22: Travis Head of Australia raises his bat after scoring 100 runs during day two of the First 2025/26 Ashes Series Test Match between Australia and England at Perth Stadium on November 22, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

In 83 balls, Head showed who should be our next Test captain

Travis Head’s demolition of England not only exposed Bazball’s greatest flaws, but shown why he is such a strong contender to be Australia’s next Test captain.

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Australiaâs Cameron Green is hit by a ball from Englandâs Mark Wood on day 1 of the first Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at Perth Stadium in Perth on November 21, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

English view: ‘Jittery’ Aussies ‘rattled’ by ‘blood-curdling’ attack

England’s press have celebrated overnight highlighting their nation’s fastest-ever bowling attack leaving Australian batsmen battered and bruised in a dramatic day of Test cricket.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja of Australia during Day One of the ICC World Test Championship Final between South Africa and Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground on June 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

Perform or perish: No room to hide for Australia’s batters

After relying on their Fab Four for the past decade, Australia will be counting on its batsmen to set the tone for an epic Ashes series. ROBERT CRADDOCK sets the scene for the Perth Test.

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