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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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Mitch Starc, Rory Burns, and the infamous Steve Harmison ball to Justin Langer.

Harmison, Starc, Slater: How the first ball can define the Ashes

Can one ball really set the tone of 25 days worth of cricket? Yes it can. Especially when we’re talking the Ashes and the first ball of the first Test – as these four, prime examples prove.

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Push for iconic Gabba to host one more First Test before stumps

The Queensland government is in talks with Cricket Australia to bring the First Test back to the Gabba before it is bulldozed.

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Cricket Boxing Day Test Day 5 at MCG, Ryan Harris celebrate's the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan. Melbourne. 30th December 2014. Picture: Colleen Petch.

Root: Australia’s most underrated bowler is ‘the best I’ve faced’

English great Joe Root has made a shock admission about his toughest ever opponent, revealing Australia’s most underrated bowler as the best he’s faced.

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Our uncomfortable Ashes truth: Jardine was a genius, not a villain

Australians have been whinging for 93 years about Douglas Jardine and his Bodyline tactics. But as Robert Craddock writes, Jardine deserves to be considered the greatest Ashes captain ever.

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 14: England coach Brendon McCullum scratches his head during England nets ahead of the Ashes Series against Australia at Edgbaston on June 14, 2023 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Why Baz hates ‘Bazball’: Crash takes on Poms in great Ashes debate

Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock dons the gloves to spar with English journalist John Etheridge over the biggest and spiciest topics heading into the Ashes.

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The ‘battler’ that Barty believes is the future of Australian tennis

There might not be a more impressive co-sign in Australian tennis than that of Ash Barty, and the three-time Grand Slam winner has picked fellow Aussie Maya Joint as one of the future greats.

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Root of the Problem: Why England great is cursed in Australia

Root of the Problem: Why England great is cursed in Australia

Joe Root is officially the best batsman in the world – and is closing in on extraordinary achievements that will put him in rarefied air. He has achieved everything in cricket – except when it comes to performing in Australia. We examine what breaks one of the modern-day greats as soon as he steps onto Australian shores.

Allan Border is planning a Lord's Ashes swansong.

‘My masterplan’: Border reveals emotional Ashes swansong

Allan Border may be battling Parkinson’s disease but it won’t stop him from heading across the world for a touching swansong at the home of cricket. Find out his Ashes masterplan here.

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Cricket’s most regrettably small club to get inspiring new member

Of the 471 male cricketers to play Tests for Australia, only two are Indigenous. But Australian cricket’s most regrettably exclusive club is set to see a historic 157-year first which Brendan Doggett hopes will inspire a generation.

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EXCLUSIVEThe Ashes

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 11: Brendan Doggett of the Redbacks appeals during the day two of the Sheffield Shield match between Tasmania and South Australia at Ninja Stadium, on November 11, 2025, in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

The country chippy set to shatter Aussie cricket’s glass ceiling

Brendan Doggett thought his talents had peaked a decade ago when he was playing grade cricket in Toowoomba. As he prepares to make his Test debut, he reflects on his incredible journey.

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