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‘Last time we played I bowled for six hours and he scored 300’

Walking out to the middle of the MCG was a dream scenario the Konstas brothers would act out in their Hurstville backyard. As Sam prepares to make that dream a reality, his brothers reveal stories from his rise to the top.

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Crunch time: Khawaja struggles expose huge issue for Australia

Usman Khawaja has underwhelmed so far this series. Damning statistics underline just how much he’s struggled, but they also expose a wider problem for the Australian Test team.

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Sam Konstas vs Jasprit Bumrah

The devastating danger Sam Konstas must conquer

Jasprit Bumrah is one of the most lethal bowlers to visit Australian shores. Sam Konstas will need to survive the Indian maestro’s biggest weapon – which could well be the teenager’s kryptonite.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 25: Sam Konstas of Australia looks on during an Australia Men's Test Squad training session at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 25, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Josh Chadwick/Getty Images)

‘Selectors’ fault’: Cummins reveals why pressure is off Konstas

As one of only a handful of Australians to have played a Test even younger than Sam Konstas, Aussie skipper Pat Cummins has alleviated some pressure from the teen debutant, while also revealing a positive injury update for his side.

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Australian batsman Sam Konstas prepares to bat in the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on December 24, 2024, ahead of the fourth cricket Test match between Australia and India starting December 26. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--

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The most extraordinary Test debut in 50 years

If Sam Konstas’ debut was noteworthy merely for him being a teenager, or it being on Boxing Day, or in a massive live series, it would be a big deal. All three puts his first game beyond anything we’ve seen for 50 years.

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Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green.

‘I wouldn’t sledge’: Aussie star’s warning to fired up Poms

England could dig into the traditional Australian cricketing playbook and bring a fiery attitude in the field this summer but one man set to play a vital Ashes role says it would be all for nothing.

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Alana King and Shane Warne.

One Spin King to another – how brilliant Alana uses Shane’s tricks

When Alana King was in primary school she met Shane Warne at a coaching camp … and, based on her career-best 7-18 at the World Cup, listened to every word.

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The man accused of inappropriately touching two Australian cricket stars has reportedly been revealed.

Man accused of inappropriately touching Aussie stars exposed

The boss of the players’ union has rejected a claim two Australian women’s cricketers broke protocol before they were “stalked” and “touched inappropriately” by a motorcyclist in India.

INDORE, INDIA - OCTOBER 25: Alana King of Australia (R) celebrates after taking the wicket of Marizanne Kapp of South Africa, caught by Kim Garth (L) during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between Australia and South Africa at Holkar Cricket Stadium on October 25, 2025 in Indore, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)

7-18!: King rips through South Africa in World Cup demolition

Spin queen Alana King spun circles around South Africa, taking a staggering seven wickets to lead Australia to a big victory – and set up a semi-final clash with India.

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Australia's Travis Head reacts after his dismissal during the third one-day international (ODI) men's cricket match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on October 25, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Shield return key to unlocking Head’s best for the Ashes

Greg Chappell describes Travis Head as the cricketer of the present and future, but it may be time to go back to the past to prepare him for the Ashes.

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Australia's Matt Renshaw walks from the field after he was dismissed during the one day international cricket match between Australia and India in Adelaide, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/James Elsby)

Renshaw on his Test chances after smashing half century

Matt Renshaw says his sole focus is on Queensland’s next Sheffield Shield clash after the Ashes hopeful smashed a half-century against India to remind selectors he’s ready to go should they pick him for the first Test next month.

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Sean Abbott at an Australian Cricket Team training session, held at Cazalys Stadium, Cairns. Australia will play South Africa in a T20 match at Cazalys Stadium on Saturday. Picture: Brendan Radke

Test bolter given strong Ashes hint amid fast bowling mystery

The Test dream for veteran paceman Sean Abbott is edging ever closer with selectors expected to pull him from Australia’s T20 series with India in the latest nod to his Ashes potential.

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Australia's Ashleigh Gardner , left, celebrates her century with Australia's Annabel Sutherland during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup cricket match between England and Australia at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, India, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Gardner and Sutherland save the day as Australia thump England

A brilliant all-round display from Annabel Sutherland and another ton from Ashleigh Gardner turned the tide for Australia as they took down England at the World Cup.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: Usman Khawaja of Australia is congratulated by teammate Marnus Labuschagne after scoring a half century during Day Three of the LV= Insurance Ashes 2nd Test match between England and Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground on June 30, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Chappell: Marnus can’t open, Smith shouldn’t be captain

Aussie great Greg Chappell has urged selectors not to use Marnus Labuschagne as an opener during the Ashes, earmarking a surprise choice to partner Usman Khawaja.

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Steve Smith and the new tech set to bring the best out of the champion batter.

Why Smith’s batting sessions will be beamed to the world

Steve Smith soon won’t have to worry about batting in a cage in New York. His nets sessions may be beamed around the globe thanks to the latest revolutionary technology.

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The next big things to watch in the Sheffield Shield.

Shield coaches reveal 30 nextgen stars and future Aussie players

A 20-year-old combination of Travis Head and David Warner, a future Queensland captain, and the 145kmh 19-year-old everyone is talking about. State coaches reveal the country’s next gen stars and their next Australia players.

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Pat Cummins on the track

See the pictures: Cummins’ first steps toward Ashes return

Pat Cummins has taken the first tentative steps toward letting rip in the Ashes, resuming training on Wednesday. See the pictures here.

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A look at the young guns coming through the system.

Coaches reveal 31 NextGen women’s stars, future Australia players

Australia’s women’s cricket team remain the country’s most dominant national outfit, and their sport’s apex predators. But with key personnel in their mid-30s regeneration is coming. The good news is, the talent stocks run deep.

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Scott Boland and Brendan Doggett.

Two of 471: The stat that haunts Australian cricket

Australia went for more than a century without fielding a male Indigenous Test cricketer. Soon, it could have two in the team, as early as this summer.

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Australia's captain Alyssa Healy ,right, celebrates with batting partner Phoebe Litchfield after scoring fifty runs during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Bangladesh at ACAÃ¢â‚¬â€œVDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, India, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Star sidelined as Australia’s World Cup campaign hits injury hurdle

Australia’s humming World Cup campaign in India has hit turbulence, with a superstar sidelined with a calf problem ahead of a heavyweight clash with arch-rivals England.

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HOBART, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 16: Jake Weatherald of Tasmania raises the bat after scoring a half century during day two of the Sheffield Shield match between Tasmania and Western Australia at Ninja Stadium, on October 16, 2025, in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

Weatherald firms for Ashes debut — but will it be in Perth?

Jake Weatherald has been backed to become the ultimate David Warner replacement and provide the aggression which has been lacking at the top of Australia’s batting order.

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Coach skips India series for secret Ashes meeting

Andrew McDonald will hand the reins over for the rest Australia’s one-day series against India to spearhead a secret Ashes-planning meeting between the most powerful cricket brains in the country.

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Marnus Labuschagne, Beau Webster and Cameron Green.

Experts’ consensus XI for first Ashes Test as three major calls loom

CODE Sports’ cricket experts have named their Australia XI for the first Ashes Test, but there’s three major decisions which could change the face of the summer. Have your say inside!

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Question marks surround Australia's Test team - and should force a delay in the squad naming.

Selectors urged into major Test squad rethink

Australian selectors have been urged to postpone their Ashes Test squad announcement as injuries and form concerns throw team balance into chaos.

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Australiaâs Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during the first one-day international cricket match between Australia and India in Perth on October 19, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--

Captain Marsh steers Australia to comfortable win in first ODI v India

Rain regularly interrupted India’s innings but it was Australia’s opening quick bowlers, Mitch Starc and Josh Hazlewood, who turned the screws – before skipper Mitch Marsh led the Aussies to a comfortable victory.

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Australian Teams

Australia's Steve Smith plays a shot against West Indies on day three of the second cricket Test match at the National Cricket Stadium in St. George's, Grenada, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Shastri: Why Smith needs to hold off retirement for crucial India test

Cricket fans have their minds on the upcoming Ashes but the experts are already throwing it forward, with Ravi Shastri declaring Steve Smith the key to Australia’s success in India 2027, if he can hold off retirement.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 16: Marnus Labuschagne of the Queensland Bulls celebrates bringing up his century during day two of the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and Queensland at Adelaide Oval, on October 16, 2025, in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)

Labuschagne firms for Ashes opener role, Green plan revealed

Australian selector George Bailey says he has no issues with Marnus Labuschagne shifting from No.3 for Queensland to open in the Ashes. Plus, the latest on Cam Green’s injury.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 17: Scott Boland of Victoria celebrates the dismissal of Ryan Hadley of New South Wales during day three of the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and New South Wales at CitiPower Centre on October 17, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

‘Not the Scott I know’: History behind Boland’s Shield send-off

Scott Boland has played down his uncharacteristic send-off to NSW batter Ollie Davies after inspiring a tense Shield win for Victoria with five wickets to put England on notice.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: Cameron Green of Australia celebrates a wicket during day one of the Second Test match in the series between Australia and South Africa at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Webster the only winner as Green injury blow rocks Aussie Ashes plans

The risk of Cameron Green breaking down in the middle of a Test could force Australia’s selectors into a contingency plan after the all-rounder’s latest injury setback.

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Adam Zampa, Matt Short, Kane Richardson

Short, Zampa, Richardson and the rise of the FIFO cricketer

Matt Short’s decision to move interstate while remaining a player for Victoria and Adelaide in the BBL exposes an extraordinary shift in how Australia’s elite cricketers now live and work.

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