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10,000km away from footy finals, Australia's cricketers begin World Cup preparation

Australian stand-in ODI captain Mitchell Marsh will play his 100th game today as Australia formally commence preparing for next year's ODI World Cup in southern Africa.

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Pakistan deducted 11 points in World Test Championship for slow over-rate against England

Pakistan were deducted 11 ⁠points in the World Test Championship and their ‌players docked 50% of their ‌match fees due to ‌a slow over-rate during last ‌week's test against England ‌in Birmingham, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on ‌Monday.

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Ricky Ponting admits growth of cricket in USA has underwhelmed him

Ricky Ponting said the growth of cricket in the United ⁠States has not been as fast as he expected, but he still sees potential with the U.S. national ‌team becoming more competitive, and the sport set to feature in ‌the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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NSW Cricket slams private investment as a 'threat' to grassroots cricket

Cricket New South Wales criticised Cricket Australia's decision to proceed with ⁠private investment in the Big Bash leagues on Wednesday, warning that the move could reduce funding ‌for grassroots cricket and weaken the sport's long-term development.

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MCG undergoes final NFL preparations as expected crowd approaches 100,000

The growing popularity of American football in Australia will see the NFL play a regular-season game there for the first time when a sellout crowd packs into the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Kiwi international Chapman downgrades contract to play BBL

New Zealand batter Mark Chapman has ⁠moved to a casual contract for the 2026-27 season, ‌the country's cricket board (NZC) said on ‌Tuesday, allowing him to ‌play in Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) ‌while remaining available for international ‌selection.

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Fancy buying the Melbourne Renegades? BBL privatisation is now underway

Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday that private investment would be introduced into the Big Bash League (BBL) ⁠from the 2027-28 season, starting with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades Twenty20 franchise.

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650 people and 60 tons of cargo: the epic logistical operation bringing NFL to the MCG

When the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers run onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in a week's time, they will be the final pieces in ⁠a giant logistical puzzle that the National Football League has plotted for nearly two years as part of a greater mission to convert the world to American football.

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Brydon Carse axed from England squad for second Test after nightclub incident

Brydon Carse has been withdrawn from the second Test against Pakistan, while an incident outside a nightclub is investigated by the Cricket Regulator, in the latest off-field setback for England.

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England bowler Brydon Carse being investigated after nightclub incident, says ECB

England fast ⁠bowler Brydon Carse is being investigated over ‌an incident in Derby ‌on Saturday night, ‌the England and ‌Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on ‌Sunday.

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Mr Cricket to coach England's batters in the Ashes?! Hussey refuses to rule it out

Former Australia test stalwart Mike Hussey said he would consider a role helping England with their ⁠batting for next year's Ashes series after an "off-the-cuff" approach from Stephen Fleming.