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Queensland into Shield final after draw with SA

Queensland's draw with South Australia will be enough to secure the Bulls a spot in the Sheffield Shield final if other results fall their way.

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Queensland close in on Shield win despite Tas fightback

Queensland should beat Tasmania before lunch on Sunday after restricting the home side at Bellerive on day three of their must-win Sheffield Shield match.

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Head hopes he won't need to repeat Galle heroics

Travis Head's part-time offspin sparkled on Australia's last visit to Sri Lanka, but he's hopeful he won't be required to send down any overs this time.

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O'Keefe backs Connolly as bolter for Sri Lanka call-up

If retired Test spinner Steve O'Keefe has his wish, young gun Cooper Connolly will be on the plane to Sri Lanka less than a year after his first-class debut.

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Swepson stars as Bulls pip Victoria in Shield thriller

Queensland have notched their first win of the Sheffield Shield season following match-winning bowling displays from Mitch Swepson and Mark Steketee.

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Harris fails but Vics fight against Bulls in Shield

Queensland legspinner Mitch Swepson took four wickets before a Victorian fightback on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield match at The Gabba.

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Patterson feared he'd played last first-class game

Former Test batter Kurtis Patterson ran out for only his second first-class match in a year when NSW hosted Queensland in the Sheffield Shield.

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Swepson snares 5-39 as Queensland crush Vics in Shield

Victoria have lost 3-0 in the space of seven balls as Queensland wrapped up a Sheffield Shield win by an innings and 104 runs in South Mackay.

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Short ton salvages Victoria in Shield clash with Qld

Victoria were shaky to begin their Sheffield Shield match with Queensland before Matt Short helped them save face with a fourth first-class century.

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Australian debutant Matthew Kuhnemann says second Test a 'tug-of-war' with India in Delhi, and day three will be critical

In less than a week, Matthew Kuhnemann has gone from state cricket for Queensland to opening the bowling in a Test match in Delhi — the debutant says the faith put in him by captain Pat Cummins has been crucial as he and the team prepare for a vital day…

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Ashton Agar's omission from Australia's Test XI against India in Delhi comes under fire

The decision to overlook Ashton Agar for the second Test against India is challenged, after Australian selectors opted to play Matthew Kuhnemann as one of three spinners in Delhi.

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Australia set for another spin Test against India as Border-Gavaskar Trophy heads to fortress Delhi

Amidst the smog of Delhi, Australia has to find a formula to beat India at a venue where they have not lost since 1987, or risk handing India a 2-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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Matthew Kuhnemann relaxed about potential Test debut for Australia against India

Inside the space of a week, Matthew Kuhnemann may go from playing a Sheffield Shield match in front of a handful of spectators to making his Test debut for Australia in front of a parochial Indian crowd.

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Former Test opener Ed Cowan says first Test loss to India shows 'how far away' Australia is, requiring immediate changes

Former Test opener Ed Cowan says the loss in Nagpur shows how far Australia is from the mark in Indian conditions — he calls for Travis Head to come in for the second Test, and a bolter from outside the squad who is being flown in.

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Heat bowlers too good for Strikers in BBL

The Strikers looked in control with their attack restricting the Heat, but Adelaide's batters were not up to the task and fell 17 runs short at home in the BBL.

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Australia names Marcus Harris in Test squad to face West Indies, Mitch Swepson omitted

Australia names a 13-player squad for the Test series against West Indies, with back-up spinner Mitch Swepson missing out and Marcus Harris maintaining a spot.

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NSW fight back in Shield against Bulls

NSW finished the opening day of their Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland on 9-246 after the Bulls' pacemen had them on the ropes at 3-16 early.

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Nathan Lyon shines with five wickets on day one of first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle

Nathan Lyon's first five-wicket haul in Sri Lanka since his debut Test innings helps skittle the hosts on the first day in Galle, before Australia loses three big guns from its top order.

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Holland on verge of Test return in Galle

Australia could hand Jon Holland a shock recall to Test cricket if he recovers from a finger injury in time for the series opener against Sri Lanka in Galle.

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Quick Richardson omitted from CA contracts

An Ashes hero in December, fast bowler Jhye Richardson has been omitted from Cricket Australia's contract list due to the rise of Scott Boland.

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam scores first Test century in two years as hosts end day four of second Test trailing by 313 runs

Pakistan captain Babar Azam scored his first Test ton in more than two years on day four to give his side hope of making it out of the second Test in Karachi with at least a draw.

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Australia does not enforce follow-on, builds 489-run lead after Mitchell Starc helps dismiss Pakistan for 148

Australia is 489 runs ahead after day three of the second Test in Karachi, thanks largely to a session of devastating reverse-swing bowling that skittled Pakistan for just 148 runs. But it still was not enough to get Pat Cummins to enforce the follow-on.

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Mitch Swepson to make debut in second Test against Pakistan

Queensland leg-spinner Mitch Swepson will play the second Test against Pakistan, with seamer Josh Hazlewood making way.

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