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The Latest Breaking News from Steve Smith

Steve Smith expects ‘seamless transition’ if he fills in for injured Pat Cummins as Australia’s Ashes captain

Smith is likely to captain Australia in the Ashes opener if Cummins fails to recover for the Perth curtain-raiser.

The Independent UK

Smith says move to opening will be no issue for Marnus

Steve Smith famously moved to open for Australia for four Tests in 2024 before moving back to No.4, but he says Marnus Labuschagne can make the switch.

AAP

Smith feeling fresh and back to his best after two hits

Steve Smith believes pre-seasons spent in New York are providing the perfect tonic for his batting, setting him up to score runs deeper into the Ashes series.

AAP

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England beware: terminally obsessed Marnus Labuschagne has gone back to basics

Australian batter, an evangelical Christian who believes this is all written out in advance, may force his way back for the Ashes

The Guardian - UK

"People found out we weren't The Beatles and that came back to haunt us": The curious case of the band whose career was derailed by a rumour

They were The Beatles – or so amillion record buyers thought in 1977

Louder

Doubt grows over Cummins' availability for Ashes

Pat Cummins' back injury hasn't healed enough to start bowling, as the Australia captain faces the prospect of missing the whole Ashes series.

AAP

Steve Smith obituary

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The Guardian - UK

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Australia boss casts doubt on Pat Cummins’ ability to play full role in Ashes

The series gets under way in Perth on November 21.

The Independent UK

Speed thrills: from Donald to Archer, why pace is a spectacle like no other

In a modern game peppered with sixes and slanted towards batters, we need the raw beauty of fast bowling more than ever

The Guardian - UK

Injured Cummins to play key part in Ashes: coach

Australia's captain Pat Cummins will play a key part in the Ashes series, though it may not be in all five Tests, coach Andrew McDonald says.

AAP

'Learn more from failure': Khawaja's advice for Konstas

Usman Khawaja says Sam Konstas must blaze his own trail to the top of Test cricket but insists the power of the mind and learning from failure is paramount.

AAP

‘I had a lighthearted crack at Steve Smith’: James Vince on the Ashes, sandpaper and his T20 Blast record

As he bids for a fourth Finals Day title, Hampshire’s captain is enjoying a new life in Dubai as a T20 freelancer with few regrets over his England career

The Guardian - UK

Hundred strugglers Welsh Fire earn unexpected double win over Birmingham Phoenix

Steve Smith secured an eight-wicket success in the evening to back up a 36-run triumph in the opening game.

The Independent UK

Smith wins, but fails to lick Tongue in Ashes preview

Fellow Aussies Riley Meredith and Chris Green have bowled Steve Smith's Welsh Fire to victory in the Hundred, but his contest with Josh Tongue caught the eye.

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No contest as Warner wins duel of illustrious Aussies

The evergreen David Warner has won player-of-the-match honours - and all the bragging rights - in his Hundred knock-out win over old pal Steve Smith.

The Independent UK

Joe Root’s appetite for runs impresses fellow ‘Fab Four’ member Kane Williamson

Root shows no sign of slowing down with 22 hundreds in his last 61 Tests

AAP

Steve Smith eclipsed by Ashes rivals in the Hundred

Australian great Steve Smith has savoured his debut in the Hundred, but it was a couple of his English Ashes rivals who stole the show at Headingley.

AAP

Warner's Hundred debut stalls as Spirit are downed

David Warner made a quiet debut in the Hundred, attracting few boos or cheers as he made nine runs in his team's heavy opening day defeat at Lord's.

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The Collapse of Consent

Can "Consent of the Governed" Sustain a Fractured Society?

The Independent UK

How Joe Root compares to greats after moving second on list of Test run-scorers

Sachin Tendulkar’s 15,921 runs remains the all-time Test record, with Root now 2,512 behind on 13,409.

The Independent UK

Steve Smith says England have ditched promise to be Test cricket’s entertainers before Ashes

England travel to Australia for The Ashes having deployed a more pragmatic approach in their summer series against India

The Guardian - UK

‘The Lions built this club’: watching the first Test at Ballymena RFC, home of Lions legends

The Northern Irish club that produced Willie John McBride and Syd Millar is steeped in the history of the Lions even if it has no players in the 2025 squad

International Business Times UK

Bradley Beal Snubbed the Lakers, Taking a Pay Cut to Join the Clippers — But Why?

Bradley Beal rejected the Lakers and gave up $14 million to join the Clippers, where he'll partner with James Harden and Kawhi Leonard on a team reshaping its title hopes.

AAP

England's The Hundred will have strong Aussie accent

The last recruitment phase for The Hundred has concluded with 24 Australians set to play in the latest edition of England's white-ball franchise competition.

The Guardian - AU

Cameron Green plays lone hand as Australia batting woes worsen in West Indies

Australia collapse under lights to reach 99 for 6 with a lead of 181 runs at stumps after bowlers on both sides wreak havoc on day two of the third Test

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