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Heat call on lightning-fast debutant in rollicking BBL win
Injury to Shaheen Afridi leaves debutant Tom Balkin to bowl the final over, and the 21-year-old delivers to help Brisbane Heat to a seven-run BBL win over Adelaide Strikers.
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How the internet reacted to England winning the Boxing Day Test
The English swashed their buckles and came out on top in a Boxing Day Test that was played in fast-forward. Here's how the internet reacted.
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'Not really what you want': Batters and pitch pilloried after two-day MCG Test
After the first Test of the Ashes series sensationally ended in just two days, Cricket Australia hoped it wouldn't see that again for a century. It's happened again five weeks later.
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Australia belted, England vindicated and Test cricket wounded in MCG farce
As England deservedly celebrates a long-awaited Test win in Australia, everyone else involved counts the cost of a farcical and damaging two-day disaster at the MCG.
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Five quick hits: Bazball pays off despite injury woes as Marnus's misery continues
Bazball finally has its day in the Aussie sun as England's audacious tactics pay off despite another hit to its pace stocks. Here are the quick hits from day two at the MCG.
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Storm warning: Aussie wants to regain world number one status
Popular Australian Storm Hunter is back from injury and adamant she can return to the form that made her the world's top-ranked doubles player.
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England ends 5,468-day drought with Boxing Day Test win
England survives a nervy run chase to win its first Test match on Australian soil since 2011 in a manic two-day encounter in Melbourne.
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Ex-manager Redknapp's horse The Jukebox Man wins big race in thriller
Harry Redknapp is known for his long career as a football manager, but on Boxing Day his horse The Jukebox Man wins famous jumps race the King George VI Chase in one of the all-time great finishes.
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It's a scorcher outside in North Queensland — perfect for broomball
North Queenslanders have been playing the ice-based sport broomball for decades, but dwindling numbers and rising costs have players fearing it may be dying.
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Tim David injures hamstring as Hurricanes beat Scorchers
Hobart's title defence suffers a huge blow after star batter Tim David injures his hamstring in his team's four-wicket win over the Scorchers.