Steve Smith
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Australian cricket
Australia still trying to ‘unlock’ Smith as a Twenty20 player
The spotlight has returned to Steve Smith’s place in Australia’s Twenty20 side following an embarrassing batting collapse on the way to a series victory.
- by Malcolm Conn
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Steve Smith puts designer Vaucluse pad up for grabs
If the Aussie Test legend ever tires of cricket, he’d do well as a home renovation flipper.
- by Lucy Macken
‘No concerns from me’: Smith raring to go on batting paradise
His Test form has been patchy over the last two years, but Steve Smith won’t be losing any sleep over it heading into the first Test against Pakistan.
- by Tom Decent
Pakistan tour concerns after Smith left ‘spaced out’ by concussion
The Australian star was still struggling on Monday after a spectacular fielding leap went wrong at the SCG on Sunday night.
- by Malcolm Conn
‘Bureaucratic madness’: Sixers hope spotlight on Steve Smith fiasco will force rule changes
Steve O’Keefe and Greg Shipperd believe the backlash from the decision to block Steve Smith from making a late BBL cameo will mean similar situations never happen again.
- by Christian Nicolussi
No ‘Stephano Smitherino’, no hope: Scorchers deny decimated Sixers three-peat
After hobbling into the Big Bash final against the Perth Scorchers, the Sixers made a dream start but ran out of steam to lose by 79 runs.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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Big Bash
Steve Smith fiasco continues as Philippe ruled out of BBL final
The Sydney Sixers have failed in a last ditch bid to have Steve Smith play in Wednesday night’s BBL final after star Josh Philippe was ruled out with COVID-19
- by Malcolm Conn
‘Are you kidding me’: Border furious at Steve Smith BBL snub
Allan Border has led a chorus of condemnation over the Big Bash’s refusal to let Steve Smith play for the Sydney Sixers.
- by Malcolm Conn
‘It’s sad for cricket’: Big Bash snub for Steve Smith
The Australian Test star has been refused permission to play in the BBL for the Sixers after opposing teams used a new COVID-19 rule to block him.
- by Malcolm Conn
Opinion
The Ashes
Cliffhanger proves Ashes are alive even in a dead rubber
A dead rubber overflowing with life, a draw from the top drawer.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
The Ashes
How the mythology behind Test captaincy led to Oscar-worthy drama
It was only during the Steve Waugh captaincy, when myths were carefully studied, repackaged and concocted, that the role acquired its self-serious mystique.
- by Malcolm Knox