Sydney-born but Blighty holds sway

Chloe Saltau Sam Robson is earning plaudits and maybe a Test chance in England.

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Perfect Ashes opener, but Robson's happy playing in England

Chloe Saltau Sam Robson's boyhood hero was Michael Slater, who played grade cricket in Sydney with his father, Jim, and made an exhilarating entrance to Test cricket on the Ashes tour 20 years ago.

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Cummins ready to come out swinging

Chloe Saltau Pat Cummins will take another step along the painstaking path back to international cricket when he joins the Australia A squad in Britain this winter.

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Cummins to change action on road back

Chloe Saltau Pat Cummins will join the Australia A squad in the UK this winter.

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Place in BBL as expansion team may be the big hope

Chloe Saltau Renegades could not be moved to Geelong for fear of devaluing new media rights deal.

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MCG access still on agenda

Chloe Saltau Solution to long-running dispute between cricket and football over access to MCG no closer.

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CA ponders one-day carnival

Chloe Saltau A plan to reinvent the domestic one-day competition as a stand-alone carnival in October, which would have implications for Australia's Ashes preparation, is being considered by Cricket Australia.

It's time to get baggy green out of storage

Chloe Saltau Chris Rogers remembers almost nothing of his only Test, except that he ripped his baggy green cap because it was so tight it was giving him a headache.

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Rogers back in vogue

Chloe Saltau Chris Rogers remembers almost nothing of his only Test, except that he ripped his baggy green cap because it was so tight it was giving him a headache.

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Lyon relishes chance to work with MacGill

Chloe Saltau Nathan Lyon says his decision to move from South Australia to NSW is more about family than cricket, but he will relish the chance to work more closely with captain Michael Clarke and new spin mentor...

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Rogers recovers from near cull to get call-up

Chloe Saltau Victorian coach Greg Shipperd has admitted the pressure to produce new Australian players almost prompted the state to cut Chris Rogers from its contract list last year.

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Paceman Harris sure he'll be ready for Ashes tour

Chloe Saltau Ryan Harris receives encouraging results from a scan of his heel.

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Faulkner to cap breakthrough year and bring venom to XI

Chloe Saltau Ashes tourist James Faulkner believes he is capable of holding down the No.7 spot against England, and won't be a shrinking violet if he gets the chance.

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Junction revamp stalled

Chloe Saltau This is cricket's vision for a redeveloped Junction Oval, and a solution to the impasse with the AFL over access to the MCG, but for the moment it is stuck on the canvas.

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Longer contract list reveals void at top

Chloe Saltau Based on recent performances are there really 20 cricketers in the country deserving of national deals?

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Khawaja in from cold as prospect for Test team

Chloe Saltau He was the only fit member of Australia's ramshackle squad who didn't play a Test in India. His drive and work ethic were questioned.

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Khawaja in mix for an Ashes recall

Chloe Saltau He was the only fit member of the ramshackle squad who didn't play a Test in India.

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Young Bull reported for suspect bowling action

Chloe Saltau Young Queensland seamer Cameron Gannon has been reported for a suspect bowling action and will undergo bio-mechanical testing.

Argus: we can still be No.1

Chloe Saltau Don Argus says no quick fix for the problems laid bare in India, and implores selectors and administrators to ''hold their steel''.

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Selectors on right path in overhaul despite bumps in the road, says Argus

Chloe Saltau Don Argus, whose review of Australian cricket charted a course back to world domination, says there is no quick fix for the problems laid bare in India, and implored selectors and administrators to...