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Bookies targeted three other IPL players: report

Chloe Saltau An Indian newspaper has reported that former Australian Test batsman Brad Hodge immediately refused an invitation to a party at which a bookie intended to rope him into the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

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Coaches 'let issues reach crisis'

Chloe Saltau Player representatives say team management to blame for issues reaching crisis point.

New ball game for female cricketers

Chloe Saltau After years of putting jobs, relationships and lives on hold for their sport, Australia's world-beating female cricketers are about to take a big leap towards professionalism.

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Saddened Gilchrist demands life bans for cheats

Chloe Saltau Former wicketkeeper says ignorance and naivete can no longer be used as an excuse.

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Lots of lessons in homework saga: CA boss

Chloe Saltau James Sutherland opens up on 'homework' debacle in India, Cricket Australia's relationship with Channel Nine and Tim May's removal from an ICC committee.

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Tait exploring legal options

Chloe Saltau A distressed Shaun Tait says he is exploring his legal options after Delhi police cleared him of involvement in IPL spot-fixing scandal.

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Ousted May calls for an end to 'stand-over tactics'

Chloe Saltau Tim May, ousted from an ICC committee following allegations of pressure from India, says it's time someone "stood up to the cancer of stand-over tactics" that defines the governing body.

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Ousted May slams ICC 'cancer'

Chloe Saltau Tim May, ousted from an ICC committee, says it is time someone "stood up to the cancer of stand-over tactics" that defines cricket's governing body.

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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.

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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Renegades on outer over costs

Chloe Saltau Cricket Victoria has declared it will no longer foot the bill for the financially embattled Melbourne Renegades.

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Younger Marsh learns his lessons, looks forward

Chloe Saltau But Mitchell Marsh still feels his lapses of the past year were blown out of proportion.

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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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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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MacGill, Mallett to spin Australia in a new direction

Chloe Saltau Stuart MacGill was bamboozled by so many coaches during his career that he has become one. Ashley Mallett was so critical of Cricket Australia's spin program that he has been invited to join it.

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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.