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Phil Lutton

Phil Lutton is the sports editor for brisbanetimes.com.au.

Cricket

Australia turns to veterans to plug the experience gap for Ashes

Phil Lutton Australian selectors have turned to veterans to lead the charge for the Ashes, putting their faith in batsman Chris Rogers and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin as they revealed the 16-man squad to tour...

Khawaja out but not down: Lehmann

Phil Lutton Queensland Bulls coach Darren Lehmann says Usman Khawaja is disappointed with his axing from the Test squad but remains determined to work his way back to the national side.

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Cricket

Howard admits to Watson/Clarke rift

Phil Lutton Cricket Australia’s general manager of team performance, Pat Howard, has questioned Shane Watson’s commitment to the national side, describing the vice captain as only ‘sometimes’ a team player.

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Bulls say Khawaja wouldn't have sacrificed Test on purpose

Phil Lutton Usman Khawaja can't get a bat so Queensland's chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns has gone in for him, saying he fails to believe the 26-year-old would have knowingly put his Test comeback in jeopardy.

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Monk reinforces 'toxic' claims

Phil Lutton OLYMPIAN Kenrick Monk says he's not surprised the team atmosphere at the London Games was labelled ''toxic'' and has lifted the lid on a litany of blunders leading into Australia's worst effort in...

Swimming

Things can only get better

Stathi Paxinos and Phil Lutton Integrity panel to be announced on Thursday to investigate incidents in swimming reports.

Swimming

Elite squad 'not pampered brats'

Phil Lutton JAMES MAGNUSSEN'S coach, Brant Best, has defended the nation's swimmers, saying they weren't lacking in heart and some were simply guilty of trying too hard at the London Games.

Cricket

Burns itching to pick up the bat at the Gabba

Phil Lutton Australia's T20 against the West Indies in Brisbane has been decried as a fizzer, although nobody has told Joe Burns, the Queensland batsman who hopes to make every every post count in the twilight...

Live cricket commentary - Australia v West Indies, only T20, The Gabba

Phil Lutton Real-time coverage of the only Twenty20 international between Australia and the West Indies from the Gabba.

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Cricket

Redemption as West Indies salvage pride

Phil Lutton The end of the Australian summer arrived at 10.03pm (11.03pm in the southern states) on a Wednesday night in Brisbane.

Live cricket commentary: Australia v Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI, Gabba

Phil Lutton Real-time coverage of the one-day international at the Gabba.

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A-League

Wanderers claw game from toothless Roar

Phil Lutton GIVEN the status quo of the Brisbane Roar, this could only be classed as an improvement. But as the unshakeable confidence and slick football that defined their years of dominance continues to...

Live BBL: Heat v Sixers

Phil Lutton Live BBL: Heat v Sixers

Cricket

Opportunity finally knocks for Cutting

Phil Lutton It seems Ben Cutting can't buy a game with an Australian side in any form of the game, but the Queensland fast bowler will only have to wait a few more days before getting his opportunity.

Cricket

Tough customer given his chance

Phil Lutton Victorian Rob Quiney, a blue-collar cricketer about to add a baggy green to his work uniform, believes his forging in Sheffield Shield cricket holds him in good stead to thwart a stacked South...

Cricket

Lyon looks likely option for spin-friendly Gabba

Phil Lutton AN EARLY meeting between the Australians and the Gabba groundsman has given Nathan Lyon the inside alley for the first Test, but coach Mickey Arthur will reserve the right to brandish four quicks...

Cricket

Battle-ready Quiney relishing Test chance

Phil Lutton VICTORIAN Rob Quiney, a blue-collar cricketer about to add a baggy green hat to his work uniform, believes his battle-hardened forging in Shield cricket holds him in good stead to thwart a stacked...