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Category: Australia

June 25, 2019 Australia / England

Shall we all just agree to blame James Vince for absolutely everything forever?

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 32, Australia v England

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June 20, 2019 Australia / Bangladesh

Which ball was the best ball out of Glenn Maxwell’s magnificent 10-ball innings

3 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 26, Australia v Bangladesh

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June 13, 2019 Australia / Pakistan

Mohammad Amir: the most intermittently magnificent bowler in the world

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 17, Australia v Pakistan

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June 6, 2019 Australia / West Indies

Are the West Indies going to try and bounce the shit out of you? Wonder no more. Just consult this handy guide

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 10, Australia v West Indies

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June 1, 2019 Afghanistan / Australia

Steve Smith: the most despicable cricketer in the entire world

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May 16, 2019 Australia

Matt Renshaw has given a first-hand account of that time he had to retire hurt because of the wild shits

2 minute readMatt Renshaw had to retire hurt because he had the wild shits once. You may remember it because it was an instance of an international cricketer retiring hurt because he had the wild shits. Renshaw spoke about the experience on The Final Word podcast this week. (The Final Word is

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April 10, 2019 Australia / County cricket

Did Cameron Bancroft just say “the Durham County Cricket Club”?

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March 22, 2019 Australia

David Warner’s beard is probably worth talking about at least just a little bit

< 1 minute readDavid Warner looks like the top half of his head spent a year at home and the bottom half of his head spent a year in the literal wilderness. The top half of the head has been drinking frappuccinos and eating plenty of vegetables. The bottom half of the head

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March 9, 2019 Australia / Cricket computer games | reviews, previews and downloads | PC, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii / England

Rejoice! Cricket 19 is coming out on PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch and player likenesses are still slightly funny

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February 4, 2019 Australia / Extras

Unofficial snack food of the Australian national cricket team

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