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Brisbane Times

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The hard truths that show England will struggle to win the Ashes

The hard truths that show England will struggle to win the Ashes

This was meant to be the series in which England evolved from entertainers to winners. It didn’t happen.

05.08.2025 9

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

The hard truths that show England will struggle to win the Ashes

The hard truths that show England will struggle to win the Ashes

This was meant to be the series in which England evolved from entertainers to winners. It didn’t happen.

05.08.2025 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

The hard truths that show England will struggle to win the Ashes

The hard truths that show England will struggle to win the Ashes

This was meant to be the series in which England evolved from entertainers to winners. It didn’t happen.

05.08.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

The hard truths that show England will struggle to win the Ashes

The hard truths that show England will struggle to win the Ashes

This was meant to be the series in which England evolved from entertainers to winners. It didn’t happen.

05.08.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Ben Stokes thinks he’s superman, but his body is falling apart with the Ashes in sight

Ben Stokes thinks he’s superman, but his body is falling apart with the Ashes in sight

Ben Stokes is the world’s leading all-rounder and England’s inspirational captain, but he has bowled himself into the ground against India and now...

31.07.2025 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Ben Stokes thinks he’s superman, but his body is falling apart with the Ashes in sight

Ben Stokes thinks he’s superman, but his body is falling apart with the Ashes in sight

Ben Stokes is the world’s leading all-rounder and England’s inspirational captain, but he has bowled himself into the ground against India and now...

31.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Ben Stokes thinks he’s superman, but his body is falling apart with the Ashes in sight

Ben Stokes thinks he’s superman, but his body is falling apart with the Ashes in sight

Ben Stokes is the world’s leading all-rounder and England’s inspirational captain, but he has bowled himself into the ground against India and now...

31.07.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Ben Stokes thinks he’s superman, but his body is falling apart with the Ashes in sight

Ben Stokes thinks he’s superman, but his body is falling apart with the Ashes in sight

Ben Stokes is the world’s leading all-rounder and England’s inspirational captain, but he has bowled himself into the ground against India and now...

31.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Spare us the whinging, England. The only thing embarrassing about Old Trafford was your tantrum

Spare us the whinging, England. The only thing embarrassing about Old Trafford was your tantrum

England are happy and jovial when things go their way, but sulky and childish when they don’t. It won’t help them one bit in the Ashes.

28.07.2025 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Spare us the whinging, England. The only thing embarrassing about Old Trafford was your tantrum

Spare us the whinging, England. The only thing embarrassing about Old Trafford was your tantrum

England are happy and jovial when things go their way, but sulky and childish when they don’t. It won’t help them one bit in the Ashes.

28.07.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Spare us the whinging, England. The only thing embarrassing about Old Trafford was your tantrum

Spare us the whinging, England. The only thing embarrassing about Old Trafford was your tantrum

England are happy and jovial when things go their way, but sulky and childish when they don’t. It won’t help them one bit in the Ashes.

28.07.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Spare us the whinging, England. The only thing embarrassing about Old Trafford was your tantrum

Spare us the whinging, England. The only thing embarrassing about Old Trafford was your tantrum

England are happy and jovial when things go their way, but sulky and childish when they don’t. It won’t help them one bit in the Ashes.

28.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Have England turned nasty in pursuit of the Ashes?

From a battery of fast bowlers to premeditated sledging, Lord’s told us that England will do whatever it takes to win the urn.

18.07.2025 4

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Have England turned nasty in pursuit of the Ashes?

From a battery of fast bowlers to premeditated sledging, Lord’s told us that England will do whatever it takes to win the urn.

18.07.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Have England turned nasty in pursuit of the Ashes?

From a battery of fast bowlers to premeditated sledging, Lord’s told us that England will do whatever it takes to win the urn.

18.07.2025 5

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Have England turned nasty in pursuit of the Ashes?

From a battery of fast bowlers to premeditated sledging, Lord’s told us that England will do whatever it takes to win the urn.

18.07.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Pink-ball Tests can be a lottery. This one hurt Test cricket

The souped-up pink Dukes ball, a desperately poor West Indian top order and a fired-up Mitchell Starc made for a perfect storm.

16.07.2025 9

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Pink-ball Tests can be a lottery. This one hurt Test cricket

The souped-up pink Dukes ball, a desperately poor West Indian top order and a fired-up Mitchell Starc made for a perfect storm.

16.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Pink-ball Tests can be a lottery. This one hurt Test cricket

The souped-up pink Dukes ball, a desperately poor West Indian top order and a fired-up Mitchell Starc made for a perfect storm.

16.07.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Pink-ball Tests can be a lottery. This one hurt Test cricket

The souped-up pink Dukes ball, a desperately poor West Indian top order and a fired-up Mitchell Starc made for a perfect storm.

16.07.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Cummins hits team reset button after Australia fail at Lord’s

Pat Cummins called for the “reset” button after Australia failed to defend their crown, and that spells trouble at the selection table

14.06.2025 9

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Cummins hits team reset button after Australia fail at Lord’s

Pat Cummins called for the “reset” button after Australia failed to defend their crown, and that spells trouble at the selection table

14.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Cummins hits team reset button after Australia fail at Lord’s

Pat Cummins called for the “reset” button after Australia failed to defend their crown, and that spells trouble at the selection table

14.06.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Cummins hits team reset button after Australia fail at Lord’s

Pat Cummins called for the “reset” button after Australia failed to defend their crown, and that spells trouble at the selection table

14.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Star of Sandpapergate gives Australia a Test batting lesson

Aiden Markram hasn’t just put own name in lights - he’s placed a figurative interrogation lamp on an Australian top six now shorn of Steve Smith.

13.06.2025 9

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Star of Sandpapergate gives Australia a Test batting lesson

Aiden Markram hasn’t just put own name in lights - he’s placed a figurative interrogation lamp on an Australian top six now shorn of Steve Smith.

13.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Star of Sandpapergate gives Australia a Test batting lesson

Aiden Markram hasn’t just put own name in lights - he’s placed a figurative interrogation lamp on an Australian top six now shorn of Steve Smith.

13.06.2025 9

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Star of Sandpapergate gives Australia a Test batting lesson

Aiden Markram hasn’t just put own name in lights - he’s placed a figurative interrogation lamp on an Australian top six now shorn of Steve Smith.

13.06.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Australia’s fragile batters leave door open for South Africa - and selectors

If this game has been the ultimate Test, as billed by its promoters, then Australia’s increasingly fragile batting lineup has largely failed its...

12.06.2025 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Australia’s fragile batters leave door open for South Africa - and selectors

If this game has been the ultimate Test, as billed by its promoters, then Australia’s increasingly fragile batting lineup has largely failed its...

12.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Australia’s fragile batters leave door open for South Africa - and selectors

If this game has been the ultimate Test, as billed by its promoters, then Australia’s increasingly fragile batting lineup has largely failed its...

12.06.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Australia’s fragile batters leave door open for South Africa - and selectors

If this game has been the ultimate Test, as billed by its promoters, then Australia’s increasingly fragile batting lineup has largely failed its...

12.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Big Ange entranced as 14 wickets tumble at Lord’s on day one

A day’s Test cricket at Lord’s may have brought some tranquility for Ange Postecoglou, but there was little of the sort for the batters. This...

11.06.2025 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Big Ange entranced as 14 wickets tumble at Lord’s on day one

A day’s Test cricket at Lord’s may have brought some tranquility for Ange Postecoglou, but there was little of the sort for the batters. This...

11.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Big Ange entranced as 14 wickets tumble at Lord’s on day one

A day’s Test cricket at Lord’s may have brought some tranquility for Ange Postecoglou, but there was little of the sort for the batters. This...

11.06.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Big Ange entranced as 14 wickets tumble at Lord’s on day one

A day’s Test cricket at Lord’s may have brought some tranquility for Ange Postecoglou, but there was little of the sort for the batters. This...

11.06.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Illicit drugs can attract a four-year ban, but Rabada only got a month. This is why

There is a lot of flex in global rules about illicit drug use among athletes. Former WADA director-general David Howman explains why

06.05.2025 6

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Illicit drugs can attract a four-year ban, but Rabada only got a month. This is why

There is a lot of flex in global rules about illicit drug use among athletes. Former WADA director-general David Howman explains why

06.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Illicit drugs can attract a four-year ban, but Rabada only got a month. This is why

There is a lot of flex in global rules about illicit drug use among athletes. Former WADA director-general David Howman explains why

06.05.2025 6

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Illicit drugs can attract a four-year ban, but Rabada only got a month. This is why

There is a lot of flex in global rules about illicit drug use among athletes. Former WADA director-general David Howman explains why

06.05.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Bleed for the Bulls: What really happened behind the Khawaja blow-up

The row between Usman Khawaja and the Queensland Cricket boss raised eyebrows around the country, in large part because it showed a rare level of...

25.03.2025 4

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Bleed for the Bulls: What really happened behind the Khawaja blow-up

The row between Usman Khawaja and the Queensland Cricket boss raised eyebrows around the country, in large part because it showed a rare level of...

25.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Bleed for the Bulls: What really happened behind the Khawaja blow-up

The row between Usman Khawaja and the Queensland Cricket boss raised eyebrows around the country, in large part because it showed a rare level of...

25.03.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Bleed for the Bulls: What really happened behind the Khawaja blow-up

The row between Usman Khawaja and the Queensland Cricket boss raised eyebrows around the country, in large part because it showed a rare level of...

25.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Why Baird and Greenberg will make or break Saudi T20 league

If a Saudi-backed global Twenty20 League is ever going to take off, Cricket Australia’s new chief executive Todd Greenberg and chair Mike Baird will...

17.03.2025 5

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Why Baird and Greenberg will make or break Saudi T20 league

If a Saudi-backed global Twenty20 League is ever going to take off, Cricket Australia’s new chief executive Todd Greenberg and chair Mike Baird will...

17.03.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Why Baird and Greenberg will make or break Saudi T20 league

If a Saudi-backed global Twenty20 League is ever going to take off, Cricket Australia’s new chief executive Todd Greenberg and chair Mike Baird will...

17.03.2025 8

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Why Baird and Greenberg will make or break Saudi T20 league

If a Saudi-backed global Twenty20 League is ever going to take off, Cricket Australia’s new chief executive Todd Greenberg and chair Mike Baird will...

17.03.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

TikTok batting or ticktock batting? Konstas’ fight to open for Australia at Lord’s

In many ways, Sam Konstas’ future in Test cricket will be defined by the sorts of shots that don’t become viral clips.

10.03.2025 7

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

TikTok batting or ticktock batting? Konstas’ fight to open for Australia at Lord’s

In many ways, Sam Konstas’ future in Test cricket will be defined by the sorts of shots that don’t become viral clips.

10.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig