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Series won 3-0, but there were flops and stars in the Australian team

Series won 3-0, but there were flops and stars in the Australian team

It was a comfortable series win for Australia, but questions remain before this summer’s Ashes series. Here’s how the players rated.

15.07.2025 4

WA Today

Tom Decent

Series won 3-0, but there were flops and stars in the Australian team

Series won 3-0, but there were flops and stars in the Australian team

It was a comfortable series win for Australia, but questions remain before this summer’s Ashes series. Here’s how the players rated.

15.07.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

Series won 3-0, but there were flops and stars in the Australian team

Series won 3-0, but there were flops and stars in the Australian team

It was a comfortable series win for Australia, but questions remain before this summer’s Ashes series. Here’s how the players rated.

15.07.2025 7

The Age

Tom Decent

Series won 3-0, but there were flops and stars in the Australian team

Series won 3-0, but there were flops and stars in the Australian team

It was a comfortable series win for Australia, but questions remain before this summer’s Ashes series. Here’s how the players rated.

15.07.2025 2

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

Worst in 41 years: Konstas makes another duck in latest nightmare ahead of Ashes

Worst in 41 years: Konstas makes another duck in latest nightmare ahead of Ashes

Sam Konstas’ latest five-ball duck in the second innings of the third Test ended one of the most torrid tours by an Australian opening batsman in...

14.07.2025 9

WA Today

Tom Decent

Worst in 41 years: Konstas makes another duck in latest nightmare ahead of Ashes

Worst in 41 years: Konstas makes another duck in latest nightmare ahead of Ashes

Sam Konstas’ latest five-ball duck in the second innings of the third Test ended one of the most torrid tours by an Australian opening batsman in...

14.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

Worst in 41 years: Konstas makes another duck in latest nightmare ahead of Ashes

Worst in 41 years: Konstas makes another duck in latest nightmare ahead of Ashes

Sam Konstas’ latest five-ball duck in the second innings of the third Test ended one of the most torrid tours by an Australian opening batsman in...

14.07.2025 10

The Age

Tom Decent

Worst in 41 years: Konstas makes another duck in latest nightmare ahead of Ashes

Worst in 41 years: Konstas makes another duck in latest nightmare ahead of Ashes

Sam Konstas’ latest five-ball duck in the second innings of the third Test ended one of the most torrid tours by an Australian opening batsman in...

14.07.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

Why this could be Australia’s final Test tour of the West Indies

Why this could be Australia’s final Test tour of the West Indies

The once-mighty Caribbean team have fallen so far they may never again be scheduled to play five-day international matches against Australia.

11.07.2025 8

WA Today

Tom Decent

Why this could be Australia’s final Test tour of the West Indies

Why this could be Australia’s final Test tour of the West Indies

The once-mighty Caribbean team have fallen so far they may never again be scheduled to play five-day international matches against Australia.

11.07.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

Why this could be Australia’s final Test tour of the West Indies

Why this could be Australia’s final Test tour of the West Indies

The once-mighty Caribbean team have fallen so far they may never again be scheduled to play five-day international matches against Australia.

11.07.2025 7

The Age

Tom Decent

Why this could be Australia’s final Test tour of the West Indies

Why this could be Australia’s final Test tour of the West Indies

The once-mighty Caribbean team have fallen so far they may never again be scheduled to play five-day international matches against Australia.

11.07.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

Player ratings: How Australia’s Test stars fared in second Test victory against West Indies

Sam Konstas felt the heat in Grenada as Nathan Lyon edged close to Glenn McGrath’s career Test wicket tally. Here’s our player ratings from the...

07.07.2025 7

WA Today

Tom Decent

Player ratings: How Australia’s Test stars fared in second Test victory against West Indies

Sam Konstas felt the heat in Grenada as Nathan Lyon edged close to Glenn McGrath’s career Test wicket tally. Here’s our player ratings from the...

07.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

Player ratings: How Australia’s Test stars fared in second Test victory against West Indies

Sam Konstas felt the heat in Grenada as Nathan Lyon edged close to Glenn McGrath’s career Test wicket tally. Here’s our player ratings from the...

07.07.2025 8

The Age

Tom Decent

Player ratings: How Australia’s Test stars fared in second Test victory against West Indies

Sam Konstas felt the heat in Grenada as Nathan Lyon edged close to Glenn McGrath’s career Test wicket tally. Here’s our player ratings from the...

07.07.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

The Konstas conundrum: When will the golden boy of Australian cricket come good?

Sam Konstas’ 25 from 37 balls in the first innings of the second Test in Grenada was his second-highest Test score. Here’s what he did differently.

04.07.2025 10

WA Today

Tom Decent

The Konstas conundrum: When will the golden boy of Australian cricket come good?

Sam Konstas’ 25 from 37 balls in the first innings of the second Test in Grenada was his second-highest Test score. Here’s what he did differently.

04.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

The Konstas conundrum: When will the golden boy of Australian cricket come good?

Sam Konstas’ 25 from 37 balls in the first innings of the second Test in Grenada was his second-highest Test score. Here’s what he did differently.

04.07.2025 6

The Age

Tom Decent

The Konstas conundrum: When will the golden boy of Australian cricket come good?

Sam Konstas’ 25 from 37 balls in the first innings of the second Test in Grenada was his second-highest Test score. Here’s what he did differently.

04.07.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

Thirty-eight balls of torture: Konstas is stuck in two minds

Sam Konstas’ Caribbean campaign has begun with two single-digit scores and signs the young opener is battling more than just fast bowlers.

27.06.2025 8

WA Today

Tom Decent

Thirty-eight balls of torture: Konstas is stuck in two minds

Sam Konstas’ Caribbean campaign has begun with two single-digit scores and signs the young opener is battling more than just fast bowlers.

27.06.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

Thirty-eight balls of torture: Konstas is stuck in two minds

Sam Konstas’ Caribbean campaign has begun with two single-digit scores and signs the young opener is battling more than just fast bowlers.

27.06.2025 7

The Age

Tom Decent

Thirty-eight balls of torture: Konstas is stuck in two minds

Sam Konstas’ Caribbean campaign has begun with two single-digit scores and signs the young opener is battling more than just fast bowlers.

27.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

New cycle, old questions: Australia’s big ‘reset’ in the Caribbean

Australia’s three-Test tour of the West Indies shapes as a defining reset, with key selection calls ahead of a new WTC cycle and home Ashes.

20.06.2025 4

WA Today

Tom Decent

New cycle, old questions: Australia’s big ‘reset’ in the Caribbean

Australia’s three-Test tour of the West Indies shapes as a defining reset, with key selection calls ahead of a new WTC cycle and home Ashes.

20.06.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

New cycle, old questions: Australia’s big ‘reset’ in the Caribbean

Australia’s three-Test tour of the West Indies shapes as a defining reset, with key selection calls ahead of a new WTC cycle and home Ashes.

20.06.2025 4

The Age

Tom Decent

New cycle, old questions: Australia’s big ‘reset’ in the Caribbean

Australia’s three-Test tour of the West Indies shapes as a defining reset, with key selection calls ahead of a new WTC cycle and home Ashes.

20.06.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

It’s the race Australia’s swimmers never lose. Now the USA can smell blood

Mollie O’Callaghan claimed another win on Friday night, but Australia’s golden 4x100m freestyle relay streak could be under siege.

13.06.2025 9

WA Today

Tom Decent

It’s the race Australia’s swimmers never lose. Now the USA can smell blood

Mollie O’Callaghan claimed another win on Friday night, but Australia’s golden 4x100m freestyle relay streak could be under siege.

13.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

It’s the race Australia’s swimmers never lose. Now the USA can smell blood

Mollie O’Callaghan claimed another win on Friday night, but Australia’s golden 4x100m freestyle relay streak could be under siege.

13.06.2025 10

The Age

Tom Decent

It’s the race Australia’s swimmers never lose. Now the USA can smell blood

Mollie O’Callaghan claimed another win on Friday night, but Australia’s golden 4x100m freestyle relay streak could be under siege.

13.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

A rookie was picked to tour Sri Lanka but Glenn Maxwell wasn’t. Here’s why

This squad is less about next summer’s Ashes series and more about India in two years’ time.

09.01.2025 10

WA Today

Tom Decent

A rookie was picked to tour Sri Lanka but Glenn Maxwell wasn’t. Here’s why

09.01.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

A rookie was picked to tour Sri Lanka but Glenn Maxwell wasn’t. Here’s why

09.01.2025 6

The Age

Tom Decent

A rookie was picked to tour Sri Lanka but Glenn Maxwell wasn’t. Here’s why

This squad is less about next summer’s Ashes series and more about India in two years’ time.

09.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

The 10 moments that won Australia the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The group of Australian players who stood proudly on the SCG turf with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday afternoon had dreamed of dominating...

06.01.2025 7

WA Today

Tom Decent

The 10 moments that won Australia the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The group of Australian players who stood proudly on the SCG turf with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday afternoon had dreamed of dominating...

06.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

The 10 moments that won Australia the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The group of Australian players who stood proudly on the SCG turf with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday afternoon had dreamed of dominating...

06.01.2025 8

The Age

Tom Decent

The 10 moments that won Australia the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The group of Australian players who stood proudly on the SCG turf with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday afternoon had dreamed of dominating...

06.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

Whatever happened to benefit of the doubt? Why Kohli was given not out

There might not have been anyone at the SCG more confident than Steve Smith when it came to whether he got his fingers under a catch to remove...

03.01.2025 9

WA Today

Tom Decent

Whatever happened to benefit of the doubt? Why Kohli was given not out

There might not have been anyone at the SCG more confident than Steve Smith when it came to whether he got his fingers under a catch to remove...

03.01.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

Whatever happened to benefit of the doubt? Why Kohli was given not out

There might not have been anyone at the SCG more confident than Steve Smith when it came to whether he got his fingers under a catch to remove...

03.01.2025 20

The Age

Tom Decent

Whatever happened to benefit of the doubt? Why Kohli was given not out

There might not have been anyone at the SCG more confident than Steve Smith when it came to whether he got his fingers under a catch to remove...

03.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

Player ratings: Australia won the Test, but we’re giving the only 10/10 to an Indian player

Sam Konstas – Announced his arrival on the international stage with a breathtaking innings of 60 from 65 balls on day one. It was the most exciting...

30.12.2024 7

Brisbane Times

Tom Decent

Player ratings: Australia won the Test, but we’re giving the only 10/10 to an Indian player

Sam Konstas – Announced his arrival on the international stage with a breathtaking innings of 60 from 65 balls on day one. It was the most exciting...

30.12.2024 8

WA Today

Tom Decent

Player ratings: Australia won the Test, but we’re giving the only 10/10 to an Indian player

Sam Konstas – Announced his arrival on the international stage with a breathtaking innings of 60 from 65 balls on day one. It was the most exciting...

30.12.2024 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent

Player ratings: Australia won the Test, but we’re giving the only 10/10 to an Indian player

Sam Konstas – Announced his arrival on the international stage with a breathtaking innings of 60 from 65 balls on day one. It was the most exciting...

30.12.2024 3

The Age

Tom Decent

Who needs runs and who’s in a different class? Player ratings from the third Test

The third Test in Brisbane was heavily affected by rain and ended in a draw on the fifth day. Here’s how players from both teams rated. Usman...

18.12.2024 3

WA Today

Tom Decent

Who needs runs and who’s in a different class? Player ratings from the third Test

The third Test in Brisbane was heavily affected by rain and ended in a draw on the fifth day. Here’s how players from both teams rated. Usman...

18.12.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Decent