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    Australia is forging a first innings lead in the final Ashes cricket test against England in Sydney
     6 January 2026
    Australia is forging a first innings lead in the final Ashes cricket test against England in Sydney
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    The Auckland men have gone top of the T20 Super Smash table with a crushing 88-run win over the Volts on Eden Park's outer oval
    6 Jan: The Auckland men have gone top of the T20 Super Smash table with a crushing 88-run win over the Volts on Eden Park's outer oval... more
    England's catching continues to be an issue on Day 3 of the final Ashes test against Australia in Sydney
    6 Jan: England's catching continues to be an issue on Day 3 of the final Ashes test against Australia in Sydney... more
    The Volts have made a bright start chasing 201 to beat the Aces in their T20 Super Smash contest in Auckland
    6 Jan: The Volts have made a bright start chasing 201 to beat the Aces in their T20 Super Smash contest in Auckland... more
    England batter Joe Root's confident they can capitalise on tougher batting conditions on day three of the final Ashes cricket test at Sydney
    6 Jan: England batter Joe Root's confident they can capitalise on tougher batting conditions on day three of the final Ashes cricket test at Sydney... more
    Australia's made a strong start in reply to England's first innings 384 in the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney
    5 Jan: Australia's made a strong start in reply to England's first innings 384 in the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney... more
    Cantabrian Rohan Ware has beaten the best of Australia to win the men's singles title at the National Bowls Champs on home turf in Christchurch
    5 Jan: Cantabrian Rohan Ware has beaten the best of Australia to win the men's singles title at the National Bowls Champs on home turf in Christchurch... more
    Australian bowling coach Dan Vettori believes the omission of a specialist spinner for the fifth Ashes test at Sydney is an outlier, not the new norm
    5 Jan: Australian bowling coach Dan Vettori believes the omission of a specialist spinner for the fifth Ashes test at Sydney is an outlier, not the new norm... more
    More scheduling drama looms for cricket's ICC ahead of the men's T-20 World Cup starting next month in India and Sri Lanka
    5 Jan: More scheduling drama looms for cricket's ICC ahead of the men's T-20 World Cup starting next month in India and Sri Lanka... more
    The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui
    4 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui... more

     Most Popular Recent Cricket News
     22 Dec: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui +++++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Dec: A realistic reflection of the modern cricket calendar for Black Caps coach Rob Walter as he deals with a raft of injuries ++++++++++++++
     10 Dec: The West Indies are 92 for two at lunch after the first session of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Wellington +++++++++++++
     28 Dec: Ashes 2025: How the internet reacted to England winning the Boxing Day Test in two days ++++++++++++
     30 Dec: Auckland have beaten the wet weather and Wellington in men's Super Smash T20 cricket after a five-wicket win at the Basin Reserve +++++++++++
     11 Dec: Have we witnessed a rubber-and-leather glove cricketing revolution in the New Zealand test wicket-keeping ranks? +++++++++++
     14 Dec: A decision is looming for the Black Caps ahead of the third cricket test against the West Indies, which gets underway on Thursday at the Bay Oval whether to play Kyle Jamieson or not ++++++++++

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      6 Jan: Angel wings, feather boas and chemical burn as jane mcgrath day paints scg pink (Sydney Morning Herald)
      6 Jan: Ashes live: head closing in on century on day three at scg after stokes, labuschagne conflict (Sydney Morning Herald)
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      5 Jan: ‘we’re in the entertainment business’: ca boss frustrated by cricket’s bad light rules (Sydney Morning Herald)
      5 Jan: Aussie cricket great wakes from coma after ‘miraculous’ recovery (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Jan: He just dropped the mace: the thrilling finish to the melbourne derby that had the mcg rocking (Sydney Morning Herald)
      4 Jan: ‘it’s sad’: peter taylor laments first scg test spin snub in 138 years (Sydney Morning Herald)
      4 Jan: Bondi shooting heroes and victims join sydney’s elite at scg ashes test (Sydney Morning Herald)
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