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Australia's made a strong start in reply to England's first innings 384 in the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney

5 January 2026

Australia's made a strong start in reply to England's first innings 384 in the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney

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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

England's top three are all back in the pavilion within the opening 90 minutes of the fifth and final Ashes test in Sydney
	4 Jan: England's top three are all back in the pavilion within the opening 90 minutes of the fifth and final Ashes test in Sydney... more

The Central Hinds have claimed a second win over the Canterbury Magicians in three days to move into third on the women's Super Smash ladder
	3 Jan: The Central Hinds have claimed a second win over the Canterbury Magicians in three days to move into third on the women's Super Smash ladder... more

The Central Stags are looking to get their Super Smash title defence back on track in Nelson this afternoon
	3 Jan: The Central Stags are looking to get their Super Smash title defence back on track in Nelson this afternoon... more

The Central Stags are confident they'll be in the mix to defend their Super Smash T20 title
	3 Jan: The Central Stags are confident they'll be in the mix to defend their Super Smash T20 title... more

A washout in the men's Twenty20 Super Smash game between Auckland and Wellington at Eden Park outer oval
	2 Jan: A washout in the men's Twenty20 Super Smash game between Auckland and Wellington at Eden Park outer oval... more

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06 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 +++++++++++++++++++++++

10 Jan: The Canterbury Kings are determined to bounce back after suffering a heavy 87-run defeat to Northern Districts in the Super Smash +++++++++++++++

09 Jan: The Wellington Blaze have claimed a six wicket win over lower-South Island's Sparks in the women's Super Smash T20 competition at the Basin Reserve +++++++++++

25 Jan: Rain is disrupting the men's Super Smash T20 encounter in Christchurch...with the ladder-leading Northern Brave 51 for one in the 15th over against hosts Canterbury, scoring at just over eight and a half runs per over +++++++++++

06 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 +++++++++++

06 Jan: The Auckland Hearts are struggling to mount a sizeable total in their women's Super Smash T20 against the Sparks on Eden Park's outer oval +++++++++

24 Jan: Optimism within the Black Caps that another convincing defeat doesn't mean their T20 cricket series against India is a lost cause +++++++++

Cricket NewsLinks

5 Feb: ‘captain-in-waiting’: why ollie peake may play test cricket this year (Sydney Morning Herald)

4 Feb: Mcc change laws of cricket to permit previously 'illegal' bats (BBCWorld)

3 Feb: ‘i hadn’t seen a gym until i was 17’: how a rising country cricket star made waratahs home (Sydney Morning Herald)

2 Feb: Pakistan to boycott india t20 world cup game (Sydney Morning Herald)

1 Feb: Black caps v india – fifth twenty20 cricket international (Stuff.co.nz)

30 Jan: Beyond the boundary: rangatahi cricket festival celebrates diversity (RadioNZ)

28 Jan: Moeen lauds anti-racism steps as he joins yorkshire (BBCWorld)

27 Jan: An era is about to end for australian cricket. a spectacular rebirth could follow (Sydney Morning Herald)

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