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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 January 2026

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

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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

Outgoing Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has let rip at how he was covered in the mainstream media during his test career
	2 Jan: Outgoing Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has let rip at how he was covered in the mainstream media during his test career... more

Usman Khawaja has sent a parting message to the media ahead of his retirement from international cricket
	2 Jan: Usman Khawaja has sent a parting message to the media ahead of his retirement from international cricket... more

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

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 +++++++++++

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

28 Jan: While the result of tomorrow morning's fourth T20 against India remains important to Black Caps bowling coach Jacob Oram, the team is looking beyond the scoreboard ++++++++

28 Jan: Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Ferguson is inching closer to an international cricket return in time for the T20 World Cup +++++++

01 Feb: India has demolished New Zealand in the 5th T20 in Trivandrum after posting their third-highest ever T20 total +++++++

11 Jan: Black Caps captain Michael Bracewell is trying to not look too far ahead as his side ramps up their T20 Cricket World Cup prep +++++++

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8 Feb: T20 cricket world cup live: new zealand black caps v afghanistan (RadioNZ)

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7 Feb: Indian cricket sensation, 14, smashes 175 off 80 balls in u19 world cup final (Stuff.co.nz)

6 Feb: Tech titan withdraws his $90 million offer for big bash licence (Sydney Morning Herald)

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)

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