Unpredictable roads ahead for Australia

Oct 13, 2015 | Russell Jackson
Summer is a time when the country kids itself about its cricket. It's likely to be different this season

The importance of Cameron Bancroft

Sep 22, 2015 | Russell Jackson
The new man in the Australia squad is a fielder who has the potential to be ranked an allrounder by virtue of his skill close-in

Arthur Morris, my pen pal

Sep 3, 2015 | Russell Jackson
How the Australian batsman touched the heart of a young fan he had never met by responding to his letters

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When Maco came to town

Sep 2015 | Features
In early 1982, Malcolm Marshall was broken, but a season in Melbourne club cricket was a small step on his way to rattling the world

Michael Clarke: a fan's notes

Aug 19, 2015 | Russell Jackson
In many ways, he was representative of a generation of Australian men - though he more accurately represented a historic shift that divides athlete and fan more than ever before

Two sides to the Haddin case

Aug 3, 2015 | Russell Jackson
For all the emotion tied to his family situation and the depth of his contribution to the Test side, he was seriously out of form with the bat

Mitchell learns to rock (again)

Jul 21, 2015 | Russell Jackson
Soggy in Cardiff, he was back to red-hot at Lord's, providing a fine exposition of the art of heavy metal bowling

When Harris grimaced, Australia smiled

Jul 7, 2015 | Russell Jackson
Equal parts carthorse and strike bowler, whether fit and firing or bruised and shrugging away pain, he bowled for wins, and more often than not he got them

Ken Grieves, forgotten hero

Jun 25, 2015 | Russell Jackson
Remembering an Australian cricketer and footballer who played in the Ashes - against the country of his birth

Older Australia, stronger Australia?

Jun 9, 2015 | Russell Jackson
Their batsmen are well seasoned going into the Ashes - like on other recent visits to England. It is a trend that has worked in terms of run-scoring, if not overall results