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Chris Pike

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Bancroft torments SA as Ashes hopefuls blow audition

Cameron Bancroft continued his late charge for an Ashes berth with an unbeaten 161 for Western Australia in their Sheffield Shield match against South Australia.

Starc stuns SA, but Ashes selectors left perplexed

Australia’s Ashes puzzle is no closer to being solved, with the opening Sheffield Shield round tossing up more questions than answers for national selectors – apart from an emphatic display by returning quick Mitchell Starc as he tore through the Redbacks at Adelaide Oval.

Matthew Pavlich farewells the crowd after the Dockers ended their season with a win over the Bulldogs. Photo: Tony McDonough / AAP

After 353 games and 700 goals, Pav goes out a winner

Fremantle have finished a horror 2016 season on a high with a memorable farewell of Matthew Pavlich, but coach Ross Lyon stopped short of announcing any further departures from the AFL club.

Coulter-Nile's Test call-up on ice after injury against Strikers

Nathan Coulter-Nile’s dream of an Australian Test cap on Boxing Day appears over after dislocating his shoulder during the Perth Scorchers’ Big Bash League loss to the Adelaide Strikers.