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• From sandpaper to Sheed – 2018: a bumper year in Australian sport

  22-12-2018 20:00
  A cornucopia of highs and lows, 2018 brought stain and redemption to Australian sportAlthough forged by eucalypt-sniffing romantics and balladeers over 120 years ago the bush-inspired notion of an Australian identity lingers. Accordingly, despite all evidence to the contrary, there persists the idea that Australians are, as a rule, egalitarian, anti-authoritarian, hospitable and laid-back. And although we have a veneer of toughness we’re fair. Related: Caught on tape: the story behind Aust
  
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• Banned Bancroft almost quit to teach yoga

  22-12-2018 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia opener Cameron Bancroft says he almost quit cricket to teach yoga after receiving a nine-month ban for ball-tampering during a Test match.
  
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• Ellyse Perry continues blistering WBBL form to fire Sixers to victory

  22-12-2018 08:08
  Sydney Sixers 3-166 beat Brisbane Heat 7-155Perry lifts average to over 200 across WBBL season 4Ellyse Perry’s incredible rich vein of form has continued, firing the Sydney Sixers to an 11-run WBBL win over the Brisbane Heat with an unbeaten century. Perry has notched her second century from six matches with a 64-ball 103 not out for the Sixers to to reach 3-166. Related: 2018: women's sport leads the way in a landmark yearContinue reading...
  
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