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Tom Decent | The Age

The Age •
October 22, 2026 • 04:30 AM
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Tom Decent is the chief sports writer for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Tom Decent | The Age

As Australia’s Test batting woes deepened in South Africa, Kurtis Patterson and Sam Konstas sent selectors timely reminders. Could they be back in the baggy green soon?

Australia bowled only 12.2 overs against South Africa on the rain-hit opening day of their second cricket test on Sunday.

An albatross is much rarer than a hole in one. Kris Clelland somehow managed both on consecutive holes on Saturday, pulling off an almost unthinkable feat that left his playing partners stunned.

After a period of promise under new coach Les Kiss, the bubble has well and truly burst for the Wallabies.

Australia’s 24-year Bledisloe drought has become a generational curse. But is the greatest obstacle now in the players’ heads?

Fans and pundits were up in arms after Nic Maddinson’s ugly duck in Durban. Three days later, the selectors deserve some credit.

After another Bledisloe Cup humiliation, the Wallabies hope to use Saturday’s return match in Sydney to set things right.

Australia’s women disappear from the international cricket calendar during the heart of summer. Ellyse Perry believes it’s time that changed.

Dark sunglasses, ski goggles and a close call with a tree. The Roosters celebrated their dual premierships in style.

There was no happy ending for the Newcastle fairytale, but the victorious Roosters team was full of good-news stories.

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