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16 October 2026

Money talks: Why Australia can afford to have the oldest Test team since the 1920s

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Money talks: Why Australia can afford to have the oldest Test team since the 1920s

As cricketers’ incomes continue to rise, we will have to change our ideas on what we think is “too old” for the Australian Test side.

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