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After Steve Smith put his hand up to open the batting for Australia, his wish has been granted. The former Test captain will replace David Warner at the top of the order, leaving a space for all-rounder Cameron Green to enter the fold. How will Smith handle the shift and has the door closed for the likes of Cameron Bancroft and Marcus Harris?

Featured: Gideon Haigh, cricket writer, Cricket et al. 

Hear our chat with Nina Kennedy about her gold medal winning pole vault last year.

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As Australia registered its most unlikely cricket World Cup win, Pat Cummins 'nearly' side became the 'definitively' great side. Tactical captaincy and leadership by example defined Cummins role, while Travis Head's innings may have defined a career. The team enjoyed their victory through a soundtrack of near silence, as more than 90 thousand Indian fans watched their side's campaign wither in real time. Today, Gideon Haigh joins Patrick Stack to pick through the clash and how it might (or might not) shape what is to come. Featured: Gideon Haigh, cricket writer. 

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Usman Khawaja's offer of support to Palestinians impacted by war is the surprise sub-plot few saw coming on the eve of a summer of Test cricket. Gideon Haigh joins Patrick Stack to talk about how the message was received and Cricket Australia's response. They also talk about the framing of the summer, the battle to win back WA cricket fans and the rise of Travis Head. Featured: Gideon Haigh, writer, Cricket Et Al. 

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As Australia registered its most unlikely cricket World Cup win, Pat Cummins 'nearly' great side became the 'definitively' great side. Tactical captaincy and leadership by example defined Cummins role, while Travis Head's innings may have defined a career. The team enjoyed their victory through a soundtrack of near silence, as more than 90 thousand Indian fans watched their side's campaign wither in real time. Today, Gideon Haigh joins Patrick Stack to pick through the clash and how it might (or might not) shape what is to come. Featured: Gideon Haigh, cricket writer. 

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As claims of cheating threaten to overshadow the third Ashes test, our experts unpick how a legendary cricket rivalry turned political.

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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.

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As claims of cheating threaten to overshadow the third Ashes test, our experts unpick how a legendary cricket rivalry turned political.

Find out more about The Front podcast here and read about this story and more on The Australian's website or search for The Australian in your app store.

This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.

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As the November election date approaches for Victoria, Daniel Andrews is currently Australia’s longest-serving incumbent state premier. Journalist and author Gideon Haigh examines a new biography of Andrews by The Age’s state political reporter Sumeyya Ilanbey, noting her astute observations of Andrews and his ‘modus oper-Andrews’. In this week’s episode of The ABR Podcast, Gideon Haigh reads his review from the October issue.

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The eloquent and encyclopaedic Gideon Haigh joins Diana and Donald to chat all things cricket. We learn about when and why cricket started in Australia, its greasy foothold in America and its unabating grip within the Indian sub continent.

Gideon reads a passage from his profile on Shane Warne featured in The Monthly in September 2005 ('Beach Boy'), which preceded a legendary Test match that summer and Gideon's book, On Warne.

We cover a lot of ground (sorry) in this special Christmas edition of Greenland, in which we zero in on one of the great Australian pastimes - playing or watching cricket. The Boxing Day Test is one of the fixtures on our national sporting calendar, played on the hallowed turf of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Links to some stuff we refer to/further reading:

The enduring legacy of Phillip Hughes, article in The Australian by Gideon Haigh, 27 November 2019. This is a stunning reflection on a post-Hughes cricket world.

Gideon Haigh's most recent book, This is How I Will Strangle You is out now. It examines the tortuous experience of Natasa Christidou who was sexually abused by her father.

If (like Diana) you can't get enough of Gideon's writing, here's a link to all of his published work and website so you can devour it there. 

A word about our cover art 

Australia is currently experiencing raging bushfires across New South Wales and Queensland. Our fire brigades and volunteers have been absolutely stretched to the hilt and our whole community is trying to support them. A small way we're helping out at Greenland is to use this epic photo taken by John Donegan as our promo artwork for this episode on social channels. All proceeds of the sale of the photo are being donated to the NSW Rural Fire Service. 

It's a beautiful photo that captures the spirit of our firefighters and the role of cricket in Australian life - in good and tough times. 

If you'd to purchase the photo (and support the NSW Rural Fire Service)  you can do so here for A$55.