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WATCH: A clearly distressed now former Australian cricket captain emotionally addressed the media in Sydney about his role in the ball tampering saga after being banned and sent home in disgrace.

Australia's ball tampering trio have been handed lengthy bans by the country's cricketing authority.

WATCH: Footage has emerged of disgraced cricketer Cameron Bancroft appearing to show him putting sugar in his pocket during the recent Ashes series.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: With the values of the Baggy Green forever tarnished, the book must be thrown at Steve Smith and his team over the ball tampering outrage, writes Charlie Inglefield.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The plot to tamper with the ball was a clear attempt to cheat and has brought the spirit of cricket into question. Such actions demonstrate the short-term focus players can have in the moment, ignoring the magnitude of their decisions.

A shaky chase, but the home side saw it through to level matters going into the third Test after a feisty second encounter in what has already been a gripping series.

The Proteas are still in search for their first home series win against Australia since re-admission while the Aussies are keen to build on their Ashes glory.

Roger Federer’s latest Grand Slam triumph in Australia has raised the question: is he the greatest sportsperson ever? There are a few Aussies in the mix for selection.

Taking on South Africa on in their own backyard gives Australia the perfect opportunity to prove the Ashes series win was not a one-off, writes Charlie Inglefield.

INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: “Everybody is talking about equality at the moment, and it is so exciting that our nation is leading the way with our sport” – Co-Captain Sharni Williams.

Another fairy tale title for the tennis immortal Roger Federer caps a thrilling 2018 Australian Open, writes Charlie Inglefield.

He will probably retire with enough cash to last him through for the rest of his life. If that is Bernard Tomic’s motivation to carry on playing tennis, well then fair play. But what a waste, writes CHARLIE INGLEFIELD.

Despite Perth Lynx’s knock out in the semi-finals, undeterred Andy Stewart has been awarded the WNBL Coach of the Year 2018.

After England wilt to a four-nil series decimation in a sweltering Sydney, CHARLIE INGLEFIELD picks over the remains while saluting the ruthless Aussies.

It seems Sydney FC have just kept going from where they left off last season.

Congratulations to Australia, there is a lot to be excited about. As for England, it has been a near total disaster, writes CHARLIE INGLEFIELD.

It's do or die for Joe Roots troops. Can England actually win at the WACA for the first time in 39 years and keep their Ashes dream alive?

Will England recover from their Gabba capitulation? As the teams head to Adelaide, momentum is with Australia and Smith, Warner and their bowling pack look ominous.

Poor discipline once again blights the Wallabies as they finish their autumn tour with a brutal defeat at the hands of a resurgent Scottish side, writes CHARLIE INGLEFIELD.

England fight back on a tense but enthralling first day’s play at the Gabba, writes Charlie Inglefield.

Wallabies fall to a fifth successive defeat to England while France and Wales disappoint again. Scotland and Fiji do themselves proud in defeat as the All Blacks and the Irish march on.

Brisbane’s ‘Gabbatoir’ is ready for the England cricket team but are they ready for it? CHARLIE INGLEFIELD assesses the chances of Joe Root’s legion conjuring up an epic first Test upset over Steve Smith’s men at their favourite hunting ground.