Dane Heverin

Sports journalist at @FOXSportsAUS. Formerly NCA NewsWire, @gymaustralia, @golfaust and @PGAofAustralia

[Fox Footy @FOXFOOTY]

The night that started the rot ...

The Michael Voss era was a rollercoaster.

It was saved by an epic winning streak and two famous finals wins.

It peaked with a Cats TROUNCING.

It ALL changed on a Saturday night in western sydney.

📝@DaneHev >> https://t.co/USrA9Bvhup

[Fox Cricket @FoxCricket]

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? 🤯

Zimbabwe has stunned the Aussies with a monumental T20 World Cup victory 🔥

MATCH WRAP 👉 https://t.co/y5kc9suQsM

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Australia are on the board 🇦🇺

Marcus Stoinis once again proved to be the Aussies' go to man, while a big call by the selectors received an early tick ✅

REPORT >>> https://t.co/rPk7PmBAYN

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ONE OF THE CRAZIEST T20 MATCHES IN HISTORY!!!

South Africa won, then lost, then lost again... before somehow claiming a double super over all-time #T20WorldCup epic that's even more ridiculous than it sounds.

Absolute cinema >> https://t.co/dHE1afLa7E

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Ashton Turner's 99* sets up a Thunder thrashing as the Scorchers jump into the top four!

WRAP 👉 https://t.co/63d0eOhry4

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'HOLLOW VICTORY'

England's MCG triumph has not washed away the sins of this tour in the eyes of the English press and several greats of the game.

'WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN' 👉 https://t.co/XGmoMqHgYI

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WAS IT THE PITCH... OR THE BATTING? 😬

Clearly the MCG pitch wasn't ideal, but England looked pretty good batting on it on day two.

Australia, on the other hand, lost 20 wickets in less than 80 overs. And now "careers are on the line".

TALKING POINTS >> https://t.co/WvRQZyr1T0

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Cameron Green was given another chance by the selectors.

A move to No.7 was supposed to free him up and ease the pressure.

But a pair of blunders saw two early exits, and the lower order collapsed after him. Does he deserve another go in Sydney?

MORE >> https://t.co/WvRQZyr1T0

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THE 3 MILLIMETRES THAT COST CRICKET $10 MILLION

12 months ago, the MCG produced one of the great recent Tests down under.

This time, a change you'd need a magnifying glass to see has cost Aussie cricket dearly.

'SHORT TESTS ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS' >> https://t.co/WvRQZyr1T0

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'WE'VE GOT TO TALK ABOUT HIM'

It was the exile that was supposed to rejuvenate Marnus Labuschagne.

But with the Ashes secured and only one innings left this year, only one number tcan save him from an unwanted batting mantle 🫣

BOXING DAY TALKING PTS ✍️ https://t.co/uxoR0c5gTK

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It had been 74 YEARS since a Test in Australia saw 20 wickets fall in just one day.

That was until Boxing Day, where BOTH Australia and England were bowled out in less than seven hours... and it all started with "a touch of sadness". 😢

DAY 1 TALKERS 🗣️ https://t.co/uxoR0c5gTK

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Pat Cummins has revealed that he is set to be one of several changes for the Boxing Day Test after Australia secured the urn in Adelaide 👀

'I DOUBT I'LL PLAY MELBOURNE' >>> https://t.co/8Lx5GLDerf

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This Ashes was supposed to be different.

After years of planning, Bazball was supposed to revolutionise cricket and end Australia's dominance.

Brendon McCullum called it "the biggest series of our lives".

That's what makes losing in 11 days so bad >> https://t.co/L94k3Owba6

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As a kid Marnus Labuschagne loved practicing his catches, more than almost anything else.

Yet he's been doing it wrong for years.

The moment he realised? In the slips at Adelaide Oval.

One simple tweak sparked two of the best catches of his career >> https://t.co/L94k3Owba6

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It's time for Australia to give serious thought to life after Nathan Lyon.

That's the sad truth after a second soft tissue injury in recent years.

His omniprescence has kept a succession plan on the backburner. Boxing Day is the chance to unveil it >> https://t.co/L94k3Owba6

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WHERE'S BEN? 📷

With the Ashes on the line in the final session of day 3, Ben Stokes didn't bowl...

He was even off the field for a period.

Has Stokes driven himself into the ground by trying to do it all?

READ MORE > https://t.co/LwCHvFOAUG

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'WILL BE SOME CONVERSATIONS' ❓

England's top order failed to fire... again... on the flattest wicket Australia has had to offer this summer.

One star is under more pressure than any though, and could well be dropped come Boxing Day.

DAY 2 TALKERS 🗣️ https://t.co/gJnziJfQzr

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IT'S WARNIE... AND THEN GARRY

On the ground where he once rolled the pitch for a living, Nathan Lyon became Australia's No.2 Test wicket-taker.

And with no-one threatening his spot, the famous figure of 708 wickets is within reach.

TALKING POINTS >> https://t.co/gJnziJgooZ

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THE DAY BAZBALL 'DISINTEGRATED'

Very few English players can hold their head up from their performances in this Ashes series.

And the sight of two of their best fighting - moments after a GOOD moment - was a sign of just how far gone they are.

MORE >> https://t.co/gJnziJgooZ

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'MUST HAVE SELECTED THE WRONG STUMP MIC' 🎤

Snicko's operators have conceded an error was made when Alex Carey was given not out on route to his #Ashes century.

DETAILS >> https://t.co/ZcSMm51C5e