Untimely clash is on the horizon

THE squeeze on the next Australian summer, brought on by the World Cup in India during October and November, has seen an increasingly familiar issue raise its head. In recent years, the Test summer has ended with the SCG Test early in the New Year, but the shift in the schedule means Australia’s men will play West Indies in a two-Test series in the second half of January. The second Test will start on January 25, meaning day two will fall on the date still officially named Australia Day but considered by many to be problematic, particularly for First Nations people, as it ...

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