Selection critics silenced as Australia's old guard wins first Test

ABC Australia News - Oct 13, 2026

Australia started the first Test against South Africa on the back foot, but its 214-run victory has silenced any critics of the selection strategy.

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The Independent Football Regulator's State of the Game report demands 'urgent reform' while delivering the troubling revelation that an incredible 94 per cent of clubs are loss-making

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BBC football pundit Shay Given marries his fiancée after 12-year engagement in stunning ceremony at Westminster Abbey - with special 'blue blood' permission to use the royal church

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