Sydney, Jan 5, 2026 (AFP) - Cricket Australia boss hits out at 'archaic' bad light rules

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Frustrated Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg vowed Monday to take up "archaic" bad light rules with the sport's governing body after a third of the opening day at the fifth Ashes Test was lost. Play was halted 15 minutes before the scheduled tea break on Sunday in front of nearly 50,000 fans in the Sydney Cricket Ground due to fading light, gentle rain and lightning protocols. There was no more action, with stumps called an hour before schedu......

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