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  "id": 12556175,
  "title": "‘It’ll hurt cricket’: CA boss’ warning to curators amid two-day Test fears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/itll-hurt-cricket-ca-boss-warning-to-curators-amid-two-day-test-fears",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T05:33:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/it-ll-hurt-cricket-ca-boss-warning-to-curators-amid-two-day-test-fears-20261007-p613mo.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg has revealed he told curators at major venues to prepare flatter pitches for this summer and beyond.",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘It’ll hurt cricket’: CA boss’ warning to curators amid two-day Test fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/itll-hurt-cricket-ca-boss-warning-to-curators-amid-two-day-test-fears-12556195",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:33:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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