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  "id": 15060737,
  "title": "Money talks: Why Australia can afford to have the oldest Test team since the 1920s",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/money-talks-why-australia-can-afford-to-have-the-oldest-test-team",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/money-talks-why-australia-can-afford-to-have-the-oldest-test-team-since-the-1920s-20261017-p6162h.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As cricketers’ incomes continue to rise, we will have to change our ideas on what we think is “too old” for the Australian Test side.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/rabada-primed-to-bring-the-heat-in-second-test-wade-warns-australia",
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      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/rabada-returns-proteas-make-key-tweaks-for-crucial-second-test",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:54:54.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/australias-bowlers-are-machines-but-proteas-batters-are-hungry-to-hit",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "Proteas urged to wear down Australia's bowling machines in second Test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/proteas-urged-to-wear-down-australias-bowling-machines-in-second-test",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:53:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Money talks: Why Australia can afford to have the oldest Test team since the 1920s",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/money-talks-why-australia-can-afford-to-have-the-oldest-test-team-15060777",
        "published": "2026-10-16T22:30:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}