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  "id": 1655244,
  "title": "Axe hangs over Australian batters after Darwin ‘disaster’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/axe-hangs-over-australian-batters-after-darwin-disaster",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:17:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1540084/axe-hangs-over-australian-batters-after-darwin-disaster/"
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  "summary": "Australia’s humiliating nine-wicket loss to Bangladesh has accelerated calls for regeneration of its ageing Test team with opener Jake Weatherald and the inconsistent Marnus Labuschagne in the firing line. The clash in Darwin had been touted as a mismatch after Bangladesh crumbled to an innings defeat in their only warm-up game and went into the […]",
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        "title": "Axe hangs over Australian batters after Darwin 'disaster'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/axe-hangs-over-australian-batters-after-darwin-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:21:16.000Z"
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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."
}