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  "id": 2754638,
  "title": "‘Free burgers! Free hot chips’: Two-day Test cricket is drab and damaging to the game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/free-burgers-free-hot-chips-two-day-test-cricket-is-drab-and-damaging-2754638",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T08:14:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
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  "summary": "Spectators in Mackay were actually cheering any not out verdict from the umpires on Sunday, not through any lack of patriotism, but simply because they wanted to see more cricket.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Free burgers! Free hot chips’: Two-day Test cricket is drab and damaging to the game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/free-burgers-free-hot-chips-two-day-test-cricket-is-drab-and-damaging",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:14:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "AUS vs BAN Test becomes only 28th two-day Test in 2632-match history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/aus-vs-ban-test-becomes-only-28th-two-day-test-in-2632-match-history",
        "published": "2026-08-23T09:51:00.000Z"
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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."
}