Inside cricket’s long road to glory - and why moribund Australian rugby just keeps getting it wrong.

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This episode of The Front is presented by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.

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