It might sound a bit random, but the cricket bat – yes, literally the bat you swing in the game – is under threat because of climate change.  

This could mean big changes for the sport that well over a million Australians are registered to play and the millions more watch as fans.  

Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Matthew Agius about the ways to save the cricket bat and how more of your favourite sports might be feeling the heat.

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