Australia's first ever cricket tour was to the UK back in 1868, what many don't know is that it was a team of indigenous players. To mark that historic event the Australian men's and women's indigenous cricket teams head to the UK this week to mark the 150th anniversary - it's a story that carries mixed feelings for many.

This week on The Ticket: the US President pardons the first ever black boxing world champion, Jack Johnson, but at the same time praises the NFL banning players kneeling during the national anthem, confused? Our expert makes some sense of it. Plus we find out the fact and fiction around 'pregnancy doping' and a US scientist reverse engineers the controversial IAAF high testosterone rule for women, he tells us what he found.

This week on The Ticket we look at Saudi Arabia's attempt to redraw the lines in world football with regional politics front and centre; Indonesia is preparing to host the Asian Games but two deadly terrorist attacks outs the spotlight in mega event security, we hear from one of the world's leading experts; plus what role will sport play in helping to re-settle any of the 100 or so Commonwealth Games athletes and officials who are reportedly seeking asylum.

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