From disastrous two-day Tests to a public feud over the BBL, there’s been a lot happening at Cricket Australia. But the need to regenerate the men’s Test side might be their most pressing issue.

There is growing pressure on the Australian selectors as the Test team heads into a series-defining third and final Test against South Africa in Cape Town on Tuesday night.

A leading Melbourne soccer association has written to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission warning of higher fees for families under new rules, but Football Victoria insists it is safeguarding players.

The AFL is returning to a more conventional format for its round-one fixture next season, but Carlton and Richmond have lost their traditional spot at the start of the program.