Cricket's Week That Was (1-7 Dec, 2024)

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Across
  1. 3. Australia's "Girl Grimmett"
  2. 5. They helped Australia forge a national identity
  3. 6. The only exception to the ECB's new rule
  4. 7. Bangladesh's surprising new pace hero
  5. 10. South Africa's ninth centurion of 2024
  6. 11. He's not a fan of Australia's boycott of Afghanistan
  7. 13. They are scaling back their Test ambitions, despite playing well
  8. 15. Her front foot issues killed India's last hope
  9. 17. They made 11 fielding errors while somehow beating Bangladesh
  10. 19. He didn't want to get paid
Down
  1. 1. His late career batting promotion is paying dividends
  2. 2. Australia's got talent
  3. 4. Everyone outside Australia seems to unequivocally respect him
  4. 6. The biggest beneficiary from the IPL auction's "Dumb Principal" effect
  5. 8. Bradman Country
  6. 9. He stood up to the Taliban
  7. 12. He believed in KL Rahul
  8. 14. Melbourne's missing winner
  9. 16. His cap sold for £245,000
  10. 18. He stood up to the Taliban