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Questions for Australia ahead of Durban Test

WAtoday
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From the report

Australia's team looks far from settled on the eve of their first Test in South Africa since the 2018 sandpaper scandal.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.

  • WAtoday Questions for Australia ahead of Durban Test
  • ABC News (Sport) Aussies hit back at ex-players in build-up to first South Africa Test
  • The Guardian Australia (Sport) Cameron Green injury opens door to Nic Maddinson ahead of first South Africa Test
  • The West Australian South Africa suffer huge blow ahead of Australia Test 1 change
  • ABC News (Sport) Aussies dealt major injury blow ahead of first South Africa Test 1 change

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A summary of WAtoday’s report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and The West Australian also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
WAtodayas they published this story Not scored: we only receive a 36-word summary of this report.
ABC News (Sport) 85 11 74 -0.9 45.9
The Guardian Australia (Sport) 93.5 7 56 0.0 46.7

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The same event elsewhere

7 outlets from 4 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 6 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

The Age Questions for Australia ahead of Durban Test summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald Questions for Australia ahead of Durban Test summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Questions for Australia ahead of Durban Test summary only, not scored The West Australian South Africa suffer blow ahead of Australia Test summary only, not scored ABC News Aussies hit back at ex-players in build-up to first South Africa Test Niral 85 · mostly calm writing political 0 The Guardian Australia Cameron Green injury opens door to Nic Maddinson ahead of first South Africa Test Niral 93.5 · calm writing political 0