Newsroom edition: what’s the furore over the cricket really about?

Australia and one of its closest allies were at loggerheads this week. It all kicked off during the second Test match of the Ashes series, when a controversial piece of play ignited heated debate about the ‘spirit of the game’. As far as the rules go, the Australians did nothing wrong – but according to the English captain and their prime minister, no one would want to win the way the Aussies did. Gabrielle Jackson speaks to editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and deputy editor David Munk about the game of cricket which sparked diplomatic jostling