Fast bowler Peter Siddle was excluded while inexperienced all-rounder John Hastings found a berth in Australia’s 15-man World Cup squad that was annunced here Tuesday. Skipper Ricky Ponting and veteran Michael Hussey were named in the squad despite injuries. Ponting is recovering from a finger fracture while Hussey suffered a serious hamstring injury Sunday. Hussey [...]
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Hastings in Australia’s World Cup squad, Siddle dropped
January 18th, 2011 |
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‘Sachin’s small margin separates magic from method’: Roebuck
October 12th, 2010 |
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As Indian centurions Sachin Tendulkar and Murali Vijay dominated day three of the Bangalore Test against Australia there was only a minute distinction between the two batsmen, “a small margin that somehow separates magic and methodâ€, noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said. “Murali Vijay had the best seat in the house. His quiet accumulation [...]
Lee’’s Test hopes will hinge on first class performance: Ponting
November 11th, 2009 |
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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said that fast bowler Brett Lee will have to use the first class route at home to force his way back into the Test team.
Ponting said Lee would have to prove he was over his elbow injury when New South Wales plays Tasmania in Sydney next week.
“You can get [...]
Haddin first-choice wicketkeeper for Windies Test series
November 7th, 2009 |
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Australian wicket keeper Brad Haddin has said that he had received a call from chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, which confirmed that he was the first-choice wicketkeeper despite Tim Paine and Graham Manou performing well during his absence.
“This is when Tim Paine broke down after a couple of games in India. I told Digger I [...]
`Pup’ Clarke in doubt for first Oz-Windies Test
November 5th, 2009 |
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Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke’s back injury is healing slowly and there is a doubt over him taking his appointed place in the national squad for the first test against the West Indies, which starts from November 26.
Australia’’s team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris last night could not guarantee he would be fit for the first Test.
””He gets [...]
India need 230 runs to win against Australia
October 31st, 2009 |
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Australia were 166 for the loss of three wickets at the end of 40th over after captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against hosts India in the third one-dayer at Feroze Shah cricket stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
India are unchanged for the match but injury-hit Australia have been forced [...]
Australia win toss, elect to bat
October 31st, 2009 |
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Australia were 20 for no loss at the end of 6th over after captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against hosts India in the third one-dayer at Feroze Shah cricket stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
India are unchanged for the match but injury-hit Australia have been forced to bring in [...]
Ponting wins toss, India to bat first
October 28th, 2009 |
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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to field against India in the second one-day international of the seven match series at VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Wednesday.
India have made one change to their side, bringing in Yuvraj Singh in place of Virat Kohli.
Injury hit Australians have replaced Brett Lee and James Hopes [...]
Australia beat India by four runs
October 26th, 2009 |
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Praveen Kumar and Harbhajan Singh’s batting heroics took India agonisingly close to a sensational win before the hosts slumped to a four-run defeat against Australia in the first match of the seven-ODI cricket series in Vadodra on Sunday.
At 201 for seven in their pursuit of a 293-run victory target, India seemed heading for a [...]
Cricket: Ponting, Hussey lead Australia to big total against India
October 25th, 2009 |
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Captain Ricky Ponting top-scored with  74 as Australia posted a strong 292-8 in the first match of their one-day international series against India on Sunday. Ponting, 34, hit eight fours and two sixes in his 85-ball knock and shared  97 runs with opener Tim Paine (50) after electing to
Australia beat NZ to lift Champions Trophy
October 6th, 2009 |
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Australia crowned the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy winner after Shane Watson’s unbeaten century guided the defending champions to a six-wicket victory over a depleted New Zealand in the low-scoring final match in Centurion last night.
Watson hit an unbeaten 129-ball 105 (10X4, 4X6) and starred in a 128-run stand with Cameron White (62) under tremendous [...]