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Australia cricket coach: Pace a big factor

AAP Australia coach Mickey Arthur wants his gun pacemen Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc to be picked alongside each other for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, whether the pitches suit the quicks or not. Arthur says the way 22-year-old [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Australia thrash Pakistan by 94 runs

Australia captain George Bailey couldn't be happier with the way his men are shaping up for the World Twenty20 after a record-breaking win over Pakistan in the third game of their series on Monday night. Ninth-ranked Australia lost t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Will Indian cricket make money without Tendulkar?

In some corners of the BCCI, questions about Sachin Tendulkar are doing the rounds constantly. And no, the questions are not about his form — rather they centre around the ‘economic’ aspect of things. What will happen [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

ICC clarifies on Saeed Ajmal

KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has explained and clarified the voting process for this month's ICC Awards 2012 in Colombo, emphasizing it was a transparent and audited process in which it was not involved. T [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Glenn Maxwell offers hope for the future of Australian crick...

Glenn Maxwell’s extraordinary innings to finish off Pakistan yesterday morning and clinch the one-day series in the UAE for Australia 2-1 suggests he has something special. Just quite what is not yet clear given he is a bowling all- [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Series win for Australia

Chasing Pakistan's total of 244-7 from their 50 overs, Hussey and Maxwell put together a stand of 67 as the Aussies got home with three overs to spare. Pakistan made a very solid to their innings with Mohammad Hafeez (78) and Nas [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Australia beat Pakistan by 4 wickets in 1st ODI

Sharjah—Mitchell Starc took 5-42 and Michael Clarke and George Bailey hit fifties to help Australia beat Pakistan by four wickets in the first limited overs international here on Tuesday. The lanky left-armer’s best one-day [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Ireland Women v Bangladesh Women – Ireland Tri-Nation Women'...

Despite a 3-wicket haul by Elena Tice, the Ireland Women were unable to best their opponents, and the Bangladesh Women kicked off the ongoing Ireland Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series with a narrow 4-wicket win with one ball remaining at [...]

Posted On : Aug, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

Bowlers with suspect action to face trial by wearable iPad t...

The initiative would mean “inertial sensors” are attached to the bowler’s arm to assess the legality of his action. The actions of several current and recently retired bowlers have come into question after the ICC allowe [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Australia cricket rankings ‘unacceptable’: Clarke

Sydney—Australian captain Michael Clarke has told his team their world rankings are “unacceptable” as he worked to fire them up ahead of upcoming matches against Afghanistan and Pakistan. Clarke and the Australian team f [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Blake could join Bolt in Australia Twenty20

Yohan Blake could join fellow Olympic sprint sensation Usain Bolt in Australia's domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League, in a showdown between the world's two fastest men on the cricket field. The Sydney Sixers franchise are hoping to [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Pietersen dumped by England over text row

The saga that has been Kevin Pietersen's life for this past week has been so rich with schadenfreude that even his Twitter parody, KP genius, could not have dreamt it up. If ever a celebrity sportsperson wanted an object lesson in how [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

England had no choice over Pietersen axe: Hussain

LONDON: Former England captain Nasser Hussain admits the English selectors had to drop Kevin Pietersen for the crucial final Test against South Africa even though they will be weaker in his absence. Pietersen has been axed following [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

2012 Twenty20 World Cup : Can India bring the Cup home for t...

The Indian team would leave for Sri Lanka to compete in the T20 World Cup in a matter of few days. The selectors once again announced a team that has some of the best names but also a few which have raised many eyebrows. Gautam Gambhir [...]