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Zimbabwe's safe Pakistan tour raises Australia hopes

Zimbabwe's safe Pakistan tour raises Australia hopes

 Zimbabwe's stand-in captain Hamilton Masakadza has praised security arrangements in Pakistan, raising hopes among cricket officials that it will convince Australia to tour next month. Zimbabwe continued their Pakistan tour despite a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

India elect to bat in Twenty20 v Australia

India elect to bat in Twenty20 v Australia

 India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the Twenty20 international against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. World champions India have rested Sachin Tendulkar from their side for the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Australia undecided about team for final India test

Australia undecided about team for final India test

ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Australia remain undecided about the makeup of their bowlers for the fourth and final test against India starting at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he was stuck between retaining th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Pakistan's Inzamam says controversies got to Australia

Pakistan's Inzamam says controversies got to Australia

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said Australia were affected by the controversies from the second test when they lost to India in the third match of the series in Perth on Saturday. "I think the Australians were unnerved by the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

India-Australia cricket resumes

India-Australia cricket resumes

The cricket match between Australia and India has begun in Perth despite a race row and umpiring controversy which threatened to disrupt the tour. The previous match ended in acrimony when Indian bowler Harbhajan Singh was initially banned [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Australians hold Perth meeting on spirit of cricket

Australians hold Perth meeting on spirit of cricket

The Australian team held a round-table discussion on the spirit of cricket on Sunday night, the first such meeting after the ill-tempered Sydney Test against India. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that leadership consultant Ray McLean, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Kumble hopes India and Australia can bury the hatchet

Cricket-Kumble hopes India and Australia can bury the hatche...

 LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - India captain Anil Kumble hopes his tourists and Australia can put their controversial Sydney test behind them when the two rivals meet again in the third match of the series at Perth next week. However, Ku [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Hayden helps Australia build lead over India

Hayden helps Australia build lead over India

Matthew Hayden scored his second century of the series on Saturday to equal Don Bradman's career tally of 29 test hundreds and provide Australia with a glimmer of hope of pressing ahead for victory over India in the second test. The left- [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Lure of matching record excites Australians

Cricket-Lure of matching record excites Australians

Australia's players were struggling to contain their excitement at the prospect of equalling the world record for the most consecutive test wins, captain Ricky Ponting said. Australia have won their last 15 matches and can equal their own [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Australia serious about Twenty20 match

Cricket-Australia serious about Twenty20 match

 Australia have dismissed suggestions they are treating Tuesday's Twenty20 international against New Zealand merely as a bit of fun.The Australians are going into the match without their captain Ricky Ponting and opening batsman Matthe [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Australia to ditch Tri-Series in 2009 and 2010

Cricket-Australia to ditch Tri-Series in 2009 and 2010

Australia is abandoning its traditional Tri-Series in 2009 and 2010 to alleviate scheduling problems, Cricket Australia (CA) said.The hosts, India and Sri Lanka will contest the 29th annual three-team one-day tournament in Australia startin [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

Australian cricket chief hails Murali

Australian cricket chief hails Murali

Australia's cricket chief Tuesday brushed aside criticism of Sri Lanka's record-breaking spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, saying he should be hailed for his "great feats". Muralitharan, who broke Australian Shane Warne's world record [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

Australia's players concerned about tour of Pakistan

Australia's players concerned about tour of Pakistan

YDNEY (Reuters) - There is increasing concern among Australia's cricketers about their planned tour of Pakistan next year.The Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) said they were worried about security arrangements in Pakistan because of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Ponting predicts Australia to keep on winning

Ponting predicts Australia to keep on winning

Ricky Ponting believes his team's 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka could be the start of another golden era for Australian cricket despite predictions their domination of the game could end following the retirements of Shane Warne, Glenn McGra [...]

Posted On : Nov, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

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