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Australian cricket: in a crisis or a bold new era?

It seems with every Test match, Australian cricket is diagnosed anew. Depending on the result of the last game, we are either witnessing a grave nadir for the baggy green, or are standing on the precipice of a golden era of youthful verve [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Text trail leaves a cloud over Australian Tests

AUSTRALIA'S two Tests against Pakistan in England last year will be the subject of a fresh ICC investigation after the uncovering of text messages that indicate agent Mazhar Majeed tried to use Pakistan players to rig a succession of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

So this is what it feels like to be an Australian

For a moment on Thursday, as Alastair Cook clubbed another boundary off the hapless, helpless Indian bowlers, as records tumbled, as England’s cricket team moved on serene and untroubled, grinding into the turf the dignity of oppone [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Australian media call for selectors' heads

Australian media called for the country's cricket chiefs to resign and urged wholesale reform of the game after a woeful showing which saw England retain the Ashes in the fourth Test. Ricky Ponting's side crashed to a humiliating [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Australian cricketers fall from gods to bedraggled larrikins

Andrew Strauss takes his England cricket team from Melbourne to Sydney for the final, celebratory chapter of their enthralling Ashes campaign assured but not smug in the assumption that opponents so long regarded as gods have been reduce [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket-What Australian media are saying about the Ashes

Rain may disrupt play but Australia still need 137 runs to make England bat again with their last two recognised batsmen, Michael Hussey and Marcus North, already at the crease. Here is a sample of the Australian media's reacti [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Sharma plows through Australian top order

Sharma removed Watson with his first delivery after the bulky Australian had dominated an 87-run opening partnership with a struggling Simon Katich (24 not out). Sharma then had Ricky Ponting (4) caught at square leg off his fif [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Ponting achieves Test milestone as Australian cricket captai...

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting entered the record books on Wednesday when the Australia team beat Pakistan by 170 runs in the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ponting has now captained more wins (42) in Test cricket th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

AP suspends coverage of Australian cricket, again

The Associated Press will suspend coverage of cricket in Australia for the second consecutive international season because of a dispute over conditions for accreditation imposed by Cricket Australia. The AP was joined by Reuters and Agence [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Steve Waugh inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

Legendary cricketer Steve Waugh will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the 2008 Allan Border Medal. The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame was first proposed by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) in 1995 and later with the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Australian opener Matthew Hayden retires as Ashes loom

It is his aura, and his intimidating presence, that will be missed. With his passing, the world champions have lost another link in the chain that connects their current side - a competitive but essentially workmanlike bunch - to one of the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Australians flayed over humbling loss

Australia's cricketers were under fire from local media on Wednesday who said the humiliating loss to India in the second test in Mohali signalled the end of the world champions' control of the game. Under the headline "Era of domina [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

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-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 [...]