Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke is believed to be seeking legal advice to protect his multi-million dollar fortune if he decides to break up with fiancee Lara Bingle over her nude photo scandal.

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Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has refused to accept the charge that he head-butted New Zealand middle order batsman Scott Styris during the first one-day international of this year''s Chappell-Hadlee series played at Napier.

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New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has slammed his batsmen for their soft dismissals which handed Australia the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on a platter.

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Melbourne, Mar 12 : Australian vice captain Michael Clarke runs the risk of following in spin legend Shane Warne’s footsteps and never captaining Australia at the Test level because of his “not-so-private life”, according to former opener Michael Slater.

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Sydney, Mar 12 : Australian vice captain Michael Clarke, who returned home in the middle of the ODI series against New Zealand due to personal problems, has got the backing of Sports Minister Kate Ellis over his decision to leave the tour midway.

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Former skipper Steve Waugh has warned that Australia are not match-hardened heading into this year's home Ashes series because of a lack of competition from rival teams, reports said on Friday.

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Australia secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on Thursday with a six-wicket win against New Zealand in the fourth one-day international played here.

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Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke’s decision to leave New Zealand in the middle of a tour over the drama surrounding his fiancee, Lara Bingle, is not as last-minute as it was portrayed, and it is believed that he had made his decision at least 48 hours before he packed his bags.

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 Michael Clarke, who abandoned the ODI series in New Zealand to return to Sydney and decide whether or not to continue his relationship with fiancee Lara Bingle, is expected to rejoin his Australian teammates on Saturday for the Test series against the Kiwis.

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Australian vice captain Michael Clarke has got the sympathetic backing of his teammates over abandoning the ODI series in New Zealand to return to Sydney and decide whether or not to continue his relationship with fiancee Lara Bingle.

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Australian great Steve Waugh is backing Michael Clarke to make a name for himself as a future Test captain despite his current high-profile off-field troubles, reports said Thursday

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Daryl Harper will have no role during the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, even though the Australian is one of world cricket's elite umpires.

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has reportedly told Cricket Australia officials that he doesn''t want vice-captain Michael Clarke back in his side until the troubled star has sorted out his off-field issues with model fiancee Lara Bingle.

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Australian cricketer Michael Clarke and glamour model Lara Bingle have reportedly parted ways. A Current Affair reports that the pair had been on rocky ground since Bingles nude photo scandal, reports News.com.au

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Former Pakistan captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf have been banned from the national cricket team indefinitely after a dismal performance in Australia, the cricket board said Wednesday.

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Gandhinagar, March 10 (IANS) Eight people were arrested and Rs.8 lakh seized from them when the Gujarat Police busted a ring taking bets on an Australia-New Zealand cricket match.

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Melbourne, March 10: Michael Clarke is said to be considering calling off his two-year engagement to Lara Bingle over the nude photo scandal that forced him to quit the tour of New Zealand.

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Sydney, Mar.10 : Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke is likely to rush back to New Zealand for Test match duty next week following controversy over his shock decision to return to Sydney to comfort distressed fiancée Lara Bingle.

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Sydney, Mar. 10: Noted cricket commentator Peter Roebuck has said that Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke needs to choose between a fraught personal life and his cricket career.

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Melbourne, Mar 10 : Troubled vice-captain Michael Clarke and out-of-form batsman Marcus North have been included in the 14-man Australian squad for the coming two-Test tour of New Zealand.

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Sydney, Mar 10 : Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell has cast doubts over Michael Clarke’s suitability as a future Test captain, after he dashed back across the Tasman to be at the side of his controversy-prone fiancée in the middle of ODI series against New Zealand.

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Melbourne, March 9 : Australian cricket team’s vice-captain Michael Clarke left the New Zealand tour to support his fiancee Lara Bingle who has been troubled by her recent nude photo scandal,” his manager has confirmed.

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Sydney, Mar 9: Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke expects to play in the Test series against New Zealand despite the controversy surrounding his fiancee, Lara Bingle.

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Hamilton, Mar 9: Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin’s century helped the visitors defeat New Zealand by six wickets in the third ODI played at Seddon Park in Hamilton, and take a 2-1 lead in the Chappell-Hadlee series.

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Hamilton, Mar 9 : Australia has added batsman George Bailey to the squad for the remaining two ODI games of the Chappell-Hadlee series, after vice captain Michael Clarke quit the tour citing personal reasons.

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Hamilton, Mar 9(ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori reckons that his side should feed off their home-crowd support as much as possible because next time when they tour Australia things are bound to get ugly.

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Melbourne, Mar 9 : Australian legend and cricket commentator Mark Waugh has said that he hopes Michael Clarke’s dash home from New Zealand is a one-off, as the cricketer’s personal life “encroached on his cricket”.

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Melbourne, Mar 9 : Fast bowler Ryan Harris is all set to become Australia’s 413th Test cricketer as a reward for his spectacular ODI performance late summer.Rejuvenated Harris, 30, is poised to make his Test debut in New Zealand next week as a replacement for the injured Peter Siddle.

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Hamilton, Mar.8: Canterbury shot-maker Jesse Ryder has proofed his fitness, and may get a chance to play against Australia, reports the Dominion Post.The Black Caps all-rounder made a low-key return to cricket on Saturday, scoring 11 runs for his club Naenae Old Boys against Karori.

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Hamilton, Mar 8: Former New Zealand captain and ICC match referee John Reid has said the Australian team includes "idiots" who need to pull their heads in.Both the New Zealand and Australian camps are reveling in the passion and emotion generated by New Zealand''s sensational victory in the second international Twenty20 game and the opening clash of the five-match one-day series at Napier.

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Sydney, Mar 8: Australian batsman Marcus North will learn in the next 48 hours if his time as a Test player has come to a close.Selectors convening this week to name Australia’s Test for the tour of New Zealand, will decide whether they should continue with a struggling North or replace him with all-rounder Cameron White or leg-spinner Steve Smith, who have been in superb form this season.

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Melbourne, Mar 8 : Vice-captain of the Australian cricket team, Michael Clarke, is said to have quit the New Zealand tour and is heading back to his Sydney home for personal reasons.

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Wellington, Mar 8 : New Zealand coach Mark Greatbatch has no problem with the aggressive start of the Chappell Hadlee series and expects the Hamilton crowd to be “quite rowdy” on Tuesday for game three against Australia.

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Sydney, Mar.7: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson and his fiancee Lee Furlong have reportedly purchased a 3.99 million dollar waterfront property in super-rich Sutherland Shire.

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Hamilton, Mar 7: Injury-hit New Zealand team have called up uncapped batsman Shanan Stewart for Tuesday's third ODI of the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

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Auckland, Mar 7: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting insists status of fast bowler Mitchell Johnson as the public enemy in New Zealand, following his spat with Kiwi all-rounder Scott Styris in the opening game, had "spurred him on".

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In the next 40 days, Dirk Nannes will make three to four times his annual Cricket Victoria salary, which this summer totalled well under 100,000 dollars.

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Australia registered a tense 12-run win over New Zealand in the second one-day international at Auckland. Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson took seven wickets between them to bowl Australia to a tense victory.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has warned his players against letting their on-field aggression go too far during the ongoing Chappell-Hadlee ODI series against New Zealand.

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Sydney, Mar. 5: The father of Australia''s first self-identified Aboriginal cricketer, who is campaigning against former Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s appointment as the International Cricket Council vice-president, expects that pressure from India and other cricket playing countries will eventually lead to “racist” Howard’s removal from the post. 

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Auckland, Mar. 5: Kiwi wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has predicted further hostilities with Trans-Tasman rival Australia when the two teams clash in the second of five one-day internationals of the Chappell-Hadlee series to be played at the Eden Park here tomorrow night.

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Auckland, Mar.5: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has urged his one-day international squad to train harder and lift their performance against New Zealand in the second of five Chappell-Hadlee matches to be played at Auckland''s Eden Park.

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New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has been ruled out of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI series due to a knee injury, while skipper Daniel Vettori is likely to miss the second ODI against Australia in Auckland on Saturday.

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The New Zealand cricket team is not commenting publicly over the Styris-Johnson spat, but some members are understood to be irked at the Australian bowlers light punishment.

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New Zealand media have strongly reacted to Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnsons head butt with New Zealand batsman Scott Styris during Wednesdays opening ODI at McLean Park in Napier.

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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has been fined 60 percent of his match fee for headbutting New Zealand batsman Scott Styriss helmet during Wednesdays opening ODI at McLean Park in Napier.

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A group of Indian cricketers from academies in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh cancelled a tour to Australia due to safety concerns linked to attacks on Indians there, an official said.

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More Australian players are likely to follow Brett Lee, Damien Martyn and Shane Warne who are en route to play in the Indian Premier League as security tensions ease.

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Sri Lankan spinning great Muttiah Muralitharan said Wednesday that former Australian prime minister John Howard faced a challenge winning over south Asian cricket nations as the new head of the sport's world body.

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Australian fast bowler Brett Lee believes that a successful comeback to cricket in the Indian Premier League is the first step to reclaiming his position in the national team for the Twenty20 and the 2011 50-over World Cup.

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Australian all-rounder Cameron White will consider delaying his stint with the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Bangalore Royal Challengers, so that he can lead Victoria in the Sheffield Shield final.

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The Australian team has begun a desperate search for tactics to nullify New Zealand dangerman Brendon McCullum during the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI series, starting in Napier on Wednesday.

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Cricketer Shane Warne put a positive spin on his home state of Victoria Tuesday as he sought to reassure Indian residents worried by recent attacks on foreign students.

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New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has indicated that Scott Styris and Nathan McCullum may have to sit outside for the opening game of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI series against Australia, starting in Napier on Wednesday.

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Australia have decided against replacing injured opener Shaun Marsh and will take only 13 players into their ODI series against New Zealand, starting on Wednesday.

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Former Australian prime minister John Howard, a cricket lover seen at Test matches around the world, was Tuesday named as a candidate to lead the sport internationally from 2012.

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Australian batsman Cameron White admits that his side has identified New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee as a genuine threat ahead of the five game ODI series, starting in Napier on Wednesday.

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Australian cricket fans and media seem to be in denial over their defeat in the high-scoring Twenty20 International against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday.

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Pakistan cricketers -- wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and all-rounder Rana Naved-ul-Hasan have threatened to take legal action against all Pakistani news outlets for being implicated in a match-fixing scandal during the Sydney Test in Australia.

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Australian cricketer Michael Clarkes fiancee Lara Bingle has been caught up in an embarrassing scandal involving circulation of a nude photo.

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New Zealand claimed a sensational victory over Australia in a high-scoring Twenty20 International in Christchurch after the tied game was decided in a remarkable one-over playoff.

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Kiwi supporters have already singled out Australian opener Shane Watson as public enemy No.1 on this tour, screaming the house down during the first Twenty20 clash at Wellington, but the man is relishing every minute of it.

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Opening batsman Shaun Marsh will miss Australia''s one-day international series in New Zealand because of ongoing back problems, Cricket Australia said on Sunday.

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Australian cricketers are set to play in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade official delivered a secret briefing to players in Christchurch yesterday.

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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has warned the New Zealand team that Fridays crushing six-wicket defeat for the home side in the Wellington Twenty20 is unlikely to be a one-off event.

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New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin is adamant that his team will bounce back against the Aussies, despite the tourists comfortably winning the opening Twenty-20 cricket international in Wellington.

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Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who retired from Test cricket to prolong his ODI and T20 career, has been named in the 30-man preliminary squad for this years Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean.

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Paceman Brett Lee has been named in Australia's preliminary   30-man squad for the World Twenty20 championship beginning April 30 in the West Indies.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has backed David Warners switch-hitting tactics, saying the ploy is good for the game of cricket.

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Australian Twenty20 skipper Michael Clarke has made it clear to his players that everyone has to contribute with bat, ball and in the field, and stressed to the squad the importance of being known as the best fielding team in the world

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Former Test star Damien Martyns charge that the Australian Cricketers Association was applying double standards in assessing the security threat for the IPL have been dismissed by the ACA chief.

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Spin legend Shane Warne Thursday denied having a heated argument with Ricky Ponting over participation of Australian cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Player unions from Australia, New Zealand, England and South Africa are pressing for a more adequate outline of security at the Indian Premier League despite T20 tournament chiefs accusation that the players representatives were using a security thre

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Australian pacer Shaun Tait is hopeful that windy conditions at Wellington could help him record the fastest ball in history during the first Twenty20 game against New Zealand.

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The Australian Cricketers Association has been accused of applying double standards in the handling Australian cricketers going to play in terrorist danger areas in India.

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Recent pictures of Shane Warne have sparked speculation that some digital alteration may have something to do with them.

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Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath has for the first time spoken about finding love again after the death of his wife, Jane.

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Australian Twenty-20 captain Michael Clarke has described India''s Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest batsman he has ever seen playing  live, and was not surprised whenhe became the first player to score a double hundred in a one-day international.

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Aussie cricketer Michael Clarkes fiancee Lara Bingle couldn''''t escape prying eyes when she had a little meltdown at the Twenty20 cricket this week.

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Reports of former cricketer Glenn McGrath donating the proceeds from a recent interview with a womens magazine to his McGrath Foundation charity have turned into a mystery.

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At least one Australian player is looking to hire a private bodyguard to shadow him for the third edition of the Indian Premier League.

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Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke will meet with umpires before Friday''s Twenty20 clash with New Zealand to thrash out rules regarding David Warner''s batting stance.

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Captain Daniel Vettori has appealed to his New Zealand side to dramatically lift their performance if they hope to beat Australia in the Twenty20 series which starts in Wellington on Friday.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi launched a snide attack on Australian captain Ricky Ponting, saying that he is trying to prevent other Australian players from taking part because he was dropped from the Kolkata Knight Riders side.

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Australian pace bowler Brett Lee knew that a part of his career was over last August as England paraded around The Oval with the Ashes.

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"Sex, um, success" and "footage of bondage...ahmm, Bondy" -- Australian cricketers started their tour of New Zealand with two verbal slips. They are here to play a series of Twenty20 international matches.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi Wednesday accused Australian captain Ricky Ponting of putting pressure on his fellow players to skip the third edition of the Twenty20 league beginning March 12.

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Australian batsman David Warner is determined to push on with his experiment with batting right-handed, saying it is not a gimmick.

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Former New Zealand cricket manager Lindsay Crocker is working on a contingency plan for staging the 2011 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand if it is shifted due to security concerns in the Indian subcontinent.

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New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has delivered a verbal bouncer by saying that Australia has received an easy run all summer and it is all set to end.

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Australia Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke is intent on maintaining his sides momentum heading towards the World Twenty20 when his team take on New Zealand.

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Former Australian Test cricketer Geoff Lawson will fly to India tomorrow to start a coaching stint despite security threats to the Indian Premier League.

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Australian cricketers, who stand to lose millions of dollars if they dont participate in the IPL, clashed with skipper Ricky Ponting during the meeting held at a Sydney hotel to brief them about security during the Twenty20 tournament.

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Security expert Reg Dickasons report on the threat to the IPL says that while the security plans are sufficient on paper, the Indian state governments are yet to commit to providing the required police numbers which is the primary concern for the Australia.

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Australian pacer Brett Lee is set to retire from Test cricket on the advice of England rival and close friend Andrew Flintoff.

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The participation of Australian cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next month was uncertain following a crisis meeting here between players and managers over the security situation, an official said.

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Former Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz has reportedly put his hand up to be Englands next bowling coach, and is emerging as a frontrunner for the job.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi has sought assuage fears of players'' boycott of the third edition of the tournament to be held in India from March 12 by saying that he has spoken to all the foreign parties concerned and reassured

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With the security of international players in India under scrutiny, the Australian Cricketers'' Association (ACA) has decided to hand over a list of safety demands to the authorities of Indian Premier League (IPL) for the tournament, which starts on

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With Australian security expert Reg Dickason advising various player association bodies in England, Australia and New Zealand not to travel to India for sporting events in the wake of an Al Qaeda threat to attack these events, the possibility of next

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Shane Warne has designed a new range of men''s underpants, appropriately called ‘Spinners. Diamond Cut International has manufactured the underwear range, available in bright colours, reports the Daily Telegraph.

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New Zealand fast bowler Andy McKay has been forced out of the upcoming two-game Test series against Australia due to a stress fracture in his foot.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has urged Cricket Australia (CA) to consider revamping the extravagant prices and over-scheduling to bring fans back to watch ODI games, and to promote the 2015 World Cup to be hosted Down Under.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he had a ‘roller-coaster home summer season against West Indies and Pakistan, but also admitted that keeping on playing despite his elbow injury did undermine his batting technique.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is of the view that his team is in great shape after remaining unbeaten in all formats of the game at home this summer.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has called for better player management, given the frantic schedule over the past two years in order to avoid long term injuries to cricketers.

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Australian players will decide to play in the Indian Premier League after meeting Australian Cricketers Association chief executive Paul Marsh in Sydney on Tuesday morning to discuss security threats to the tournament.

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England, Australia and South African cricket boards have washed their hands of the safety of players in India, warning them to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at their own risk.

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New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris, who has been recalled for the first two games of the ODI series against Australia, has said that the Ricky Ponting-led Australian team is beatable and urged his team-mates to believe in themselves.

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Australian coach Tim Nielsen insists that he and the national selection panel are trying to nail down their best lineup for World Twenty20 Cup to be held in the Caribbean which is just over two months away.

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Former Australian cricketer Darren Berry has voiced concern over how certain Australian players have elected to put their lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) responsibilities ahead of the Sheffield Shield tournament.

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The 2011 cricket world cup which is scheduled to be held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, can be shifted to New Zealand and Australia as part of a contingency plan if terrorism continues to threaten sport in the subcontinent.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has blamed the glut of matches for the seasons meagre one-day crowds, rather than the poor performances of the visiting Pakistan and West Indies teams.

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Australian coach Tim Nielsen insists that he and the national selection panel are trying to nail down their best lineup for the World Twenty20 to be held in the Caribbean which is just over two months away

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Brett Lee may have grown over his split with his wife, as he was recently spotted socializing at the Star Party fundraiser.

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Melbourne, Feb.20 : Australian security expert Reg Dickason is the most-wanted man in international cricket in the wake of terrorist threats targeting sportsmen in India.The England and Wales Cricket Board has hired Dickason to ensure the side''''s safety during the upcoming tour of Bangladesh.

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Auckland, Feb.20 : Former New Zealand wicketkeeper Adam Parore has said that the Black Caps will have to be at their peak in terms of fitness and performance to challenge the Australians during a two-Test tour beginning next week.

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Auckland, Feb. 20 : Captain Daniel Vettori has said New Zealand need to improve to compete with Australia on an equal footing."I couldn''t put a number on it. We have to improve dramatically to try and compete and win," the New Zealand Herald quoted Vettori, as saying.

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Melbourne, Feb 20 : Australian fast bowler Dirk Nannes, a highly valued member of the Indian Premier League’s Delhi Daredevils side, has elected to put his IPL responsibilities ahead of the Sheffield Shield tournament.

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Auckland, Feb 20: New Zealand have recalled fast bowler Shane Bond for the two Twenty20 matches and the five game ODI series against Australia.Bond, who recently retired from Test cricket, replaces fellow fast bowler Ian Butler and is the only change to the Twenty 20 group that prepared for the one-off defeat of Bangladesh this month.

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Sydney, Feb.20 : The West Indies is banking on Twenty20 cricket, the shortest format of the game to close the gap between them and Australia.They hope to realize this goal in the first Twenty20, in Hobart on Sunday, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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Sydney, Feb.20 : Captain Ricky Ponting is of the view that Australian cricket is in great shape ahead of their next two major assignments, winning back the Ashes and chasing a fourth-straight World Cup triumph.

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Melbourne, Feb 20: The third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is under siege, with the international players’ association warning that some members will not participate in the tournament as they are concerned about the Al-Qaida threat.

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Australia on Friday crushed West Indies by 125 runs in the fifth and final ODI at the MCG in Melbourne to clinch the five-match series 4-0.

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Australian Test great and former India coach Greg Chappell hoped international players wouldn''t be scared off by the Kashmiri terrorist threats aimed at foreigners.

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Nearly 50 percent Pakistanis believe that national cricket teams disastrous tour of Australia is the result of overall poor performance in batting and fielding.

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Lahore, Feb 19 : Australian fitness trainer David Dwyer will temporarily rejoin the Pakistani cricket team before the World Twenty20 Championship in the Caribbean later this year, after he quit his post as Pakistan national team trainer.

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Melbourne, Feb 19 : Australia’s vice captain Michael Clarke has rated master blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s 175 against them at Hyderabad in 2009 among the top five centuries he has witnessed as an opposition player.“I was not playing in this game as I was back home in Australia and so I watched it from my couch at home. Although India didn’t win the game, Sachin showed what a determined and class act he is in making 175 as India chased Australia''s score of 350,” Clarke said.

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Sydney, Feb.19 : Leg-spinning Australian all-rounder Steven Smith has said that his national ODI debut is all due to the advice he received from former leg-spinning great Shane Warne.

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Sydney, Feb.19 : Australia''s National Selection Panel (NSP) has said that they can pick Brett Lee again, but will wait until June to recall Ashes swingman Ben Hilfenhaus.Citing Lee''s exceptional displays prior to suffering a serious elbow injury on last year''s limited overs tour of India, NSP chairman Andrew Hilditch said he wanted to see the 33-year-old spearhead back in action.

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Melbourne, Feb.19 : Left-arm fast bowler Dirk Nannes has became the second Victorian star to retire from first class cricket this season.Just a month away from the Bushrangers possibly playing in a second successive Sheffield Shield final, the 33-year-old Nannes announced on Thursday that he would be joining batsman Brad Hodge in calling it quits from the longer form of the game.

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Melbourne, Feb 19 : Troubled all rounder Andrew Symonds has said that his one big regret is signing his last Australia cricket contract where he agreed to try to swear off the booze in public places.

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Kolkata, Feb 18  India ended Australia's seven-year run at the top of the Test rankings as they will finish as the numero uno Test team this year (2009-10) after their emphatic victory against South Africa at Eden Gardens here Thursday.

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Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath hasnt got engaged, says his manager Warren Craig. Ever since McGrath, 40, was spotted out in public with his new girlfriend Sara Leonardi, who his first girlfriend since the death of his wife Jane to breast c

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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said his countrys intelligence agencies are closely working with their Indian counterparts to ensure foolproof security for the forthcoming international sporting events in India.

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Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie reckons that allrounder Dan Christians emergence as Australias next Twenty20 specialist can make cricket famous among the indigenous communities of the country.

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Australia''s chief selector Andrew Hilditch hopes that a re-fitted Australian Twenty20 unit can finally lift the World Twenty20 trophy in the Caribbean in May.

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Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke has said that leg-spinning all-rounder Steve Smith''s selection in the national one-day squad is a welcome development, and added that Smith should see his inclusion as an opportunity to make himself a permanent

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Right-arm off-spinner Nathan Hauritz has been handed a chance to earn a spot in Australia''s World Twenty20 team after being named in a 15-man national squad for the tour to New Zealand.

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Rising South Australian all-rounder Dan Christian will attempt to show that he is the last piece in the jigsaw in Australia''s bid to lift the World Twenty20 trophy for the first time.Rising South Australian all-rounder Dan Christian will attempt to

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Shane Warne says threats of a terrorist attack have him thinking twice about playing in this year's Indian Premier League, reports said on Thursday.

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Sexy WAG Haley Bracken says her Aussie fast bowler hubby Nathan Bracken loved the dress she wore to the Allan Border Medal presentation.

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All rounder Shane Watson, who has always craved for the appreciation of the hard-marking Australian public, has found love in the form of appreciation from people and securing his spot in the team.

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An Australian has been fined 9000 dollars for invading the cricket ground and attacking Pakistani player Khalid Latif during an ODI game.

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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has indicated that the party has lifted the ban on Pakistani and Australian cricketers taking part in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Australian cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke is confident that his IPL-bound team-mates will receive good security advice from the cricket authorities.

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Pakistan will not award annual central contracts to its cricketers until the release of a report into the team's defeats in all matches on their tour of Australia, an official said Wednesday.

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The leader of a right-wing Hindu group has withdrawn a threat to prevent Australia's cricketers from playing in the Indian Premier League tournament because of attacks on Indians living Down Under.

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A baggy green cap worn by former Australian Test captain Greg Chappell shortly before he defected to World Series Cricket in the 1970s has sold for more than 16,000 dollars at an auction in Melbourne.

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Rookie New South Wales leg-spinner and all-rounder Spinner Steve Smith has earned a call-up to Australia''s squad for Friday''s final one-day international against the West Indies at the MCG.

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Haley Bracken, the wife of Aussie paceman Nathan Bracken, left little to imagination courtesy a revealing outfit she wore at the Allan Border Medal last night.

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Former Australian cricketers and a televison channel executive have objected to a massage palour in Sydney mimicking former Test captain and noted commentator Richie Benaudin an advertisement.

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Australian and New South Wales Test opener Simon Katich has credited fate for his amazing comeback to the national squad and to winning the Australia Test Cricketer of The Year award here on Monday.

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Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has said that his return to international cricket is doubtful, as he continues to fight to overcome a painful elbow injury.

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A spectator who ran onto a cricket pitch and wrestled Pakistan's Khalid Latif to the floor during a one-day international in Australia was Tuesday fined 9,000 dollars (8,058 US).

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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray again warned that his party would not allow Australian cricketers to play during the upcoming Indian Premier League season three.

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Pakistani senators on Monday demanded strict action against dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who was caught tampering with the ball in a one-day match in Australia.

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The Australian hockey team's travel plans for the New Delhi World Cup remain unchanged in spite of Saturday's terror bombing in western Indian city Pune whereas Cricket Australia (CA) awaits the advice of its private security agency before clearing.

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Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has emerged as the man to beat for the Allan Border Medal. Watson''s contributions in both Tests and ODIs in the voting period makes him an obvious favourite for the medal, considered to be the biggest individual.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted that his 29th  ODI century at the Gabba was reward for plenty of time in the nets correcting technical glitches which had undermined his one-day batting performance.

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Indian origin cricket administrator of New South Wales, Dr Gorur Krishna Harinath alias Harry, has asked the Australian players to play in the Indian Premier League and not be worried by Shiv Senas threat to target them in retribution for attacks.

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Australian skipper Ricky Pontings century saw the home team crush West Indies by 50 runs in the fourth ODI at the Gabba on Sunday and clinch the five-match series 3-0.

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Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson and all-rounder Shane Watson are leading contenders for Monday night''s Allan Border Medal count, which recognises Australia''s best player of the past year.

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Australias troubled relationship with India, and Cricket Australia''s attempt to have John Howard nominated as a future president of the International Cricket Council, have recently occupied significant space in the media.

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Australian pace great Graham McKenzie has nominated Tasmanian Ben Hilfenhaus as his country''s next great fast-bowling prospect.

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Paul Marsh, the head of the Australian cricket players'' association, has revealed that several players have expressed concern over the gruelling and exhausting 18-month stretch of cricket that they have been subjected to.

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Former team-mates Bill Lawry and Graham McKenzie will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame on Monday night.

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Australian middle-order batsman Mike Hussey has described New South Wales fast bowling all-rounder Ryan Harris as a real winner and a great guy to have around the group.

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Australian batsman Mike Hussey has defended the teams dismal batting performance in Fridays third ODI in Sydney, saying that it was West Indies who dodged a bullet.

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Australian cricket selectors have recalled all-rounder Shane Watson to the one-day squad for the fourth one-day international against the West Indies to be played at The Gabba in Brisbane.

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Rising Australian all-rounder Steven Smith has signed on with the Bangalore Royal Challengers for the third edition of the Indian Premier League.

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Out of form and out of favour Australian opener Phillip Hughes has parted ways with his Indian-Australian batting mentor Neil DCosta.

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Sydney, Feb.12 : Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has said that Indian off-spinner Harbhajan (Bhajji) Singh is among the five toughest bowlers he has faced in international cricket.

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Lahore, Feb.12 : Former Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson has said he is willing to return to the team, but only if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) apologises for disgracefully sacking him.

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Sydney, Feb.12 : Outspoken West Indian speedster Kemar Roach has guaranteed a victory not only in tonight''s third one-dayer but also in the best-of-five series.

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Sydney, Feb.12 : Australian cricket team coach Tim Nielsen has revealed a dressing room secret on the eve of the day-night clash between Australia and the West Indies at the SCG.

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Melbourne, Feb 11 : Oz cricketer Andrew Symonds’ ex Katie Johnson is said to be planning on moving to Sydney from the Gold Coast.

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Melbourne, Feb 11 : Channel 9, the broadcaster with the biggest say in Australia’s cricket future, says it will fight for the survival of 50-over cricket.

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Melbourne, Feb 11 : The Australian team is going to be in energy-saving mode ahead of forthcoming tours and has rested Shane Watson and Brad Haddin for the limited-overs series.

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Sydney, Feb 11 : Australian spinner Nathan Hauritz, who was smashed around the WACA by West Indies captain Chris Gayle in the Perth Test in December, believes that he will get another chance before the summer is out against the West Indiaes captain in the three remaining matches of the one-day series.

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Sydney, Feb 11 : Injured and facing an uncertain future in international cricket, Brett Lee has been backed to succeed at the 2011 World Cup by long-time bowling rival Stuart Clark.

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Former India coach Greg Chappell said he has rejected an offer to coach Pakistan, preferring to work with the next generation of cricketers in his native Australia, reports said on Thursday.

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