View Article  Australia struggling to field eleven players at Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Nov 4 (IANS) After being struck by more injuries, Australia were struggling to put up eleven fit players in the fifth One-Day International against India here Thursday.

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View Article  Now Henriques flies back home; McDonald and Cockley to join squad

Cricket Australia's (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) confirmed that Victorian all-rounder Andrew McDonald and New South Wales fast bowler Burt Cockley will join the Australian squad for the sixth ODI in Guwahati as replacement for Henriques and Peter Siddle who returned home to Australia early Wednesday morning with stiffness in his left side.

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View Article  Ex-England pacer Mahmood vows to make a national team comeback

London, Nov.4 (ANI): Ex-England fast bowler Sajid Mahmood has vowed to bounce back in style after two years in the wilderness.The Lancashire pacer last played at the 2007 World Cup and aims to shine in the limited-overs leg of England''s tour to South Africa this month.

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View Article  Accept Services' apology, Chidambaram tells BCCI
Jammu, Nov 4 (IANS) Fresh dates should be fixed for the cricket match in Srinagar that was cancelled after the Services' team withdrew on grounds of security, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday.
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View Article  Services' decision on Kashmir match taken at 'lower level': minister

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The unfortunate decision of the Services team to back out of a Ranji Trophy cricket match in Srinagar on grounds of security was taken at a "lower level", Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju said here Wednesday.

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View Article  Younus, Vettori hail 'fantastic' Afridi

Pakistan captain Younus Khan praised Shahid Afridi as a "fantastic performer" after the all-rounder starred with both bat and ball in their side's convincing win over New Zealand in the first one-day.

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View Article  Lee to resume bowling next week

Melbourne, Nov 4 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who flew back home midway from the ODI series against India due an elbow injury, will resume bowling next week.

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View Article  Wenger warns Premier League crown can be won or lost in December

London, Nov.4 (ANI): Coach Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal team that the Premier League crown could be won next month... or thrown away.

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View Article  Kiwi pacer Southee experiences mixed emotions after ODI defeat to Pak

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Nov. 4 (ANI): Recalled New Zealand seamer Tim Southee was left with mixed emotions following Tuesday’s loss to Pakistan in the first of three one-day cricket internationals in Abu Dhabi.

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View Article  Ex-England coach Duncan Fletcher ''keen'' to coach Black Caps

London, Nov.4 (ANI): Former England cricket team coach Duncan Fletcher says that he is ''keen'' on coaching the Black Caps, following the exit of Andy Moles.

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View Article  Rest Strauss for Bangladesh tour: Vaughan

London, Nov.4 (ANI): Former England skipper Michael Vaughan believes current captain Andrew Strauss should be rested for the tour of Bangladesh to give England the best chance of retaining the Ashes in Australia.

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View Article  Gayle's appointment as Windies skipper defies comprehension: Roebuck

Sydney, Nov.4 (ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has criticised the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for re-appointing Jamiacan star Chris Gayle as the team’s skipper for the tour Down Under, saying that he was an undeserving candidate for the post, and that Trinidadian Darren Ganga would have been a better choice.

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View Article  Oz pacer Bollinger confident of scaling new heights

Mohali/Hyderabad, Nov.4 (ANI): Australian left-arm fast bowler Doug Bollinger says that after his three wicket haul in the fourth one-day international against India in Mohali, Chandigarh, he is confident about scaling new heights in international cricket.

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View Article  Aussie Henriques latest casualty on India tour

An already weakened Australia were dealt another injury blow in the one-day series in India after Moises Henriques was ruled out of Thursday's fifth match here with a damaged hamstring.

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View Article  Oz all-rounder Henriques also ruled out of fifth ODI

Hyderabad, Nov.4 (ANI): After fast bowler Peter Siddle, yet another of Australia''s bowlers, Moises Henriques, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury and he will miss Thursday''s fifth ODI against India in Hyderabad.All-rounder Henriques hurt his right hamstring in the field during Monday''s victory in Mohali and could be flown home with only three games remaining in the series.

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View Article  Even my mom could score runs on Pak pitches: Boycott

Islamabad, Nov.4 (ANI): Legendry former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott has urged the Pakistan cricket authorities to prepare more bowler friendly tracks so that batsmen get a feel of international conditions and do not struggle on foreign tours.

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