Off-colour off-spinner Nathan Hauritz has received a vote of confidence from Australia coach Tim Nielsen despite taking just one wicket in his final audition for an Ashes berth this Wednesday in Cardiff.
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Saturday, July 4
Australia's batsmen make hay while the sun shines
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 07:10 PM IST
Australia cherished further batting practice on the final morning of their last warm-up game in Worcester before their Ashes defence begins Wednesday in Cardiff.
Mitchell Johnson Baseballs loss and crickets gain
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 06:07 PM IST
If Australian pace bowler Mitchell Johnson was not spearheading Australia’s pace attack, possibilities would have been high that he could have been a pitcher in any major baseball league.Australian fielding coach and acclaimed baseball mentor Mike Young believes that Johnson had the potential to enjoy an even more successful career as a baseball player. Click here to read the complete Article
Ashes 2009, a series too close to call, says Roebuck
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:58 PM IST
This year’s Ashes series between Australia and England promises to be a ripper because the two sides possess both experience and freshness to deliver what is asked of them, feels noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.According to Roebuck, the general verdict is that the series is too close to call.
Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:57 PM IST
Criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its unprofessional way of handling cricket issues in the country, former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general Zakir Hussain Syed has said PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management.
Pakistan likely to recall Asif for Champions Trophy
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:54 PM IST
Karachi, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan is seriously considering recalling Mohammad Asif in the 30-member preliminary squad for this September's ICC Champions Trophy after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said it would not raise any objection against the pacer's inclusion once he completes his doping ban.
Qadir to reveal irregularities in Pakistan cricket board
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:51 PM IST
Karachi, July 4 (IANS) Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir is preparing ammunition for his July 14 meeting with a parliamentary committee and says he will candidly inform the Members of the National Assembly (MNA) about the irregularities in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Warne rates Australian squad
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:42 PM IST
With the Ashes series scheduled to begin in less than a week’s time, former Australian spin legend Shane Warne has rated each player of the Australian squad.Warne has indicated that captain Ricky Ponting is the mainstay of the batting line-up, who would be full of motivation on his fourth Ashes tour. Warne maintained that Ponting would lift the urn.
Qadir summoned by Pak NA committee to explain reason for his sudden resignation
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:41 PM IST
Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir has been summoned by the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Sports to explain his sudden resignation from the post.The committee has asked Qadir to appear before it on July 14 to explain the reason behind resigning suddenly from the chief selector’s chair.
Warne says the side that uses the new ball well will be the Ashes winner
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:39 PM IST
Who uses the new ball better – Australia or England – will determine the winner of the 2009 Ashes series, believes former leg-spinner Shane Warne.“They have to take early wickets because they are going to be flat wickets,” the Courier Mail quoted Warne as saying in the gambling capital of the world.
Cricket''s leading Test wicket taker Swann has forgotten how to smile
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:37 PM IST
England off-spinner Graeme Swann, who has emerged as the leading Test wicket-taker in the world in 2009 with 26 victims, says that he has learnt from his errors, but has lost the ability to smile along the way.In an interview with The Sun, Swann said he was looking forward to his Ashes debut in England, and added that when he was doing the drinks for the squad in 2005, the atmosphere gave him the goose bumps.
2005 Ashes destroyer Jones says Lee will swing momentum
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:36 PM IST
Former England pacer Simon Jones believes Australia’s Brett Lee will swing the momentum in this year’s Ashes series.Regarded as one of the world''s finest proponents of reverse swing, Jones, 30, predicted reverse swing would play a significant part when Cardiff hosts its first Test on Wednesday.
Australian selectors admit to mismanaging Lee
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:35 PM IST
Australia’s national cricket selection committee has admitted it may have mismanaged the veteran pacer Brett Lee after his difficult marriage break-up last year.Selection committee chairman Andrew Hilditch now says that perhaps Lee should not have been sent to India last October with so little preparation as a result of his personal problems.
We want to start the series on a winning note : Younis Khan
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:33 PM IST
As Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first in the first Test of the three match series here on Saturday, captain Younis Khan expressed the hope that he would like to start the series on a winning note.Khan said his batsmen would have no problem countering ‘mystery’ bowler Ajantha Mendis.
Australian cricketers feel KP is ''the world''s best''
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 05:32 PM IST
A majority of the players contracted to Cricket Australia have described England’s Kevin Pietersen as the best batsman in the world outside Australia.
Indian board restores domestic event after protest
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 04:01 PM IST
The Indian cricket board said on Saturday it will work out a schedule for a key one-day domestic tournament after moves to axe the event were met with angry protests.
Bangladesh fight back against Windies-A
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 04:00 PM IST
Bangladesh staged a late fightback, after West Indies-A fast bowler Kemar Roach and off-spinner Ryan Austin bowled them out for 195 in the opening match of their Caribbean tour on Friday.
Pakistan ask Sri Lanka to bat in first Test
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deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 02:28 PM IST
Pakistan captain Younus Khan won the toss Saturday and sent Sri Lanka in to bat in the first cricket Test at the Galle International Stadium.
Sri Lanka's Vaas to quit Tests: chief selector
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 02:25 PM IST
Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket, the country's chief selector Asantha de Mel told AFP on Saturday.
Scoreboard: India vs. West Indies, third ODI
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 02:24 PM IST
Scoreboard: India vs. West Indies, third ODISt. Lucia (Gros Islet), July 4 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the match between India and the West Indies in the rain marred third One-day international of the four-match series at the Beausejor Stadium here Friday.
Dhoni helps India take a 2-1 lead (Lead)
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 02:22 PM IST
St. Lucia (Gros Islet), July 4 (IANS) Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni played another responsible knock of 46 not out as India took an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the series, winning the third One-day international by six wickets according to the Duckworth-Lewis (DL) Method with just one ball to spare here on a rain-marred Friday.
West Indies set 195-run target for India
by
deepak
on Sat 04 Jul 2009 02:21 PM IST
St. Lucia (Gros Islet), July 4 (IANS) Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a quick 62 as the West Indies made 185 for seven in 27 overs in the rain-affected third One-day international against India here Friday. But India will require 195 to win after the target was adjusted on the Duckworth/Lewis method. |
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