Melbourne, Feb 3  Australian cricketers have been advised as a security measure  not to venture out of their hotels alone or wear national uniforms and other clothing identifying their nationality during this year's Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Former South Africa paceman Allan Donald has said he would welcome the chance to return to the role of England fast bowling coach following the departure of Ottis Gibson.

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Melbourne, Feb. 3 : Even as Cricket Australia stepped up its push to stage day-night Tests by commencing a trial of pink balls in Futures League matches on Tuesday, the country’s tail-enders including - paceman Dirk Nannes - remain unconvinced of the merits of a pink ball.

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Brisbane, Feb. 3 : After a mixed review by Australian players, the plan to introduce pink balls to facilitate day night Test matches is likely go back to the drawing board.On Tuesday, Cricket Australia stepped up its push to stage day-night Tests by commencing a trial of pink balls made by English manufacturer Dukes in Futures League matches in Brisbane.

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Sydney, Feb. 3 : Following a threat by extreme right wing political party Shiv Sena to prevent the Australians from playing in Mumbai, Aussie cricketers will be asked to follow stringent security measures during this year''s Indian Premier League, such as not venturing out of their hotels alone or wearing national uniforms and other clothing identifying their nationality.

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Lahore, Feb.3 : Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif in collaboration with the Karachi city administration has launched a T20 club tournament, winners of which will take home a prize money of 10 million rupees.The lucrative domestic tournament will feature Pakistan’s international stars such as Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam, Khurram Manzoor and Sarfraz Ahmed.

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Lahore, Feb.3 :  A new controversy seems to be brewing up in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), as the board has sent a letter to its Director General Javed Miandad redefining his role in the set-up.According to insiders, the letter was sent soon questions were raised over Miandad’s hefty salary package by the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt himself.

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Sydney, Feb 3 : Condemning the spate of recent attacks on Indian nationals in Victoria, cricketer Brett Lee has insisted that Australia is a safe place for Indians to visit.Lee said he was saddened by recent violence against Indians in his country.India-Australia relations have deteriorated badly in the wake of the racist attacks, with the killing of student Nitin Garg in Melbourne last month sparking outrage in India.

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Islamabad, Feb.3 : Pakistan cricket team’s fitness trainer David Dwyer has resigned from his post citing personal reasons.“I have simply decided to move back to Sydney after two and half great years with the team purely for personal reasons,” Cricinfo quoted Dwyer, as saying.

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Melbourne, Feb 3 : All rounder James Hopes has said that he can reclaim his first-choice status within the Australian one-day team if selectors scrap their recent policy of using only five genuine bowlers.

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Lahore, Feb.3 : Blaming the lack of professionalism for the national team’s poor performance in the recent past, former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has called on for an overhaul of the country’s cricket administration.

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Lahore, Feb.3: Disappointed and annoyed with the national team’s deplorable performance Down Under, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Operation Office (COO) Wasim Bari has called for giving a chance to junior players in order to save the country’s cricket.

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Sydney, Feb 3 : Umpires and fielders square of the wicket have cast a shadow on Australian cricket’s pink ball experiment by saying that they frequently lost sight of the pink leather.Pink balls are being used in a day-night Futures League fixture at Adelaide Oval this week, and also in a day match in Brisbane.

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Melbourne. Feb 3 : Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has been ruled out for the rest of the cricket season after his specialist confirmed that he has a stress fracture of the lower back.Cricket Australia have released a statement saying that Siddle will be unavailable for the rest of the domestic season, plus the Test matches in New Zealand next month.

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Sydney, Feb 3 : Cricket Australia has rejected the idea of banning alcohol from Australian grounds after delivering apologies and explanations over Sunday night’s pitch invasion in Perth which saw Pakistan opener Khalid Latif tackled to the ground.

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Lahore, Feb.3 : Following the success of the junior team in the under-19 cricket World Cup, coach Ijaz Ahmed has expressed his desire of working with the senior squad, whose Australia tour is proving to be a nightmare, as the visitors have not won a single match so far in the series.

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Lahore, Feb.3 :  Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has called the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman  ‘too old’ to hold the post.“The chairman has become too old for the position he is holding as he seldom remembers his own important official commitments and agreements,” Miandad wrote in a letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also the patron of the PCB.

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Melbourne, Feb 3 : Australian fast bowlers Shaun Tait and Dirk Nannes are fighting for the chance to play against Pakistan in the Twenty20 international at the MCG on Friday night.Both are clearly in contention for the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean during April, yet only one may get the opportunity on Friday, with Mitchell Johnson and the latest sensation, Ryan Harris, also in the 13-man squad.

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Melbourne, Feb 3 : Former Australian opener Mark Waugh has questioned Michael Clarke’s position in the national team’s Twenty20 set-up, and backed the in form Cameron White for the team’s captaincy.

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Melbourne, Feb 3 : Australian paceman Shaun Tait suspects that ball tampering is prevalent in world cricket, although he has never seen it.

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Melbourne, Feb 3 : Top cricketers of Victoria like Cameron White, Andrew McDonald and David Hussey may walk away from their state to play in the mega bucks Indian Premier League, as the team prepares to defend its honours in the Sheffield Shield.

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