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Kiwis beat Aussies in Christchurch ’super over’ thriller

February 28th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Christchurch, Feb 28(ANI): 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. New Zealand batsman ...

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Windies pinning faith in Twenty20 to close gap with Australia

February 20th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Feb.20 (ANI): 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 ...

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Australia thrash West Indies by 125 runs in Melbourne ODI, clinch series 4-0

February 19th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb 19(ANI): 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. West Indies' hopes of ...

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Players shouldn’t be scared off by Kashmiri terrorist threats to IPL: Chappell

February 19th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb 19 (ANI): 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. "You have to be ...

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Clarke rates Tendulkar’s 175 against Aussies among top five tons

Clarke rates Tendulkar’s 175 against Aussies among top five tons

February 19th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb 19 (ANI): 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 ...

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Watto feels `dreamy’ after winning Allan Border Medal

February 16th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb.16 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson says that this summer has been once dreamy sequence of success on the field, reaching its peak on Monday night with him winning the coveted ...

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Australia beat West Indies by 50 runs in Gabba ODI, clinch series 3-0

February 14th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Brisbane, Feb 14(ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's 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 ...

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Gayle says he’s feeling the strain of being a one-man team

February 12th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Feb.12 (ANI): West Indian captain Chris Gayle has conceded he is feeling the strain of having to star with the bat to give his side any hope of beating Australia. Gayle ...

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Pacer Roach guarantees series win for Windies

February 12th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Feb.12 (ANI): 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. The 21-year-old pacer made the declaration as Australia ...

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Bollinger, mates all fired up to rattle Gayle once more: Nielsen

February 12th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Feb.12 (ANI): 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. He has ...

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‘Bruised’ Hauritz itching to get even with ‘brutal’ Gayle

February 11th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Feb 11 (ANI): 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 ...

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Gayle invokes teammates’ ’self belief’ to halt rampant Australian run

February 11th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Feb 11 (ANI): West Indies captain Chris Gayle has criticized his side's lack of discipline compared to Australia's playing style, and asked his players to lift their game for Friday's third ...

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Johnson happy about Bollinger being new Oz spearhead

February 10th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Feb.10 (ANI): Western Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has said that he is happy to have Doug "the rug" Bollinger as the new spearhead of the Australian attack. "If he can ...

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Gayle amends score line prediction from 4-1 to 3-2 in Windies favour

February 10th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Feb.10 (ANI): West Indian captain Chris Gayle is hoping to recapture his destructive batting form that thrilled crowds in Perth and Canberra earlier this summer. Though he departed first ball in the ...

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Gayle admits he’s Bollinger’s bunny

February 10th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Adelaide, Feb.10 (ANI): West Indian captain Chris Gayle has admitted that he has become Australian left-arm pacer Doug Bollinger's bunny, but maintains his side can comeback to win the Commonwealth Bank one-day ...

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Australia aiming to have unbeaten summer home season: Bollinger

February 8th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb 8(ANI): Australian fast bowler Doug Bollinger has said that his team is aiming to whitewash West Indies in the ODI series and go through the home season unbeaten. Australia maintained their ...

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Australia beat West Indies by 113 runs in Melbourne ODI

February 7th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb 7(ANI): Australia on Sunday crushed West Indies by 113 runs in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Chasing an attainable 257 on a dry, hard pitch in warm ...

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Ponting backs fast bowlers to quell Gayle’s inexperienced team

February 7th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb 7(ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed his fast bowlers to contain West Indies captain Chris Gayle and his team in the one-day series starting at the MCG from Sunday. Ponting ...

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Confident Gayle predicts cakewalk against Aussies in ODIs

February 7th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb.7 (ANI): A confident West Indies captain Chris Gayle has said that he is not interested in looking back at the disastrous Test series against Australia, but more focussed on ensuring ...

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Gayle confident of beating Australia 4-1

February 6th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb 6(ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has boldly predicted a 4-1 win over Australia for his side in the ODI series, starting at the MCG on Sunday. Despite having lost ...

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Gayle powers Windies against Australia PM’ XI

February 4th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb 4(ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle's record-breaking 146 helped his side beat the Australian Prime Minister's XI by 87 runs in their one-day tour match at Manuka Oval. The Prime Minister's ...

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Ponting predicted success for Harris at international level a year ago

February 2nd, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Feb 2 (ANI): Skipper Ricky Ponting had tipped a year ago that the latest bowling discovery Ryan Harris will excel after an eight-season first-class apprenticeship with South Australia and the Bulls "I'm ...

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Gayle calls for better player protection

February 2nd, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Canberra (Australia), Feb.2 (ANI): West Indian captain Chris Gayle has asked for improved security during his team's match against the Prime Minister's XI at the Manuka Oval here on Thursday. He warned Canberra ...

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Roach promises ‘chin music’ to test Ponting’s chink in armour

January 30th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Jan 30 (ANI): West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach, whose delivery during the second Test in Adelaide exposed a flaw in the way Ricky Ponting handles short-pitched bowling, wants to use ...

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‘Shaun Marsh one big knock away from Oz team selection’

January 10th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Jan 10 (ANI): Another dazzling batting display against Victoria in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, can bolster opener Shaun Marsh chances for a spot in the national team. The Warriors kept their ...

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Shahid Afridi voted Australia’s No.1 import for Twenty20 Big Bash series

January 9th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Jan. 9 (ANI): Pakistani power-hitter Shahid Afridi has been voted the No. 1 import to Australia for the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash series, according to a poll conducted by Fox Sports. The ...

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BCCI still to pay Champions League prize money: New South Wales

January 7th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Melbourne, Jan 7 (IANS) The Indian cricket board is yet to pay the prize money to the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League winners New South Wales (NSW), Cricket NSW chief executive David Gilbert ...

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I never wanted anything like Perth Test flare-up to happen: Watson

January 3rd, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Jan 3(ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has said that he is learning from his mistakes and the jumble against West Indies skipper Chris Gayle is something that he definitely does not ...

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Less Sheffield Shield matches would weaken Australia’s No. 1 position: Ponting

January 2nd, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Jan. 2 (ANI): Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting is worried that the possible decline of first class tournament Sheffield Shield competition for the expansion of the domestic Twenty20 tournaments would weaken Australia's ...

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Ponting says he’s never shied away from `Chin Music’

January 2nd, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Jan. 2 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said that he has never shied away from facing up to the chin music dished out by his fast bowling opponents. Speaking ahead ...

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CA planning to turn Big Bash into IPL style event

December 31st, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Sydney, Dec 31 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) is planning to turn Big Bash, its premier domestic Twenty20 tournament, into an Indian Premier League (IPL) like extravaganza. The Big Bash has been a huge ...

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Afridi’s splendid bowling spell guides South Australia to win T20 encounter

December 30th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Perth, Dec. 30 (ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi produced a splendid spell of bowling to lift South Australia to a 29 run win over Western Australia in a Big Bash T20 match ...

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Gayle in doubt for ODI series against Australia

December 30th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI -
Perth, Dec. 30 (ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle could miss the one-day international series against Australia after injuring his side while playing Twenty20 for Western Australia. According to Fox Sports, Gayle suffered ...

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Ponting emerges worst behaved Australian player in last 20 years

December 27th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Dec 27 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has emerged as the worst behaved player to play for the country in the last 20 years and has been asked by former ...

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Oz 20-20 competition begins from Monday

December 26th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Australia's star-studded domestic Twenty20 competition begins on Monday and big hitting West Indies captain Chris Gayle will lead the international charge. Gayle has joined forces with Western Australia, ...

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Pak skipper Yousuf says Test battle against Aussies will require patience

December 25th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Dec. 25 (ANI): Pakistan cricket captain Mohammad Yousuf will remind his team that brilliance alone won't be enough to beat Australia in the first Test at the MCG, starting on Saturday. Yousuf ...

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Afridi to utilise Big Bash T20 tournament as ‘warm up’ for ODI’s against Aussies

December 25th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi, Dec. 25 (ANI): Swashbuckling Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is hoping to utilize the KFC Big Bash, Australia's domestic Twenty20 extravaganza, as warm-up matches to prepare himself for the limited over series ...

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Australian cricket team a pack of ‘whingers’: Gayle

December 24th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI -
Perth, Dec 24(ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has labelled the Australian cricket team a pack of 'whingers' as the fallout from the recently concluded Frank Worrell Trophy continues. Gayle, named man of ...

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Rise of lefties suggests time for a coaching revolution: Roebuck

December 23rd, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Dec. 23 (ANI): A revolution is occurring in cricket, and it's high time coaches took heed of it. Cricket has always been regarded as a two-handed game but, all the manuals ...

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Oz batsmen expecting stream of bouncers from Pak pacers

December 23rd, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Dec. 23 (ANI): The Australian batting line up is expecting a flurry of short pitch deliveries from the Pakistani pacers in the wake of West Indian captain Chris Gayle's disclosure that ...

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