Healthy competition among English batsmen: Bell
August 21st, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Ian Bell, who scored his maiden double century in the ongoing fourth Test against India, feels there is a healthy competition among English batsmen to stack ... Read more...
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Michael Hussey will play a big part in rest of Oz World Cup campaign: Clarke
March 10th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Bengaluru, Mar 10(ANI): Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke believes that rival nations at the World Cup would be even more wary of his team because of veteran batsman Michael Hussey's inclusion."I think opposition ... Read more...
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Hussey brings a lot to our team, says Clarke
March 9th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke Wednesday said the inclusion of veteran Michael Hussey will prompt their opponents to see the defending champions in a new light.The 35-year-old ... Read more...
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Imran disagrees with Afridi’s ‘Pak doesn’t want to play in India until finals’ statement
March 9th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 9(ANI): Pakistan should refrain from voicing their views publicly that they do not want to play the 2011 World Cup quarterfinals and semifinals in India, as it sends out a ... Read more...
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Australia has reached its pre-World Cup goals: Nielsen
February 28th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Feb.28 (ANI): Australia coach Tim Nielsen believes the team's World Cup form had reached its pre-tournament goals, and has reposed full faith in pacers Brett Lee, Shaun Tait and Mitchell ... Read more...
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England have to watch out for The Netherlands (Preview)
February 21st, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Feb 21 (IANS) England will play their first 2011 Cricket World Cup match Tuesday against the Netherlands, the team that scored an upset win against them in the World Twenty20 Championships ... Read more...
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‘Curb on sledging affecting Australia’s performance’
December 22nd, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 22 (IANS) Cricketers' Association chief executive Paul Marsh has attributed Australia's recent dip in form to a crackdown on sledging by Cricket Australia (CA) after the controversial 2008 Sydney ... Read more...
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Toned down aggression following ‘Bhajjigate’ has hit Australia’s performance: Marsh
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 22 (ANI): Fears of a backlash from Cricket Australia and the public following the bitter Sydney Test against India in 2008 has been exploited by rival teams touring Down Under, ... Read more...
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Trott won’t stop his ‘annoying’ crease ritual even if it drives bowlers mad
November 20th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Jonathan Trott, who has been dubbed as England's most controversial and annoying player, has said that he cannot understand what the fuss is about.Trott is known for ... Read more...
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‘We are not in the business of targeting the Aussies’ says Strauss
October 31st, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Perth (Australia), Oct. 31 (ANI): England skipper Andrew Strauss has said that his team won't target Australia's under-pressure players this summer despite labelling the upcoming Ashes series a war."I don't know what ... Read more...
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Champions League: Katich says Australians will revel in S. Africa’s pacy conditions
September 6th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sept.6 (ANI): Australian opener and New South Wales captain Simon Katich believes that playing conditions in South Africa will help his first class team to lift the Twenty20 Champions League trophy ... Read more...
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Pak claims of Sydney Test match fixing will be difficult to prove: Clarke
May 21st, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 21 (ANI): Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has said that the Pakistan team management's questioning of the legitimacy of Australia's miraculous victory in the Sydney Test match this year is likely ... Read more...
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`No team can get near us,’ says Tait
May 14th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
St. Lucia (West Indies), May 14 (ANI): Lightning fast bowler Shaun Tait has said that no team "can get near us" if Australia continue to play to their ability at the World ... Read more...
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Clarke banks on ace openers to see him through to 20-20 finals
May 9th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Barbados, May 9 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke believes that at present he has the world's two best openers in David Warner and Shane Watson, and hopes they can help the ... Read more...
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‘Emboldened’ Clarke challenges rival teams to match Australia’s performance
May 8th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 8 (ANI): The thumping 49-run win over India in the World Twenty20 tournament has boosted the confidence of Australian skipper Michael Clarke, who has challenged rival nations to match his ... Read more...
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You won’t find a husband, world’s tallest girl told
April 27th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) Marvadene Anderson, a US resident who is said to be the world's tallest teenage girl at 6 feet 11 inches, says the rudest thing that she has ever ... Read more...
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Nielsen predicts different coaches for different versions of cricket
April 14th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Apr 14 (ANI): Australia's cricket coach Tim Nielsen has predicted that the growth of Twenty20 will eventually demand different coaches for different forms of the game.Cricket Australia has outsourced some of ... Read more...
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Vettori blames poor first innings for Hamilton Test defeat
March 31st, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Hamilton, Mar 31(ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has said that a poor batting display in the first innings was a crucial factor in his side's 176-run defeat against Australia in ... Read more...
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Clarke rates top five fielders in cricket
February 26th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 26 (ANI): 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 ... Read more...
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Unbeaten home summer a sensational achievement: Ponting
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 22(ANI): 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.Ponting stressed ... Read more...
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Nielsen says Ishant Sharma not getting enough support
October 22nd, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
ZCZCMumbai, Oct.22 (ANI): Australian cricket team coach Tim Nielsen believes that young Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma is not getting adequate support from the management or the coaching staff at a time ... Read more...
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Australia no longer have the aura: Strauss
July 29th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) England captain Andrew Strauss says Australia have lost their previous aura and opposition teams are no longer in awe of them.
England are 1-0 ahead in ... Read more...
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Strauss not worried about Ponting’s taunt
May 21st, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 21 (ANI): England skipper Andrew Strauss refuses to be flustered by his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting's taunt that he will be ruthlessly targeted by the Aussies.Boldly declaring that Strauss ... Read more...
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Strauss would be Australia’s No.1 target during Ashes: Ponting
May 20th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 20 (ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting has publicly dared England skipper Andrew Strauss to stand up to an onslaught of pressure coming his way.Boldly declaring that Strauss would be Australia's ... Read more...
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Ponting says Ganguly’’s retirement will put pressure on India’’s other senior batsmen
October 8th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Oct.8 (ANI): Senior members of the Indian team will be under pressure after Saurav Ganguly''s announcement that he will retire after the series against Australia, said Australian skipper Ricky Ponting ... Read more...
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Ponting sounds warning bell to India, Sri Lanka
February 17th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by admin
Adelaide, Feb 17 (IANS) Australia captain Ricky Ponting sounded a warning for the opposition teams, saying that the World Champions, despite being not at their best, are winning matches comfortably and it ... Read more...
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Distractions of setting world record, Sydney fallout led to Perth loss: Buchanan
January 21st, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Jan 21 (ANI): The distractions created by the world record pursuit of winning 17 Tests in a row and the fallout from the acrimonious Sydney Test that witnessed Indias threat to ... Read more...
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