Ponting wary of Windies threat
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), April 3 (IANS/CMC) Former captain Ricky Ponting says Australia are bracing for a strong challenge from a rejuvenated West Indies and would spare no effort in thoroughly preparing for ... Read more...
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Food poison scare for Tasmanian cricketers
March 7th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 7 (IANS) Ahead of the final round of Sheffield Shield games, some of the Tasmanian cricketers were down with food poisoning and had to be put on intravenous ... Read more...
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Ponting concedes he has played his last ODI
February 21st, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 21 (IANS) Ricky Ponting Tuesday conceded that he might have played his last One-day International after being dropped from the Australian side for the remainder of the ... Read more...
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Tasmanian deaths being linked with immortal devil
February 17th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tasmania, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have discovered a frightening new cancerous cell which is contagious. The cell affects the Tasmanian devil and has so far many of the creatures.
In a ... Read more...
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NSW says it won’t block Cricket Australia reforms
February 11th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 11 (IANS) New South Wales (NSW) said it would not block the much needed reforming in Cricket Australia's (CA) century-old board structure.There are concerns that NSW, CA's most ... Read more...
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Oldest living organism - seagrass discovered
February 8th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Feb 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian scientists have discovered the world’s oldest living organisms – seagrass. They inhabit more than 2000 miles ranging from the country of Spain to Cyrus. The scientists ... Read more...
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Pre-season training with Tasmania bowling coach helped Hilfenhaus
December 28th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 28 (IANS) Australia pacer Ben Hilfenhaus, who bagged his maiden fifer in Tests, said Wednesday that pre-season training with Tasmania bowling coach Ali de Winter helped him emerge ... Read more...
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Cowan thanks mentor Roebuck for kick-starting his career
December 21st, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 21 (IANS) Australia's new Test opener Ed Cowan thanked noted cricket columnist the late Peter Roebuck for helping him in his career.The 29-year-old from New South Wales, who ... Read more...
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I am ready for Boxing Day Test: Ed Cowan
December 20th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 20 (IANS) Tasmania's opening batsman Ed Cowan said he is ready for the pressure-cooker atmosphere of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Boxing Day after smashing a century against ... Read more...
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Preparation for Test series against India will be ideal: Ponting
December 17th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 17 (IANS) Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who is struggling with form, said his preparation for the Boxing Day Test against India will be the best but admitted ... Read more...
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Ponting will look to score at home
December 8th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hobart, Dec 8 (IANS) Runs have dried up for Ricky Ponting and the former Australian captain would be looking to bounce back to form with a big one at his ... Read more...
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Johnson hurts ankle in Sheffield Shield match
October 11th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 11 (IANS) Australia's bowling spearhead Mitchell Johnson injured his left ankle on the opening day of Western Australia's Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania at the WACA Ground Tuesday.Johnson ... Read more...
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Ponting fine with moving down the batting order
October 10th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 10 (IANS Ricky Ponting is fine with batting at number four in the Australian Test team and reveals that Shaun Marsh's elevation to the number three spot was part ... Read more...
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Hussey relieved of domestic duty ahead of S. Africa tour
October 10th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 10 (IANS) Michael Hussey will not play in the Sheffield Shield this week as Cricket Australia (CA) has advised him rest before the national team leaves for a ... Read more...
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I have the form to rattle South Africa: Johnson
October 6th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 6 (IANS) Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson says his lacklustre performance in Sri Lanka was more a case of bad luck and that he is in form to ... Read more...
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Boon set for a new innings as match referee
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 22 (IANS) Former Australian opener David Boon will make his debut as a match referee in the series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan next week.Boon, who played 107 Tests ... Read more...
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Falling standard of Sheffield Shield biggest problem of Oz cricket: Ponting
March 13th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Bengaluru, Mar 13 (ANI): Skipper Ricky Ponting has said that the biggest problem facing the Australian cricket team is the falling standard of the Sheffield Shield.While Ponting will tell members of ... Read more...
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Ex-Oz keeper Manou retires from first class cricket
March 12th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Mar. 12 (ANI): Former Australian wicketkeeper Graham Manou announced his retirement from first class cricket on Saturday.Thirty-one-year-old Manou emotionally announced his retirement from the game on the third morning of South ... Read more...
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Faster broadband services threaten creating “digital ghettos” among ethnic communities in Oz
March 9th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Mar 9 (ANI): Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) has warned that faster broadband services could make ethnic communities more isolated by creating "digital ghettos".The multicultural and multilingual broadcaster expressed its concern ... Read more...
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Australia witnesses second wettest summer
March 7th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 7 (IANS) Australia has witnessed its second wettest summer this year since records first began being maintained 111 years ago. The above-average rainfall is expected to continue."Nationally we ... Read more...
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Decision not to include Hussey wouldn’t hurt Australia: Ponting
February 23rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 23 (ANI): Skipper Ricky Ponting has accepted it was possible the medical-based decision to omit Mike Hussey could ultimately hinder the team's World Cup campaign, but said he hoped it ... Read more...
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Chappell says he never told Mike Hussey to retire
February 22nd, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb.22 (ANI): Australian cricket selector Greg Chappell has refuted suggestions in the media that he had advised Mike Hussey to retire.Labelling such a claim as "untrue", Chappell said that he had ... Read more...
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Chappell denies advising Hussey to retire
February 21st, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 21 (IANS) Australian selector and former India coach Greg Chappell has denied advising experienced batsman Michael Hussey to retire.Hussey was dropped from the Australian World Cup squad as the selectors ... Read more...
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Krejza will struggle to make impact in World Cup: Ganguly
February 16th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 16 (ANI): Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said that Australian spinner Jason Krejza is going to struggle to make an impact in the World Cup on the subcontinent.He however ... Read more...
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Ponting backs pacers to fire Aussies to fourth consecutive WC title win
February 12th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Feb.12 (ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that he is backing his four-man pace attack to fire 100 percent and take their team to a fourth consecutive World Cup title.Ponting ... Read more...
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Pak all-rounder Rana Naved returns to English county Sussex
January 27th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 27(ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Rana Navedul Hasan will play for English county Sussex as their overseas player for the first half of the season.Naved, who played for Sussex between 2005 to ... Read more...
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Paine might replace Hussey in Australia’s World Cup top-six: Bracken
January 20th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 20 (ANI): Nathan Bracken has said Australia might have no choice but to play back-up wicket-keeper Tim Paine in the top-six due to a lack of balance in the World ... Read more...
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England to focus on getting Watson out early: Saker
January 18th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 18 (ANI): England's bowling coach David Saker has said the team will focus its energy on getting in form Australian batsman Shane Watson out, after the opener plundered 161 not ... Read more...
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Anderson credits bowling coach Saker for successful Ashes campaign
December 31st, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 31(ANI): England fast bowler James Anderson has credited bowling coach David Saker for the success of the tourists in the ongoing Ashes series against Australia."It's been really useful to have ... Read more...
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Waugh sees Haddin, Paine as Oz captaincy options
December 27th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 27 (ANI): Former Test captain Steve Waugh sees captaincy options for Australia other than Michael ClarkeHe has discussed the possibility of including two wicketkeeper-batsmen in the Australia team with ... Read more...
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Harris considered retiring from cricket
December 23rd, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 23 (ANI): Australian fast bowling sensation Ryan Harris, who took nine wickets in the Perth Test, has admitted that he considered retiring from first-class cricket on the eve of the ... Read more...
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Hughes will make England pay for taunting him: Langer
December 10th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 10 (ANI): Australia's batting coach Justin Langer has backed opener Phillip Hughes to perform in the third Test, and said England will be made to pay for taunting the under-pressure ... Read more...
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Ashes 2010: Surrey manager backs ’softie’ Tremlett to rough up Australia
December 9th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Surrey (England), Dec.9 (ANI): Surrey cricket team manager Chris Adams is backing fast bowler Chris Tremlett, labelled a "gentle giant" and a "softie" to rough up Australia during the remaining three Tests ... Read more...
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World’s most expensive ale made with melted Antarctic ice
November 30th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 30 (ANI): The creator of the world's most expensive ale has revealed that he brewed it using melted Antarctic ice.John Stallwood, 40, who runs Perth-based Nail Brewery, sold a bottle ... Read more...
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New race policy ‘helps not hinders’ fight against crime: W. Australia police chief
November 29th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov.29 (ANI): Police in Western Australia, have been banned from using details such as a suspect's nationality, race or religion when seeking public help, following an order to this effect by ... Read more...
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