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  • Sachin Tendulkar batting

    Success Goes to the Single-minded

    Among modern batsmen, Sachin Tendulkar is the master of the [...]

    The Sydney Morning Herald
  • Sourav Ganguly

    Different Strokes for Cup Cricket Odd Couple

    Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly have been the captains of [...]

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  • Shane Warne batting

    The Most Beautiful Moment the Game has Known

    A book could be written about Shane Warne’s first ball [...]

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    When Phillip Hughes Announced Himself as a Special Talent

    Phillip Hughes emerged as a rare talent when he scored [...]

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  • Sachin Tendulkar

    In Perth a Star is Born

    Sometimes it is a privilege simply to be there. Perth [...]

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  • Chris Gayle

    Get a Grip – Lefties’ Success is a Right-handed Compliment

    Everyone has been batting the wrong way around. Right-handers ought [...]

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  • Mitchell Johnson

    The day Mitchell Johnson destroyed South Africa at the WACA and made the cricketing world sit up and take notice

    After vacillating for two days, the Perth Test finally found [...]

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  • Ricky Ponting batting

    Arrogant Ponting Must be Fired

    Ricky Ponting must be sacked as captain of the Australian [...]

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  • Personal Distractions Make for Poor Match from Ponting

    Ricky Ponting has had a fractious match at the SCG. [...]

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  • Ireland vs Pakistan

    Bangladesh, Ireland Light up St Patrick’s Day

    When the mighty fall they land with a thud. What [...]

    The Sydney Morning Herald
  • Shoaib Akhtar

    Shoaib the Imposter

    Enough is enough. Shoaib Akhtar does not belong on a [...]

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  • Albrecht Oval Alice Springs

    Aboriginal Cricket on the Rise

    Putting cricket back in the middle of the map. A [...]

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  • Matthew Hayden

    Middle-order Decline Exposes Flaws

    A strong partnership between Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden was [...]

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Peter Roebuck 1956 – 2011

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