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  • Sachin Tendulkar

    India Feast After they Send out for Some Steak

    Sometimes it is best simply to sit back and enjoy. [...]

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    Too good to be blue: McGrath and Tendulkar bounce back to play master hands

    Astonishing it is how often a top sportsman follows a [...]

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  • Xavier Doherty

    Incumbents on Notice as Selectors Take New Approach

    At first sight it will seem that the selectors have [...]

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  • Shivnarine Chanderpaul

    Chanderpaul a Master of Disguise

    Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the most astonishing batsmen around, and among [...]

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  • Chris Gayle

    Windies Juniors Teach Elders all about Application

    Over the past three days Chris Gayle, Travis Dowlin and [...]

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  • Peter Siddle

    Australia must act fast to remedy crocked quicks issue

    Australia are enduring a devastating injury crisis. In a matter [...]

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  • Josh Hazlewood

    Forward-thinking Attitude Typified by the Teenager from Tamworth

    Two splendid pieces of bowling by two fine prospects were [...]

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  • Mark Taylor

    Courageous Captain Sets Record Straight

    Mark Taylor has joined Sir Donald Bradman as the highest [...]

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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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  • Kieron Pollard bowling

    Visitors Sparked to Life, While Hosts get a Pass Mark

    Australian cricket has had another rewarding season. Certainly, the campaign [...]

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  • Peter Siddle

    Versatility Now Australia’s Major Weapon

    Australia has continued its slow dismantling of a fitful visiting [...]

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  • Chris Gayle

    West Indies can Draw Inspiration from Test

    The West Indies can take considerable pride from their performance [...]

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  • India vs Australia SCG 2008

    Rotten Match from Start to Finish

    India has been dudded. No-one with the slightest enthusiasm for [...]

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  • Bob Woolmer

    Woolmer Lived for the Game until Stumps Were Called

    Bob Woolmer was a softly spoken cricketing philosopher with an [...]

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  • John Duckett cricket career stats

    An Aboriginal Champion

    John Duckett was hoovering as the bell rang, His fourth [...]

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Peter Roebuck 1956 – 2011

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