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New South Wales all-rounder Steve Smith’s hopes of unseating Marcus North in the Test side have risen with a seven-wicket haul in the Sheffield Shield win over South Australia.

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Steven Smith backed up his fine batting with a maiden five-wicket haul as New South Wales handed South Australia the wooden spoon

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Mitchell Johnson admits he did the wrong thing by getting involved in a physical clash with New Zealand’s Scott Styris, but he’s adamant it wasn’t a head butt.

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The coach Mark Greatbatch has called on New Zealand’s batsmen to be more consistent and ruthless so they can challenge Australia

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Victoria will enter next week’s Sheffield Shield final on the back of a crushing win over Tasmania in their last-round game at the MCG.

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Victoria will head into the Sheffield Shield final as the favourite after finishing the regular rounds with a nine-point advantage

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Luke Ronchi and Nathan Coulter-Nile stopped a final-day disaster as Western Australia beat Queensland to avoid the wooden spoon

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Victoria will host Queensland in the Sheffield Shield final after Luke Ronchi and Nathan Coulter-Nile combined to lead Western Australia to a three-wicket win over the Bulls.

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Cricinfo’s preview of the fifth ODI between Australia and New Zealand in Wellington

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Ricky Ponting, the Australia captain, has said his team’s victory in the Chappell-Hadlee trophy, was a fitting response to the 3-0 defeat inflicted by New Zealand two years ago

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Fast bowling legend Wasim Akram said bans on key players for their dismal performance in Australia had made Pakistan’s cricket “a laughing stock” and should be reconsidered.

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The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy has remained in Australian hands after Ricky Ponting and Cameron White led their team to a six-wicket win that secured the series 3-1

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Queensland will almost certainly contest the Sheffield Shield final in Melbourne after Western Australia ripped through the Bulls’ fragile batting line-up at the Gabba.

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Australia have cruised to a six-wicket victory in the fourth one-day international in Auckland to take an unassailable 3-1 series lead.

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David Hussey and Aaron Finch raised centuries to give Victoria first-innings points as they closed in on hosting rights for next week’s final

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Victoria are well placed to host the Sheffield Shield final after dominating Tasmania with the bat at the MCG and gaining good news from the north.

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Queensland’s preparations for next week’s final couldn’t have gone much worse as they were forced to fight against Western Australia

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Australia were on target to retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy after 20 overs of their rain-reduced chase at Eden Park

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New South Wales’ bowlers delivered four wickets to maintain the upper hand after their batsmen posted a massive 9 for 550 declared

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Steve Waugh, the former Australia captain, believes Michael Clarke’s decision to quit the tour of New Zealand will not affect his chances of becoming a Test captain

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