April 30, 2009

Pakistan ‘desperate’ to win

Filed under: News — @ 9:41 pm

Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has said the team is “desperate” to win the series against Australia for the sake of the country’s fans

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Watson confident injuries over

Filed under: News — @ 7:29 pm

Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is confident a revamped bowling technique has him finally ready to cope with sustained cricket without his body letting him down.

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Watson confident injury woes over

Filed under: News — @ 7:29 pm

Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is confident a revamped bowling technique has him finally ready to cope with sustained cricket without his body letting him down.

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Watson confident injury woes are over

Filed under: News — @ 7:29 pm

Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is confident a revamped bowling technique has him finally ready to cope with sustained cricket without his body letting him down.

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Steve Waugh says Aussies favourites

Filed under: News — @ 5:38 pm

Former captain Steve Waugh believes Australia are entitled to be slight favourites in this year’s Ashes series, but feels bowling selections will be crucial to the outcome.

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Time running out for Pakistan

Filed under: News — @ 2:59 pm

Australia are one win away from wrapping up the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates

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Hughes hits another county ton

Filed under: News — @ 10:44 am

Test opener Phillip Hughes has become only the second Australian player ever to record centuries in his first two matches in the English County Championship.

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Haddin embracing the spin

Filed under: News — @ 5:56 am

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin says the spin-friendly pitches of the United Arab Emirates are the type of wickets on which keepers can forge their reputations.

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Spinning decks nice change for Haddin

Filed under: News — @ 5:56 am

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin says the spin-friendly pitches of the United Arab Emirates are the type of wickets on which keepers can forge their reputations.

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Punjab survive Duminy scare

Filed under: News — @ 5:13 am

Mumbai Indians’ JP Duminy smashed a solid half-century but failed to stop Kings XI Punjab from posting a tense three-run win in the Indian Premier League.

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Hodge can’t help Kolkata

Filed under: News — @ 1:35 am

A handy performance from Australian Brad Hodge could not prevent the Kolkata Knight Riders losing to the Bangalore Royal Challengers by five wickets in the Indian Premier League.

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April 29, 2009

Nielsen happy with Lee’s progress

Filed under: News — @ 11:33 pm

The final word on Australian fast bowler Brett Lee may not be out, but coach Tim Nielsen said Lee was progressing well over the course of the ongoing series against Pakistan

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No England recall for Vaughan

Filed under: News — @ 8:21 pm

Former England captain Michael Vaughan is one of several experienced players left out of a 12-man squad for next week’s first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s.

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PCB fines Ajmal for outburst

Filed under: News — @ 7:42 pm

Saeed Ajmal has been fined by the Pakistan Cricket Board for an undisclosed amount for speaking out after being reported for a suspect bowling action

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Lee on track for Ashes

Filed under: News — @ 7:31 pm

Brett Lee wants to reclaim the mantle as Australia’s No.1 fast bowler and has no doubt he will be selected for the Ashes tour barring any further injury setbacks.

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Ajmal fined for media comments

Filed under: News — @ 7:00 pm

Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has been fined an undisclosed sum of his match fee and warned after his comments about Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, officials said.

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County stint would have helped for Ashes - Clark

Filed under: News — @ 5:16 pm

Stuart Clark, the Australian fast bowler, has admitted that a county stint would have helped him prepare better for the Ashes instead of playing a one-day series in the UAE

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I can teach Australians the doosra - Saqlain

Filed under: News — @ 3:59 pm

Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan offspinner, has offered to coach Australia’s spinners on bowling the doosra

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County stint may have been better

Filed under: News — @ 3:12 pm

Stuart Clark admits his individual preparation for the Ashes series might have been better served by a county stint than Australia’s current one-day series against Pakistan.

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Coaching in IPL tougher than Tests and ODIs - Buchanan

Filed under: News — @ 6:33 am

John Buchanan has described the pressure and intensity of coaching in the IPL as greater than anything he experienced in a Test or one-day series

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