November 29, 2009

Blues crush Warriors

Filed under: News — @ 4:54 pm

New South Wales has crushed a dismal Western Australia by eight wickets at the WACA ground for their first Sheffield Shield outright win of the season.

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Vics eyeing innings victory

Filed under: News — @ 4:22 pm

Victoria are eyeing off an outright win over Queensland in the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG after a double strike before tea on day three.

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NSW closing in on outright win

Filed under: News — @ 3:54 pm

New South Wales need just 36 runs for an outright Sheffield Shield victory against a disappointing Western Australia at the WACA ground.

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Rain puts Victoria’s push on hold

Filed under: News — @ 12:55 pm

Rain forced an early lunch on day three of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG, with Queensland again in trouble with the bat against Victoria.

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Worst Indies bad for cricket

Filed under: News — @ 12:00 am

Five years ago, when Australia decided it was time to reduce Test series against West Indies from five matches to three, some stalwarts were offended.

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Selectors making mess of Hughes

Filed under: News — @ 12:00 am

Geoff Lawson says Australia selectors have messed up opener Phillip Hughes and believes the Test side is being picked on personality, not performance.

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November 28, 2009

Australia opt for quick kill

Filed under: News — @ 9:36 pm

Ricky Ponting had urged his players prior to the first Test to lift Australia from their modest fourth place on the Test rankings

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Bollinger bowls Blues into strong position

Filed under: News — @ 9:15 pm

Doug Bollinger didn’t win a place in the Test team but he remains in fine wicket-taking form after helping New South Wales into a winning position at the WACA

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Blues edge closer to win

Filed under: News — @ 9:12 pm

A fighting 94 from Shaun Marsh has saved Western Australia from total embarrassment but New South Wales finished Saturday well on top in the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA Ground.

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Ben Hilfenhaus matures into all-terrain operator

Filed under: News — @ 9:05 pm

Ricky Ponting is confident Ben Hilfenhaus has developed into a fast man who can excel in any conditions

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Chris Gayle and Ricky Ponting differ on reviews

Filed under: News — @ 8:51 pm

Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, is getting misty eyed, dreaming of the days when umpires made their judgments without technology. But Ricky Ponting is a big supporter

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Adrian Barath brightens West Indies’ gloom

Filed under: News — @ 8:02 pm

From the wreckage of West Indies’ lamentable Brisbane campaign has emerged a performance worthy of the highest order of recognition

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Breaking the trend

Filed under: News — @ 7:34 pm

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day of the first Test in Brisbane

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Victoria well on top against hurting Bulls

Filed under: News — @ 7:06 pm

On the same day that Ricky Ponting’s follow-on decision paid off at the Gabba, Queensland were also forced to follow on after a disappointing first innings at the MCG

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Australia triumph despite Barath ton

Filed under: News — @ 6:30 pm

Adrian Barath became the youngest West Indian to score a century on debut but his outstanding solo rescue act was wasted as they slumped to an-innings-and-65-run defeat

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Australia demolish West Indies

Filed under: News — @ 6:08 pm

Still hurting over their Ashes defeat, Australia vented their frustration by beating up the hapless West Indies in the first Test in Brisbane within three days.

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AUS v WI, T1 D3 as it happened

Filed under: News — @ 5:51 pm

Australia have dismissed West Indies for the second time on day three at the Gabba to wrap up the first Test by an innings and 65 runs. Read on for all the action as it happened.

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Bond inspires NZ to victory

Filed under: News — @ 5:01 pm

Man-of-the-match Shane Bond has spearheaded New Zealand to a fighting 32-run Test win over Pakistan in the opening meeting of the series in Dunedin.

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Barath half-century keeps West Indies alive

Filed under: News — @ 3:52 pm

Ricky Ponting’s decision to enforce the follow-on paid off immediately but Adrian Barath showed some hope for West Indies’ future

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Bushrangers go top of table

Filed under: News — @ 3:52 pm

Victoria moved to outright top spot on the Sheffield Shield table after they took first-innings points against Queensland on day two of the match at the MCG.

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