September 30, 2010

India sweat on Harbhajan

Filed under: News — @ 11:59 pm

Indian star off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is doubtful for Friday’s opening Test against Australia in Mohali due to a leg injury.

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Tendulkar’s recent form an inspiration - Ponting

Filed under: News — @ 10:35 pm

Refreshed after a long break, the Australia captain says that retirement is the furthest thing from his mind at the moment

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Ponting hopes for controversy-free series

Filed under: News — @ 9:27 pm

Series has added significance as a result of the unsavoury headlines that have enveloped the sport in recent times

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No sponsor for domestic one-day competition - yet

Filed under: News — @ 9:15 pm

Cricket Australia remains confident its domestic one-day competition will have a naming-rights sponsor by the time the first match is played next Wednesday

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Frustration lingers at new one-day format

Filed under: News — @ 9:07 pm

If you think watching Australia’s new domestic split-innings one-dayers will be strange, imagine how the players feel

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Bollinger fit for first test

Filed under: News — @ 8:56 pm

Doug Bollinger is ready to confront India in the first cricket Test at Mohali.

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Punter won’t put away pull

Filed under: News — @ 8:16 pm

Australian captain Ricky Ponting has defiantly refused to put away his pet pull shot at the start of a summer that may well dictate how he is remembered.

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Debutant Floros hopes to bloom this summer

Filed under: News — @ 5:24 pm

Chris Simpson has been the most helpful Queensland player for Jason Floros since he moved from Canberra last year, but this season the 19-year-old is chasing his senior team-mate’s spot

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Advantage India at favoured venue

Filed under: News — @ 5:11 pm

A Test series between India and Australia should be enough to whet the appetite of any cricket fan. But is that true of a contest spanning only two matches? We’re about to find out

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Harris sidelined by lingering knee pain

Filed under: News — @ 5:01 pm

The fast bowler Ryan Harris has been ruled out of the opening match of Australia’s domestic season with lingering knee soreness

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Swing still a mystery to Johnson

Filed under: News — @ 10:24 am

Mitchell Johnson’s days range from the lethal to the leaking. To reduce the bad days he knows he cannot try too hard to swing the ball.

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Time for the cynicism to go away

Filed under: News — @ 4:56 am

In these cynical times, cricket can definitely do with a high-quality Test series free of controversy. This one promises to be a contest between two heavy-scoring batting line-ups.

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Butt withdraws England allegations

Filed under: News — @ 4:21 am

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt said he was withdrawing comments alleging England players had ‘thrown’ September’s third one-day international at The Oval.

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Fitness worries for Bollinger

Filed under: News — @ 3:02 am

Australia face a decision on the readiness of fast bowler Doug Bollinger as they go through their paces a final time ahead of the first Test against India at Mohali.

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Live event blog: India v Australia

Filed under: News — @ 12:00 am

As Australia lock horns with the world’s No.1 Test nation, India, in their own backyard foxsports.com.au will be there to blog every ball.

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Mellow Mitchell vows to cool it

Filed under: News — @ 12:00 am

Mitchell Johnson has vowed to control his on-field aggression after an off-season of soul searching following his argy-bargy with New Zealand’s Scott Styris in March.

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September 29, 2010

Australia undecided on Bollinger - Nielsen

Filed under: News — @ 10:01 pm

Australia are pleased with how Doug Bollinger and Michael Hussey fared in the training session, but the fast bowler is not a sure starter for the first Test

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Australia undecided on Bollinger for first Test - Nielsen

Filed under: News — @ 9:35 pm

Australia are pleased with how Doug Bollinger and Michael Hussey fared in the training session, but the fast bowler is not a sure starter for the first Test

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Modi dumped from all posts

Filed under: News — @ 8:42 pm

Indian cricket bosses said that the suspended chief of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Modi, had been replaced, confirming the demise of one of the game’s most high-profile figures.

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Aussies to bank on green tinge

Filed under: News — @ 6:57 pm

A tinge of green on an otherwise dry PCA Stadium pitch will encourage Australia to choose three fast bowlers and spinner Nathan Hauritz for Friday’s first Test against India.

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