Adam Cooper
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Proteas aim to wag tail like Australia
Adam Cooper South Africa will aim to draw inspiration from the frustration they have copped from Australia's tail this series in order to save the second cricket Test .
Smiling Ntini says it's war
Adam Cooper Smiling assassin Makhaya Ntini says it's war between South Africa and Australia after Boxing Day landed him another couple of salvoes.
Proteas' Smith elbows out injury fears
Adam Cooper South African captain Graeme Smith's determination to lead his country to a Test series win over Australia could cost him his place in next year's one-dayers.
Vics spurred on for Twenty20
Adam Cooper Victoria will use the disappointment of losing their place in the inaugural Champions League as a major spur to win a fourth straight domestic Twenty20 title.
Hayden gets backing from Nielsen, Hussey
Adam Cooper Australia insist out-of-sorts opener Matthew Hayden is not ready to retire and wants to take part in their two major tours of 2009.
Smith gets all-clear for Boxing Day Test
Adam Cooper South Africa captain Graeme Smith has been given the all-clear to face Australia in the second Test at the MCG.
Australia unsure on attack for MCG Test
Adam Cooper Australia will consider entering the crucial second cricket Test against South Africa without a specialist spinner, according to coach Tim Nielsen.
Rogers deserves another Test: Shipperd
Adam Cooper Victorian opener Chris Rogers deserves a spot in the Australian side should the selectors drop Matthew Hayden, according to Bushrangers coach Greg Shipperd.
Vics eyeing Sheffield Shield finals spot
Adam Cooper Victoria are eyeing off a place in the Sheffield Shield final after thrashing Western Australia by eight wickets in two-and-a-half days at the MCG.
How Richmond recruited Ben Cousins
Adam Cooper Ben Cousins' hopes of an AFL return flickered back to life the moment young Tasmanian ruckman Bart McCulloch slipped through Richmond's fingers.
AFL keen to boot out rushed behinds
Adam Cooper The AFL have moved to stamp out deliberate rushed behinds, increasingly decried as a blight on the game.
Hislop wants to make amends at Richmond
Adam Cooper Richmond recruit Tom Hislop says enduring a fear of having his AFL career ended was the wake-up call he needed to become a success at a new club.
Women's cricket star gets her call-up
Adam Cooper Meg Lanning has been defying cricket convention for much of her life.
AFL lifts sanctions threat on Eagles
Adam Cooper The AFL has removed the threat of stripping West Coast of premiership points and draft picks after the club's moves to improve off-field behaviour.
Allenby to play in PGA at Coolum
Adam Cooper Robert Allenby will fulfil the wishes of his gravely ill mother by committing to Australian golf's two remaining showpiece events.
Tigers fear for Mackinnon's future
Adam Cooper The Melbourne Tigers fear the basketball career of Sam Mackinnon might be over after he was diagnosed with a recurrence of blood clots on his lungs.
Vic selectors tell White to take a rest
Adam Cooper Victorian captain Cameron White will sit out the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania as part of the Bushrangers' plan to manage their skipper.
Cameron White urged to bowl himself more
Adam Cooper & Adrian Warren Victorian captain Cameron White has been urged to bowl himself more if he wants to secure a place in the Australian Test side as a leg spinning allrounder.
Australia could play two allrounders
Adam Cooper, Jim Morton, Adrian Warren & David Beniuk Australia will consider re-vamping their side to play allrounders Shane Watson and Andrew Symonds together for the first time in the cricket Test against NZ.
Tassie beat Vics by 23 runs in one-dayer
Adam Cooper Tasmania are on top of the one-day domestic cricket ladder after again beating Victoria in a high stakes match, this time by 23 runs at the MCG.
