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Former Aussie wicketkeeper earns call-up for New Zealand

Luke Ronchi has been named in the New Zealand cricket team's one-day squad for the tour to England.

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From low profile to highly influential

Jesse Hogan New South Wales' newly appointed assistant coach, Trent Woodhill, is someone whose public profile is incomparable to his reputation among elite players and officials who have worked with him.

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Making slow progress

Ashley Mallet Ashley Mallet looks at the most likely Australian candidates to turn into world-class spinners.

History lesson for Lyon

OUTSIDE the leading four slow bowlers, Australia's spin stocks seem threadbare. Those four bowlers are Nathan Lyon, Michael Beer, Glenn Maxwell and Xavier Doherty.

Bashed up: Clarke, Steyn and Vettori ruled out of BBL

Chris Barrett A RATINGS hit last summer, the Twenty20 Big Bash League has been struck by a series of blows on the eve of its second edition, with Test captain Michael Clarke withdrawn from Saturday's Sydney derby...

Hazlewood's Test summer ends early

Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett Not for the first time in his career, Mitchell Starc is the last man standing out of Australia's next-generation pace quartet.

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Ponting in doubt for Big Bash opener

Brisbane The farewell tour for Ricky Ponting may be cut short one game after a stomach bug struck down the ex-Test skipper ahead of the Hobart Hurricanes' Big Bash League Twenty20 opener against Brisbane Heat...

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Good toss to win

Jesse Hogan Former NZ bowling coach thinks Australia should rely on pace in Hobart.

Bellerive ringers: Hobart is the place for pace, says Wright

Jesse Hogan THE architect of New Zealand's pace-led demolition of Australia in Hobart last summer believes the home team should rely on an all-pace attack for Friday's series opener against Sri Lanka.

Quick fix: Cooley backs Hilfenhaus to tweak action for Hobart

Joe Barton AUSTRALIA'S former bowling coach Troy Cooley says it is possible for out-of-sorts paceman Ben Hilfenhaus to remodel his action before Friday's first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart.

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Botha's tweaking the turning point for Lyon

Chris Barrett INSIDE the Australian camp they are calling it his ''doosra''. The back-spinning alternative delivery that Nathan Lyon unveiled with success in Brisbane nine days ago is yet to receive an official...

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Taylor urges aggression against Sri Lanka

Wellington Positivity against Sri Lanka's spinners will be vital if New Zealand are to cause a boilover in the first cricket Test starting in Galle on Saturday, according to captain Ross Taylor.