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Clarke's duck sours bright start
Chris Barrett So untouchable has Michael Clarke been with the bat over the past 18 months that a first-ball duck seemed, for him, about as likely as Shane Watson and Pat Howard having a laugh on Friday over a...
Clarke duck sours bright start
Chris Barrett So untouchable has Michael Clarke been that a first-ball duck seemed, for him, impossible.
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Australia survives no-Clarke test
Chris Barrett Where would Australia be without Michael Clarke? It is a question, generally of the rhetorical variety, that has been posed often lately.
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Smith won't drop the ball despite batting success
Chris Barrett DELHI:Steve Smith maintains he still wants to be considered an all-rounder, declaring he will not be giving up leg-spin bowling as he closes on securing a berth in the Australian middle order for the...
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Holy declaration, batsmen!
Chris Barrett, Hyderabad India in command of the second Test despite the best efforts of Michael Clarke.
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Winning Indians axe Sehwag for remaining Tests
Chris Barrett Mohali: At his exhilarating best he has been as destructive as any batsmen in the history of the game, but Virender Sehwag may well have blazed his last boundary in Test cricket.
Watson's switch to No.4 set to raise concerns over raw top order
Chris Barrett Australia's top three batsmen could have as few as 24 caps between them.
Watson's likely move to No.4 will expose green top order
Chris Barrett VICE-CAPTAIN Shane Watson is set to move down a spot in the Test batting order in the wake of Ricky Ponting's retirement, leaving Australia with an inexperienced top three with as few as 24 caps...
Hughes saved from Proteas
Chris Barrett and Michael Chammas Ricky Ponting endorses selection of Phil Hughes as his Test replacement as it emerges that the 24-year-old was shielded from an international return against top-ranked South Africa.
Panel kept Hughes from Proteas, says Inverarity
Chris Barrett, Michael Chammas RICKY PONTING has endorsed the selection of Phillip Hughes as his Test replacement as it emerged the 24-year-old was shielded from an international return against top-ranked South Africa.
Chilled off the field, Steyn promises to bring some heat
Chris Barrett ''Where else in the world do you get the opportunity to basically kill someone with two bouncers an over? Or try, legally?'' With that rhetorical question the world's leading fast bowler announced...
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Watson ruled out of first Test
Chris Barrett Shane Watson has been officially ruled out of the first Test against South Africa on Friday, clearing the way for Victoria's Rob Quiney to make his debut against the Proteas at the Gabba.
Five-question haul: Australia’s moment of truth
Chris Barrett, Chloe Saltau and Phil Lutton With the opening Test of the summer starting tomorrow, Fairfax cricket writers Chris Barrett, Chloe Saltau and Phil Lutton discuss what looms as an intriguing match against South Africa.
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Fast learner now master of bowling
Chris Barrett Dale Steyn doesn't look like a killer, but to batsmen he could very well resemble one.
