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Watson steps aside for new leaders
Chris Barrett Shane Watson says he quit the vice-captaincy post not only to focus on his own game.
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Watson reveals real reason for relinquishing vice-captaincy
Chris Barrett Shane Watson says he quit the vice-captaincy post not only to focus on his own game but to allow Australia to plan for the future beyond Michael Clarke.
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Australians are sitting ducks, says Shastri
Chris Barrett Former Indian captain describes tourists' experience in this series as a ''nightmare''.
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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.
Getaway can help 'clear the head'
Chris Barrett Eight-day break between Tests could have been better used to escape from cricket.
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Swingers, not spinners, needed in India: Buchanan
Chris Barrett The architect of Australia's era-defining win in 2004 cautions against an abundance of spin on the sub-continent.
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Rotation policy is best for the team: Clarke
Chris Barrett Australian captain issues considered defence of much-maligned rest and rotation policy.
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Give it a rest: skipper goes in to bat for rotation policy
Chris Barrett TEST and one-day captain Michael Clarke has issued a considered defence of the much-maligned rest and rotation policy of selectors, saying Australia was no longer the team it once was and could not...
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Bowling up an Olympic dream
Chris Barrett Just about every major professional international sport is now on board with the Olympics, except cricket.
Humble Hussey always felt at home in the shadows
Chris Barrett THE ultimate cricket utilitarian, Michael Hussey wants to be remembered as a ''team man'', and says he revelled in, rather than resented, so often having his achievements overshadowed by those of his...
He's here for keeps: Healy
Chris Barrett Ian Healy believes Matthew Wade can become one of Australia's great wicketkeeper-batsmen.
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End of days: it's over, says Gilchrist
Chris Barrett Adam Gilchrist makes staggering prediction that one-day cricket will be ''history'' within three years.
A boyhood dream becomes reality
Chris Barrett This time last year the closest John Hastings was to a taste of Test cricket was the thought of buying a ticket and walking through the turnstiles.
Lara marvels at Clarke's rise as a run machine
Chris Barrett, Brad Walter BRIAN LARA first met Michael Clarke nearly 10 years ago outside the modest Cheddi Jagan International Airport, half an hour's drive south of the Guyana capital, Georgetown.
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Praise for Wade casts greater doubt on Haddin
Chris Barrett Selectors give strongest indication they will make generational change behind the stumps.
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Blues given a stumper by selectors over Haddin
Chris Barrett TEST selectors have asked that Brad Haddin continue to be picked as the wicketkeeper for NSW but the gloveman could play his twilight years as a specialist batsman, with the Blues and Australian...
Haddin takes axing on chin
Chris Barrett Deposed Test wicketkeeper gives the tick of approval to his successor, Matthew Wade.
Here if they need me: Haddin's life goes on
Chris Barrett DEPOSED Test wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has looked past the disappointment of losing his Australian place to give the tick of approval to his successor, Matthew Wade.
