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No muzzle on Clarke's men for Ashes
Chloe Saltau, Chris Barrett There is no danger Australia will follow England's lead and ban players from talking about the Ashes, after James Pattinson revealed the bowlers' plan to ''open up'' England by targeting their...
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Clarke happy to talk up Ashes
Chloe Saltau and Chris Barrett There is absolutely no danger that Australia will follow England's lead and ban its players from talking about the Ashes.
Spinners turn tourists to rubble
Chris Barrett CHENNAI: Australia's ambitious mission in India has gone off the rails after only four days. A demoralising defeat in the first Test at the M.A.
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Hopes turn to dust as spin takes turn
Chris Barrett Australia's ambitious mission in India has gone off the rails after only four days. A demoralising defeat in the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium was all but confirmed late on Monday...
Spinner takes aim at 'fragile' Australian batsmen
Chris Barrett CHENNAI: Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja has taken aim at Australia’s fragile batsmen, saying they are susceptible in the subcontinent because of their “ego”.
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Watson's desire to open once more could cause dilemma
Chris Barrett WHAT TO DO WITH SHANE WATSON? The elephant in the foyer of Australia's five-star hotel in Chennai could potentially be a source of consternation for the entire journey, over some 50 days, from...
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Danger duo out to halt Australia's resurgence
Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu IT WAS almost as if they scripted it. More than half the South African touring party had come through the arrivals section at Sydney International Airport in dribs and drabs, making their way past...
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First blood to England as Aussies fall short at Lord's
Chris Barrett A calamitous run-out has driven a stake through Australia's hopes of taking an early lead in the one-day international series against England, with the hosts capitalising to win the first match by 15...
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From bad to worse: injuries to Lee and Watson add salt to Australia's wounds
Chris Barrett Australia have endured a disastrous day in the north-east of England, completing a 3-0 one-day series defeat and losing Shane Watson and Brett Lee to calf injuries.
England have 'mental edge': KP
Chris Barrett England poster boy Kevin Pietersen believes the old enemy have a mental edge of Australia leading into next year's Ashes, saying they had landed some "big punches" in winning the present one-day...
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Australia's grim tour of England ends in another defeat
Chris Barrett in Manchester If this was indeed some kind of preview for next English summer, the Ashes will not be pretty viewing.
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We have a lot of work to do: Clarke
Chris Barrett, Manchester As England soaked themselves in champagne Michael Clarke assessed the wreckage.
