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Andrew Symonds to captain Bulls

Jim Morton Andrew Symonds' road to redemption will lift another gear on Tuesday when he skippers Queensland for the first time.

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There is something not right about this team

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Michael Vaughan IF you are in a bar with opposition teams, it sometimes gets heated. It is personal. That is the nature of playing top-level sport. The hype of playing against Australia magnifies everything.

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Warner in strife over pub stoush

David Warner.

Chris Barrett and Chloe Saltau An altercation between David Warner and England's Joe Root in a Birmingham nightclub was triggered by the Australian opener's belief that the Yorkshire batsman was using a fake beard to impersonate...

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Warner in hot water for swing at rival

David Warner.

Chris Barrett and Chloe Saltau David Warner had to be dragged away from an early-morning altercation with Joe Root in a Birmingham nightclub after the Australian opener threw a punch at the English batsman.

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Nine: better the devil you know

Illustration: Edd Aragon

Richard Hinds You can't help hoping Nine can show Cricket Australia the money.

Subtract Nine from Ten and see what viewers are left with

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Richard Hinds Since it was revealed by Fairfax Media that Ten had emerged as a very real alternative to Nine as the broadcaster of Australian cricket, it has been impossible to ignore a harrowing image.

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Even Gayle lost for words after fastest century in cricket

Cricket. Big Bash. West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle at a press conference for Sydney Thunder.
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Nick Hoult Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle smashed a century off 30 balls in an Indian Premier League match today and finished on 175 not out, the highest Twenty20 innings.

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Spinning out of control

Nathan Lyon.

Ashley Mallett Is there something wrong with spin bowling Down Under? You betcha. Cricket Australia should be investigating the standard of spin bowling coaching in this country.

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Culture forces players to get on board

Good culture: The Sydney Swans.

Peter Hanlon In a professional sporting organisation, ''culture'' has come to resemble an enormous umbrella.

Sledging is fine as long as it isn't personal

Dean Jones.

Dean Jones Is sledging good for the game? I think it is but we must find a balance.

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Twenty Twenty20 moments

Chris Gayle

Andrew Wu The shortest form of cricket played at an international level has come a long way in a short time.

The top twenty memories of the Twenty20

Shane Warne

Andrew Wu Born in England and raised in India, Twenty20 cricket has provided some memorable moments in its short history.

Timeline: Rebels, Winners, Losers and Expo 88

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Phil Lutton 1963 In the 548th Test on record, South Africa played Australia in Brisbane, with the match ending in a draw.

An Order of Australia? The case for Sachin stacks up

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Jesse Hogan THE contentious decision this week to bestow a national honour on Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is not so contentious based on the records of previous overseas-based players in Australia.

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In a spin over 'The Big Show'

Glenn Maxwell.

Chloe Saltau Glenn Maxwell's fearless excellence is in demand but can Australian selectors get enough of him?

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Maxwell ready for big show

Chloe Saltau Glenn Maxwell's teammates dubbed him The Big Show just in time for Australia's World Twenty20 campaign in Sri Lanka.

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Maxwell's smart to opportunities

Glenn Maxwell

Chloe Saltau GLENN Maxwell's teammates dubbed him ''The Big Show'' just in time for Australia's World Twenty20 campaign in Sri Lanka.

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Symonds to star in India's Big Brother

Andrew Symonds

Controversial former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds was on Tuesday unveiled as the latest contestant in the Indian television version of the hit reality show ‘‘Big Brother’’.

Batting for a nation

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Ben Doherty In the alleyway games played around Delhi’s incessant traffic, on the overworn, dusty, park pitches, there is one man that every child playing cricket in India longs to be: Sachin.

Symonds pulls out of IPL

Sydney Former Australia allrounder pulls out of IPL and retires from all forms of professional cricket.