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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.
Cowan keeps his eye on the clock, not the scoreboard
Chris Barrett MOHALI: In his submission to Mickey Arthur last week Ed Cowan told the head coach that his focus was on the minutes column of the score-sheet, not the runs.
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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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Hughes holds the cards as Clarke's back troubles flare
Chris Barrett The last thing Australia needed, on this tour never to be spoken of again, was for Michael Clarke to break down.
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Clarke's back adds to tourists' woes
Chris Barrett The last thing Australia needed on this tour was for Michael Clarke to break down.
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Australia battles India's fever pitch
Chris Barrett It is little wonder the Australian camp entered the final Test doubting it would last four days, let alone five.
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Lyon the mane man as Australia fires up
Chris Barrett Delhi: Carted around at Chennai and then dumped, Nathan Lyon's immediate future as Australia's No.1 spin bowler was up in the air.
'I've had an absolute ball': Watson
Chris Barrett Shane Watson says it was an "absolute honour" to lead Australia in the final Test against India but will gladly hand the captaincy back to Michael Clarke after a six-wicket defeat that completed a...
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Sweep learning curve: how the ball was dropped
Chris Barrett It is still Michael Clarke first and daylight second when it comes to Australia's batsmen.
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Australia to make change while Wade has lucky break
Chris Barrett HYDERABAD: Australia are set to make at least one change before Saturday's Second Test against India, which they enter trailing in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1-0.
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Warne on hand to give Lyon a boost
Chris Barrett Michael Clarke hopes the wisdom of Shane Warne will help Nathan Lyon bounce back from his first Test shellacking when the second instalment of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins on Saturday.
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Tourists crumble again
Chris Barrett HYDERABAD: Australia's hail-mary selection of spinners Xavier Doherty and Glenn Maxwell will be put immediately to the test on Sunday, with India in command of the second Test despite the best...
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Holy declaration, batsmen!
Chris Barrett, Hyderabad India in command of the second Test despite the best efforts of Michael Clarke.
Pujara twists the knife on Clarke's men
Chris Barrett Australia have been ground into the Andhra Pradesh dust and selectors, like Michael Clarke's helpless attack, are already in the firing line.
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Australians just cling to life
Chris Barrett Australia is clinging on desperately in the second Test against India.
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Minor victory for tourists, but India have upper hand
Chris Barrett Where there is life, there is hope. In this case, however, it is only the faintest pulse. Australia are clinging on desperately in the second Test against India even if reason suggests they will,...
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Third strike could spell doom for Hughes
Chris Barrett Phillip Hughes is on the verge of being dropped for a third time in his young Test career.
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Hughes hung out to dry
Chris Barrett Australian management have been accused of failing to properly equip Phillip Hughes for the rigours of India, after his batting coach said they ''prepared him to fail'' by blocking the left-hander...
Clarke's rise to stabilise bats: Warner
Chris Barrett Captain has considered promoting himself as high as No. 3 for Thursday's third Test.
