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Finger-picking good: Lawson wants ball tampering legalised

Chloe Saltau, Chris Barrett BALL-TAMPERING laws should be relaxed to permit bowlers to pick the seam and redress the growing imbalance between bat and ball, former Test paceman Geoff Lawson believes.

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Lillee's lament: no spearhead

Chloe Saltau Fast bowling legend Dennis Lillee laments lack of a spearhead to stop South Africa's marauding batsmen in Perth, and said he would have been furious if he had been rested from a Test like Peter...

Lillee calls for enforcer to provide cutting edge

Chloe Saltau FAST-BOWLING legend Dennis Lillee has lamented the lack of a spearhead to stop South Africa's marauding batsmen in Perth, and said he would have been furious if he had been rested from a Test as...

Dropped catch shows perils for bowlers

Chloe Saltau IT COULD be the only chance Hashim Amla offers all series, but Peter Siddle has an alibi. His dropped return catch on the opening day at the Gabba follows a significant decline in caught-and-bowled...

Bats, not batsmen, are now the 'bowler killers'

Chloe Saltau Modern bats are making it harder for bowlers to accept return catches.

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Young quicks back rotation

Chloe Saltau James Pattinson and Pat Cummins backed Cricket Australia's plan to rotate its young quicks.

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Qadir hopes to spin a ripping yarn, just like dad

Chloe Saltau Young bowler Usman Qadir doesn't have to look far for a hero.

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Ponting sacking 'a wake-up call'

Chloe Saltau Batting coach Justin Langer welcomes end of selection culture that rewarded mediocrity.