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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.
Dusty corner of Chennai turns tyros into globe's best quicks
Chris Barrett Children in uniforms kick footballs and play cricket on fields of dust and red soil as the heat gradually eases out of a steamy south Indian afternoon.
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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...
Clarke's call to toss away chance to bat may be his first slip
Chris Barrett THIS is not quite yet Michael Clarke's Edgbaston moment. But in picking four fast bowlers and then sending lowly Sri Lanka in, recollections of his predecessor Ricky Ponting's infamous decision to...
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Bird prepared to fly if given clearance for MCG take-off
Chris Barrett WHEN Jackson Bird told Andrew Fraser he was packing his bags and moving from the northern beaches to the apple isle, the Manly-Warringah president made a frantic phone call to Cricket NSW...
The early Bird
Chris Barrett Jackson Bird employs a straightforward method of attack: letting others go hammer and tong.
Lillee says maturing Johnson can play key role at Ashes
Chris Barrett Dennis Lillee says Mitchell Johnson can be a vital cog in Australia's Ashes machine next year, having steered him back to Test cricket following a year on the outer.
Ok, here's the dope: dressing room clash could be on the cards following teammate's dob job
ANDREW WU and CHRIS BARRETT When South Africa last toured Australia, Simon Katich and Michael Clarke starred in one of Australian sport's most famous, or infamous, bust-ups.
An act of God and officials were ready
Chris Barrett Queensland Cricket officials happy they bought ground insurance for first three days of Test.
Weather insurance pays off as Gabba loses first day since '83
Chris Barrett The Tonk Queensland Cricket are thanking their lucky stars they made the prescient decision to buy ground insurance for the first three days of the first Test.
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Cummins halted by sore back
Chris Barrett, Daniel Lane Patrick Cummins admitted on Wednesday night that his immediate playing future was ''up in the air'' after he was sent to have scans on a possible back injury that may threaten to, yet again, sideline...
Injury curse strikes Cummins again
Chris Barrett and Daniel Lane Young paceman admits his immediate playing future is ''up in the air''.
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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...
