X marks spot: Doherty can dust off baggy green

Chloe Saltau XAVIER DOHERTY is preparing for a ''bloody tough'' second crack at Test cricket after national selector John Inverarity suggested he could usurp Nathan Lyon as lead spinner during the tour of India.

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I'm ready for a tough Test, says Doherty

Chloe Saltau Xavier Doherty is preparing himself for a 'bloody tough' second crack at Test cricket.

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Pace attack can conquer in India: Siddle

Chloe Saltau Three-quarters of the wickets during England's historic series win in India recently fell to spin, but Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is predicting a pace-led quest for the Border-Gavaskar...

Need for speed: Siddle knows way to success

Chloe Saltau THREE-quarters of the wickets during England's historic series win in India recently fell to spin, but Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is predicting a pace-led quest for the Border-Gavaskar...

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England's Ashes hopes on the rise

Chloe Saltau Retirements and selection intrigue in Australia have heightened England's optimism.

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England revel in Australia's 'failings'

Chloe Saltau RETIREMENTS and selection intrigue in Australia have heightened England's Ashes optimism.

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Warne draws Lyon in the sand

Chloe Saltau Spin legend Shane Warne says selectors should not even contemplate leaving out Nathan Lyon for next month's Gabba Test against South Africa, and he has backed Matthew Wade to usurp veteran Brad...

Just let spinners be: Warne

Chloe Saltau Former Test leggie describes Jon Holland's shoulder injury as savage blow to Australian cricket.

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Harbhajan comeback cleans up England

Chloe Saltau, Colombo Provocative Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh returns to international cricket with a 4-12 haul.

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Australia wary of giant-killing Irish

Chloe Saltau, Colombo Australia paid for a wayward bowling performance with defeat to England in its final warm-up for the World Twenty20 despite the valiant batting of Mike Hussey, who will feature in the nightmares of a...

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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.

No doosra, no sodukku, no mystery for Lyon

Chloe Saltau NATHAN LYON says he will not be seduced by mystery deliveries such as the doosra or sodukku ball and will instead stay true to the simple formula that has made him Australia's first-choice spinner.

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IPL snaps up Johnson, Hogg

Chloe Saltau Mitchell Johnson has been thrown a lifeline and a $US300,000 ($A279,835) pay cheque.