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Leap from seventh to a whisker from the top not impossible
Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu REMARKABLY, underachieving Australia could vault from a world ranking of seventh to within a fraction of top spot in the next three weeks and George Bailey, the captain in the shortest format, admits...
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Bailey 'irked' by lack of success
Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett Underachieving Australia could remarkably vault from seventh to within a fraction of top spot.
Sri Lanka's tour doomed as quick joins burgeoning casualty ward
Andrew Wu SRI LANKA have suffered enough injuries playing cricket this summer, and now another player has broken down, this time playing football, as their nightmare tour of Australia continued on Wednesday.
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Bird swoops on Lankans
Andrew Wu, Sydney Jackson Bird marked his home debut by becoming Australia's unlikely saviour after Sri Lanka showed the stomach sadly lacking in Melbourne to at least make a contest of the series finale in Sydney.
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Miserly Bird homes in like Pigeon on familiar ground
Andrew Wu SECOND-GAMER Jackson Bird marked his home-town Test debut by becoming Australia's unlikely saviour after Sri Lanka showed the stomach sadly lacking in Melbourne to at least make a contest of the...
Hussey may not get to sing his swansong
Andrew Wu MICHAEL HUSSEY was denied a fairytale century on Friday, and there is a growing possibility he might not have a chance to lead Australia on one last rendition of the team song after Sri Lanka mounted...
Lankans back in the game
Andrew Wu, Sydney Michael Hussey was denied a fairytale innings on Friday and there is a growing possibility he may not have a chance to lead Australia in one last rendition of the team song after Sri Lanka mounted a...
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Hussey's chance as Lankans implode
Andrew Wu SRI LANKA'S hare-brained batting has given Michael Hussey a chance to finish his Test career on a high but deprived Australia the chance to learn more about their revamped batting line-up before the...
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Testing year starts on key but requires fine-tuning
Andrew Wu MICHAEL CLARKE says Australia will head to the subcontinent as a work in progress after starting their most important year of Test cricket in recent memory with a series whitewash of Sri Lanka.
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Come in swinger: Gillespie raves over Starc's vicious yorkers
Andrew Wu FORMER Test paceman Jason Gillespie wants Mitchell Starc to continue the vicious swinging yorkers that have kept the gentle giant in company with some of the scariest speed demons the game has seen.
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Two left-armers is all right, says McDermott
Andrew Wu Australia's former fast bowling coach sees no reason why Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson cannot both play against Sri Lanka.
'Worst' pace attack won't test batsmen, says Hogg
Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu SRI LANKA'S fast bowling attack is the worst to come to Australia and will not give the home team any clarity about its top order by the summer's end, says former Test paceman Rodney Hogg.
Johnson misses out on Test team
Andrew Wu Australia has left out Mitchell Johnson for Friday's first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart.
Lyon king hopes to let his fingers do the talking
Andrew Wu Nathan Lyon has dared Sri Lanka to take him on at their peril as he aims to bowl Australia to their first Test victory of the summer.
Herath short in stature, not in class
Andrew Wu Few will be able to name spinner on whom Sri Lanka has pinned its hopes.
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Warner stars as Australia edges home
Andrew Wu David Warner's record-breaking innings almost came to nothing as Australia's bowlers survived a fierce onslaught from Sri Lanka's lower order to emerge just one win away from capping off a successful...
