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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Dhawan and only for India

Chris Barrett It appears that Australia did not do its homework on Shikhar Dhawan.

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Starc agony: Dhawan that got away

Chris Barrett Australia did not do their homework on Shikhar Dhawan.

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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.

CA backs staff despite 'issues' with whitewash

Chris Barrett Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland says national team management, including Mickey Arthur, John Inverarity and Pat Howard, retain the board's full support but agrees the 4-0 loss in India was...

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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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'My confidence has gone up.' Lyon challenges coach's claim that his self-belief is shot

Chris Barrett Dumped spinner Nathan Lyon has broken his silence on his controversial Test axing, challenging coach Mickey Arthur's contention that he is down on self-belief and in need of a technical shake-up.

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Nothing that a little wine and song wouldn't help: Warne

Chris Barrett Locking everyone in a room with some music and alcohol would have been better than axing players, according to Shane Warne.

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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.

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Devastating Dhoni gives India the upper hand

Chris Barrett Nathan Lyon is quickly learning that it takes a strong composition to survive the rigours of India. On day three of the first Test there were jubilant highs for the Australian off-spinner: the key...

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Lyon dulled by Dhoni's double ton

Chris Barrett Australia had been buoyant when Nathan Lyon ruined Sachin Tendulkar's day in the morning but by the afternoon were feeling the heat.

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Warne answers call to put his spin on bowling problems

Chris Barrett SHANE WARNE has added his two cents as Australia seek answers to their spin conundrum in India, holding a lengthy post-match discussion on the ground with the team's brains trust.

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Warne puts his spin on Test poser

Chris Barrett Shane Warne has added his two cents' worth on Australia's spin conundrum in India.

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Warner feels safe in India despite alert

Chris Barrett David Warner says he feels 'totally safe' in the city hosting the second Test against India.

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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...

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Tributes touched a cricketing treasure

Chris Barrett TONY GREIG was deeply touched by the warm wishes of some of the game's biggest names during his battle with lung cancer, in particular an offer by Australian captain Michael Clarke to take his young...