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Turn of fortunes as Watson set to lead
Chris Barrett Shane Watson is set to become Australia's 44th Test captain on Friday, barring an extraordinary overnight recovery from back pain by Michael Clarke.
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Watson to lead in Clarke's absence
Chris Barrett Shane Watson is set to become Australia's 44th Test captain on Friday, barring an extraordinary overnight recovery from back pain by Michael Clarke.
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New skipper but same old collapse
Chris Barrett Shane Watson's first day as captain came unstuck when he figured in another batting collapse that left Australia in danger of a first 4-0 defeat in a Test series in 43 years.
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Siddle's career-best effort helps dig Australians out of fourth Test hole
Chris Barrett DELHI: Australia's tail has once again shown up the top order to revive the visitors' hopes in the fourth and final Test against India on Friday.
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Smith won't drop the ball despite batting success
Chris Barrett DELHI:Steve Smith maintains he still wants to be considered an all-rounder, declaring he will not be giving up leg-spin bowling as he closes on securing a berth in the Australian middle order for the...
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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.
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Start at top to find reason for series woes
Chris Barrett When the dust settles from Australia's tour de farce, one subject should stand out above all else.
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Sweep learning curve: how the ball was dropped
Chris Barrett It is still Michael Clarke first and daylight second when it comes to Australia's batsmen.
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Clarke's duck sours bright start
Chris Barrett So untouchable has Michael Clarke been with the bat over the past 18 months that a first-ball duck seemed, for him, about as likely as Shane Watson and Pat Howard having a laugh on Friday over a...
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Clarke's back adds to tourists' woes
Chris Barrett The last thing Australia needed on this tour was for Michael Clarke to break down.
Clarke duck sours bright start
Chris Barrett So untouchable has Michael Clarke been that a first-ball duck seemed, for him, impossible.
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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.
Top-scorer Starc content to stay down the order
Chris Barrett Mitchell Starc insists he will not be demanding a promotion up the batting order.
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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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Recalled Smith shifts attention to batting
Chris Barrett Recalled Steve Smith believes he his a vastly improved batsman to the one that was dropped after Australia's home Ashes defeat 26 months ago.
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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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Hughes holds the cards as Clarke's back troubles flare
Chris Barrett The last thing Australia needed, on this tour never to be spoken of again, was for Michael Clarke to break down.
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Third strike could spell doom for Hughes
Chris Barrett Phillip Hughes is on the verge of being dropped for a third time in his young Test career.
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Hughes hung out to dry
Chris Barrett Australian management have been accused of failing to properly equip Phillip Hughes for the rigours of India, after his batting coach said they ''prepared him to fail'' by blocking the left-hander...
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Hughes coach blames hierarchy
Chris Barrett Australian management accused of failing to properly equip Phillip Hughes for rigours of India.
