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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...
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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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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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.
Pujara twists the knife on Clarke's men
Chris Barrett Australia have been ground into the Andhra Pradesh dust and selectors, like Michael Clarke's helpless attack, are already in the firing line.
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Minor victory for tourists, but India have upper hand
Chris Barrett Where there is life, there is hope. In this case, however, it is only the faintest pulse. Australia are clinging on desperately in the second Test against India even if reason suggests they will,...
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Winning Indians axe Sehwag for remaining Tests
Chris Barrett Mohali: At his exhilarating best he has been as destructive as any batsmen in the history of the game, but Virender Sehwag may well have blazed his last boundary in Test cricket.
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Spin defects turn focus to future
Chris Barrett Australia will reconsider how best to mentor its spin bowlers after the series in India.
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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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Quick route to victory is no gamble, says Clarke
Chris Barrett Michael Clarke denies Australia have gambled by picking four seamers and a solitary spinner for Friday's first Test.
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Test on for young and old
Chris Barrett James Pattinson was not even born when Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut. Yet it is this wildly contrasting pair – almost two decades apart in age – that have taken centre stage in an increasingly...
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Tendulkar rescues India
Chris Barrett Young express quick and old craftsman dominate the second day's play.
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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.
Lyon finally gets his day in the run and brings Tendulkar undone
Chris Barrett NATHAN LYON had spent all summer with the spotlight on others; on Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Starc and, latterly, Ryan Harris.
Lyon spins his magic
Chris Barrett, Adelaide On the penultimate day of the Border-Gavaskar series Nathan Lyon's time finally arrived.
Kohli's actions upset Sunny's disposition
Chris Barrett INDIAN great Sunil Gavaskar has welcomed the emergence of fiery whiz-kid Virat Kohli but criticised him for swearing at Australian players after reaching his first Test hundred.
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Coach Fletcher a loser - at $750,000
Chris Barrett Virender Sehwag is unable to explain exactly what qualities Duncan Fletcher adds to the deflated touring nation.
