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Australia battles India's fever pitch
Chris Barrett It is little wonder the Australian camp entered the final Test doubting it would last four days, let alone five.
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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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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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It's strike rates, not economy rates: Shane Warne tackles Australia's spin bowling problem
Chris Barrett HYDERABAD: Shane Warne argues Australia's young spin bowlers are being neglected at domestic level by captains, coaches and curators, citing a lack of attention to their development as the reason for...
Double centurion questions Australia's application
Chris Barrett HYDERABAD: India's latest double centurion Cheteshwar Pujara says Australia's batsmen have proven themselves to be vulnerable in subcontinental conditions and need to "apply themselves" to combat...
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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.
India out to make Australia pay for surprise selection
Chris Barrett India century-maker Virat Kohli says the hosts were surprised by Australia’s selection of only one specialist spinner for the first Test, making clear it was their intention to make sure the decision...
Ashes or bust! There's only one contest that counts for Team Australia
Chris Barrett For more than a century, the Australian XI cricket team has simply been the national team.
Australia hell-bent on stopping injury curse
Chris Barrett Cricket Australia's high performance chief Pat Howard concedes the spate of fast bowling injuries is ''not good enough''.
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Proteas' assault puts Australia on ropes
Chris Barrett, Perth The flame is about to flicker out for Australia's aspirations to be the official force of Test cricket.
Ritchie threat to sue Cricket Australia
Chris Barrett Former Test batsman threatens to sue Cricket Australia and its chief executive James Sutherland, claiming he can muster the support of current and past players.
Australia to test its patience
Chris Barrett Australia's touring party to India in 1986 lived by the motto: lose patience and lose the battle.
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Qadir on Australia's radar
Chris Barrett, Jesse Hogan and Andrew Wu Is Australia's next Test leg-spinner floating around in the South Australian district cricket ranks?
Five-question haul: Australia’s moment of truth
Chris Barrett, Chloe Saltau and Phil Lutton With the opening Test of the summer starting tomorrow, Fairfax cricket writers Chris Barrett, Chloe Saltau and Phil Lutton discuss what looms as an intriguing match against South Africa.
Law in line to be Australia's new batting coach
Chris Barrett Former Queensland captain tipped to replace Justin Langer who is moving to WA.
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Danger duo out to halt Australia's resurgence
Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu IT WAS almost as if they scripted it. More than half the South African touring party had come through the arrivals section at Sydney International Airport in dribs and drabs, making their way past...
Cricket Australia set to appoint first female board member
Chris Barrett Cricket Australia is poised to appoint a woman as a director for the first time in more than a century as the revolutionising of its boardroom structure continues to take shape.
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Cricket Australia to get first woman director
Chris Barrett Cricket Australia will appoint a woman as a director for the first time in more than a century.
Australia set England modest target
Chris Barrett, London AUSTRALIA have set England a target of 252 to win the second one-day international at the Oval, enjoying a mixed outing with the bat after being tied down for a long period when the scorer was barely...
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Two sets down: Arthur calls on Australia to follow Federer's lead
Chris Barrett in Durham Australia coach Mickey Arthur has urged his players to invoke the spirit of six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in an effort to fight their way back into the one-day international series...
