Clarke's rise to stabilise bats: Warner
Chris Barrett Captain has considered promoting himself as high as No. 3 for Thursday's third Test.
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Clarke could climb as high as No.3 as selectors aim for batting shake-up
Chris Barrett Michael Clarke's pending move up the batting order will stabilise Australia's fragile top four, according to opener David Warner.
Dusty corner of Chennai turns tyros into globe's best quicks
Chris Barrett Children in uniforms kick footballs and play cricket on fields of dust and red soil as the heat gradually eases out of a steamy south Indian afternoon.
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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.
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Bowling up an Olympic dream
Chris Barrett Just about every major professional international sport is now on board with the Olympics, except cricket.
Humble Hussey always felt at home in the shadows
Chris Barrett THE ultimate cricket utilitarian, Michael Hussey wants to be remembered as a ''team man'', and says he revelled in, rather than resented, so often having his achievements overshadowed by those of his...
Contempt the danger, says Law
Chris Barrett AUSTRALIA'S batting coach and former Sri Lanka coach, Stuart Law, is adamant Michael Clarke's team will be flirting with danger if they treat the tourists with a lack of respect.
'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.
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.
TV sting accuses six umpires of fixing
Chris Barrett Indian TV station says it has exposed six leading cricket umpires willing to fix matches.
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Umpire in Australian spotlight for fixing claims
Chris Barrett A seemingly trivial warm-up match between Australia and England before the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka has been thrust into headlights amid allegations of corruption made against six umpires.
