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Haddin: now, let's win this

Chris Barrett Brad Haddin is upbeat after a year of emotional turmoil.

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His daughter's keeper: Haddin looks at game in a new light

Chris Barrett BRAD Haddin flies out of Sydney for London on Saturday, and he will not be back for a while - not until late August, in fact, when the Test leg of the Ashes tour finally ends.

Arthur would consider Hussey

Chris Barrett The carrot has been dangled in front of Mike Hussey’s face, albeit from halfway around the world.

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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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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.

Haddin on standby as Wade trips up

Chris Barrett Australian wicketkeeper sustains a freak injury between Tests for the second time.

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Haddin on standby after Wade rolls ankle

Chris Barrett Matthew Wade is in the wars. The black eye he carried through the second Test last week had only just subsided when he was left writhing in pain, this time not in a practice net but on a basketball...

Pattinson looking at sideline again

Chris Barrett CHENNAI: Australia's lone danger man in the first Test, James Pattinson, could be rested from the second leg of the series in Hyderabad, with team hierarchy desperate not to risk the fast bowler...

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Pattinson could be put in cotton wool for next Test

Chris Barrett Australia's lone danger man in the first Test, James Pattinson, could be rested from the second leg of the series in Hyderabad, with team hierarchy desperate not to risk the fast bowler breaking down...

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Intelligent Inverarity needs smarter approach to win over public

Chris Barrett THERE was a mind-boggling exchange at a news conference this week when John Inverarity sat down to announce Australia's one-day team for games three and four against Sri Lanka.

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Is cricket's 'nutty professor' becoming too smart for his own good?

Chris Barrett Australia's selectors are on the nose with fans but not players.

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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.

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Clarke can lead, rest will follow

Chris Barrett and Chloe Saltau Michael Clarke is set to play in Thursday's third and final Test of the summer against Sri Lanka in Sydney but is likely to be rested from some one-day internationals after a gruelling two months in...

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Rest up, Pup

Chris Barrett and Chloe Saltau MICHAEL CLARKE is set to play in Thursday's third and final Test of the summer against Sri Lanka in Sydney but is likely to be rested for part of the upcoming one-day international campaign after a...

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Waugh tells Hussey to cherish his final knock

Chris Barrett NINE years after his Test farewell at the SCG, Steve Waugh has a fair idea of what lies ahead for Michael Hussey in his last hurrah for Australia.

Haddin in ODI frame

Chris Barrett and Andrew Wu, Sydney National selector John Inverarity forecasts recall to Australia's one-day team for Brad Haddin.