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Home finals for 2011 World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup host nations are set to be allowed to play quarter and semi-final matches on their own soil, according to plans submitted to the ICC.
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History will treat Hodge better than selectors
One hundred years from now, when they go searching for any signs of intelligent life in what's gone before, they'll uncover the records of Bradley John Hodge and conclude there wasn't.
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Collapso Kings need help
Former Australia coach John Buchanan has called for international officials to intervene to save West Indian cricket from itself.
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Bollinger won't show any mercy
Fired-up Australia paceman Doug Bollinger has vowed, in his own inimitable fashion, to keep the pressure on a West Indies XI that failed miserably in the first Test.
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Bollinger feels sympathy for Clark
Australia fast bowler Doug Bollinger says he feels sympathy for New South Wales teammate Stuart Clark who has been left out of the Test squad so far this summer.
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Lee upbeat before elbow surgery
Brett Lee's Test career is not over yet, and the fast bowler expects to be back playing before the end of the summer.
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Adelaide set for full house
What a difference a week will make. The Test series against the West Indies will move from a sparsely populated Gabba in Brisbane to a packed Adelaide Oval.
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McKay stunned by call to Test arms
Victorian fast bowler Clint McKay is excited to be part of the Australian Test squad, even though he is likely to handle 12th man duties in Adelaide.
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Hodge quits first-class cricket
Victoria's greatest run-scorer Brad Hodge concedes his Test dream is over and will announce on Tuesday morning he is quitting first-class cricket.
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Warne throws out two-tier idea
Australia was far too good for the West Indies in Brisbane, but was it a surprise? What questions were answered?
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Sarwan's return set to cost Nash
Former Queensland batsman Brendan Nash's homecoming is in danger of lasting just one Test for West Indies.
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Not much to fear: Lara
West Indies great Brian Lara says his young prodigy, Adrian Barath, proved to the team's veterans there is not much to fear about the Australia cricket team.
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Hilfenhaus out of second Test
Swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus is out of the Australia team for the second Test against West Indies at Adelaide Oval due to a knee injury.
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Taylor out for Test series
West Indies' dreadful tour of Australia has copped another blow with pace spearhead Jerome Taylor ruled out of the rest of the three-Test series.
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Anderson heroics inspire England
James Anderson wrecked South Africa's batting order with a career-best performance as England won the fourth one-day international by seven wickets at St George's Park.
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Players act to save future of game
The international players' association FICA has taken the unprecedented step of pleading with the International Cricket Council to scrap their future programming to save the game.
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Gayle inists he won't quit
Defiant West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has insisted he will not quit the captaincy despite conceding he was embarrassed by his team's Gabba meltdown.
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I'm here for long haul: Gayle
West Indies skipper Chris Gayle speaks about his desire to be the strong captain his side need following their 'embarrassing' loss to Australia at the Gabba.
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Redbacks win FRC shootout
South Australia have beaten Tasmania in their rain-reduced 17-over one-day match at Bellerive Oval thanks to a 85-run partnership between Tom Cooper and Michael Klinger.
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NSW closing in on outright win
New South Wales need just 36 runs for an outright Sheffield Shield victory against a disappointing Western Australia at the WACA ground.
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Rain puts Victoria's push on hold
Rain forced an early lunch on day three of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG, with Queensland again in trouble with the bat against Victoria.
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Selectors making mess of Hughes
Geoff Lawson says Australia selectors have messed up opener Phillip Hughes and believes the Test side is being picked on personality, not performance.
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Worst Indies bad for cricket
Five years ago, when Australia decided it was time to reduce Test series against West Indies from five matches to three, some stalwarts were offended.
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Blues edge closer to win
A fighting 94 from Shaun Marsh has saved Western Australia from total embarrassment but New South Wales remain well on top in the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA Ground.
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Australia demolish West Indies
Still hurting over their Ashes defeat, Australia vented their frustration by beating up the hapless West Indies in the first Test in Brisbane within three days.
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Bond inspires NZ to victory
Man-of-the-match Shane Bond has spearheaded New Zealand to a fighting 32-run Test win over Pakistan in the opening meeting of the series in Dunedin.
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Substitute brings down Bulls
Victoria had Queensland in trouble at 4-108 and with another batsman missing through injury on day two of their Sheffield Shield match at the MCG on Saturday.
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Live: Australia v West Indies
Australia will look to wrap up West Indies' first innings quickly when play starts on day three of the first Test at the Gabba. Follow all the action with our Live Event Blog .
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De Villiers ton inspires Proteas
AB de Villiers hit a dazzling century as South Africa swept to a 112-run win in the third one-day international against England at Newlands to level the five-match series at 1-1.
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New Zealand hand back momentum
As quickly as they took control of the first Test against Pakistan in Dunedin, New Zealand handed the dominance back with a woeful batting display on day four.
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Australia smell blood in water
Australia captain Ricky Ponting may have to reconsider his unwillingness to enforce the follow-on after his attack destroyed West Indies on day two of the first Test at the Gabba.
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Hughes hits Hilditch a reminder
Phillip Hughes reminded national selectors of his potential as New South Wales put Western Australia to the sword on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash in Perth.
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India trounce Sri Lanka in second Test
India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs on the fourth day of the second cricket Test in Kanpur on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
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Hussey holds Bushrangers together
A big century by David Hussey powered Victoria to 378 all out against Queensland on day one of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG on Friday.
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Tigers, Redbacks draw
Tasmania and South Australia draw their Sheffield Shield cricket match at Bellerive Oval after the Tigers took first-innings points on day three.
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Taylor's tour in doubt
West Indies' nightmare start to their tour worsened on Friday with spearhead Jerome Taylor sidelined and in doubt for the remainder of the three-Test series.
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LIVE: Australia v West Indies
Australia are in pole position after the opening day of the first Test and will look to ram home the advantage today. Join our Live Event Blog and follow all the action.
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Night Tests nearer to reality
Cricketers may have to accept playing with an inferior ball if night Test cricket is introduced to boost modest crowds.
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Hussey casts shadow over Hughes
The push to reinstate Phillip Hughes as opener got a boost from an unlikely source, with Shane Watson padding up and padding off before a run was scored.
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Sreesanth devastates Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka were staring at a massive defeat after India's Shanthakumaran Sreesanth grabbed 6-85 on the third day of the second cricket Test in Kanpur.
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Shane Bond, Umar Akmal star in Dundin
New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond takes 4-93 from 24 overs in his first Test for two years, while Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal scores a hundred on debut at University Oval.
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Watson's war with technology
Mike Hussey was adamant teammate Shane Watson should have used the new umpire review system to avoid Australia's disastrous start to the first Test against the West Indies in Brisbane.
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Hussey eases the pressure
Mike Hussey has followed Matthew Hayden's post-Ashes lead to nail down his Test position for the rest of the West Indies series at the Gabba.
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Australia fail to press advantage
Australia took their foot off West Indies' throat in the first Test at the Gabba as they followed their Ashes trend of failing to ram home an advantage.
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Tasmania collapse on day three
Tasmania collapsed to 3-39 in their second innings, a lead of 65 runs over South Australia, when bad light stopped play late on day three of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive Oval.
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Tasmania secure first-innings points
Tasmania have secured first-innings points on day three of their Sheffield Shield cricket match against South Australia at Bellerive Oval.
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Redbacks close on points
South Australia have to score 96 runs with three wickets in hand to take first-innings points in their Sheffield Shield cricket match at Bellerive Oval.
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Live: Australia v West Indies
Australia are favoured to beat West Indies and restore lost pride after the Ashes. Follow all the action on day one of the first Test with our Live Event Blog.
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Australia facing trial by pace
Australia will confront their Ashes demons at the Gabba if they are forced to encounter a lively West Indies pace attack aided by the most pace-friendly conditions likely to be on offer this summer.
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Overrated? What else must Pup do?
After a survey of cricket fans revealed Michael Clarke as "Australia's most overrated cricketer", The Australian comments: say what you will about Pup's suits, but you can't argue with his stats.
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