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Women's World Cup Unheralded
The Southern StarsIts January 28th and an online check of the major Sydney and Melbourne broad sheets this afternoon was revealing. Among nearly two hundred cricket stories listed on the websites,...
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2013 Women's World Cup Preview
Women's cricket, as always struggling to attract coverage from the media, has been helped by a couple of attention grabbing moments in the past few weeks as final preparations have been put in place...
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Warnie - Who Really Cares?
"Say what?"Pub talk never changes much. It's always loud. It always takes an aggressive stance on a topic with black and white answers. It's always veiled in the pretence of authenticity and it's...
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WWC - England Crash ... The Little Lions Roar
Thirush Kamini 100v the West IndiesThose who still doubt the entertainment value of women's cricket have had a serious dent in their arguments that it's a game which lack the skill and excitement of...
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Seventeen For India
Inverarity & ClarkeSince John Inverarity and his fellow selectors named the Test squad for India, the irrational reaction from the media, closely followed by even greater irrationality from...
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Shane - Part whatever
... listening to AustraliaA quick comment - more than it deserves - on Part 2 of the rather grandly named Warne Manifesto.In Part 1, Warne told us that cricket is a simple game. In Part 2, he instead...
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News From Everywhere
Allan Border MedalAustralian skipper Michael Clarke won his fourth Allan Border Medal at a glittering night co-hosted by Fox and Channel 9. His win was less assured as was him being named the Test...
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The Perfect Tournament?
Melissa Aguileira & Jodie FieldsWith the preliminaries finished and their toughest rivals consigned to a battle for minor placings, Australia enter the final of the Women's World Cup at Brabourne...
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Another Series For South Africa
Robin Petersen,MOM at NewlandsSouth Africa took an unassailable lead in the three Test home series against Pakistan with a stunning victory at Newlands, despite a spirited showing from the visitors,...
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The Fab Four & Jodie Fields Forever
Southern Stars ICC World Cup WinnersThere is something to be said for planning and a lot to be said for the way Cathryn Fitzpatrick does it. Overseeing the Australia Women's team at the 2013 World Cup,...
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Clarkie Running Out Of Dancing Partners
MA Chidambaram Stadium,left of centre, ChennaiAustralia begins another tilt at India on its home soil, with the first of four Tests over five weeks starting in Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium...
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Amla & de Villiers Dominate
Amla made 92South Africa finished the first day of the final Test against Pakistan in a handsome position and again it was the serial run offenders, Hashim Amla and AB deVilliers who did the business....
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Okay ... He's A Great
Michael Clarke has earned the "great" tag, long after the media and the average joe started using it as a noun in his favour. Like Americans, we have become far to lazy in the way we lavish our best...
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Australia Dusted Off In Chennai
Warner lbw in the second inningsMichael Clarke and Mickey Arthur find themselves in a typical dilemma as visiting generals in India: one down with the wrong resources, brave faces and another battle in...
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Opportunity Lost By Poor Batting
The first day at Hyderabad featured the most daring declaration in Test cricket for many years Michael Clarke called his side's innings to an end in the last half hour after another epic collapse in...
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Australians Taken To The Slaughter House
Chet Pujara 162 not outAustralia tried awfully hard on the second day in Hyderabad but were mercilessly treated anyway. Only those who read the trash media or glance at the scores will condemn them.On...
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Better But Not Best
Australia finally squared a day with India in what has been a lop-sided series and looks almost certain to be 0-2 by tomorrow night.In some ways, it was no surprise that they came back into the game...
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Plenty Of Heart - Lack Of Skill
Ed Cowan top scored with 44As tempting as it might be to say it, the problems which have surfaced in India are not being caused by players who, in the Australian vernacular, lack ticker. If you had...
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England Have Their Own Worries
Rutherford 77xEngland have begun their final warm up to the defence of the Ashes, in rather embarrassing fashion.A series of five Tests against New Zealand - three away and two at home - finally got...
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Oh Mickey, What A Pity You Don't Understand
Didn't think twiceMickey Arthur never controlled the South African cricket team during his five years as the head coach. Graeme Smith did that. It was a mistake he wasn't going to commit again in...
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