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Lee ready to fire in one-day series
5 Sep 2009Pity the poor bloke facing up to Brett Lee’s first delivery when the Australian paceman unleashes months of frustration in the one-day series against England. Lee, who missed Australia’s entire Ashes series, will likely line up in Friday’s opener to the seven-match series at The Oval. He showed a glimpse of frightening pace in the [...]
Clarke happy to remain Ponting's deputy
28 Aug 2009Michael Clarke is happy to continue playing cricket as Australian captain Ricky Ponting’s deputy. Ponting fuelled debate over his long-term future as skipper upon returning to Australia after his team’s Ashes defeat by suggesting he would be prepared to play on even if he was stripped of the leadership. Clarke will captain the side in [...]
Cahill brace hands Australia friendly victory
13 Aug 2009Tim Cahill’s brace of goals led Australia to a 3-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland in an international soccer friendly on Wednesday. David Carney chimed in with a long-range goal just before the final whistle to consolidate the Socceroos’ win at Thomond Park in Limerick. Cahill combined beautifully with Scott McDonald for his first, [...]
Hewitt, Stosur join Groth in Wimbledon second round
25 Jun 2009Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur reached the second round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, while Jelena Dokic suffered a setback in her return to tennis, bowing out in her tournament opener. Hewitt came back from 1-4 down in the first set to beat Robby Ginepri of the United States 6-4 6-1 6-1. He next faces No.5 [...]
Australia lose and drop out of World Twenty20
9 Jun 2009Australia are out of the World Twenty20 after losing by six wickets to Sri Lanka on the back of half centuries to Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan at Trent Bridge on Monday. Sangakkara was unbeaten on 55 at stumps as his side reached 4-160 with six balls remaining in reply to Australia’s 9-159 off 20 [...]
Australia's Twenty20 campaign starts with Bangladesh
1 Jun 2009Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin says his team is keen to gauge their Twenty20 form in Monday’s warm-up against Bangladesh – the first step in a bid to claim the world title. The sides meet at Trent Bridge and Australia will have another practice match against New Zealand at The Oval the following day before starting [...]
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