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Smith mulls over Nottingham mauling

By AFP - August 28th 2008 (10 hours ago)

South African captain Graeme Smith says he will not be reading the riot act to his squad despite Tuesday’s ten-wicket defeat to England which he labelled as one of the lowest points of his career.

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Bracken pays tribute to Bradman

By Tara Ravens - August 28th 2008 (10 hours ago)

Donald Bradman didn’t need technology, prepared pitches or a support team to make history, says Australian bowler Nathan Bracken.

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India and Pakistan “chalk and cheese” on security

By Adam Cooper - August 28th 2008 (10 hours ago)

Cricket Australia (CA) says the security situation in India is completely different to that in neighbouring Pakistan despite bomb blasts causing a new worry for a scheduled visit.

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Time to set aside time for Twenty20, says Ponting

By Adrian Warren - August 28th 2008 (10 hours ago)

Australian Cricket captain Ricky Ponting tonight called for a “carve-out” period in the calendar for Twenty20 to avoid the possibility of future generations being tempted away from playing for their country.

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The Bradman Legend is 100 not out and still going strong

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NSW Cricket Association Southern Tour in December 1927. Don Bradman is in the back row 3rd from right. AAP Photo/ Mortlock Library of South Australia

In a recent television program on cricket, Mike Coward, one the game’s finest and most thoughtful writers, wondered whether Test cricket - and with it the memory of Don Bradman’s fabulous exploits - would survive in 50 years time.

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Imran Khan fears trouble ahead for Pakistan cricket

By AFP - August 27th 2008

Cricket legend Imran Khan said today he feared more trouble for Pakistan cricket after the Champions Trophy postponement, saying the country is run by the wrong people who are destroying everything.

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Australia commemorates another Bradman century

By Adam Cooper - August 27th 2008

Australia will today commemorate the one century that eluded Don Bradman. Cricket’s greatest player, and an icon of Australian history, will be celebrated on the day he would have turned 100.

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The Don is incomparable, says Ponting
Bradman left his mark on popular culture
Bradman still defined by The Average
Bradman just as prolific with the pen

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The Don is incomparable: Ponting

By Adam Cooper - August 27th 2008

Don Bradman was skipper of the Invincibles, but Ricky Ponting considers him more an Untouchable.

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Bradman left his mark on popular culture

By Adam Cooper - August 27th 2008

Portraying Don Bradman on film brought actor Gary Sweet fame, and lasting expectations.

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Bradman still defined by The Average

By Daniel Brettig - August 27th 2008

One hundred years after his birth, Sir Donald Bradman remains narrowly defined as an unremarkable man with a more than remarkable record.

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Bradman just as prolific with the pen

By Adam Cooper - August 27th 2008

It’s hard to picture Don Bradman sending 90 text messages a day but cricket’s greatest ever batsman earnt much adoration from his prolific correspondence with fans.

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Pakistan ‘let down’ by Australia, South Africa

By AFP - August 26th 2008 - (0)

Clarke laughs off Trescothick’s mint scandal

By Wayne Heming - August 26th 2008 - (0)

ICC postpones Champions Trophy in Pakistan

By AFP - August 25th 2008 - (0)

Sucked in Australia, Trescothick shined ball with mints

By AAP - August 25th 2008 - (0)
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Sir Donald Bradman: a hero to us all

By Rajgopal Nidamboor August 27th 2008

Sir Donald Bradman needs no resumé. His rendezvous with history was unique, and is still without parallel. So will it always be: for today, and tomorrow. Legends are made of such stuff, and Bradman was, doubtless, a true legend.

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Could a cricketer ever make it in professional baseball?

By Zolton August 6th 2008

I made my way down to the batting cages in Chelsea, Manhattan recently to fulfill a long held curiosity about how someone brought up on cricket would adjust to hitting balls flying out of a pitching machine. And let me tell you, it wasn’t quite as easy as I’d imagined.

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Spitting not is Sporting

By Cow Corner July 8th 2008

Recently, while watching the last few overs of the Second Test against the West Indies, the camera lingered on Australian captain Ricky Ponting standing at second slip. I noticed him spit on the ground as he spoke to his next door neighbor, possibly Michael Clarke.

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Cricket tackling another controversy

By Benjamin Conkey June 26th 2008

Who says cricket is a non-contact sport? Not only can you be hit by a cricket ball, but it appears it is now okay to shoulder charge a batsman and then run them out.

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Cricket should introduce a World Club Twenty20 comp

By blocker reid June 25th 2008

I believe international Twenty20 cricket should only be played either at a special Twenty20 World Cup or not at all. It is detracting too much from the 50-over game

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Australian cricket should introduce the rotation policy

By Aaron Doherty June 13th 2008

Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Damien Martyn, Justin Langer, Brad Hogg, Stuart MacGill. These are the players that have retired in the short period since the 2007 Ashes.

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The Bradman Cup: the future of Test cricket

By Andrew Marks June 10th 2008

Test cricket is under threat from 20/20. To the purist, it is like comparing chess with Uno. To a new market, which demands instant entertainment, it is an introduction to a wonderful game with wide media appeal.

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Where are all the exciting young cricketers?

By Paul June 7th 2008

Is cricket in Australia in trouble, or are the selectors letting us down?

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MacGill leaves Aussies in dilemma

By Stoffy June 6th 2008

Stuart MacGill started his career with great promise and it appeared destined that the New South Welshman would go on to achieve great things.

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The cruel truth about MacGill’s last Test

By The Crowd June 3rd 2008

Extracts from Cricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentary on Stuart MacGill’s bowling in his final Test in Antigua.

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Memorable quotes from Stuart MacGill

By The Roar June 3rd 2008

“I’d be uncontrollable if I got seven-for in a grade game for North Sydney. God only knows what is going to happen this evening.” After taking 12 wickets in the fifth Ashes Test at the SCG in January 1999.

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The IPL opens the door for non-Test cricket nations

By Paul June 1st 2008

I have to admit that while I have not been following the IPL closely, I was impressed to see the highlights of Brendan McCullum’s opening innings, and then also impressed to see that Gilly set a new world record for the fastest century (42 balls).

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A much better IPL than first thought

By Ali Khan May 9th 2008

Those who have frequented my writing on this forum would know that I once gave the IPL a demeaning glare and look of discontent. I backed the purists and claimed that such a bruha would not be worth watching. Mainly because I wasn’t sure of the skill level of the cricket that would be played.

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Cricket’s new brand will find its feet in the US

By Plato May 6th 2008

Twenty20 cricket will carve a boutique position in the massive American sporting market within the time it took the Swans to etch a niche in Sydney.

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The IPL coverage in Australia is a disgrace

By Deepak May 1st 2008

The TV coverage in Australia of the IPL series in India is a disgrace. They do not show it live when they can and they show no highlights at all.

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IPL - A Knight to remember

By Stoffy April 19th 2008

Brendon McCullum kicked off the IPL in style last night blasting an impeccable 158 runs from just 73 balls to give the Kolkata Knight Riders the taste of first blood.

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Preview of the 2008 Australian tour of the West Indies

By Jason Cave April 12th 2008

Australia will go to the Caribbean in May to play against the West Indies in a three Test series for the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy.

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Not more NSW players in the Australian cricket squad!

By Michael c April 2nd 2008 - (29)

Is ‘Mo’ Matthews a better actor than he was a cricketer?

By Michael C March 29th 2008 - (5)

NSW’s Pura Cup team: state or international champions?

By Stoffy March 20th 2008 - (10)

Don Bradman’s ability to bat on and on

By Anthony Shillinglaw March 19th 2008 - (3)

Why Australia lost the tri-series

By Stoffy March 12th 2008 - (4)

Where does the Australian cricket team go from here?

By Jason Cave March 10th 2008 - (3)

Twenty20 spells the death of Test cricket

By Chris Hughes March 9th 2008 - (16)

Tired Australian cricketers? Spare us.

By Michael C March 7th 2008 - (0)

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